R5 v R2

[Richard_H]

I alluded to this in another thread but I think it deserves a thread on its own. Even as a kid I thought R5 figure was way cooler than the R2 one. The red stood out better and the shape of its head was just cool. Is it a little bigger too? R5 is one of my figures of pride

 

[.Q.]

R2 was my first figure as a kid, and still one of my favourite characters in SW to this day. The fiesty R2 would batter an unmotivated R5 in a scrap! Both great vintage figures though CC, would love to pick up a droid factory one day.

 

[Richard_H]

R2 was my first figure as a kid, and still one of my favourite characters in SW to this day. The fiesty R2 would batter an unmotivated R5 in a scrap! Both great vintage figures though CC, would love to pick up a droid factory one day.

Yes a droid factory is a must. After I've completed my loose collection that'll be near the top of my list

 

[CRAZYHAZY]

R2 everytime for me, again he was my very firsf figure and i still have him today. no clicking head amd decals are gone but hes pricless. i do prefer tbe R5 moc than the R2 moc however.

 

[jackabina]

R2 for me aswell

 

[Richard_H]

Look, put sentiment aside. Yes R2 as a charcter is pretty cool. But as an action figure R5 is the dog's bollocks!

 

[Dublinjeff]

 

[poncho]

r5 ''had a bad motivator".

on r2d2 i did cringe when magically rocket boosters appered and came out his legs in rots or it may have been aotc!!!!!!! shudder! stupid prequel.....bahhh................

 

[tundra9]

r5 ''had a bad motivator".

on r2d2 i did cringe when magically rocket boosters appered and came out his legs in rots or it may have been aotc!!!!!!! shudder! stupid prequel.....bahhh................

That scene was even worse than the appearance of JarJar...weird how a scene in a movie can make me so disappointed, had to struggle to finish the movie after that...

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

R5 for me He has the cooler cardback photo but i dont mind r2 too

 

[Pomse2001]

I love R5 but I also love R2, I can't remember which one I got first in the 80s when I was a kid. But I played a lot with both of them 8)

 

[PGowdy]

R5 has one of the best card-backs but R2 is the cooler figure. Especially the pop-up sabre version. 8)

 

[jackabina]

Let's see R5 serve drinks on Jabba's barge under pressure.
Bad motivator my arse!!..............................Lazy!!

 

[theslider]

Both are great figures, loved both of them as a kid with R2 being the favourite - I think the three different flavours of R2 just swings it his way. As a side note, my mate had a modern R2 as a dashboard ornament on his car and even though it had sounds and more realistic (to the films) it wasn't a patch on the vintage one.

 

[JuniorChubb]

r5 ''had a bad motivator".

on r2d2 i did cringe when magically rocket boosters appered and came out his legs in rots or it may have been aotc!!!!!!! shudder! stupid prequel.....bahhh................

That scene was even worse than the appearance of JarJar...weird how a scene in a movie can make me so disappointed, had to struggle to finish the movie after that...

I know that feeling...

Anyway I now have to split this into 3 categories...

Original Trilogy films - R2 wins
Vintage Figure - R5 wins
Prequel films - R5 wins

Overall R5 wins 2-1... How the hell did he manage that?

 

[tiefighterboy]

Both have clickey useless heads and when turned upside down make fun shot glasses...my feelings are mixed on this one.

 

[Richard_H]

r5 ''had a bad motivator".

on r2d2 i did cringe when magically rocket boosters appered and came out his legs in rots or it may have been aotc!!!!!!! shudder! stupid prequel.....bahhh................

That scene was even worse than the appearance of JarJar...weird how a scene in a movie can make me so disappointed, had to struggle to finish the movie after that...

I know that feeling...

Anyway I now have to split this into 3 categories...

Original Trilogy films - R2 wins
Vintage Figure - R5 wins
Prequel films - R5 wins

Overall R5 wins 2-1... How the hell did he manage that?

Because he is the better figure!

 

[Richard_H]

Both have clickey useless heads and when turned upside down make fun shot glasses...my feelings are mixed on this one.

8)

 

[spoons]

There's a comic strip where R5 is actually a Jedi droid called Skippy, and deliberately blows his motivator so that R2 can achieve his destiny :lol:

 

[zombiemedia]

This isn't a tee by me - but I thought you chaps may like it...