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- Kristin Baver here.
We're at the Halcyon Starcruiser
where I'm in the lovely Sublight Lounge.
This is just one of many places aboard the ship
where you can meet engaging characters
and interact with them to explore your own story.
Let's learn more about them.
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- The passengers aboard this sailing
are actually going on an anniversary cruise
that's celebrating the 275th anniversary of the Halcyon.
And when you have 275 years of history,
there's a lot of really interesting things
that have happened during that time.
If you want to go all-in on the story,
definitely recommend talking to characters,
engaging with the characters,
and you'll really get swept away.
- We had such a good time
creating all of these new characters for the Halcyon.
Captain Keevan is the leader of our ship.
She really is one of those impeccable,
trustworthy, stalwart leaders.
- To your safe travels, true adventure
and the unforgettable voyage here
aboard Starcruiser, Halcyon.
- The cruise director, Lenka Mok.
Lenka's all about the fun and knowing her destination.
She's a traveler in her own right.
And Lenka has a best-friend droid, SK-62O.
The two of them together actually have some deeper secrets.
(SK-62O exclaiming) - Oh, see, now we're friends.
Now we're friends.
- And then you've got Sammie the mechanic.
One of the things that he's done to win over the crew
is just that he's this kind of earnest, youthful presence
but also he has aspirations to be a resistance hero.
(Sammie laughing)
- Okay. All right.
I'm freaking out a little bit.
- Then you've got this galactic superstar
who's coming on board.
Her name is Gaya, she has created her own name,
and now she's here to really make sure
that everything that she has,
all of her power that she can wield, stands for something.
- Raise your hand if music has ever lifted you up.
- And she has a couple of people with her.
So she's got a backup musician, Ouannii.
Ouannii, really goes on a voyage of discovery of her own,
finding her own voice and her own sound.
And then there's Gaya's manager, Raithe Kole.
You might think of him as sort of a scoundrel,
you might think of him as a really great guy.
All I know is he's always looking for friends and allies
in new places.
And because this is a Galactic Starcruiser
in the "Star Wars" galaxy,
sometimes things just don't go as planned,
and very early on in the voyage, we get boarded
by Lieutenant Croy and a couple of storm troopers
from the First Order.
And Lieutenant Croy, he's gonna interrogate every passenger,
crew member on that ship
until he gets to the bottom of what he believes is going on.
- Effective immediately, this ship is under the control
of The First Order.
- Now in your cabin, if you hit your droid link,
you will wind up talking to D-309, our logistics droid.
- Good luck on your mission.
- Thank you. - The fate of the galaxy
may depend on it.
D3-09 is a limited play test
on board the Halcyon Starcruiser
which means that there's a droid-link panel in every cabin
that guests can choose to use to talk with D3,
but as part of that play test, we are helping teach D3
how to talk, how to engage, right?
You know, what parts of the story
should she pay more attention to?
How can she get more involved and understand what's going on
in a way that's meaningful, right?
This isn't just about a technology piece.
We want this to be a character that,
just like the rest of the crew that you're gonna meet
on board the Halcyon Starcruiser,
that maybe you fall in love with, or maybe you betray,
or maybe you have to lie to, right?
There are stakes, and so I think for us,
it's how do we take some of this technology,
but transform it into a dynamic narrative?
- We knew that while we were creating new characters,
we also wanted to bring
the "Star Wars" that people know and love to life.
So Chewbacca arrives on board the ship.
Rey will come aboard.
And of course, because Rey is there, Kylo must follow.
So we really wanted to be hand-in-hand
with the "Star Wars" that already exists,
and then the "Star Wars"
that people wanna bring to the table.
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