5A-G3, or Fiveay-Jeethree, was a droid active during the High Republic Era. In the aftermath of the fall of the Starlight Beacon space station in 230 BBY, they worked with the Jedi Knight Qort and the Force-sensitive Mikkian Zeen Mrala to search for the pair's missing friend, Jedi Padawan Lula Talisola. 5A-G3 developed a spy network—the Eriadu droid intelligence squad—alongside the pilot Argomon and B-333 to track Nihil marauder movements to find leads in their search.
In 229 BBY, the droid accompanied Mrala and Qort to the Outer Rim planet Eriadu and later followed them to the Outer Rim moon Bracront to pursue a lead on Talisola's whereabouts. While on Bracront, the droid enjoyed fighting alongside Qort in a skirmish to storm the Nihil fortress. 5A-G3 fled with the group—and Talisola, who had been operating on the world as a warlord named Tartak Vil. Following the droid's return to Eriadu, she met the former Padawan Ruu, wishing to flirt with him. Afterward, the droid introduced a group of Jedi to B-333 and Argomon before the latter pair left to place a tracking device on the Nihil prison ship Korvix Vorn.
When the technology pinpointed the Korvix Vorns location, 5A-G3 participated in an attack on the vessel to rescue any Jedi prisoners aboard while also intending to sabotage the vessel and destroy it. After helping a boarding party secure the prison ship's topside cannons, the droid and Argomon rigged the Korvix Vorn to explode, fleeing from the vessel with B-333 after joining the rest of their colleagues aboard their ship. After returning to Eriadu, 5A-G3 helped their colleagues attempt to reclaim the Padawan Academic Cruiser Star Hopper from the Nihil, though the attempt ultimately failed.
5A-G3 helped Zeen Mrala and Qort search for Lula Talisola in the aftermath of Starlight Beacon's fall.
5A-G3, also known Fiveay-Jeethree, was a droid active by the time of the High Republic Era. Following the destruction of the Starlight Beacon space station by Nihil marauders in 230 BBY, they began working with the Jedi Knight Qort and the Force-sensitive Mikkian Zeen Mrala. 5A-G3 began running weekly reports compiling all currently open cases that might contain clues to the whereabouts of Mrala and Qort's friend—Jedi Padawan Lula Talisola—who had been declared missing and was presumed dead in the aftermath of the station's fall. The droid also made the acquaintance of the pilot Argomon and the droid B-333, working with the pair to monitor Nihil activity by leading a spy network called the Eriadu droid intelligence squad to find the Nihil prison ship Korvix Vorn in the hopes of some of the prisoners aboard being captured Jedi.
As their group worked through and discarded cases that came up without new information, 5A-G3 continued the search for Talisola, occasionally alongside Padawans, who helped monitor incoming intel. The droid continued aggregating relevant cases while Mrala was away on attack runs against the Nihil, assisting in the Galactic Republic's fight against the marauders on the borders of the Occlusion Zone, a region of space sealed behind a seemingly impenetrable barrier called the Stormwall that only Nihil ships could pass through. In one instance, 5A-G3 became aware of a Nihil warlord operating on the Outer Rim moon Bracront, who began broadcasting that they had "what the Mikkian wants." However, when the Padawans monitoring Mrala's chatter regarded the intel as useless, the droid similarly put the case aside.
Zeen Mrala conversed with 5A-G3 about Lula Talisola's hologram outside the Arkorayal Cabaret Cantina.
After one of Mrala's missions in 229 BBY, the droid accompanied the pair to the Outer Rim planet Eriadu's Bri Phrang city and waited outside the Arkorayal Cabaret Cantina, a Republic Defense Coalition outpost established to intercept Nihil leaving the Occlusion Zone. While there, Mrala sang a Corellian funeral shanty inside the establishment to honor the lives lost during the Starlight Beacon's fall the year before. As Mrala sang, surrounded by the holograms of several Jedi killed or flagged as missing during the event. Mrala was stunned upon seeing Talisola's likeness appear as one of the figures for the first time, assuming 5A-G3 had altered the holos.
5A-G3 activated their holoprojector, allowing Zeen Mrala to search through open cases concerning Lula Talisola's whereabouts.
The Mikkian rushed outside to confront 5A-G3, who was singing to themselves outside. The droid informed Mrala that the hologram's addition to the usual lineup of Jedi figures had not been of their doing, continuing to ramble as their companion's distress increased. However, the cantina employee Jackaby informed Mrala that the addition had been done automatically, as Republic protocol would declare individuals dead if missing and presumed to have passed away for over a year. Outside the cantina, 5A-G3 announced her arrival to Mrala and Qort as they conversed, and when they began to speak in the Aloxian language to evade the droid, she primly informed them that she also spoke the language.
The droid activated their holoprojector, displaying open cases that might lead to the location of Talisola and the other Jedi missing. Mrala thanked the droid but instructed all the cases to be recalled—even the previously discarded—to ensure nothing had been missed. 5A-G3 obliged, and Mrala found numerous scams and trap cases before eventually stumbling upon a file detailing a Nihil warlord from Bracront who had been broadcasting that they had "what the Mikkian wants" for some weeks. When the droid revealed that the Padawans monitoring Mrala's chatter had discarded the intel, the Mikkian was frustrated that she had not already gone and killed the marauder.
5A-G3 enjoyed engaging in a fortress skirmish on Bracront.
5A-G3 briefed Mrala on the Bracront situation and why the Nihil was not the Republic's top priority—due to the warlord not causing much trouble and being protected by the moon's local populace. Mrala decided to travel there aboard a ship with Qort and the droid. After arrival, 5A-G3 followed the pair onto Bracront's surface and were met by a crowd of impoverished and destitute Mikkians, all drawn there by the same broadcast. Mrala was annoyed that all of them had come for the same reason, though the droid pointed out that their group had done the same.
5A-G3 supported Mrala's wish to storm the fortress where the Nihil warlord was taking shelter despite Qort's protests. The droid eagerly jumped into the fight and gleefully insulted the Pau'ans they were attacking while wielding their circular blade. Mrala stormed her way to the top of the compound, discovering—to her shock—that the moon's Nihil warlord was Talisola, dressed in full marauder attire. Meanwhile, 5A-G3 and Qort prevented the enraged Mikkians from following Mrala, resulting in the droid consuming three fingers of one of the crowd members. Afterward, the group fled the world on their ship with Talisola, narrowly escaping the angered civilians chasing them.
5A-G3 introduced B-333 to their colleagues.
Following their return to Eriadu's Arkorayal Cabaret Cantina, 5A-G3 met with Talisola and Mrala to inform them that they were due on stage to perform soon with a guest performer. The droid then conversed with the visiting operative Crash Ongwa, interrupting her conversation with Talisola to inform the operative that her bodyguard, the former Padawan Ruu, was unnerving the establishment's patrons. When 5A-G3 inquired about flirting with Ruu, Ongwa paused and indicated they would have to ask him directly.
Eventually, 5A-G3 left the cantina and spectated a lightsaber duel between Talisola and her Master, Kantam Sy. Afterward, 5A-G3 introduced the Jedi present to B-333 and Argomon, detailing how they could help the Jedi and the Republic gain intel on the Korvix Vorn when it made a supply run outside the Occlusion Zone by using their black market hauler to gain access. The pair then left the Jedi and followed 5A-G3's instructions to plant a tracking device on the Nihil vessel. Argomon then departed the Korvix Vorn and left B-333 behind as part of 5A-G3's eventual plan to sabotage the prison ship, returning to Eriadu. When the tracking device succeeded in pinpointing the Korvix Vorns location not long afterward in 228 BBY, Argomon and B-333 informed 5A-G3 of the development.
5A-G3 and their colleagues participated in a raid on the Korvix Vorn.
Afterward, 5A-G3 attended a meeting hosted by the Republic Defense Coalition consisting of several Jedi and Republic operatives in Eriadu's outpost to discuss how to infiltrate the ship and rescue any Jedi trapped aboard. Once assigned roles for the endeavor, the group disbanded and prepared for the raid. Having assumed the mission objective included destroying the Korvix Vorn after rescuing its prisoners, 5A-G3 and Argomon worked together to formulate a plan to explode the vessel and reunite with B-333.
The droid, Mrala, Talisola, and Argomon then traveled in a ship to the Korvix Vorns location. After weaving through the surrounding fighting vessels, they landed in the prison ship's hangar using Argomon's access card. Meanwhile, the operator of the Korvix Vorn, a disgraced Nihil enforcer known as "The Warden," jettisoned the vessel's prisoners into space and left them to die. The group joined other Jedi as part of a boarding party and headed toward the Korvix Vorns lower cannons but quickly redirected to deactivate the vessel's topside blister bomb armaments to assist the efforts of the Jedi and Republic Defense Coalition forces fighting in space outside. 5A-G3 used their sawblades to slice off the limbs of Nihil in the cannon station, succeeding in securing the area with the rest of their boarding party.
5A-G3, Argomon, and B-333 after exploding the Korvix Vorn
When several Jedi and Mrala began acquiring oxygen tanks to rescue the prisoners floating in space outside, 5A-G3 and Argomon broke off from the group and promised to meet them back on their ship. 5A-G3 and Argomon collaborated to sabotage the Korvix Vorn and rig it to detonate, reuniting with B-333 during their efforts. Afterward, they joined Mrala, Talisola, and several others aboard the group's ship. As they flew away, the vessel exploded in flames, much to the shock of the Jedi and rescued prisoners aboard. 5A-G3 informed those present that they had always intended to destroy the Korvix Vorn, leading everyone to sigh in relief and hug each other. The droid returned to Eriadu with their colleagues and rescued prisoners, grateful to be headed home.
5A-G3 piloted a speeder for their friends as they sought to reclaim the Star Hopper.
After returning to Eriadu, 5A-G3 joined several Jedi and Republic colleagues for a game involving scoring pucks into illuminated goals. However, Jedi Master Yoda contacted the group via hologram and informed them they needed to evacuate because the Stormwall had expanded and left Eriadu at the border of Republic space. However, the Padawan Academic Cruiser Star Hopper—which a Nihil known as the Warden had commandeered—arrived in Eriadu's atmosphere for an attack to scare those at the Republic outpost. When Talisola rushed to reclaim the ship, as it had been her and her colleagues' former home, 5A-G3 insisted on not being left behind.
The droid and several others flew toward the Star Hopper in a flying speeder, with 5A-G3 interrupting Talisola and Mrala's flirting to point the most optimal time for them to strike the Academic Cruiser. 5A-G3 continued flying the speeder underneath the vessel, assuming that her colleagues may need a backup plan if something went awry. When the Star Hopper fled to hyperspace shortly afterward, 5A-G3 maneuvered the speeder to catch their colleagues from the sky, as they had fallen off the Star Hoppers hull when it pulled away. Though most of the group was disappointed with their failed attempt to reclaim the vessel, Talisola pointed out that they had succeeded in carrying out psychological warfare by scaring the Nihil away. As 5A-G3 listened, they steered the speeder down to Eriadu's surface to allow its passengers to disembark and begin another round of their game.
5A-G3 enjoyed teasing Zeen Mrala about her connection to Lula Talisola.
Though 5A-G3 cared about Mrala and Qort, she considered all organic beings to be temporary "organ flesh sacks" who would someday meet their end in the void. They enjoyed the company of many of their other colleagues, including B-333, whom the droid took care to rescue from the Korvix Vorn with Argomon. By the time of the Nihil conflict, the droid was loyal to the Jedi and the Republic. 5A-G3 enjoyed thinking about the concept of death, considering it an "infinite finale" and a "caress of the beyond." When given the option, they enjoyed engaging in violence and became known among their colleagues as a "multi-hyphenate chaotic droid."
The droid liked Ruu when he visited Eriadu and wished to flirt with him, finding the former Padawan's swirling black eyes mesmerizing. 5A-G3 enjoyed teasing Mrala and Talisola about their feelings for one another and also expressed pride in the work they did to help others, often pointing out the impact their assistance had. The droid was unwilling to let those she cared about go into danger alone, both to protect them and to not miss out on the opportunity for potential chaos and violence. which they greatly enjoyed. 5A-G3 was willing to operate outside of official mission parameters, opting to strike blows against the Nihil and rationalize them as assuming that their endeavors had been the endeavor's intent.
5A-G3 attacking Nihil with her sawblades
5A-G3 had orange sensors, silver-and-blue plating, and a rectangular base. The droid also possessed two jointed limbs ending in claws and one curved smaller limb. She was equipped with a holoprojector and two circular, spinning sawblades as weapons that extended from her clawed limbs. 5A-G3's head was extendable to at least double her normal height. The droid's programming allowed them to speak at least two languages, Aloxian and Galactic Basic.
They were capable of aggregating inputs of data case files, successfully operating a spy network to track Nihil activity. As part of their work, they proved capable of sabotaging vessels such as the Korvix Vorn, resulting in its destruction, and engaging in close-quarters combat. 5A-G3 was capable of piloting speeders. Aside from their technical skills, 5A-G3 considered themselves an entertainment amd gastronomical droid.
5A-G3 debuted in the first issue of the 2023 Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures comic series.
5A-G3 was a character created for the 2023 comic-book series Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, released as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's Phase III. They first appeared in the first issue of the series, which was written by Daniel José Older, illustrated by Harvey Tolibao and Nick Brokenshire, and released by Dark Horse Comics on December 6, 2023. 5A-G3 was first pictured in a StarWars.com post documenting the Lucasfilm panel's San Diego Comic-Con reveal of the issue's cover artwork on July 21 of the same year. The publisher's summary for the issue mistakenly referred to the droid as "5AG3." 5A-G3 was first identified by name in a StarWars.com post discussing details about the then-upcoming Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures series on September 18, 2023.
As confirmed by the comic series' artist Harvey Tolibao, 5A-G3's creation was inspired by Sage Groves, a creator who worked as the literary assistant of Older and Star Wars author Alyssa Wong. Groves considered the addition of a Star Wars character based on her one of the highlights of their year, alongside helping edit The High Republic: Escape from Valo, a 2024 Star Wars: The High Republic junior novel authored by Wong and Older. The editor confirmed 5A-G3's pronouns as "she/they," intended to be used interchangeably. 5A-G3's pronouns mirror those used by Groves, and the droid's name is a leet speak on the editor's name.