BB-8
Sign in to saveAlso known as Beebee-Ate, Beebee-Eight, BB8, BB 8
BB-8 (or Beebee-Ate) is a droid character in the Star Wars franchise. He appeared in the three films of the sequel trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He also appeared as a major supporting character in the animated series Star Wars Resistance, appearing in the first 17 episodes of season 1. He is a BB astromech droid serving the Resistance, and is owned by Poe Dameron. Spherical with a free-moving domed head, BB-8 is portrayed by both a rod puppet and a remote-controlled robotic unit. The character has bee
Key facts
- Character.name
- BB-8
- Character.image
- BB-8, Star Wars The Force Awakens.jpg
- Character.caption
- BB-8 from The Force Awakens
- Character.alt
- A robot with a spherical body and a smaller hemisphere for a head. It is white with orange and silver decoration.
- Character.series
- Star Wars
- Character.first
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
- Character.species
- Astromech droid
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 18
- Image
- BB-8 figure at Madame Tussauds London.jpg
- Height
- 0.67
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19 sectionsContents
- Conception
- Idea and design
- Constraints and realization
- Description
- Voice
- Appearances
- In film
- ''The Force Awakens'' (2015)
- ''The Last Jedi'' (2017)
- ''The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019)
- In television
- ''Forces of Destiny'' (2017–18)
- ''Star Wars Resistance'' (2018)
- Other appearances
- Related media
- Merchandising
- Reception
- References
- External links
BB-8 (or Beebee-Ate) is a droid character in the Star Wars franchise. He appeared in the three films of the sequel trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He also appeared as a major supporting character in the animated series Star Wars Resistance, appearing in the first 17 episodes of season 1. He is a BB astromech droid serving the Resistance, and is owned by Poe Dameron. Spherical with a free-moving domed head, BB-8 is portrayed by both a rod puppet and a remote-controlled robotic unit. The character has been well received by critics and fans, and has become one of the most beloved and recognizable characters of the Star Wars saga in recent years.
==Conception== ===Idea and design=== BB-8's design was based on a sketch by The Force Awakens director J. J. Abrams. According to special effects artist Neal Scanlan, "It was a very simple sketch, beautiful in its simplicity of a ball with this little dome on top." His design included asymmetrical panels to make it easier for the viewer to track motion, because, Scanlan says, "If you had parallel patterns that ran around the circumference, they would be less informative as to the direction BB-8 was traveling".