- "But that's where you'll want to go first—Mubo's Droid Depot. He's a reasonable fellow, if not to everyone's taste."
- ―Salju suggests Vi Moradi speak with Mubo
Mubo was a male Utai and the proprietor of the Droid Depot, a droid construction store in Black Spire Outpost on Batuu.
Mubo programmed droid 8D-J8 for Ronto Roasters owner Bakkar, who later complained about 8D-J8's constant talking. Mubo suggested Bakkar try deactivating and reactivating the droid.
Biography
Life as a droid builder
- "Hey, look, Bakkar. I've reprogrammed 8D-J8 four, five, six times already. You're never happy!"
"Mubo...you need to do it again or I'm going to put a restraining bolt on him." - ―Mubo and Bakkar

Mubo was an Utai male and a sixth-generation droid builder native to the Outer Rim planet Batuu.[1] As owner of the Droid Depot shop, he was responsible for programming many of the droids throughout Black Spire Outpost, the planet's largest settlement. One such droid was the pilot droid RX-24, which he purchased from Savi & Son Salvage and repurposed into a DJ, named R-3X, to perform at Oga's Cantina. Oga Garra, the proprietor of the cantina and ruler of Black Spire Outpost, considered the droid payment of Mubo's debts, allowing the Utai to become the only person in the settlement to have fully paid Garra his dues.[6]
Mubo also reprogrammed the pitmaster droid, 8D-J8, for Bakkar, owner of the Ronto Roasters restaurant. 8D-J8's job was to turn the spit, though he had aspirations of becoming a master chef. The droid's constant rambling about his dreams annoyed Bakkar, who had Mubo reprogram the droid several times.[5]
Assisting Vi Moradi
- "Oh. Yes. I see now. Half of a PK-Ultra droid and an arm. That's your unit out front, isn't it? I thought the price was too good, but it was the sob story that drew me in."
- ―Mubo to Moradi
Following the arrival of Resistance agent Vi Moradi on Batuu[3] in 34 ABY,[7] during which her ship crashed into the forests outside Black Spire Outpost, Moradi's PK-Ultra worker droid, Pook, was partially salvaged by Jerdan and Royce, two of Oga Garra's goons. The duo sold the droid parts to Mubo, and upon seeing them outside his shop, Salju, the owner of the nearby Black Spire Station, introduced Moradi to the Utai in hopes of getting her back the parts. After being convinced and moved by Moradi's story, Mubo agreed to sell her back the parts for the same price he paid for them, and he offered to repair the droid on top of it as a gesture of kindness.[3]
Behind the scenes
Mubo is one of the shopkeepers in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, allowing customers to design and construct miniature droids.[8]
Appearances
- Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (and audiobook) (First appearance)
- "Black Spire: Return to a Shattered Planet" — Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Droid Depot (First mentioned)
Star Wars: Datapad — "Droid Problems" (Screenshots: 1, 2, 3) (First pictured)
- Star Wars: Batuu Bounty Hunters (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge
- Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge – Last Call
Sources
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
SWCA 2022: 5 Highlights from ILMxLAB's Making of Tales from the Galaxy's Edge Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
Go Beyond The Spires in Virtual Reality: Making of ILMxLab's Tales From The Galaxy's Edge SWCA 2022 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge - Enhanced Edition | Official Trailer | PS VR2 on the official ILMxLAB YouTube channel (backup link)
Exciting Combat, New Enemies, and More in Official Trailer for Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge – Enhanced Edition on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Timelines
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
Mubo in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
- ↑ Official backstory elements for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge state that Mubo is in his thirties at the time of the theme park land's setting. Since the Mission to Batuu, which takes place during the land's story, is dated to 34 ABY by Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, Mubo must have been born between 5 BBY and 4 ABY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire
- ↑ Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
Star Wars: Datapad — "Droid Problems" (Screenshots: 1, 2, 3)
- ↑ Droid Depot has backstory elements that, though not directly published for the public, are officially canon details that can be obtained verbally from cast members working in the store.
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ A guide to the shops of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Dok-Ondar's antiques, Savi's lightsabers, and Mobu's droid depot by Breznican, Anthony on Entertainment Weekly (February 27, 2019) (backup link archived on August 7, 2020)