G2-9T

G2-9T
First Appearance	Star Tours
Attractions	Star Tours Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
Actor	Tom Fitzgerald
Biographical Information
Alias	"Roger" (by Battle Droid)
Affiliation	Star Tours (formerly) Talon Karrde
Physical Description
Species	G2 "Goose Droid" repair droid
Gender	Masculine programming

G2-9T is a character from Star Tours.

History

Background

Origins

G2-9T was a G2 unit repair droid or, "Goose Droid" purchased second-hand by the company Star Tours at a “pay-by-the-kilogram” fire sale. By around a year before the Battle of Yavin, he was stationed to check luggage for security purposed on Spaceport THX1138. According to G2-9T, he got the job through an apprenticeship. G2-9T was fairly bad at his job, constantly falling asleep to, "Recharge batteries", failing to recognize contraband, destroying harmless luggage, and having a bad relationship with his supervisor. Through unknown means, he was aware of the secret Rebel base located on the planet Yavin and (badly) attempted to keep the base's secret.

Leading up to Star Tour's infamous Flight 1401, G2-9T had several slip-ups visible to passengers of said flight. G2-9T would destroy many pieces of harmless luggage and let other droids and entities pass through for differing reasons. He misidentified a live Ewok as a plush and let it clear, a case of blasters as hairdryers, mistook a lightsaber as a flash light, let a live Jawa pass through, ignored to check a case containing a bowcaster while making Jar Jar Binks jokes before clearing it, and ignored to check a case of pirate weapons and cleared it while trying to relay a message for Jabba the Hutt. G2-9T also took a nap causing an alert to go off, pretended he wasn't sleeping and cleared a case containing an active Pit droid then another with an active training remote firing laser blasts and active WALL-E. During this instance, he also accidentally revealed the location of the secret rebel base to passengers.

Endor Express

Around four-five years later, G2-9T was demoted to droid-repair, a job which he previously expressed disdain for.

Development history

G2-9T and G2-4T were created from repurposed goose animatronics taken from defunct Tomorrowland attraction America Sings. Their, "Goose Droid" nicknames, and whistling, "I've been working on the railroad" is an allusion to this. G2-9T was shown working on droid repair in the original Star Tours, but was moved to become a droid security agent for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue.

Appearances

Star Tours

G2-9T appeared in the queue, repairing droids.

Star Tours: The Adventures Continue

G2-9T appears in the queue, scanning luggage and going through a dialogue loop with the guests.

Luggage

The luggage passing by G2-9T contains various gags and easter eggs:

Assorted

• Pirate weapons:

Disney movies

• Buzz Lightyear:
• Chip & Dale: A case will contain a live Chip & Dale whom G2-9T assumes are clones (though imperfect due to their noses).
• Genie Lamp:
• Incredibles suit:
• Indiana Jones' hat & whip:
• Mad Hatter's hat:
• Mickey Mouse's gloves:
• Monsters Inc. items:
• Sorcerer Hat:
• Stitch Plush:
• TRON gear: An identity disc, helmets and gloves from TRON. This alludes to how before Star Wars was settled on as the basis for Star Tours as an attraction, TRON and the Black Hole were both considered.
• V.I.N.CENT: Another robot, this time from The Black Hole (1979). This alludes to how before Star Wars was settled on as the basis for Star Tours as an attraction, TRON and the Black Hole were both considered.
• WALL-E:
• WALL-E's belongings:

Disney Parks

• Figment plush:
• Major Domo: A case containing a contraband robot, this time from Captain EO. This references the involvement which George Lucas had on Captain EO.
• Madame Leota & Books: This case contains the ghost Madame Leota from the Haunted Mansion. G2-9T will then quote the Ghost Host, saying, " Mm-hm. This one offers a chilling challenge… to find out what it is! Of course, there’s always my way" before clearing the luggage.
• Microscope & Snowflake: Tributes to Adventure Thru Inner Space, which Disneyland's Star Tours replaced.
• Space Helmets: Space helmets and air-tanks marked with the logo of Space Mountain and, "DASA" (Disneyland Aeronautical and Space Administration).

Star Wars

• A Trap:
• Battle Droids: Contraband droids which will speak to G2-9T, repeating, "Roger Roger" which G2-9T interprets as them calling him by the name Roger. G2-9T will quote Flower from Bambi and say, " You can call me Roger, if you want to".
• Bowcaster:
• Ewok:
• Lando Calrissian's belongings:
• Lightsaber:
• Luke Skywalker's mouse ears:
• Podracing gear:
• Protocol Droid: A protocol droid who insults G2-9T causing him to explain, "How rude". This references C-3PO's encounter with E-3PO in Empire Strikes Back, implying it may be E-3PO in the luggage.
• RX Pilot:
• TK-421's helmet: