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[enigmatic_alex44]

On the one hand, R2 has been in 7 films, has an iconic design, a great personality and plays off of the annoying C-3PO really well. He's also extremely useful and usually saves the day by rushing into danger without a 2nd thought. Brave little guy

On the other hand, BB-8 is so cute, endearing and you just want to give him a hug. Seems to have a lot of tricks up his sleeve too such as the

Spoiler

lighter thumbs up and stabilizing cords

for example. His run animation <3 He's basically a robotic cat <3

Ugh, having a hard time deciding. Both are the best Star Wars robots imo, with maybe General Grievous in 3rd place. I do feel BB-8 will reach R2 levels of adoration among fans in the next few films.

Which one do you prefer? Why?

 

[Blue Ninja]

BB-8 is the GOAT. He just takes everything great and funny about R2-D2 and makes it ten times cuter.

 

[BronsonLee]

I can kick the shit out of one and score a goal at the same time

The obvious choice is clear

 

[Dio]

BB-8 is a little white cuck ball, so R2-D2.

 

[rexor0717]

BB-8 for days. He is to cute, lol.

 

[John Kowalski]

BB8 is actually a she

 

[Nibel]

One is a trash can, one could be a ballon d'or, so I choose BB-8

 

[TheOfficeMut]

BB-8 is the bbz.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

R2's still the best.

 

[Daingurse]

I prefer BB-8, felt like it has more personality than R2-D2. Was surprising how much emotion it displayed for something so non-humanoid.

 

[Haloid1177]

R2 did a hell of a lot more plot-wise in ANH than BB8 did in TFA. So R2.

 

[Ganzlinger]

BB-8

 

[tauroxd]

Why not both?

I loved BB-8 in every second of TFA that he was on screen, but I really missed R2D2 and was sad when he didn't reacted when BB-8 uncovered him.

 

[Zakalwe]

Actually prefer B.

Never thought I'd say it.

 

[BronsonLee]

One is a trash can, one could be a ballon d'or, so I choose BB-8

Holy shit that fucker really is a trash can

Can I dunk BB-8 into R2-D2

 

[JimJamJones]

R2 is the OG of the OT.

BB8 is actually a she

BB8 is a dude.

 

[psylah]

BB8 is actually a she

The SJWs strike back!

 

[LiK]

BB-8 wins. He can also run pretty fast.

 

[FriedConsole]

BB-8 is the GOAT. He just takes everything great and funny about R2-D2 and makes it ten times cuter.

 

[BoogerFart]

 

[Skellig Gra]

Too early to call but right now for me its R2. BB-8 feels like all style and no substance.

 

[Übermatik]

C3PO

 

[Arnie7]

Cuck Ball.

No but really BB8 is like the annoying cute little sibling everyone gushes over, while you're just last years model.

 

[FriedConsole]

BB-8 feels like all style and no substance.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

No one wants a life-size R2-D2 toy.

 

[bob_arctor]

R2 and it's not even close. Dude gets shit done.

 

[Raxus]

BB8 easily.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Heh, thats reminds me. Wasn't there a lot of hype how BB-8 was "100% practical". I mean that clearly wasn't the case.

 

[Knoxcore]

BB-8. More personality than R2.

 

[Regiruler]

WAAAAAAOOOOOOOH

R2

 

[John Kowalski]

BB8 is a dude.

no, she's actually a droid

 

[Fancy Clown]

BB8 is R2D2 except is a cute ball shape. So BB8.

 

[hobblygobbly]

R2-D2. Maybe BB-8 will improve (for me) in the upcoming films. R2-D2 and C-3PO were important in the OT and did a lot more as characters such as in the first ilm, BB-8 seems to just exist because "you've gotta have a new robot to remake the OT experience". It's only been one film and BB-8 has done almost nothing, no way near the levels of R2-D2 yet. I'll see in two more films.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

BB won. Sorry, R2 stans. R2 has about 1/4 of BB's personality and its clear they wanted him to have as much expression as a bot possibly could have. They knocked it out of the park.

 

[Super Wario]

R2-D2.

 

[deim0s]

I'll go with BB-8 - probably because I saw R2 as a small fridge recently.

Ugh, having a hard time deciding. Both are the best Star Wars robots imo, with maybe General Grievous in 3rd place. I do feel BB-8 will reach R2 levels of adoration among fans in the next few films.

 

[sixteen-bit]

What's it's mission?

 

[ZeroGravity]

R2.

There's nothing special about BB-8. Like everything else in TFA, it's just a shallow copy of something that existed in A New Hope.

 

[Korigama]

BB-8. In respect to both design and execution, I couldn't help but adore that little soccer ball droid.

 

[Eggbok]

Kinda off topic but sorta related....
Is it just me or does Anakin not give a fuck about C3PO and loves the shit out of R2D2 even though he built C3PO?

 

[Ratrat]

Soccer ball or trash can?

 

[VeryGooster]

BB-8 has a cute design and does cute things.

But R2D2 lives to troll Threepio, so R2.

 

[anaron]

I love R2 and he's definitely funnier but BB-8's design is just so perfect

 

[lt519]

BB-8 had our theater in stitches. The head allowed for a lot more emotions and the shape for a lot more action so I have to give it to BB-8 here.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Kinda off topic but sorta related....
Is it just me or does Anakin not give a fuck about C3PO and loves the shit out of R2D2 even though he built C3PO?

Can you blame him?

 

[JimJamJones]

no, she's actually a droid

A droid, yes, but the people who made the movie refer to BB-8 as 'he'.

“I’m still not sure, dare I say, whether BB-8 is male or female,” Scanlan says. “BB-8 was female in our eyes. And then he or she became male. And that’s all part of the evolution, not only visually, but in the way they move, how they hold themselves.”

EW notes that while it’s not clear a gender-type has ever been specified, but as of now everyone working on the movie calls BB-8 a “he.”

 

[LegalEagleMike]

Kinda off topic but sorta related....
Is it just me or does Anakin not give a fuck about C3PO and loves the shit out of R2D2 even though he built C3PO?

Well he built C3PO for his mom, she died, so why give a fuck?

 

[Angelus Errare]

BB-8 all day.

 

[crimzonflame]

How does BB-8 climb up stairs?

 

[Blue Ninja]

How does BB-8 climb up stairs?

Grappling hooks.

He's like the Rico of the Star Wars universe.