- Appeared in:
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
CW
- Size:
.96 meters tall
- Vehicle:
Darth Vader's Sith starfighter
- Affiliation:
Galactic Empire
- Type:
Astromech droid
- Manufacturer:
Industrial Automaton
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From the Expanded Universe
When Anakin Skywalker fell to the dark side and became Darth Vader, he cast off his entire past. To further embrace this change, he had a Jedi starfighter painted black to become his Sith starfighter, and selected a similarly dark-hued astromech droid to replace his former droid companion R2-D2. Unlike the jovial, friendly relationship Anakin had with Artoo, Darth Vader regarded R4-K5 as little more than a functional tool.
Behind the Scenes
R4-K5 was described but not named in the pages of the 2005 novel
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader. The droid would be given a name when it was released as an action figure by Hasbro in 2006.
