Meru

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"Old Meru is mostly cybernetic parts, and when they cut her up they discarded her ability to make conversation."
―Rey writes about Meru in her survival guide[1]

Meru, known as Old Meru to some, was a cyborg who ran an establishment known as Old Meru's on the desert planet Jakku. She disliked other people and would not tolerate them asking about her tattoos at her shack. The scavenger Rey encountered Meru and later wrote about her in a survival guide by 34 ABY.

Biography

"Meru doesn't talk about how she got here, and I don't ask."
―Rey writes about Meru in her survival guide[1]
Meru ran Old Meru's on Jakku.

Meru ran Old Meru's on Jakku.

Meru, also known as Old Meru, was the cyborg owner of Old Meru's, an old shack built on the Pilgrim's Road in the desert of the planet Jakku. The shack was equipped with several tables and chairs as well as a water trough for happabores. Travelers on the road would stop there to rest. The scavenger Rey stopped at the shack at least once and managed to sketch two of the tattoos on Meru's arm while no one was looking.[1]

She[2] also witnessed someone messing with Meru, which resulted in the cyborg fetching the biggest gun Rey had ever seen from within the shack and silencing all of the guests by clicking off the safety.[1] By 34 ABY,[3] Rey had written about Meru and copied her tattoos into a survival guide she created, wondering if the shack owner had served with the Galactic Empire, the Alliance to Restore the Republic, or a mercenary outfit, but advising readers never to ask. While living on Jakku, Meru never told others how she had ended up there.[1]

Personality and traits

"She doesn't like people being curious. Or being anything else."
―Rey writes about Meru's dislike of others in her guide[1]
Rey sketched some of Meru's tattoos in her survival guide.

Rey sketched some of Meru's tattoos in her survival guide.

When Meru received her cybernetics, which made up most of her body, she lost the ability to make conversation. She generally disliked other people, particularly the curious sort, and would throw out anyone who she caught staring at the military tattoos on her one flesh-and-blood arm. One tattoo depicted an Imperial Star Destroyer and four TIE/ln space superiority starfighters, and a second depicted a trio of crossed staff-like weapons.[1]

Equipment

"Don't mess with Meru—the last time someone made that mistake, she came out her shack with the biggest gun I've ever seen."
―Rey writes about Meru in her guide[1]

Meru owned a large gun.[1]

Behind the scenes

Meru was first mentioned in Rey's Survival Guide, a 2015 replica journal written by Jason Fry.[1]

Appearances

This article has an associated index page with page numbers and/or timestamps.

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Rey's Survival Guide
  2. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
  3. ↑ Rey's Survival Guide includes an addendum at the end describing some of the events of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, written several days after they take place. The addendum is the final entry in the guide and is included chronologically after the entry mentioning Meru. Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of the film to 34 ABY.
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