Den and I-Five, Reluctant Partners

The Last Jedi

Den and I-Five care for each other through humor, repair work, and repeated danger, even when their different natures make their attachment difficult to discuss.

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Bearing strength in each event

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A Conversation About Memory A Conversation About Memory from "The Last Jedi". Time and Remembering Organic and Mechanical Memory Den asks I-Five how a droid experiences time.

A Conversation About Memory from "The Last Jedi". Time and Remembering Organic and Mechanical Memory Den asks I-Five how a droid experiences time.

Time and Remembering Organic and Mechanical Memory Den asks I-Five how a droid experiences time. I-Five contrasts his intact memory with the emotional changes that reshape an organic being’s recollections. The Weight of History Their conversation touches on I-Five’s restored memories of Lorn and his betrayal by Tuden. The droid’s precision does not make those memories harmless or easy to carry.

Repairing a Friend Repairing a Friend from "The Last Jedi". A Shared Repair Hands at Work Den works with Geri to find a body for I-Five.

A Shared Repair Hands at Work Den works with Geri to find a body for I-Five. The droid’s head and cortex become a practical repair problem that keeps Den engaged when grief threatens to overwhelm him. A Human Gesture Den’s care is not merely maintenance. He refuses to treat I-Five as a replaceable machine, while I-Five insists that the friendship runs in both directions.

The New Body Dispute The New Body Dispute from "The Last Jedi". A Friend in Pieces Changing Form I-Five moves through a pit droid body and begins experimenting with a more powerful chassis.

The New Body Dispute from "The Last Jedi". A Friend in Pieces Changing Form I-Five moves through a pit droid body and begins experimenting with a more powerful chassis.

A Friend in Pieces Changing Form I-Five moves through a pit droid body and begins experimenting with a more powerful chassis. Den jokes about the changes but also worries about what they mean. Shared Unease The work offers distraction from Laranth’s death, yet it cannot erase the losses around them. Their banter becomes a way of admitting fear without making it the only subject between them.

A Question of Consent A Question of Consent from "The Last Jedi". Staying Beside Jax Den’s Protest Den challenges Jax’s decision to act alone and objects when Jax treats the danger as his to decide for everyone.

A Question of Consent from "The Last Jedi". Staying Beside Jax Den’s Protest Den challenges Jax’s decision to act alone and objects when Jax treats the danger as his to decide for everyone.

Staying Beside Jax Den’s Protest Den challenges Jax’s decision to act alone and objects when Jax treats the danger as his to decide for everyone. I-Five also asks whether Jax has a death wish. Choosing to Follow Den and I-Five join the rescue effort despite their doubts. Their loyalty is not unquestioning agreement; it is a choice to remain involved and help limit the damage.

Together After the Battle Together After the Battle from "The Last Jedi". Another Return The Familiar Head Jax returns carrying I-Five’s damaged head, repeating a painful pattern from the Far Ranger.

Together After the Battle from "The Last Jedi". Another Return The Familiar Head Jax returns carrying I-Five’s damaged head, repeating a painful pattern from the Far Ranger.

Another Return The Familiar Head Jax returns carrying I-Five’s damaged head, repeating a painful pattern from the Far Ranger. Den immediately offers to install it in another chassis. Humor as Recognition Den welcomes Jax back while teasing him about the repeated repairs. The joke acknowledges how often the group has come close to losing one another and how stubbornly they continue.

During the journey toward Dantooine

At Mountain Home after the ambush

During the refit at Mountain Home

Before the first Kantaros approach

After the final escape from Kantaros Station