R9-S6

R9-S6, also known as "Red-Eye", is currently assigned to Spear Squadron and Major Taurus, stationed on board the Imperial II Class Star Destroyer Relentless.

Biography

R9-S6, affectionately referred to as “Red-Eye,” was specifically assigned to Major Taurus of the Emperor’s Hammer’s Strike Fleet to handle the navigation and maintenance demands of his customized Y-wing LP. Unlike many of its factory-line peers, Red-Eye was chosen for its balance of reliability, advanced processing capacity, and... an unfortunate R6-derived sarcasm core that seems to have “accidentally” survived Taurus’ reprogramming attempts.

Notably, Red-Eye is not supposed to exist. The R9 series was not officially deployed before 35 ABY, yet somehow, this particular prototype has been serving Taurus since 32 ABY. No one quite knows how the unit was obtained—Taurus offered several conflicting stories ranging from “recovered salvage” to “liberated from a vault,” depending on who was asking and how expendable they were. Despite (or because of) this shady origin, R9-S6 has become a vital extension of Taurus' operational reach.

As Taurus’ personal astromech, Red-Eye has participated in several classified fleet actions, often silently judging the proceedings from its mount while plotting hyperspace exits with unnecessary flair. It is largely tolerated due to its combat reliability, and partially respected because it once corrected an entire nav-array mid-battle while whistling what can only be described as a mocking victory tune.

Technical Overview

Chassis: Standard R9 unit

Key Upgrades:

• Advanced hyperspace tracking array

• Modular countermeasure launcher

• Redundant memory banks (paranoid level)

• R6 sarcasm emulator chip (burned in but still functional)

Known Issues:

• Occasionally “forgets” assigned trajectories if insulted

• Claims co-pilot credit for kills it didn’t actually score

• Once projected Taurus’ dulon form analysis across the ship’s internal holo-feed... twice