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3. BB-8... And BB-9E

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With apologies to R2-D2 and C-3PO, it's once again time for the new droids on the block to take centre stage. BB-8 was a key figure of the build-up to The Force Awakens, something that paid off as he stole every scene he was in during the course of that movie, but he's been held back this time. He hardly appeared in the first teaser and, frankly, that's not enough.

It's not just BB-8 this time, either, because he now has an 'evil twin', otherwise known as BB-9E. The First Order's version of the droid, it looks equally brilliant, and it's a chance to have the same sort of droid-driven comedy and gif-able moments but from a Dark Side perspective, which is a neat twist.

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