R4-K5

• MSRP: $6.99 USD
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• Scale: 3.75"
• Exclusive: No
• Variations Recorded: No
• Year Imprinted: 2004
• Released: 2006
• Joint Count: 6
• Joint Details: Rotatable Dome, 2 swivel hips, 3 swivel ankles
• Accessory Count: 2
• Accessory Details: Stand, Random Holographic Figure

• R4-K5 (Darth Vader's Astromech Droid) was released individually carded
• Even though this droid is mentioned in various expanded universe stories - no official picture seems to exist of this droid as of this review (May 2013)
• The figure's dome can be rotated 360 degrees which makes a clicking sound
• When the dome is rotated - the middle leg moves in and out of the body
• All three feet have wheels in them
• R4-K5 stands nicely on his own without any balancing issues

When Anakin Skywalker falls to the dark side and becomes Darth Vader, he casts off his entire past. To further embrace this change, he paints his starfighter black and chooses a black astromech droid to replace his former droid companion R2-D2. The outer darkness of his fighter and droid mirrors the inner darkness of the new Sith Lord.