10 Minor Star Wars Characters Whose Stories Must Be Told

The tale of 8D8, the droid who tortures droids in the depths of Jabba’s palace, is at its heart a work of philosophy. It compels us to contemplate of the nature of the soul, of consciousness, of reality itself.

For 8D8 to exist, droids need to feel pain. This fact alone requires us to rethink everything we believe we knew. Are droids built with the capacity to suffer? Do some develop it as a consequence of their independence, or is it programmed into them by 8D8 specifically so it can be exploited with the tools of his gruesome trade?

We must know 8D8's story to have an insight into the existence of droids in the Star Wars universe. Their apparent sentience coupled with their kitchen appliance-like position in society, their capacity to suffer and feel joy, the issue of whether a programmed being can be good or evil - all these issues coincide in the tale of Jabba's technological Torquemada.