RX-24

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RX-24 Production information Manufacturer Industrial Automaton[1] Reubens Robotic Systems[2] Model RX-series pilot droid[1] Class Second degree pilot droid[1] Technical specifications Gender Masculine programming Sensor color Blue Equipment Heuristic processor[1] Vocabulator[1] Three claw appendages[1] Repulsorlift[1] 2 photoreceptors Chronological and political information Era(s) New Republic era Affiliation Star Tours [Source]

RX-24, nicknamed Rex, was the inexperienced RX-series pilot droid for the Endor Express, a StarSpeeder 3000 flight offered by the Star Tours travel agency. His girlfriend is strongly hinted to be the droid ROX-N.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Behind the scenes 3 Quotes 4 Appearances 5 Sources 6 Notes and references 7 External links

[edit] Biography

Rex's first flight had an inauspicious beginning. When he took a wrong turn within the spaceport, Rex nearly crashed his StarSpeeder before even reaching open space. He quickly got his flight back on track, but came out of lightspeed too late, passing Endor and putting the StarSpeeder in a field of comets instead.

After surviving the comets, Rex unwittingly took his tour group into a restricted combat zone. There, the StarSpeeder was briefly caught in a Star Destroyer's tractor beam before joining Red Squadron in battle. After risking the lives of his passengers to help destroy a Death Star-like space station, Rex safely returned the StarSpeeder 3000 to the tour station.

[edit] Behind the scenes

Rex's voice was provided by Paul Reubens, who is more famously known as Pee-wee Herman. According to The Cinema of George Lucas, the character was originally envisioned by George Lucas as a veteran of the Clone Wars called "Crazy Harry", before the idea of a rookie pilot droid was developed. Hasbro released RX-24 as an exclusive Star Tours action figure.

During the ride, Rex says that he's "always wanted to do this". The short story One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid states that there was a droid audible during the Battle of Endor assault on the second Death Star announcing it had "always wanted to do this."

[edit] Quotes

• (on screen) "Welcome aboard! This is Captain Rex from the cockpit. I know this is probably your first flight, and it's mine, too. (chuckles) Well, it looks like we're going to have a smooth flight to Endor, so I'll go ahead and open the cockpit shield."
• (after passing Endor moon) "Artoo, we passed the Endor moon! (R2-D2 beeps) Now what's the matter? Comets? Comets!"
• "I have a very bad feeling about this."
• (after successfully piloting through a huge comet) "Well, you can relax now. Everything's under control, and, uh, we'll be on our way to the Endor moon without any further delay. (as the StarSpeeder gets caught in a Star Destroyer's tractor beam) Oh, no! We're caught in a tractor beam!"
• (end of flight) "Sorry, folks! I'm sure to do better next time! It was my first flight, and I'm still getting used to my programming! (cockpit shield goes up, while Rex tries to get the attention of the passengers, only to be interrupted by C-3PO) Hey! HEY!"

[edit] Appearances

• Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (Possible appearance)
• Star Tours (First appearance)
• Star Tours II (Possible appearance)

[edit] Sources

• Star Wars: Behind the Magic
• The Cinema of George Lucas
• Scum and Villainy (sourcebook)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• RX-24 at The Unofficial DisneyWiki.
• RX-24 at EndorExpress.net