It Starts at a Young Age, It Seems
The public’s love of R2–D2 is, to put it lightly, well established. However, here we have proof of the astromech subverting children to the Rebel cause by, of all things, dancing.
Granted, this is not the actual astromech, but a replica at Maker Faire. Still, associations made this young in life will last a long time.
