Honestly, she doesn't even look like the character from the book, who was slightly pudgy and middle aged. So the few people who actually bought the book won't even be able to recognize her at first glance.
Although to their fucking credit she actually almost looks like an SW character now instead of a Vox writer (even if the overabundance of highlights under nu-Wars is getting grating).
And then there's this...
Well looks like she won't live long. Also its kind of embarrassing to be running around being someone nobody knows and people think you're a crazy or dedicated fan with nothing better to do.
Also here are more tweets from her creator (and for those who want to see Moradi's stage show and her "recruitment" videos, they're on the last page).
Anyway, on to Droid Depot.
Its a small store that really doesn't scream "droid factory" on the outside. However it has a long line so you'll be able to tell where it is by that and also by asking the employees or looking at your map or GE app. The waiting period for the line for most is around 30 minutes or less for the time being which may increase after June.
The depot is a "Build a Bear workshop" but with remote control droids that make sounds and respond to "codes" at the park. The store lets you build 6 droid models which are R2 units (R2-D2's obviously),
R3 units (R3s are the ones with transparent heads seen in backgrounds),
R4 units (R4s are the ones with the tallest heads we see irregularly in backgrounds),
R5 units (R5-D4 aka Skippy's model aka "bad motivator" droid), BB units (the soccer balls), and
R6 units (a droid model from the old EU that first appeared in the Shield of Lies novel in 1996, with the droid making its debut in Disney canon here).
All 6 of these models are in pieces on a conveyor belt. Upon entering the store (you and one guest) you will be given a basket and told to head to the belt, there you can pick the pieces for your droid. They come in several colors. Once you assemble all the piece you will go to a building station where an employee will take you through a step by step tutorial. Upon assembling the main body via an electric screwdriver, you will pick out "coverings" for the exposed area of your droid (which are different colors). Once that's done, you put it in a little "activation" spot that glows red. From there its a regular remote controlled toy that makes noises. Its designed to make special noises while within the park when it passes by special signs, however (as I've said in a previous post) you cannot use the droid in the park. You can carry it with you but you can't drive it around unless the guards are feeling lazy.
There's also a pre-built R2-D2 toy that's different from the others because its "interactive" and not a regular rc toy but its around the same size as the others.
Here's a shot of the belt with random pieces thrown around:
But here's a pic from a promotional event displaying all the pieces in the store in all their available colors:
Not pictured here is the R5-D4 head, the R3 head, the white body and the black R4 head.
And here we have the R2-D2 toy.
All the droids and the complete R2-D2 toy costs 99.99 (107 with tax).
The store is "run" by an alien called Mubo, except he doesn't exist as a character. The park employees in the store mention him but he doesn't really exist in any way. All that's known comes from promo material which said he was an
utai (the short orange guys from Revenge of the Sith from planet Utapau).
The store has a 45 minute wait limit. So you only have that long to finish the droid and window shop.
There's more merch and shit to discuss but I'll get to that in a bit.
