R5-PR0UD Rainbow Edition
Star Wars Droid Depot
Item No.: ???
Manufacturer: Disney
Number: n/a
Includes: n/a
Action Feature: Pulls apart
Retail: $17.99
Availability: May 2026
Appearances: n/a
Bio: All different types of droids populate the
Star Wars galaxy. Each droid is different and has their own unique personality and colors. These four were featured in the colorful and peaceful world of Takobo. Join R5-PR0UD on their adventures throughout the galaxy. May the Force be with you... and your Droids! (Taken from the packaging.)
Image: Adam's photo lab.
Availability: Click here to buy it at eBay now!
Commentary: Now an annual tradition,
R5-PR0UD came in slightly cheaper than some other single-carded droids but still $3 over last year's model. I think you can thank tariffs and an economy that will charge a little more for things just in case something else disrupts the markets, but at least Disney didn't skimp on paint applications. There are plenty of colored panels here, and my sample had better aligned paint than the one used on Disney's product page. I can live with that.
The series has been going since 2021 with at least one carded droid per year. There's even a boxed set of six solid color robots. As a collection, it's a pretty neat one - and it makes sense to have a "souvenir" Droid set. I'd rather have droids that appear in the movies, but this one looks good with a more off-white plastic chassis and lots of bright color panels. I was surprised the big, middle panel has a silver vent painted on it this time. The six colors of greeblies near the shoulder are very precisely painted, and fairly impressively done. The silver paint on his feet are so well done, I hope Hasbro takes note if they ever go back and do a blue Snaggletooth Retro figure. Every single panel was done with a level of precision that seems better than most of Disney's droids - which are good. Given multiple colors fill some of the larger panels, it's necessary to ensure they're exact and not merely close enough. I think they did a nice job here, because if for some reason you can't get behind "pride" (for example, "completism with R2-RN8w still being impossible to get) you can at least take solace in knowing you can have a figure that looks like a Japanese Lucky Draw prize for a kid that won a TV Boy coloring contest.
The droid mold is the same as it ever was, but at least Disney is showing off what it can do. The silver isn't reflective, but it's much shinier than most other droid figures. The technical perfection needed to get silver outlines in some of those panels is worthy of praise, although it may be a little too subtle to show up well in all photos. I'm impressed with this one on a technical level, and here's hoping next year we'll get a Protocol Droid or, if they're feeling it,
something with the B-R72 mold.
Collector's Notes: I got mine from Disney Store's web site. It did not sell out.
--Adam Pawlus
Day 3,353: June 11, 2026
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