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[Makonero]

R2 went into a comatose depression because he loves Luke so much. R2 wins

Luke + R2 = Rey

Solved it guys! R2 is Rey's mother!

 

[Dr Prob]

R2 has been putting in work for six films. Can't just show up, flick a lighter and take the crown, no matter how cute you are.

Ugh, having a hard time deciding. Both are the best Star Wars robots imo, with maybe General Grievous in 3rd place.

Grievous isn't even a robot though. He has a head and like, a sack of guts. So he's more of a cyborg. But even if he were in the same category as R2 and BB-8 I'd have him ranked way down that list because he's a fucking idiot. For real. He gets outsmarted/his ass kicked/captured by Gungans. Gungans!

Gonk, Discount C-3PO, even this thing - all better than Grievous.

And if we're going strictly cyborgs, I'd rather roll with Lobot.

 

[Wafflecakes]

BB8 and it isn't really close.

 

[EBE]

BB8s design allows it to be more emotive than R2. BB8 is the better character.

I chose Jar Jar

 

[shadow_shogun]

Jar Jar for life!

 

[Romez]

When BB8 does something like this, he instantly surpasses R2.

 

[RobbieNick]

Chopper. 'Cuz he's a dick.

 

[MiamiWesker]

Damn all of you, C-3PO is the GOAT droid. R2 would be nothing without his funny translator.

 

[The Lamonster]

lol @ "What's the best in life?"

 

[Nekofrog]

R2 has been putting in work for six films. Can't just show up, flick a lighter and take the crown, no matter how cute you are.

Not only can you do it, but BB8 did it. Cya R2, you're old news. Wheel your blue trashcan ass out of here, there is a new queen.

 

[ZombiePlatypus]

I dunno, but who's willing to bet the Internet has already produced an R2D2 x BB8 x C3P0 steamy threesome fanfic?

 

[graffix13]

R2, The OG.

 

[Trouble]

I can't choose. This is tearing me apart.

 

[Moppeh]

R2D2 gives zero fucks in those movies and it is awesome. That fucker has attitude.

 

[Creamium]

Chopper easily. R2 is a verbal jerk while Chopper is often physically abusive to his friends on top of being a verbal jerk. Again:

R2 would have never pulled something like that lol. That's why I love Chopper though.

Oh man, I lost it at that moment. It is pretty shocking though, because of what you say: droids like R2 are dickish, but Chopper is a 100% bona fide dick and old grumpy asshole. He's also the best character In Rebels.

On topic: BB-8 is awesome, but we've not seen enough of him yet. I guess future films will determine whether he can dethrone R2 as king of the droids.

 

[Hoo-doo]

I'm half convinced that the people voting for R2 haven't yet seen TFA.

BB-8 is a goddamn star.

 

[Herne]

I'm not sure why BB-8 exists if all they were going to do was copy everything that made R2-D2 great and do more of it. It's pretty much the exact same droid in a new form. So, R2 for me.

 

[Snuggles]

I vote for Gonk the garbage droid. #underrated

 

[a916]

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.

My man!

 

[jelly]

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Now someone edit BB-8 into the giant ball of Crites at the end of Critters 2.

 

[PeskyToaster]

What about this guy? So stalwart.

 

[Ophelion]

R2 is a cute little robot dog.

BB8 it a cute little robot cat (even makes a noise that sounds like purring in a few scenes where it interacts with Rey.)

Cats are better than dogs, ergo, BB8 wins.

 

[Tesseract]

What about this guy? So stalwart.

i hid these in 3 of natural selection's official maps

 

[jon bones]

is Rebels as good as TCW? i gotta check out this Chopper bro-bot

 

[Toxi]

is Rebels as good as TCW? i gotta check out this Chopper bro-bot

Better than season 1 of Clone Wars, about on level with season 2 or 3. Not near as good as season 4 and 5, but still entertaining.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

All these heathens

 

[Woorloog]

I don't particularly like R2-D2. Don't know why... possibly because the prequels made it too prominent, or perhaps because i associate it with Pete from Darths&Droids too much.

So, BB-8.

 

[TheKaeptain]

no, she's actually a droid

Driods in the SW universe have genders.

 

[Escape Goat]

BB8 was there to sell toys. His inclusion is shameless.

 

[Astral Dog]

BB 8 was referred to as male in the movie.

BB8 was there to sell toys. His inclusion is shameless.

What toys? everything is R2

 

[Soulscribe]

BB8 is so iconic already that I almost wanna get it as a toy.

I love that R2 is kind of a sarcastic dick, while BB8 is more of a cute loyal puppy. Different personalities tbh

 

[TheKaeptain]

BB-8 didn't even get to go with Rey. R2 wins in the end and saves the universe again.

 

[msdstc]

Wow at all the people saying bb8. Defines style over substance.

 

[ohkay]

R2 had more character, which is mostly because of his back and forth with C-3PO. BB-8 was pretty much just a bro

 

[Geist-]

I'm actually a pretty big fan of Chopper to be honest. I like his sound effects and his dickish attitude. XD

 

[Traffcore]

Not even a competition. BB8!

 

[Cilla]

Has to be R2-D2.

 

[blamite]

Droid please.

BB-8, easily.

 

[TheSecondSpitter]

I'm actually a pretty big fan of Chopper to be honest. I like his sound effects and his dickish attitude. XD

Chopper is the only thing I hate about that show.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

 

[hydragonwarrior]

Pls add Chopper to the list and Titanium Hwite.

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

BB-8 didn't even get to go with Rey. R2 wins in the end and saves the universe again.

How dare you try to strip BB-8 away from Broe Dameron. Best buds they are!

 

[1044]

C-3PO is the best droid. He's far more useful that R2-D2 or BB-8 as long as you aren't in some sort of fight or need something hacked or repaired. He could translate, deliver stuff, negotiate, and probably even cook I bet.

C-3PO served Padme and Leia for so much off-screen and off-movie time, and they were always perfectly fine as long as he was around.

Sure, R2 was brave, but I wouldn't mind having C-3PO watching my back and giving me useful information.

What does BB-8 even do? It's an astro-mech droid, but when they need to fix the gas leak on the ship, Rey does all the work. BB-8 can't even do something as small as handing her tools. It gets captured easily by guys with a sack or someone riding an extremely slow moving animal. The only thing BB-8 seems good at is having a storage compartment big enough for a USB stick and moving quickly on flat ground.

 

[Pluto]

BB-8 is the best, he's so cute.

After so many movies I'm over both R2-D2 and C-3PO, I bet they'll get at least a cameo in Rogue One. I hope they both get blown up in episode 8. It's not that I dislike them but they've had enough screen time, the Star Wars galaxy is too big for those two to be part of every story we see.

 

[PBalfredo]

Chopper just ain't for having any competition, isn't he?

 

[Raptor]

Arturito is the best eva!!

 

[mollipen]

If you have to describe something as fun or cute then you're not going to win many marks because you're just saying random stuff to make it more appealing.

What does this even mean? Why is "cute" not a valid reason to like something? That doesn't mean it's the only reason, but it's a perfectly valuable one along with "interesting" or "reliable" or "safe" or "brave" or any numerous other adjectives you could give something.

Part of the reason I bought my car—and like it as much as I do—is because it's cute. But I've got plenty of other reasons I could give. I have multiple reasons for liking BB-8, one of them just happens to be because he's so cute.

 

[Regulus Tera]

BB8 is able to better emote than R2D2. BB8 wins

 

[Shadax the wizard]

I actually haven't seen the new Star Wars yet so my vote goes to Jar Jar. He's simply a lovable character that the whole family can enjoy, you know?