10 Best Sci-Fi Video Game Characters Of All Time
6. BD-1 - Jedi: Fallen Order
BD-1 is yet another droid in the long line of cute, useful and devilishly mischievous companions.
Cal Kestis' journey following the harrowing Order 66 is a familiar affair, despite never wielding a dull moment. A threatening villain, glitzy lightsaber duels and plenty of obtuse alien planets are paired with a recognisable 'Soulsborne' gameplay formula, repetitive tomb raiding and Nathan Drake-esque climbing sections. It's an unapologetic concoction of other people's ideas, but the influence that works best is surely the droid-human partnership that we've seen in Star Wars properties before.
As Cal heads to an ancient vault on Bogano, he happens upon BD-1 who leads him to the next breadcrumb on his journey. It's a partnership that's born of necessity, and throughout Jedi: Fallen Order the little droid ensures that Cal --and even the player-- don't feel alone.
BD-1 is Clank to Cal's Ratchet, Kazooie to Cal's Banjo. A delightful presence throughout, BD-1 assists in Cal's quest and makes the task a more managable one, from dispensing healing items to projecting holograms.
His appearance is somewhat familiar to players of MMO The Old Republic, as that game featured RE-1, a seemingly one-eyed variant of BD-1, so his cuteness is known across multiple games, in multiple genres. Pretty neat.