From the beginning R5-T7 was dealt a bad card. The R5 units were made as a poor man's R2 unit and it showed in frequent break downs and bad tempers. T7 was no exception. Over the years what issues he had in his hardware had been ironed out by his various owners but a lack of memory wipes left his bad temper in tact, albeit kept in check by the restraining bolt that had been in place so long it began to rust. Upon being bought by his last crew, R5-T7 was repurposed to maintain the other more stable droids on the ship to which T7 came to enjoy (wether this enjoyment was from a desire to help droid-kind or feel some sort of power over another is unclear).

Given the droid's age this would have likely been the last ship he'd work on before being scrapped but by forces of the universe of shear luck that proved to not be the case. After getting in the way of one of the crew while docked on Oogway, the droid was shoved over, crushing the already fragile restraining bolt. Feeling his newfound freedom, R5-T7 went back to work. The droid bided his time until the crew got ready to leave at which point he'd make his escape...

Friendship: R5-T7 has been a thing his entire but with his new freedom he wishes to be more than that to others.

Bad Reputation(5): R5 units are notorious for being poorly constructed droids.