DJ R-3X DJ, You Dirty Guy!
Star Wars Droid Depot
Item No.: ???
Manufacturer: Disney
Number: n/a
Includes: n/a
Action Feature: Comes apart, jointed visor, jointed headphones, can wear hats
Retail: $14.99
Availability: October 2025
Appearances: Galaxy's Edge
Bio: All different types of droids populate the
Star Wars galaxy. Each droid is different and has their own unique personality and colors. Rex, a former Starspeeder 3000 pilot for Star Tours, was recently reprogrammed to be a DJ at Oga's Cantina.. Join DJ R-3X on their adventures throughout the galaxy. May the Force be with you... and your Droids! (Taken from the packaging.)
Image: Adam's photo lab.
Availability: Click here to buy it at eBay now!
Commentary: DJ R-3X is impressive. It didn't get a price bump, it's sizable, and it's a new mold. It seems to be quite different from Captain Rex (sadly I missed the $300+ Starspeeder with him), so I have to judge this one on its ample merits. It compares favorably to new Hasbro
The Vintage Collection releases. The weathering is a little harsh, but visible. You can see painted Aurebesh RX on his neck, plus several decorated white and blue buttons. And bolts. Also speakers. Armed plating. Faux lights in the eyes and ears. It just keeps going. At every angle, you'll see something like a jointed thumb or a telescoping neck that makes you go "Oh yeah, they did a nice job here."
The deco could be a smidgen sharper, but after all the increasingly expensive R2-D2 repaints of the same mold for over 15 years this is quite refreshing. The base is one big foot, and it's got a foot peg hole. Hasbro has been engineering those out, giving us figures with a small indentation on the heel that is no longer compatible with most display stands. This figure has zero use for a display stand, but has a hole anyway. I can appreciate that.
Articulation is above expectations. The gray column (let's say "leg") connects to the neck and collar. The big orange base can rotate separately, and the body is made of two rings. The front two arms are connected to the top part, and the back arm is connected to the bottom part. The neck telescopes up and own, with a pivoting neck plus a visor and headphones that can move up and down. The arms have moving thumbs, rotating wrists, plus several places where they can bend and swivel. Compared to an R2-D2 or C-3PO mold, this thing is pretty incredible.
The dome has a hat hole in it, so depending on the hat, Rex can wear it. The rabbit ear hat only works with the visor closed, but smaller hats should work just fine. Disney put together an impressive figure that has me wondering what factory costs are, because this seems triple or quadruple the complexity of a typical Astromech droid figure at the same price. Hasbro also made this figure with slightly less weathering and a similar-but-different tampo on the arm. Disney's has more painted buttons on the chest. Which is better? Well, pick a scale, and I'm sure you'll be happy.
As with many of the droid figures from Disney, I have no practical use for them. It's basically a hoard at this point. If you can store it, you should give it a whirl.
Collector's Notes: I got mine from Shop Disney. It was not a fast sell-out.
--Adam Pawlus
Day 3,307: January 1, 2026
