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ĭuring the early development of The Last Jedi, BB-9E went almost three different designs made by Luke Fisher before the final one which was featured in the finished version of the film. īB-9E was nicknamed "BB-H8," as in "hate," on the set of The Last Jedi.
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The droid made his first appearance in the non- canon Star Wars Blips episode " Hey You," where he had a run in with BB-8. BB-9E also acted as one of the three droids of the "App-Enabled Droids" app AR game by Sphero alongside R2-D2 and BB-8, with BB-9E in particular giving a tour of the Supremacy. The droid was officially introduced in a preview for the Force Friday II products, released on August 31, 2017. Behind the scenes īB-9E was first revealed when several LEGO sets' packaging for Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi toy line leaked on May 26, 2017. Equipment īoasting the latest technology in the First Order, BB-9E was armed with a shock prod and possessed an array of tools for various purposes, including technical support and combat. Standing at 0.6 meters in height, BB-9E featured a distinctive square dome for a head and grilled openings to permit ventilation as well as enhanced sensor transparency. Ī dark, gleaming BB astromech unit, BB-9E had black-plating and a red, multi-spectrum photoreceptor with telescoping lens. It was especially malicious when reporting transgressions. Though subjected to regular memory wipes in order to remain subservient and docile, BB-9E had developed a malevolent personality. Due to the First Order's view on droids, BB-9E was treated simply as a machine, resulting in a cold personality even for a droid that belonged to the normally friendly BB-unit model.
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The droid was vigilant, utilizing a sharp photoreceptor-in every spectrum-against infiltrators, saboteurs and other threats to Supreme Leader Snoke's flagship. Like BB-8, BB-9E was a BB-series astromech droid.īB-9E was a top-of-the-line astromech droid, belonging to the BB-series astromech droid model.
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The resistance droid BB-8, escaped the First Order's notice, however. BB-9E exposed the would-be saboteurs before they could disable the flagship's advanced active tracker system, resulting in their capture by Captain Phasma and her troopers. While the attack was in progress, BB-9E located three intruders-Resistance technician Rose Tico, the renegade stormtrooper FN-2187 "Finn," and the freelance slicer " DJ"-who infiltrated the Supremacy. įollowing the assault on D'Qar, a flotilla of Resistance starships was tracked through hyperspace and attacked by a fleet of First Order Resurgent-class Star Destroyers, led by the Supreme Leader's command ship. By then, BB-9E was assigned to the Mega-class Star Dreadnought Supremacy-the flagship of Supreme Leader Snoke -where it performed its usual duties by keeping machinery, procedures, and potential intruders in check. During the New Republic Era, a war broke out between the Resistance and the First Order, as the latter set out to conquer the galaxy in the wake of the New Republic's destruction. The droid BB-9E was the property of the First Order military, one of many units that were relied on to keep machinery operational and uphold procedures aboard the First Order Navy's warships. BB-9E was a droid that served aboard the Supremacy.