14 Sassiest Droids In The Star Wars Universe
4. Chopper & AP-5
Star Wars: Rebels Executive Producer Dave Filoni once said that if R2-D2 is a dog, Chopper is a cat. That sums up everything you need to know about Chopper.
AP-5 is basically robot Alan Rickman. Voice actor Stephen Stanton is clearly channeling the late Snape/Hans Gruber/Sheriff Of Nottingham thespian, simultaneously exuding a sense of superiority and nihilism, echoing Marvin from The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, who as it happens was voiced by none other than Alan Rickman.
The two have quickly formed one of the show’s most entertaining dynamics. In a recent episode, they basically performed a rendition of “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better,” making Annie Get Your Gun canon in the Star Wars universe.
And in a scene where AP-5 is thrown out of an airlock, he again breaks out into song over how happy he is that he’s going to die alone in space. This is a children’s show.