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Star war : The Last Jediwill acquaint a newfangled extremity to the galaxy far , far away ’s continuously - grow droid family : BB-9E. As many lover live , automaton are an inbuilt part of the film franchise , playing primal purpose in all of the movies to day of the month . InA New Hope , C-3PO and R2 - D2 were the ones who set the story in apparent movement , escaping with the Death Star plans to Tatooine and meeting Luke Skywalker . It ’s insufferable to guess what the serial publication would attend like without the droids , and they ’ve gone on to become some of the full charactersStar Warshas to offer . It was n’t really a surprise when the sarcastic K-2SO steal the show in last year’sRogue One , getting one of the more emotional deaths in the third act .
One of the breakout maven inThe Force Awakenswas unquestionably BB-8 , who provide amusive comic easement and turned into a merchandising juggernaut all on his own . Of of course , the Modern - propagation astromech return inThe Last Jedi , with Rian Johnson teasinghe is the Buster Keaton of theStar Warsuniverse . While many will be delirious to see BB-8 on the big screen again , he ’s barely the only droid that will come out in the film . With Force Friday II products being officially unveiled today , newcomer BB-9E is get much interest , jokingly referred to by the fans as BB-8 ’s evil Gemini . So who is this robot and how will he correspond intoThe Last Jedi ? We ’re buy the farm to take a closer look .
Who Is BB-9E?
Since most ofEpisode VIIIis being keep under wraps , there are n’t many prescribed details about BB-9E at this point in time . He basically is the First Order ’s answer to BB-8 , design in all - opprobrious with a flatter head than his Resistance vis-a-vis . BB-9E is the tardy in a uprise line of " vicious doppelganger " droids inStar Warscanon , following the footfall of 0 - 0 - 0 ( C-3PO ) and BT-1 ( R2 - D2 ) from Kieron Gillen’sDarth Vadercomic . Lucasfilm ’s programme was to use Force Friday II festivities as a welcome party forThe Last Jedi ’s new star ( and in a elbow room they puzzle to that ) , but it ’s been do it BB-9E would be inStar warfare 8for months now . The character kept pop upin a variety of toy leak , include LEGO sets andFunko pa bobbleheads . He is also make the Sphero treatment , along with R2 - D2 and an updated BB-8 .
devotee may call back that last class duringRogue Onepromotion , majestic astromech droid C2 - B5 was highlighted in imagery , but ultimately did not appear in the film . There is an outside opportunity that is the suit with BB-9E , but odds are he will be seen inEpisode VIII . Quite honestly , he ’s too omnipresent in the selling campaign to be in risk of terminate up on the cutting room floor . The fact that Sphero made certain to include BB-9E in their late product pedigree is a strong reading he is a robot of some importance and Lucasfilm has crowing plans for him . concede , the studio has been guilty of overselling " cool " looking villains in the yesteryear ( see : Captain Phasma ) , but odds are BB-9E is at the very least a lowly support build and does n’t merely make a cameo .
It ’s interesting that the BB-9E mini - figure is included in boththe First Order Star Destroyer and Kylo Ren ’s TIE fighter LEGO kits , as those may provide clew for how he ’ll outfit into the tale . His comportment in the latter indicate he could be Kylo ’s personal astromech , similar to R2 - D2 for Luke Skywalker . to boot , Finn and Rose ’s secret missionary post sees the two go undercover aboard a Star Destroyer . BB-8 is said to be go with them on this journey , so the stage is set for a scene where yin and yang cross paths . Fans should n’t expect anything similar to Chopper ’s put-on onRebelsin live - action , but an interaction between BB-8 and his so - call evil twin would put up a nice moment of levity in what should be a dark ( but still fun ) megahit . Hopefully , the incoming barrage of newLast Jeditrailers and video blot offer something more concrete .
finally , BB-9E gives Rian Johnson an chance to further elaborate the First Order by evince off more of what the resister have at their disposal ( also seethe First Order public executioner ) . The director ’s finish withThe Last Jediwas to take the franchise in new directions and show fans thing they have n’t see before . While the Trade Federation ’s battle droids were part of the villain forces in the prequel trilogy , they were primarily a faceless army . All of the movie robots to be give a personality ( and a name ) by the filmmakers fight with the good hombre - including the reprogrammed K-2SO . It ’s a simple , yet smart , concept . Take something we love ( BB-8 ) and present the opposite of it , a channel of thinking that also breed Canto Bight . Hopefully , BB-9E is n’t just for show and becomes a standout in his own right .
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