The latest product leak about the upcoming Star Wars movie doesn’t spoil any plot points from The Last Jedi, but it does reveal a different model of the fan-favorite droid.
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A Walmart exclusive POP! figure from Funko recently made waves on Reddit, giving fans the first look at the Resistance BB Unit.
This version looks MUCH different from BB-8, which we learned is “one of a kind” from Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
It also has some major differences from the BB-9E droids that were revealed in the upcoming LEGO sets for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. But the dark coloring isn’t the only detail to standout.
While the grainy photo doesn’t gave the best lighting, the packaging indicates that the droid’s headpiece is different from BB-8’s rounded head and the 9E’s astromech-like head. The Resistance BB Unit appears to have a protruding piece with a lens that comes out of the head.
These are somewhat minor cosmetic differences that make the droid’s stand out on their own altogether.
How will the Resistance use these BB droids and how do they differ from the astromechs that pilots usually use in their starships?
Hopefully we learn more about these droids, the BB-9Es, and why BB-8 is so unique when Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens in theaters on December 15.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the second film in the new Star Wars sequel trilogy that began with Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015. The film will deal with Luke training Rey to become a, and possibly the last, Jedi. Meanwhile, the Resistance, including Poe Dameron and First Order defector Finn, continues to fight against the First Order, led by General Hux, while Supreme Leader Snoke and his Dark Side follower Kylo Ren continue their mysterious plot. The film is written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Andy Serkis, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern, and Kelly Marie Tran.
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