{"id":236705,"date":"2021-04-27T20:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/looking-back-on-bb-9e-the-most-disappointing-droid-film\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T20:00:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:00:22","slug":"looking-back-on-bb-9e-the-most-disappointing-droid-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/looking-back-on-bb-9e-the-most-disappointing-droid-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#Looking Back on BB-9E, the Most Disappointing Droid \u2013 \/Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c16b506d14\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c16b506d14\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/looking-back-on-bb-9e-the-most-disappointing-droid-film\/#Who_is_This_Character_Again\" >Who is This Character Again?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/looking-back-on-bb-9e-the-most-disappointing-droid-film\/#Does_this_Character_Warrant_a_Toy\" >Does this Character Warrant a Toy?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/looking-back-on-bb-9e-the-most-disappointing-droid-film\/#How_Important_is_this_Character\" >How Important is this Character?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/looking-back-on-bb-9e-the-most-disappointing-droid-film\/#Is_this_a_Secretly_Great_Star_Wars_Character\" >Is this a Secretly Great Star Wars Character?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Looking Back on BB-9E, the Most Dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointing Droid \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-668600 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/BB-9E-1-700x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/BB-9E-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/BB-9E-1-360x151.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Welcome to<\/span><\/i><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/slashfilm.com\/tag\/the-galaxy-wide-star-wars-character-guide\"> <b><i>The Galaxy-Wide Star Wars Character Guide<\/i><\/b><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where we give proper due to the smaller figures in Star Wars history.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s hard to overestimate how excited the world was to meet BB-8, way back in the day when the new <\/span><strong><i>Star Wars<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> trilogy still offered an undiluted fountain of potential and optimism. We didn\u2019t know what story was coming our way, we didn\u2019t know who any of these new characters were, we certainly did not suspect the whole thing would end with Rey fighting her grandfather, Emperor Palpatine. We basically just knew that they were happening. In those early days, that was still pretty exciting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then we met BB-8, and everyone flipped out even more. And with good reason, regardless of how everything turned out, you couldn\u2019t ask for a more perfect reassurance that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was going to be in good hands. BB-8 had everything. It was cute and it didn\u2019t just match the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aesthetic \u2013 it felt like a natural evolution of that world.<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post --><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BB-8 droid from The Force Awakens rolls out on stage at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A_K10fX9DSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was also a real life technical marvel, a trick of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> that felt magical in a way <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> should. This important feature told us loud and clear that the world these new films would feature practical effects work. Unlike the prequels, we could look forward to a somewhat tactile world. BB-8 was a real thing you could potentially meet and interact with. And for a while there, people tested this by purchasing a ton of little BB-8s of their own. <em>Star Wars:<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Force Awakens<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> won an early battle for audience\u2019s hearts and minds with this amazing little droid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And everything that was great about BB-8 seemed to be missing from his <em>Star Wars: The\u00a0<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Jedi<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> counterpart, the evil BB-9E.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clothes Iron Scene | Star Wars Episode VIII The Last Jedi.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zCGschgLUPI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_This_Character_Again\"><\/span><b>Who is This Character Again?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_2 --><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You probably remember BB-9E. But it\u2019s way less likely you remember its onscreen story contributions. For those who can\u2019t remember either, BB-9E is essentially the evil version of BB-8, a rolling astromech unit working for the First Order.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leading up to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Last Jedi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, BB-9E felt positioned to be another success story for the new trilogy. After all, everyone loved BB-8, why wouldn\u2019t they feel the same for his darker relative. To an extent, it\u2019s not a bad idea. The problem is\u2026 everything else about BB-9E.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting with story, BB-9E\u2019s main deal is snitching on Finn and Rose as they do their little sabotage on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supremacy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s active tracker system. That\u2019s about it. The droid doesn\u2019t have any big moments to cement its place in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> history. While <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is certainly not above making a lot out of characters with little screen time, this one pushes that to extreme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But fine, it\u2019s not a big<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Last Jedi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> player. That\u2019s not really the problem with BB-9E. The real problem is his design.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_this_Character_Warrant_a_Toy\"><\/span><b>Does this Character Warrant a Toy?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BB-9E has a design problem. Assumably, the design goal was to put a goatee on a droid we already love. So for starters, BB-9E is dark while BB-8 is light. No real problem there. The first issue is his weird head. BB-8 has a cool half dome going. BB-9E\u2019s head stops early, giving it a flat top, which feels less visually cohesive and more like a random part thrown onto a ball. And speaking of the ball, BB-9E has circular grills all over his ball. The idea is that these grant it even stronger powers of perception, but the reality is it looks less solid, almost like the droid is unfinished. I\u2019m not sure the right answer is an exact replica of BB-8 with just a different coat of paint thrown on, but the swings taken here feel like misses.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_3 --><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a toy, it might look good next to your BB-8, but all by itself, the design does not seem worthy of toy status. Also, this isn\u2019t a design thing, exactly, but the name BB-9E feels super arbitrary and random. On set they called it \u201cBB-H8,\u201d which is too cheesy, but at least lends the droid some character.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Important_is_this_Character\"><\/span><b>How Important is this Character?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not important at all. One gets the sense that Finn and Rose\u2019s sabotage plan would have gone belly-up with or without BB-9E\u2019s help thanks to DJ. Or the fact that they put a trash can on BB-8 and let him roll around bumping into things like a drunk robot.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_this_a_Secretly_Great_Star_Wars_Character\"><\/span><b>Is this a Secretly Great Star Wars Character?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, this is the opposite. This is a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> character revealed with moderate fanfare who ended up being a major dud. The real marketing heroes of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Last Jedi <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were the Porgs, and it\u2019s not even close. We all know this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, anything can happen in this universe. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a long way from being done. Some future project could make a star out of BB-9E when we least expect it. The droid\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/BB-9E\">Wookieepedia page<\/a> is surprisingly short, which should be seen as a challenge by any <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> creator. I could imagine it raising hell on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mandalorian<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for instance, if BB droids even exist when that show takes place. Maybe we could see the birth of the first BB and it turns out BB-8 was the copy all along!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <strong>Cool Posts From Around the Web:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                            <!-- \/post -->\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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