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[Sheentak]

BB-8 is cute and isn't a dick like r2

 

[BronsonLee]

BB-8 is cute and isn't a dick like r2

R2 really is an asshole

 

[bob_arctor]

Hmm. The topic seems to have devolved to "Who's cuter?"

BB-8 can win the superficial accolades, that's fine, he or she is adorable, but when real shit is going down, give me R2 all day.

 

[GuitarAtomik]

The real answer is Chopper:

But for real, it's hard for me to choose. I love BB-8, but I watched the OT and the prequels again right after TFA and R2 made me laugh so many times. I still want to lean towards BB-8 though almost exclusively because of the lighter thumbs up.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

They hit it out of the park with BB8. I just wish the characters would call him BB or have some kind of nickname in the future

 

[HUELEN10]

R2 really is an asshole

This.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

How does BB-8 climb up stairs?

He probably uses those grappling ropes again somehow.

 

[Veelk]

BB-8

I never found R2-D2 or C3PO funny.

*raises flame shield*

 

[T.O.P]

Amazing

 

[Bluth54]

How does BB-8 climb up stairs?

That's a good question. The one time you would of seen it in TFA BB8 isn't in frame. Maybe with its

Spoiler

cable system

?

 

[Duane Cunningham]

R2D2 is your lovable grumpy old cat, and BB8 is your cute playful new kitten.

Basically, they're Garfield and Nermal.

 

[Htown]

R2 is better but BB-8 is cuter.

 

[digitalrelic]

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.

It was never stated that he was "100% practical" throughout the film.

 

[Rabid-Coot]

 

[DrArchon]

OT R2 > BB8 > PT R2

Seriously, R2 in the prequels is basically a different character so I won't compare it to the OT R2. PT R2 had a body-count and jet-packs. That's fucked up.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

R2.

I loved BB-8, but R2. Just watch Star Wars, or the OT.

 

[superdeluxe]

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 outside the fact that R2 had an active hand in keeping Anakin alive while in a star fighter.

 

[Servbot24]

R2. BB8 is cool but a little too overt of a character.

 

[Japanmanx3]

I mean BB-8 is everything that a modern 2015 R2-D2 needed to be....

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Both for now until R2-D2 gets destroyed next movie...or BB-8 turns out to be Jar Jar's ultimate extinction tool...

 

[KooopaKid]

BB8 is just way more expressive and cute. Awesome job on that character JJ & Co.

 

[Ratrat]

Can you kick BB-8's head off?

 

[Afrodium]

R2-D2 for days. The biggest flaw in TFA is not enough R2 (probably due to similarities with BB-8).

 

[Kikarian]

BB-8.

 

[CloudWolf]

BB-8 is cute and all, but R2-D2 is actually useful. R2-D2 all day every day.

By the way, am I the only one that found it incredibly weird that Rey can understand BB-8? Like, how does someone even learn beep-bloop language?

 

[LilWayneSuckz]

BB-8 just for the adorable way he rolled down the stairs in Maz Kanata's bar by looking down at every step before moving forward.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Simpsons did it

 

[A Serious Man]

OT R2 is the boss.

 

[Deku Tree]

BB-8 has that cool rolling ball walk.

 

[Lemonte]

I like R2-D2 color scheme better but BB-8 is fucking awesome.

 

[Tobor]

Even BB-8 would pick R2. There's some clear hero worship there.

 

[dreamcastmaster]

BB8 is just Elmo, it'll be over saturated until you hate it.

 

[KevinCow]

BB-8, by far.

R2-D2 is kind of an asshole.

 

[BronsonLee]

Even BB-8 would pick R2. There's some clear hero worship there.

R2-D2: NEVER MEET YOUR HEROES, KID *runs over BB-8*

 

[darkwing-buck]

BB-8, the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.

 

[Shaanyboi]

the one true answer

 

[PeskyToaster]

R2 has seen some shit. BB8 is just a boy.

 

[Ruruja]

R2.

 

[GuitarAtomik]

BB-8 is cute and all, but R2-D2 is actually useful. R2-D2 all day every day.

By the way, am I the only one that found it incredibly weird that Rey can understand BB-8? Like, how does someone even learn beep-bloop language?

She wouldn't be the first. I'm pretty sure Luke understands R2 and there are plenty of other characters that can talk to bleep-bloop droids.

 

[Tobor]

R2-D2: NEVER MEET YOUR HEROES, KID *runs over BB-8*

Yep. R2 ain't got time for that shit.

Spoiler

"Oh, you've got a piece of map? Big fucking deal. I've had the rest of it this whole time. Fuck all of y'all.

 

[ZealousD]

I feel it's rather early to compare them, really. We still have two movies to go to expand BB-8's character and R2 has this huge legacy. We've seen a bit more range from R2. Dude is freaking competant and he trolls 3PO a lot. We haven't quite seen anything like that from BB-8 yet. Just that he's more expressive and cuter.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Yep. R2 ain't got time for that shit.

Spoiler

"Oh, you've got a piece of map? Big fucking deal. I've had the rest of it this whole time. Fuck all of y'all.

ha!

I feel it's rather early to compare them, really. We still have two movies to go to expand BB-8's character and R2 has this huge legacy. We've seen a bit more range from R2. Dude is freaking competant and he trolls 3PO a lot. We haven't quite seen anything like that from BB-8 yet. Just that he's more expressive and cuter.

true. R2 is a queen. whether BB will ever be anything but cute and expressive remains to be seen. through I don't know if he it needs to be more than cute and expressive.

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

R2 comes off as a prick sometimes.
BB-8 is love.

 

[thelatestmodel]

I love BB, but how does his head stay on top while he rolls around?

My answer is still BB over R2.

 

[Blade30]

BB-8 is cute and all, but R2-D2 is actually useful. R2-D2 all day every day.

By the way, am I the only one that found it incredibly weird that Rey can understand BB-8? Like, how does someone even learn beep-bloop language?

How can Han understand Chewie or Luke R2D2? It's Star Wars.

I love both, but R2 is just my favorite.

 

[bionic77]

This is like choosing between two of your children.

I love them both that is all I can say.

I can't say that about C3PO. I forgot how annoying he was.

 

[CloudWolf]

She wouldn't be the first. I'm pretty sure Luke understands R2 and there are plenty of other characters that can talk to bleep-bloop droids.

I just rewatched the OT this past weekend, he doesn't understand R2-D2. The only times he understands R2 is when he's in the X-Wing and R2's speech is typed out on his boardcomputer. The only one that talks with R2 outside of that is C3PO.

 

[potatohead]

Too much meme. Fucking JJ.

R2D2 for me.

BB8 meme and SW7 memes in general is almost as bad as Jar Jar for me....

 

[Inferno313]

General Grevious is a cyborg, not a droid, he also isn't the third best anything.

 

[The Doc]

Wow i wasn't expecting this hostility towards r2d2.

 

[foxtrot3d]

R2-D2, BB-8 is just a low rent R2.

Plus, R2 has a filthy mouth.