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[wildfire]

They both have their moments, but neither is as adorable as:



IG-88

That's an assassin droid and from what I remember of the EU material a cold hearted bastard by any measure.

 

[Realyst]

BB-8? Oh, he’s...kinda cute and all, but, well, I think a droid should be strong, so he could stand up for himself… and protect the woman/man/protocol droid he loves.

Don't you think?

 

[MC Safety]

Instead of making the droids speak gibby-gabby, why not make them so everyone can speak with them?

 

[Sayers]

R2 is such a boss he commands his own troops

 

[Trojita]

Stump, what are you doing.

Stahp

 

[inm8num2]

As much as I loved BB-8, R2 just has a better résumé. The real hero of the OT.

That tipped me to vote R2.

 

[The Artisan]

For shame. You're all dead to me.

I'd actually be happy if you could make that a reality

 

[User 479360]

Wow, BB-8 is winning. Colour me surprised.

 

[MMarston]

Wow, BB-8 is winning. Colour me surprised.

 

[Angelus Errare]

R2 has 187 votes, makes sense...since BB-8 has killed him!

 

[LiquidMetal14]

BB-8 for me after seeing the movie today. Still like R2 though.

 

[Dr Prob]

Jar Jar is screwing up the voting! First he hands the galaxy over to Palpatine and now this. Will it never end!?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

R2 is great, no doubt. But...BB-8 is so adorable I actually went out and bought a toy version. I don't think I ever done for that for a movie before.

 

[Log4Girlz]

Arturito

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

R2 is great, no doubt. But...BB-8 is so adorable I actually went out and bought a toy version. I don't think I ever done for that for a movie before.

ViewtifulJC

No dude! You were one of the non others!

You're going down a path I can't follow.

 

[Toxi]

That's an assassin droid and from what I remember of the EU material a cold hearted bastard by any measure.

He also became the Death Star.

 

[Qvoth]

never watched the original trilogy, only the prequels
bb8 gets my vote :>

 

[ViewtifulJC]

No dude! You were one of the non others!

You're going down a path I can't follow.

Because of BB-8?

 

[Falchion]

BB-8 is a total bro so I'm going with him.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Because of BB-8?

I love him too

But R2 is goat dude.

Edit: oh, just got it

 

[BronsonLee]

Who the fuck is picking Jar Jar
Your jokes have gone too far

 

[Easy_D]

Hey! Mesa Easy_D!

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

Second rate droid for second rate Wedge.

Spoiler

He's one hell of a pilot!

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Second rate droid for second rate Wedge.

And we never learned the name of Wedge's droid in the films.

But it would be awesome to see Wedge show up in the new films.

 

[trikster40]

R2D2 - the original, still the best.

 

[Auto_aim1]

BB-8 is love. That lighter scene inside the Falcon with Finn was so awesome. R2-D2 is okay, I like him too. I can't stand C-3PO and Jar Jar, absolutely horrible characters.

 

[Freshmaker]

R2D2 because he was so dedicated to keeping secrets he allowed potential incest to occur.

 

[Doctor West]

R2-D2 all day. BB-8 is fine, but he's just a cuter version of R2.

 

[Vilam]

Lol why? One of the funniest parts of the movie.

Just found it overly hokey.

 

[LaserBuddha]

R2-D2 all day. BB-8 is fine, but he's just a cuter version of R2.

So BB-8 is objectively better then.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

That poll got the same character twice.

 

[SalvaPot]

Fun fact: In Mexico BB-8 is pronounced Bebocho, that sounds like big baby in an endearing way.

He is too cute.

Voted for Jar Jar Binks though.

 

[OrlanisWorks]

C3PO is serious baggage. I'm going with BB8.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

I can't deal with people ITT pretending R2 isn't expressive as fuck.

Also, it's not like BB-8 doesn't get a translator just like R2 did.

 

[munchie64]

I'd vote for C3PO if he was there.

 

[TheWorthyEdge]

BB8. Definitely.

 

[Cheerilee]

R2 lost some of his cool points by appearing in the Prequels.

I'd say BB8 could dethrone R2, but hasn't quite done so yet. But I'm not willing to cast a vote for R2 at this point. BB8 is on a trajectory to likely overtake R2, but it remains to be seen whether they can keep it up.

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

I voted for Jar Jar in protest of C3PO not being on the list.

C3P0 is the best acted character in the series and the series is told from his and R2s perspective. He even stole every scene he was in during the latest one.

BB8 is just a glorified lighter.

 

[VARIA]

BB has shown more emotion in one film than R2 has in 7.

 

[16BitNova]

I love em both, I see BB-88 as a child like robot. Which is cute. R2 is like the mischievous, yet smart teenager. I can't decide. I guess if I had to choose though, it would be R2 only because I've seen so much of him and so little of BB-8.

 

[Kin5290]

BB-8 got that moment where he was just barreling through everyone and booking it to get to his buddy Poe. Which was actually something that got me to care about Poe beyond him being a cool guy who flies good.

 

[Thug Waffle]

That we're even having this discussion is borderline sacrilege.

The answer is R2-D2.

 

[Spinluck]

R2 was a highlight even in the shitty Star Wars films, dude has seen some shit.

 

[MMarston]

R2 was a highlight even in the shitty Star Wars films, dude has seen some shit.

R2 - cute on the outside

on the inside

 

[CharminUltra]

Voted Jar Jar for fun.

That said,

R2 >>> BB-8

 

[Alcoremortis]

BB-8 was cute and a grand addition, but I gotta go with R2, since I'm reasonably certain he's secretly the sarcastic jackass of the series.

 

[Space Monster]

I like to think of everything that Threepio says is just dripping with sarcasm but nobody picks up on it.

'You [incompetent flesh sack] probably didn't recognize me because of my new arm [and because of your kind's pathetically limited sensor range]'

 

[CloudWolf]

Spoiler

R2 had the map all along!

sigh

I legitimately believe that R2-D2 had the entire map, but that he just gave the map with that specific part missing so that the rest wouldn't feel so useless.

 

[MMarston]

I like to think of everything that Threepio says is just dripping with sarcasm but nobody picks up on it.

'You [incompetent flesh sack] probably didn't recognize me because of my new arm [and because of your kind's pathetically limited sensor range]'

After rewatching the OT recently, 3po is a bigger dick than my childhood remembers him as

 

[Moonkid]

Had a chick next to me exclaim quietly every time BB showed up. She's on the right track, BB-8 for life.