R1-J5

R1-J5, commonly known as "Bucket," was an R-series astromech droid owned by Jarek Yeager, the former Rebellion pilot. R1-J5 raced with Yeager, serving as his co-pilot before the pair retired to the Colossus refueling platform and began Jarek Yeager's Repair Station and formed Team Fireball. R1-J5 worked alongside mechanics Tamara Ryvora and Neeku Vozo and Resistance spy Kazuda Xiono, who was masquerading as a mechanic. R1-J5 helped repair starships in the garage, the Fireball in particular.
==Biography==
===Origins===
R1-J5, otherwise known as "Bucket," was manufactured by Industrial Automaton by 76 BBY. After being purchased by Jarek Yeager, he served the former Rebel starfighter pilot–turned–mechanic for several years. During Yeager's racing days, R1-J5 served as his copilot on his racer. Yeager ended his racing career after his younger brother Marcus Speedstar caused the deaths of Yeager's wife and daughter during a racing accident. By 34 ABY, R1-J5 was part of Yeager's Team Fireball, a group of mechanics and pilots who operated from Yeager's repair shop on the Colossus platform on the planet Castilon. R1-J5's colleagues were the mechanics Tamara Ryvora, a female human pilot, and the Nikto Neeku Vozo.
===Enter Kazuda Xiono===
In 34 ABY, establishes that Star Wars Resistance Season One is set thirty years after the Battle of Endor and six months before the Battle of Starkiller Base. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the Battle of Endor to 4 ABY and the Battle of Starkiller Base to 34 ABY. Therefore, the events of "The Recruit" take place in 34 ABY. the Resistance pilot Poe Dameron convinced Yeager, his old friend, to take the Resistance spy Kazuda Xiono as his mechanic. Xiono had been tasked with finding out who on the Colossus platform was helping the First Order to build their military. Xiono was also accompanied by the BB astromech droid BB-8, who had been sent by Dameron to keep an eye on Xiono. After Xiono accidentally volunteered to compete in a race against Ace Squadron pilot Torra Doza, Yeager summoned R1-J5 when the crew began work on refurbishing the aging racer Fireball for the race. R1-J5 took the piece that Xiono had picked up from the broken-down ship and then slammed into Xiono, prompting the spy to call him a "box of bolts." When Yeager introduced R1-J5 to Xiono, the resistance member commented the name fit him perfectly, which R1-J5 responded to by smacking the spy with the ship part.
When Doza came to visit her competitor, she patted R1-J5. When Xiono crashed and was knocked unconscious in his race with Torra, Xiono was brought back to Yeager's repairs where Bucket was among the crowd waiting for Xiono to awake.
===The triple dark===
Xiono's lack of experience as a mechanic rankled both Bucket and Ryvora. On one occasion, Xiono accidentally pressed the wrong button on a console causing a high-pitched feedback. The feedback caused R1-J5 to recoil and everyone else present to cover their ears. During the pirate Kragan Gorr's raid on the Colossus, R1-J5 and the other members of Team Fireball with the exception of Xiono took shelter. They returned to the repair shop after Xiono managed to jam the pirates' communications, forcing them to retreat.
===Rucklin's heist===
R1-J5 was later present when Xiono unsuccessfully demonstrated an engine he had been working on. When Yeager scolded Xiono for the slow progress of his repair work, Bucket and Ryvora giggled that Xiono was in trouble. R1-J5 also further teased Xiono by obstructed his path as he tried to walk away, prompting the pilot to grumble that the droid was now on his case.
When Xiono and the local racer Jace Rucklin sneaked into Yeager's private hangar to view Yeager's racer, they hid from Bucket, who had entered the back room to retrieve a macrofuser. When Bucket was unable to locate the macrofuser, Yeager decided to order a new one. While inside, Rucklin took the opportunity to steal a canister of Corellian hyperfuel for his own racer. R1-J5 later discovered that the hyperfuel canister was missing and rushed out of the backroom frantically chittering to alert the other mechanics that the volatile fuel was missing. While Vozo informed Xiono of the situation, R1-J5 was rolling around the repair shop looking for the fuel. Xiono realized that Rucklin had stolen the fuel and managed to save Rucklin before the hyperfuel destroyed him with his racer.
===Living with Kazuda===
Later, during a power outage, Xiono tripped over R1-J5, who grumbled in binary. R1-J5 struggled to straighten himself until Ryvora helped him up. Another time, under Yeager's direction, R1-J5 blared a built-in horn to wake Xiono up at dawn for a salvaging job. The job turned out to be a training exercise that Dameron had organized for Xiono to fly his T-70 X-wing starfighter and to take a break from his undercover work.
===Warbird's continued assault===
While Ryvora, Vozo, and Xiono were working to repair the Colossus defensive tracking computer, R1-J5 rolled to Yeager's deck to observe some screens. The Warbird gang received intel that the Colossus turbolasers were down and launched an attack. When a pirate came into the garage, R1-J5 and Vozo hid in the supply closet and managed to avoid arousing the Warbird gang's attention by remaining silent. Following the raid, Vozo recounted his and R1-J5's exploits to a weary Yeager.
===The Platform Classic===
While Ryvora spoke to Vozo and Xiono about the Platform Classic, BB-8 and R1-J5 were scuffling by repeatedly bumping into each other. When Yeager decided to race against his estranged younger brother, R1-J5 served as Yeager's copilot and sat in the astromech socket of Yeager's racer. As a team, the two acquitted themselves well and took the lead in the race with Speedstar coming second place. Following a prolonged confrontation, Yeager decided to forgive Speedstar and allowed Speedstar to win so that Speedstar could save his Nikto mechanic Oplock, who had been taken hostage by the Guavian Death Gang. By winning the race, Speedstar was able to pay his 20,000-credit debt to the Guavians and free his friend.
===Mission to Station Theta Black===
After Xiono borrowed the Fireball for a mission with Dameron, R1-J5 entered Yeager's office and asked him about lending the Fireball to Xiono. Yeager claimed that he did not have much of a choice and that Ryvora would find out soon. Ryvora was upset that Yeager had allowed Xiono to borrow her ship and revealed that she had not finished installing a new stabilizer. Fortunately, Xiono was picked up by Dameron and the two were able to continue on to Station Theta Black.
===A game of holodarts===
Later, R1-J5 was present at Aunt Z's Tavern along with Al, BB-8, Torra Doza, Bolza Grool, Vozo, and Xiono for a game of holodarts. Xiono landed three darts in or on the rim of the bullseye. R1-J5 took off his helmet and requested the darts from Xiono. Vozo was surprised at R1-J5's volunteering and chose to hide behind Doza. To the surprise of everyone, R1-J5's first two tosses hit the bullseye. R1-J5 mimicked Xiono's third toss by also spinning in place before tossing. The third holodart ricocheted off several objects before striking Xiono in the backside. An enraged Kaz chased R1-J5.
===R1-J5 and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day===
On one occasion, R1-J5 powered up and discovered his helmet missing. Xiono informed the droid that he did not know where his helmet was. Xiono questioned why R1-J5 would feel naked without his helmet when he is technically always naked. He then suggested R1-J5 retraced his steps. In the marketplace, the droids G-LN, LE-12, R4-G77, and T3-K10 laughed at the helmetless R1-J5. R1-J5 hung his head and continued his quest.
R1-J5 visited the Office of Acquisitions in his search. Orka and Flix offered to sell R1-J5 a new helmet, a metal cap with a propeller atop, which he accepted. When R1-J5 returned to Yeager's repairs, he found BB-8 sporting his missing helmet. Ryvora calmed the enraged R1-J5 down and explained BB-8 wanted to try the helmet on. BB-8 fled as R1-J5 gave chase, resulting in a crash, tossing the helmet over to Xiono. Oblivious to the commotion that just transpired, Xiono excitedly informed R1-J5 that he had found his helmet. R1-J5 hit Xiono in the leg and departed with his helmet.
===The Bibo incident===
Vozo brought his newly adopted rokkna, Bibo, back to Yeager's repairs much to the dismay of the rest of Team Fireball. During one of Bibo's escapes, the rokkna attempted to eat R1-J5's helmet before being removed by Vozo. Later, when failing to be contained again, Bibo was roaming the garage when a loud crash startled Bibo, the rokkna leaped onto R1-J5. The astromech sped around the garage to remove the rokkna before ultimately crashing into several crates, flinging Bibo from the droid's body. In response, Yeager ordered Vozo to get rid of the rokkna. When Vozo ultimately returned Bibo to his mother, R1-J5 arrived with Yeager to be with the Nikto.
===First Order Occupation===
While Team Fireball repaired a speeder bike's accelerator, BB-8 grabbed a nearby tool and knocked on R1-J5's closet door before rolling away. An annoyed R1-J5 emerged and chased the culprit around the garage. Xiono requested the droids quiet down. Later that day Torra Doza was kidnapped by pirates, which lead to Captain Imanuel Doza allowing the First Order to occupy the Colossus. When stormtroopers visited Yeager's Repairs, R1-J5 informed Yeager of the visitors' presence. The troopers questioned Yeager and Xiono about the whereabouts of the pirate fugitive Synara San before leaving.
Later, R1-J5 was electrocuted while servicing the Fireball with his spark projector. His helmet popped off as a result of the electrocution. BB-8 retrieved the helmet and returned it back to R1-J5. Then the orphans Kel and Eila visited Yeager's repairs seeking Xiono's help. When BB-8, Ryzora, Vozo, and Xiono departed with the orphans, Yeager asked R1-J5 if he was joining the group, to which R1-J5 responded by chirping and rolling away from the departing group.
Later, R1-J5 observed Xiono trying to transmit a message to the Resistance, while Yeager commented on the impracticality due to the First Order's communications blanket. As Xiono tried to send a message, Dameron announced his presence in Yeager's repairs and invited Xiono for a mission to the Dassal system.
While Xiono was on his mission to the Dassal system, Ryvora complained to R1-J5 about the racer Team Fireball was servicing, referring to it as a bucket. After R1-J5 barked at her, she clarified she meant the racer, not R1-J5. When Ryvora asked R1-J5 where Xiono was, the spy returned to the repair garage with another BB-series droid named CB-23. R1-J5 then observed Ryvora voice her concerns to Yeager about where and what Xiono did with the Fireball. Following Xiono's return from the Dassal system, CB-23 and R1-J5 provided Ryvora a Sub-loop spanner to repair damages to the Fireball which Xiono stated were from a hot reentry. Later Commander Pyre and his stormtroopers appeared in Yeager's garage to arrest the mechanics for conspiring against the First Order.
===Joining the Colossus Resistance===
When Yeager challenged the charges as being false, Pyre confirmed the Fireball had been spotted in Sector Epsilon 51-3. When Pyre gave the order to take them into custody, R1-J5 unleashed white smoke on the stormtroopers. In the ensuing chaos, R1-J5 avoided blaster fire, and Yeager and Xiono worked to take down the troopers. Team Fireball escaped to Yeager's office sans R1-J5 and Ryvora. Pyre took a shot at the droid in the open and hit his backside. The droid's body sparked and he zigzagged across the garage before falling off the Colossus, much to Yeager's dismay. Xiono urged Yeager to continue on without R1-J5, believing the droid to be lost.
The astromech was caught in a fishing net of the Chelidae and returned to the Colossus, receiving repairs in the engineering deck. Yeager found a Chelidae placing R1-J5's helmet back on and expressed his joy at the droid's safety. CB-23, Kel, Eila, a Chelidae, R1-J5, Vozo, Xiono, and Yeager then began formulating a plan to submerge the Colossus in an attempt to disable the communications jammer so they could send a message to the Resistance asking for help. Xiono and Yeager were successful in sending out a message to the Resistance but the attempt resulted in Yeager's capture and the Resistance informed Xiono they were unable to assist. Xiono rallied those present at the engineering level to form their own Resistance cell.
===Retaking the Colossus===
CB-23, a Chelidae, Eila, Kel, R1-J5, Vozo, and Xiono formulated a plan to rescue Ryvora and Yeager from their imprisonment in Doza's tower and escape the Colossus in order to bring back reinforcements from Hosnian Prime. During the expulsion of First Order forces from the Colossus, R1-J5 stayed in the hyperdrive room with Eila, Kel, Vil'pak, and Vozo. Vil'pak and Vozo came up with a plan to flush out First Order stormtroopers from the Colossus, filling corridors containing stormtroopers with water and flushing the water out. After Vozo launched the hyperdrive and began the Colossus ascent into orbit, the Aces, Xiono, and Yeager gathered in hangar B2 to launch with their ships. Yeager contacted R1-J5 via comms to request he come to hangar B2. Once CB-23 unlocked the ships, R1-J5 and Yeager boarded Yeager's racer and launched from the hangar. Together the two participated in the Battle of Castilon, destroying many TIE fighters. When Vonreg began hunting Yeager's racer, Xiono, who was piloting the Fireball, shot and destroyed Vonreg's TIE, saving Yeager and R1-J5. Yeager's racer and its crew landed in the Colossus before Vozo launched the ship into hyperspace. R1-J5 was present when Vozo informed Xiono that the Colossus was not heading to D'Qar but rather an unknown location. CB-23 and R1-J5 were observing the hyperspace travel in Yeager's garage when the Colossus ended its jump. They were soon joined by Vozo and Xiono who chose to go inquire with Captain Doza on the Colossus whereabouts, which R1-J5 did not join.
===On the run===
Soon after Yeager became squadron leader for the Aces, the aces and Yeager gathered in Yeager's garage. R1-J5 and the Aces' droids—CB-23, R4-G77, R5-G9, R23-X9, SC-X2, and T3-K10—gathered nearby. Yeager and the Aces scheduled a practice skirmish on a nearby ice moon. R1-J5 joined Yeager in his racer for the skirmish; their team, consisting of R1-J5 and Yeager with CB-23 and Xiono, facing against the other Aces and their droids. R1-J5's team won the skirmish. During the next practice run a jakoosk interrupted the session. The beast pursued and captured Yeager's racer in its claws. As R1-J5 and Yeager came close to being eaten the Aces toppled ice pillars onto the jakoosk, hurting it enough for the pair to escape its grip. Later in Aunt Z's Tavern, R1-J5 was present as the team celebrated surviving the jakoosk.
At some point, R1-J5 used his spark projector on the landing gear of the Green Ace while R4-G77 observed and Vozo and Xiono conversed nearby. Later on, Vozo was issuing repairs on the Fireball while R1-J5 studied a datapad. Vozo announced it was time for a break at Aunt Z's and the droid followed him.
The droid joined Doza and Yeager as they visited the Aces' Lounge and remained present for Fazon's pitch of making money as Vranki's Hotel and Casino. Sometime after leaving Vranki's casino, R1-J5 was present at a meeting as Xiono arrived. Yeager informed Fazon, Torra Doza, and Xiono on the Colossus current whereabouts, Guavian space. He instructed the three to scout ahead and ensure the Guavians were unaware of the Colossus presence. The droid was present in the hangar when Xiono returned from the mission and transmitted a hologram of Captain Doza for him. Xiono informed Captain Doza of his failure to stop the Guavian Death Gang from noticing their presence.
===Settling into Aeos===
At some point between 34 ABY and 35 ABY, R1-J5 had a brief conversation with CB-23 before Xiono was hurt in the distance. CB-23 left to investigate while the older astromech moved elsewhere. Shortly thereafter the Colossus arrived on Aeos Prime. The Aces were gathered for another briefing as Yeager instructed them to search their assigned sectors and report back. R1-J5 issued field kits–which included medicine, emergency food, and water–to the Aces. Fazon expressed his joy to return to beating Torra Doza and Xion in races, resulting in R1-J5 laughing. When Fazon and Torra Doza returned from their recon mission, R1-J5 was present in the hangar.
When Xiono chose to leave the Colossus and join the Resistance, R1-J5 watched Vozo weep at the fact before departing. When Yeager gave Xiono permission to take the Fireball with him, the old astromech stopped in his tracks. He got between Xiono and the Fireball, angrily chittering and waving his grasping arms. Yeager told the droid to calm down. R1-J5 beeped at Xiono, who responded with a promise to keep her safe. The droid then departed while chittering. Soon after Xiono departed, R1-J5 witnessed Xiono crash land the Fireball back into the Colossus hangar. Xiono was in a hurry to inform Captain Doza that the First Order was aware of their position and soon after the First Order arrived. With the Fireball unusable and the First Order attacking, Yeager instructed Xiono to use his personal ship and to take R1-J5 with him.
Before the battle began, Xiono instructed R1-J5 to relax and assured him that he had it handled. During the battle, Ryvora locked onto Yeager's race in her TIE, which Xiono informed R1-J5 he was aware of the danger. When Ryvora shot Xiono's torpedo and prevented it from destroying the bridge, Xiono lamented to R1-J5 about the failure and complimented the TIE fighter pilot. Soon after R1-J5 and Xiono returned to the Colossus hangar and the station made a jump into hyperspace. R1-J5 chittered at Yeager's comment that Xiono would never fly his ship again.
===On the hyperlane again===
When Venisa Doza's Jade Squadron landed in a Colossus hangar, R1-J5 was present along with Xiono and Yeager to greet the Resistance pilots. R1-J5 was excited to greet Torch, pushing Xiono aside to the other droid. The two droids conversed with each other prompting Torra Doza to comment that Torch seemed happy to be home. Later when Torch and R1-J5 were conversing again, Torra Doza apologized to Torch stating R1-J5 could not join them on their mission to Dantooine and that he was needed on the Colossus. She suggested that he might join them on their next mission. R1-J5 observed Jade Squadron, accompanied by Fazon, Torra Doza, and Xiono, depart the Colossus.
===The final showdown===
Later on, R1-J5 was servicing the Fireball along with CB-23, Vozo, Xiono, and Yeager. The astromech chuckled as Vozo recalled memories of Xiono electrocuting himself. A message from Ryvora came in through Xiono's comlink and Xiono and Yeager set out to rendevous with her. Later on, Xiono and Yeager were captured in their attempt to free Ryvora from the First Order. The trio sent a message to the Colossus urging its people to flee the Barabesh system before the First Order arrived. When Aunt Z rallied everyone to fight against the First Order, R1-J5 was amongst the other pilots checking in, manning the Fireball solo. R1-J5 and the Fireball were amongst the ten starships that set out to confront the First Order upon the ThundererStar Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy arrival. As two TIE fighters chased the Fireball, Torra Doza assured R1-J5 she had his back and destroyed the TIEs. After the destruction of the Thunderer, R1-J5 returned to the Colossus with the other pilots and walked CB-23, who had sustained damage from a scuffle with Commander Pyre, off the First Order shuttle. When the rest of Team Fireball headed to Aunt Z's, CB-23 and R1-J5 remained in the garage.
==Characteristics==
R1-J5 was an astromech droid with masculine programming manufactured by Industrial Automaton. He stood at 1.1 meters with a no plating and a black sensor.Though noted for his peculiar personality, a consequence of the droid's outmoded and defective programming, R1-J5 was a reliable mechanic and a loyal astromech to Yeager. R1-J5 communicated, like most astromechs, in binary.
R1-J5 disliked when people disrespected his name. He barked at Ryvora for describing a starship she was mad at as a bucket and smacked Xiono in the face when he sarcastically stated bucket fit R1-J5 perfectly. He was often unfriendly towards Xiono, never shying away from shoving past the spy, smacking him, or cutting his path off to beep at him. He was even delighted to awake Xiono with his built-in horn. R1-J5 did not hesitate to give chase to those who wronged him, chasing BB-8 around the garage on two occasions; when BB-8 slammed on his closet door and when BB-8 stole his helmet, the Xiono commented R1-J5 felt naked without.
Though R1-J5 scuffled with BB-8 multiple times, he had a friendly relationship with CB-23. On one occasion, CB-23 handed R1-J5 a wrench while repairing the Fireball following Kaz's mission to the Dassal system. Two also enjoyed each other's company while watching the Colossus traverse hyperspace. When CB-23 returned to the Colossus after suffering damage, R1-J5 assisted her in exiting the First Order shuttle and remained with her.
==Equipment==
R1-J5 was equipped with an alarm that he could use to wake others. R1-J5 also wore a helmet to which he was deeply attached. He felt naked without it and took offense when BB-8 borrowed it. He had a spark projector and two grasping arms that he used to service the Fireball and other starships. The vents on the front of his body were able to expel large amounts of smoke.
==Behind the scenes==
R1-J5 first appeared in the first trailer for Star Wars Resistance on August 17, 2018. He premiered in part 2 of "The Recruit," the first episode of the first season of the television series Star Wars Resistance, which aired on October 7, 2018. Each Star Wars Resistance episode to feature R1-J5 would credit the voice actor of R1-J5 as himself, similarly to Chopper in episodes of Star Wars Rebels.Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion Though Chopper had his voice actor revealed in "Family Reunion – and Farewell," the final episode of Star Wars Rebels, R1-J5's voice actor was not revealed in "The Escape," the final episode of Star Wars Resistance. David Collins, the sound editor for Star Wars Resistance, revealed Justin Ridge, supervising director for the series, voiced R1-J5 on Twitter.
The short series Bucket's List was hosted by R1-J5. Each episode gave behind the scenes facts of a Star Wars Resistance episode. The title of the episode would swipe onto the screen, smacking R1-J5's helmet and causing his head to wobble. An article titled "Bucket's List Extra" was posted along with the videos.
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==Notes and references==
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