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BB-8

BB-8, sometimes spelled and pronouncedBeebee-Ate and nicknamedBB, was aBB-series astromech droid who operated approximately thirtyyears after theBattle of Endor. He had a dome head, similar to that ofR2 series astromech droids, with the bulk of his body made up of a ball on which the droid's head rolled. BB-8 was mostlywhite, with some silver and orange on his body, as well as a blackphotoreceptor. The droid belonged toResistancepilotPoe Dameron, whom he accompanied during his flights on hisT-70 X-wing starfighter.

Biography[]

New Republic service[]

The Suraz engagement[]

ABB-series astromech droid^[3] who was built in29 ABY,^[2] BB-8 became the companion of theNew RepublicCommander and flight leader ofRapier Squadron,Poe Dameron. During one of Rapier Squadron's routine patrols in theMirrin sector, BB-8 and Poe's squadron responded to a distress message from the freighterYissira Zyde, which had beenboarded and hijacked by theFirst Order, a remnant of theOld Empire. Rapier Squadron failed to stop the First Order from escaping with theYissira Zyde and its cargo of high-capacity charging areas. One of the Rapier pilotsMuran was killed when the hyperspace wave generated by theYissira Zyde slammed into hisT-85 X-wing.^[7]

OR-Kappa-2722[]

Despite receiving orders fromMajorLonno Deso not to intervene, Poe Dameron decided to track down theYissira Zyde. BB-8 accompanied Poe on an errant mission to pursue the First Order. Prior to departing on the mission, Poe got his fellow pilotsKaré Kun andIolo Arana tocomlink theirastromech droids to his starfighter and upload all telemetry from the Suraz engagement into BB-8. Using the combined data stored in BB-8, Poe decided to randomly visit the five places that theYissira Zyde had traveled to. At the third stop, BB-8 picked theOR-Kappa-2722 star system. BB-8 squealed in fright when their ship exitedhyperspace near a fleet ofFirst Order Navy warships.^[7]

BB-8 managed to track the stolen freighter to one of theStar Destroyers. Following apursuit, Poe managed to escape into hyperspace and return toMirrin Prime. Upon returning to theMirrin Prime Republic base, BB-8 and Poe were detained byShore police, who brought Poe beforeGeneralLeia Organa, the leader of splinter faction of theNew Republic Defense Force that monitored the activities of the First Order. BB-8 followed Dameron when he left the New Republic fleet and joined the Resistance. Poe was joined by Karé and Iolo.^[7]

Sabre Strike[]

Poe and his fellow pilots later undertook asecret mission to hijackSenatorErudo Ro-Kiintor's yachtHevurion Grace in order to obtain data that he was planning to transmit to the First Order. BB-8 did not take part in the mission because Poe had to fly a vintageZ-95 Headhunter which lacked anastromech socket. As a result of the mission, the Resistance discovered that Ro-Kiintor was colluding with the First Order and the existence of the explorerLor San Tekka, who Leia believed could help them find her brother,Luke Skywalker.^[7]

Work in the Resistance[]

Mission to Ovanis[]

Following the events of Operation: Sabre Strike, General Organa assigned Poe Dameron on a secret operation tosearch for Lor San Tekka. BB-8 accompanied his master on this operation. They were joined by theGalactic Civil War veteransTemmin Wexley andL'ulo L'ampar, Karé Kun, and Jess Pava, whom Poe formed into a squadron calledBlack Squadron. For theirfirst mission, Black Squadron traveled to the rocky world ofOvanis, where Lor San Tekka had visited theCrèche long ago. While Poe talked with theCrèche elder, BB-8 discovered atracker on Poe'sT-70 X-wing starfighter. Poe realized that the First Order had learned of their mission, and he convinced the Crèche cultists to hide him and BB-8.^[8]

While the Crèche elder tried to distractAgentTerex and hisstormtroopers, Poe and BB-8 hid with their starfighter in one of the smaller caves within theCave of the Crèche. When Terex torched theCrèche egg, Poe surrendered himself and confronted Terex.^[13] After the Crèche egg hatched and released alarge blue winged creature that attacked everyone, BB-8 stole Terex'sblaster when Poe attacked him. Poe tried to force Terex to call off his forces from Ovanis, but Terex fought back. The blue winged creature was then attacked and killed by a black winged creature. BB-8 managed to stun Terex with his electro-pod.^[14]

Poe managed to force Terex to call off his forces from Ovanis. BB-8 was present with Poe and the other Black Squadron pilots when Poe made the decision to release Terex and his surviving stormtroopers in order to avoid war between the New Republic and First Order. After the Crèche cultists departed for their new home on the back of the black winged Crèche creature, Black Squadron refueled their starfighters and departed into space. Once in space, Poe reassured BB-8 that the Crèche elder had told him where Lor San Tekka had gone when he had left Ovanis.^[14]

Mission to Megalox Beta[]

After returning to theResistance base onD'Qar, Poe chatted with BB-8 about the First Order tracker on his ship. Poe reassured BB-8 that he believed that none of his fellow Black Squadron pilots were traitors. He also told BB-8 that General Organa had assignedC-3PO and his droid spy network to ferret out the spy. Poe told BB-8 to focus on flying straight and not to go "all droid detective." For theirnext mission, BB-8 accompanied Black Squadron toMegaloxprison on the planetMegalox Beta. Poe planned to question the prisonerGrakkus about Lor San Tekka's whereabouts.^[15]

While Poe and the other pilots ventured into the prison,^[15] BB-8 and the other astromech droidsO-R10N,R2-HA, andR4 stayed with their starfighters aboard the space station. After the mission was complicated by the presence of Terex, Poe instructed BB-8 and the droids to implement Operation Upside. To gain leverage over both Grakkus and Terex, Poe planned to use the droids to deactivate the space station's gravity field, which protected the prison from Megalox Beta's heavy gravity. Poe wanted to rescue Terex in order to obtain the information about Lor San Tekka.^[16]

Proceeding with their mission, the droids began accessing a control panel. When several prison guards arrived, they activated theirrocket boosters. When R4's rocket boosters malfunctioned and crashed into a guard, the other droids were forced to knock out the guards. The four droids soon made their way toDeck Twelve, but a security droid noticed their presence. The security droid crushed O-R10N and threw him down the bridge.^[16] BB-8 fought the security droid and used his electric cable to electrify the droid, short-circuiting it.^[17]

The three surviving droids then deactivated the deflector shield, foiling Terex's plan to storm Grakkus'fortress with hired criminals. Black Squadron, who donnedgravity belts, rescued Grakkus and convincedWardenLuta to let them leave with the Hutt. BB-8 and the other droids then reunited with their pilots. BB-8 personally informedJessika Pava about the loss of O-R10N. After leaving on their starships, BB-8 remotely reactivated the station's gravity field. When Terex attacked the space station and blasted several shuttles, Black Squadron turned around and attacked his shipCarrion Spike, forcing Terex to retreat. They then returned to the Resistance base.^[17]

Bringing lovers together[]

Later, at the Resistance base, BB-8 noticed that Resistance pilotTheo Meltsa had a crush on thetechnicianPeet Deretalia. To bring the two together, BB-8 sabotaged Theo's T-70 X-wing by removing a wire, hatch, and the ship'smotivator. BB-8 then sought Peet's help in fixing Theo's fighter. As a result, Peet repaired Theo's fighter's motivator and got to spend time with Theo. The two then went to the mess hall for a meal. Before leaving, Peet pursed her lips for BB-8.^[18]

Mission to Kaddak[]

Following the events on Megalox Beta, Poe suspected that he had a spy among their ranks and distrusted his fellow Black Squadron pilots.^[19] BB-8 stayed behind at the Resistance base on D'Qar while Poe undertook asolo mission to meet with thejournalistSuralinda Javos, who had incriminating information on the First Order.^[20] While Poe was working out in the gym, he confided his suspicion that Terex had a spy among Black Squadron. Poe admitted he was sad and angry at Terex for sowing discord among his friends.^[19]

After General Organa assigned Poe to escort her spymaster C-3PO on amission to recover adroid spy on the planetKaddak, BB-8 accompanied Poe, C-3PO and the Resistance technicianOddy Muva, the only one whom Poe trusted. They traveled to Kaddak in afreighter to avoid drawing attention.^[19] Unknown to everyone else, Oddy Muva had been blackmailed by Agent Terex into spying on Black Squadron. Terex had taken Oddy's wife,Sowa Chuan, hostage.^[12]

On Kaddak, BB-8 and the others headed to a cantina onthe Sliver'sLevel 45. When the group encountered amouse droid, BB-8 allowed the droid to access his terminal while C-3PO explained that the mouse droid had found that their spy droid had been captured by theRanc Gang. The group traveled to the Ranc Gang's headquarters, where the gangstersstunned Poe and surrounded the rest of the party.^[21] However, C-3PO turned the tables on the gangsters by activating his hidden spy droids. As a result, they were able to rescue the spy droidN1-ZX, aBX-series droid commando. N1-ZX refused to divulge the information until he had safely been delivered back to the Resistance base.^[22]

Heading back to the freighter, the group was pursued by locals who wanted to collect Terex's bounty on Poe. They were separated from Oddy Muva but managed to return to the freighter. The droids and Poe traveled in Poe's T-70 X-wingBlack One with BB-8 sitting in his astromech socket and the other droids residing in storage compartments built into the ship'sS-foils. Oddy Muva meanwhile stowed aboard Terex's shipCarrion Spike,^[22] intent on rescuing his wife, Sowa Chuan, and breaking Terex's grip on his life.^[12]

During the journey, BB-8 and C-3PO listened as Poe voiced his suspicion that Oddy Muva was Terex's spy and that the information that N1-ZX was carrying was a ploy by Terex to find the Resistance base. Poe dropped out of hyperspace above adesert planet to test the latter theory. As expected, Terex's shipCarrion Spike and a fleet of Ranc Gang "Uglies" appeared. Poe's X-wing was shot down and crashed on the desert planet.^[23]

BB-8 and his comrades evaded Terex's Uglies by fleeing into a cave. Once inside, BB-8 sought to delay Terex and his landing party by attaching himself to a stalactite. When Terex and his gang arrived, BB-8 collapsed a stalactite on top of the group. BB-8 used his cable to dodge the gangsters' blasters. Terex, however, recognized BB-8 from their encounter on Ovanis and shot down the cable holding the droid. BB-8 fell, much to the distress of Poe and C-3PO.^[12]

Later, BB-8 resurfaced and electrically shocked Terex before he could kill Poe during in a confrontation in the cave. Poe thanked BB-8 for saving his life and patted him. Meanwhile, Oddy Muva managed to free his wife, Sowa, and the slaves aboard theCarrion Spike. Poe's Black Squadron comrades arrived and fought with the Ranc Gang fleet. Despite the death of L'ulo, the squadron provided covering fire for Oddy's escape pods to land on the desert planet. Terex's criminal fleet was wiped out by a First Order fleet led by CommanderMalarus. Malarus had been dispatched to apprehend Terex for insubordination. BB-8 was present when Poe handed Terex to Commander Malarus.^[24]

Adventures with Kazuda[]

Meeting Kazuda[]

After accompanying Dameron on many missions for the Resistance,^[4] six months prior to the conflict with the First Order, Poe and BB-8 foundKazuda Xiono, a young New Republic X-wing pilot, squaring off against the First Order TIE pilot MajorElrik Vonreg, who had ambushed him and his companions while they were transferring critical information from the New Republic to the Resistance. Struck by Kazuda's bravery and skill, Poe instructed Kazuda to work as a spy on theColossus refueling station on the planetCastilon, and also loaned BB-8 to him.^[25]

After arriving on Castilon, Kazuda and BB-8 met some of theColossus' residents, including mechanicsJarek Yeager andTamara Ryvora, theNiktoNeeku Vozo, the pilotTorra Doza, and the shop ownersFlix andOrka. BB-8 assisted Kazuda in repairing the broken ship theFireball, which Kazuda planned to use for racing.^[25] He also assisted Kazuda in getting accustomed to life in this unfamiliar area.^[26]

The "triple dark" storm[]

On one occasion, BB-8 saved Kaz from being accosted by theAleena criminalGrevel and twoSnivvians. After escaping these thugs, the two visited Flix and Orka'sOffice of Acquisitions, where Kaz obtained aZX-19 compressor. When the pirateKragan Gorr'sWarbird gangraided theColossus during atriple dark storm, BB-8 used his grappling line to pull Kaz and Grevel to safety. Later, the droid helped retrieve the pirate agentHallion Nark's comlink, which Kaz used to jam the pirates' transmissions.^[26]

Rucklin's web[]

BB-8 remained by Kaz's side during his brief friendship with the racerJace Rucklin. While Kaz was won over by the easy-going Rucklin, BB-8 was suspicious of Rucklin. His suspicions were proven when Rucklin took advantage of Yeager's friendship to steal a container ofhyperfuel from Yeager. BB-8 later used his grappling line to pull Xiono and Rucklin to safety afterRucklin's racer exploded and crashed into the sea.^[27]

Kaz's backup[]

BB-8 later accompanied Xiono and his colleague Ryvora intoDoza Tower, the residence of theDoza family and the eliteAce Squadron. Their visit coincided with the arrival of a First Order delegation headed by Major Vonreg seeking to convinceCaptainImanuel Doza to accept a First Order presence on theColossus. Kaz managed to plant a comlink insideDoza's office but was spotted by First Order stormtroopers. Kaz fled onto the roof while being pursued by stormtroopers. BB-8 helped the spy to escape by opening ablast door.^[28]

Orphans of Tehar[]

BB-8 also accompanied Kaz and Neeku during their search forKel andEila, two orphans fromTehar who had a bounty placed on their heads by the First Order. With the help of theChelidae engineers and mechanics who lived in the engineering deck, Kaz and his friends located the children. They learned that the children were orphans who had survived aFirst Order massacre on Tehar. Kaz helped the children hide from First Order forces led by CommanderPyre, who had come to capture or kill the children. The children found refuge among the Chelidae.^[29]

Danger in Sector Six[]

BB-8 accompanied Kaz on a "salvage run," which turned out to be training exercise with Poe Dameron. For that exercise, BB-8 flew in Dameron's X-wing while a second BB-8 unit,CB-23, flew in Kaz's X-wing. While doing starfighter exercises, they responded to a distress call from aDarius G-class freighter inSector six. While exploring the ship, BB-8 had friction with CB-23, who was jealous of BB-8. However, the two became friends after BB-8 drove aKowakian monkey-lizard from CB-23.^[30]

After fighting off Kowakian monkey-lizards and aKowakian ape-lizard, they managed to rescue a crew member namedSynara San. Following a brief dogfight with pirate ships, they returned to Castilon safely, where they were picked up by Yeager'sStar Commuter 2000 shuttle. BB-8 accompanied Kaz back to Castilon and waved goodbye to CB-23. Unknown to everyone, Synara San was a member of Kragan Gorr's Warbird gang and became their spy on theColossus.^[30]

A "goose chase"[]

Following BB-8 and Xiono's adventures in Sector six, Yeager sent BB-8 to find Xiono because he wanted to show him how to operate atargeting computer. BB-8 searched theColossus marketplace before visiting Aunt Z's Tavern but found no sign of Xiono. The droid returned to Yeager's repair shop only to find Xiono working on the targeting computer. Xiono asked BB-8 to find Yeager, causing the droid to bow his head in exasperation.^[31]

The second pirate raid[]

Later, BB-8 helped Xiono, Vozo, and Ryvora repair a tracking computer for theColossus' anti-air defense system as part of a job from Captain Doza. Since the Ace Squadron was escorting a supply convoy, Yeager's team had a few hours to repair the tracking computer. Since they lacked aCoMar Tri-Tracker chip, Yeager sent Xiono, Ryvora, and BB-8 to obtain one.^[32]

The trio first visited theOffice of Acquisitions, but the store lacked the supplies they needed. They then visited Synara San, who managed to salvage one from a sunken cruiser. Despite their efforts to maintain secrecy, Synara learned that theColossus' air defense system was down and alerted Kragan Gorr. Before they could repair the tracking computer, Warbird speeders and starfighters began attacking theColossus.^[32]

Since Xiono and Ryvora had befriended Synara, Ryvora was worried about her friend's safety. Xiono sent BB-8 to accompany Ryvora to the loading docks while he helped Yeager to install the tracking computer in the anti-air defense system. Arriving at the docks, Ryvora fought off several pirates and managed to find Synara, who was holding herself well. Synara expressed gratitude that her friend had come to help her. Meanwhile, Xiono and Yeager managed to reactive the air defense system, forcing the pirates to retreat. While Ryvora trusted Synara, BB-8 had his doubts about her.^[32]

Spying on the High Tower[]

BB-8 later accompanied Xiono on asecond espionage mission at Doza Tower to spy on a meeting between Captain Doza andCommanderPyre. Kaz managed to befriend Captain Doza's teenage daughterTorra Doza, who allowed Xiono and BB-8 to visit the Tower. After visiting theAces' Lounge, Torra invited Kaz and BB-8 to her bedroom for a game ofFlight Simulator Squadron.^[33]

Torra's petvoorpakBuggles took an interest in BB-8 and chased the droid. The Doza's security droid4D-M1N soon entered the room and identified BB-8 as a threat. While Torra reprogrammed the security droid, Xiono took the opportunity to sneak out for his undercover mission. After rejoining Xiono, BB-8 guardedDoza's office while Xiono downloaded information about Captain Doza's meeting with Commander Pyre from hisdatapad into a memory stick.^[33]

The mission was complicated when Xiono's old enemyJace Rucklin spotted Xiono and alerted Captain Doza. BB-8 warned Xiono, who hid in a cupboard until Captain Doza and Rucklin left. While inside the cupboard, Xiono discovered anImperial uniform indicating that Captain Doza had once served the"Old Empire." After reuniting with BB-8, Xiono shared Doza's Imperial service with BB-8.^[33]

Torra helped Kaz and BB-8 to sneak out of Doza Tower through thetrash incinerator. However, the incinerator had been preprogrammed to carry out its incineration cycle that day. BB-8 managed to dodge lasers and machinery to reach the door panel and open the door long enough for the three of them to escape.^[33]

Mission to Station Theta Black[]

BB-8 accompanied Xiono aboard theFireball to rendezvous with Poe Dameron. However, Tamara Ryvora had "forgotten" to install a newstabilizer, causing the ship to malfunction. Fortunately, they were picked up by a ResistanceCR90 corvette. Once aboard, they met up with Poe, General Organa, and CB-23. General Organa assigned Poe and Xiono on amission to investigate a possible First Order flight path into theUnknown Regions. BB-8 and CB-23 accompanied the humans for that mission.^[34]

Taking these coordinates, the Resistance operatives discovered an empty First Orderdedlanite mine and processing asteroid station calledStation Theta Black. BB-8 remained with Poe and Kaz while CB-23 hid their T-70 X-wings in theasteroid field. While exploring the station, BB-8 accessed anetwork terminal and discovered that the First Order had scheduled the asteroid station for demolition. Shortly, the three were attacked by aFirst Order sentry droid. Poe managed to destroy the droid but not before it transmitted a distress signal toStarkiller Base.^[34]

BB-8 supported Kaz, who argued they should leave the station. However, Poe insisted on finding out what the First Order was using the station for. BB-8 was the first to receive news from CB-23 that First Order forces under Captain Phasma and MajorElrik Vonreg had arrived. Despite the First Order threat, BB-8 and his human comrades proceeded with their intelligence-gathering mission. BB-8 accessed a computer and discovered that Station Theta Black was a dedlanite mining and processing station.^[34]

The Resistance operatives were soon cornered by First Order stormtroopers but managed to flee following a brief skirmish. After a prolonged chase, they rendezvoused with CB-23 and the X-wing fighters. The droids and humans then engaged in a brief dogfight with Major Vonreg'ssquadron.^[34]

Seeking to destroy the mining station and Resistance intruders, Captain Phasma detonated the explosives, causing a massive explosive wave. The Resistance pilots and their droids survived the explosion. BB-8 brought back information to General Organa that the First Order was building many weapons. Following the mission, he accompanied Xiono back to theColossus platform.^[34]

Casual adventures[]

BB-8, Xiono and the rest ofTeamFireball and Torra Doza attended aholodarts game at the Aunt Z's Tavern. Xiono failed to hit the target three times during his round. Bucket hit the target twice, but the third dart struck Xiono in the backside.^[35]

BB-8 was also present at theColossus marketplace when Yeager treated Neeku to a lunch for his hard work. Neeku bought agorg, but the creature escaped, leading Neeku on a wild chase through the market. After recapturing the gorg, Neeku decided to havebanthamilk instead. Yeager then told BB-8 that Neeku could have easily gotten adroid instead.^[36]

Later, BB-8 borrowed Bucket's hard cap. He worked with Tam in the garage, and she remarked that the cap looked good on him. However, Bucket soon returned and was incensed to discover BB-8 sporting his favorite helmet. Bucket slammed into BB-8, causing Bucket's helmet to fly off. Xiono picked up Bucket's helmet, only to be kicked in the shin.^[37]

BB-8 was present in Yeager's garage when Xiono did a test flight on theFireball starfighter. While circling theColossus, theFireball's throttle broke, causing the ship to lose control. Xiono managed to regain control at the last minute and land the ship safely. However, the racer soon fell apart.^[38]

During the "Bibo incident," BB-8 was present in Yeager's garage when a distraught Neeku threatened to resigned after Yeager objected to his new petrokknaBibo. WhenBibo's mother attacked theColossus, BB-8 flew with Xiono inside theFireball. Neeku managed to placate Bibo's mother by returning the baby rokkna to his mother.^[39]

The stolen phase connector[]

Later, BB-8 accompanied Xiono when he looked after Flix and Orka's shop, theOffice of Acquisitions, while the two were away on holiday. BB-8 helped Kaz, who had never worked in a shop before, to find the parts that he needed. The shop was eventually visited by a brown hulkingalien namedTeroj Kee who wanted to purchase aphase connector. Since Flix and Orka had given Kaz instructions not to sell the phase connector, Kaz managed to satisfy Teroj by selling him three tool kits, ten lenses, and a crate of those connector rods.^[40]

However, Teroj was secretly working for the First Order and lured Kaz into a cargo container in the loading dock, which he dropped into the sea. Teroj then entered the Office of Acquisitions where he attempted to steal the phase connector. BB-8 put up a fight but the alien agent manged to trap him under a cupboard. BB-8 managed to contact Kaz and informed him about the theft of the phase connector.^[40]

Kaz followed Teroj and the phase connector aboard a freighter. With the help of Flix and Orka'sgorgBitey who had also stowed aboard the ship, Kaz managed to sink the freighter, denying the phase connector to the First Order. After returning to the Office of Acquisitions, Kaz freed BB-8 from the cupboard and informed Flix and Orka about the loss of the phase connector. Flix and Orka were familiar with Terroj, whom they regarded as a thief. Later, Kaz confided with BB-8 that the First Order was interested in mining fordedlanite and that they needed to contact General Organa and the Resistance.^[40]

The Kidnapping of Torra Doza[]

BB-8 was present at Aunt Z's Tavern when Kaz bought drinks while Tam and Torra played a game ofholodarts. Later, BB-8 accompanied Kaz to Torra's room when she invited him to play a game ofDrone-Blaster. While Kaz and Neeku were fixing aspeeder bike, BB-8 played a prank on Bucket, who pursued him. Kaz had to tell them to keep it down.^[41]

BB-8 later accompanied when he was tailing his pirate friend Synara San, who was meeting in the loading docks with her pirate associatesDrell andValik. After Drell and Valikkidnapped Torra Doza, BB-8 accompanied his master in theFireball when they went to rescue Torra. However, the First Order rescued Torra from the pirates and used it as a pretext to convince Captain Doza to accept First Ordermilitary occupation.^[41]

The First Order occupation[]

During the First Order's occupation of theColossus, BB-8 and Kaz did their best to keep a low profile, BB-8 assisted Kaz and Neeku in helping Kaz's pirate friend Synara San toescape theColossus by fleeing through the underlevels, which led to anescape pod.^[42]

After Kaz's friendsKel andEila knocked out a First Order stormtrooper known asCS-515, Kaz infiltrated the First Order base in order to check that CS-515 had not reported Kel and Eila's presence. After Kaz stole adata rod, BB-8 played a recording of the data rod's contents which contained a galactic map marked with red spots believed to signify the First Order's fleet. This led Yeager to speculate that the First Order was planning to use theColossus as a supply line for their invasion ofthe galaxy.^[43]

Mission to the Dassal system[]

After Commander Dameron snuck aboard theColossus, BB-8 accompanied Kaz and fellow astromech droidCB-23 on amission to theDassal system, where the First Order had been active on. During the mission, they discovered that thesystem's sun had disappeared and that all of the system's planets had been drilled through. They also discovered evidence of a massacre onNajra-Va'smoon. Despite being pursued by First Order forces underMajorElrik Vonreg, the Resistance pilots managed to escape. Following their mission, BB-8 departed with Dameron for a new mission while CB-23 took his place as Kaz's minder.^[44]

Cold war[]

Mission to Jakku[]

Poe then traveled toJakku after collecting BB-8 from Kazuda Xiono in the aftermath of the Resistance pilots' joint mission together in the Dassal System for Poe's upcomingmission the following day as Poe and BB-8 then jumped off into lightspeed together after saying goodbye to Kaz and CB-23.^[44] He went with his master toTuanul on Jakku to meet with Lor San Tekka. While Dameron spoke to Tekka in his hut, BB-8 waited outside and saw four First OrderAtmospheric Assault Landers approach. He then alerted his master of the Order's arrival, so Tekka handed Dameron a memory drive containing amap toJedi Master Luke Skywalker's location. BB-8 and Dameron then fled to their T-70 X-wing starfighter, but before they could escape, stormtroopers disabled itsengines. Unable to escape, Dameron gave BB-8 the map and an order to get as far away as possible, which BB-8 did. At one point during the droid's escape, anightwatcher worm rose its eyes above the sand, and watching BB-8, expressed its curiosity.^[3]

On the run[]

With BB-8's tracking mode disabled prior to landing on Jakku,^[46] the droid had no choice but to find his own way through the desert alone, presuming his master dead and the success of the mission resting solely on him. Resting in a wreck for the night, BB-8 recalled how Poe Dameron had told him that good things happened to those who did good things for others.^[45]

Setting off across the desert the next morning, BB-8 encountered aTeedo begging for help in freeing hisluggabeast from a sandpit. Remembering Poe's words and feeling sorry for the two, BB-8 went to help. Unfortunately it was a ruse. Falling though a trap door hidden in the sand, BB-8 found himself trapped in an underground cell, whereTeedo planned to keep him to disassemble him for his parts.^[45]

Inside the cell, BB-8 befriended Teedo's other prisoner, a large loading droid namedF3-ZK. F3-ZK belonged to adroid ship on a scouting mission before he was captured. The ship would be leaving that afternoon. Using a loose panel in the cell's floor, BB-8 and F3-ZK tricked Teedo into falling into a hole, allowing them to escape. However, that didn't hold Teedo for long, as he was able to pursue the two droids as they raced for the ship.^[45]

However, the droids had bigger problems when they encountered a flock ofsteelpeckers. Knowing BB-8 had an important mission, F3-ZK made the birds follow him, leaving BB-8 to continue to the ship alone. Along the way, he encountered an Aleenascavenger family. The mother begged BB-8 for help finding food for her two children. Remembering that there had been ration packets in the wreck he'd spent the night in, BB-8 took them back to that wreck. Despite it being in the opposite direction of the droid ship, BB-8 hoped he could make it if he hurried.^[45]

Leaving the Aleenas with the rations, BB-8 went on his way again. En route, he found ahappabore who'd injured its leg. He remembered that he had passed a wrecked medical ship with first-aid supplies. Going back for them would probably delay him enough that he would miss the droid ship's takeoff, but the happabore's pain from its injuries made BB-8 decide to help anyway. Retrieving a medical kit, BB-8 bandaged the happabore's leg, receiving a lick and kiss from the grateful creature.^[45]

Despite all the delays, BB-8 made it to the droid ship just as it was ready to take off, as had F3-ZK, who had escaped the steelpeckers. Unfortunately, Teedo had also caught up with them and blocked the way. Remembering how F3-ZK had saved him from the steelpeckers, BB-8 ordered F3-ZK to leave on the ship while he ran out into the desert, leading Teedo with him. As the droid ship left Jakku, Teedo caught up with BB-8, capturing the little droid in a net. Dragged away by Teedo's luggabeast, BB-8 wondered why things had gone so wrong, despite him following Poe Dameron's advice.^[45]

Meeting Rey[]

BB-8 struggled to escape from Teedo's net. The commotion attracted the attention of ascavenger, who intervened and convinced the Teedo to leave BB-8 alone. Straightening his bent antenna, although she wasn't able to completely fix it,^[48] the scavenger casually asked where he had come from. When he claimed that that was classified, she didn't probe any further, then gave him directions toNiima Outpost.^[3]

However, BB-8 insisted on traveling with the scavenger. After protesting, she reluctantly agreed to let him stay for the evening before sending him on his way the next morning. Led tothe walker she used as a home, BB-8 introduced himself to the scavenger by name, who identified herself as Rey.^[3] Unbeknownst to them, BB-8 had become the target of a determined search by the Resistance, the First Order and thegalactic underworld.^[4]

The nightwatcher worm[]

Shortly into their journey, BB-8 and Rey were followed by anightwatcher worm seeking its next meal. The pair were pursued, with BB-8 being briefly swallowed by the worm and then spit out. Rey and BB-8 then made it to Rey's walker. Seeing that the worm was just a creature trying to survive in the desert, just like them, Rey kindly gave it some spare scrap to eat instead. The worm took the scrap and peacefully left.^[49] BB-8 and Rey then went inside the walker to clean off the slime they had gotten on themselves.^[50] BB-8 spent the night in the walker quietly, save for being briefly "awakened" by Rey going out for some air after a nightmare.^[51]

Bandits[]

The next morning, Rey prepared to take BB-8 to Niima Outpost on her speeder; the settlement was the most likely place that anyone looking for BB-8 would go. However, before they could start out, a glint of metal caught Rey's attention; Teedo had come back for BB-8, and he had brought two bandits with him as backup.^[52]

Fleeing on the bike with BB-8 in tow and Teedo's bandits in pursuit, Rey was able to force two of the bandits to crash into each other'sspeeder bikes in the Graveyard. Teedo wasn't so easy to shake, though. At BB-8's suggestion, Rey piloted them to the nightwatcher worm's den in the bowels of a wrecked Star Destroyer. Parking the speeder, Rey and BB-8 waited as Teedo followed them in. Before the bandit could shoot them with a blaster, the worm surfaced, eating the bike. Thrown clear, Teedo fled. Thanking the worm, BB-8 and Rey continued to the outpost.^[52]

Niima Outpost[]

Reaching Niima, Rey assured BB-8 that he couldn't give up despite his master not being found right away, drawing a parallel to her own personal wait for her family to come back to Jakku. In the meantime, she had the little droid follow her while she went to sell salvage toUnkar Plutt.^[3] On the way, BB-8 caught Rey crying (thinking about her missing family), which the scavenger denied.^[47] BB-8 gently teased her about it all the way to Plutt's stand, by which point Rey was able to laugh at it, too.^[6]

When their turn at Plutt's stand arrived, theCrolute became interested and offered to buy BB-8; while tempted, Rey declined the offer, to Plutt's anger.^[3]

Immediately leaving Plutt's stand, Rey took BB-8 on a meandering course until they had put enough distance between them. Profusely thanking Rey for not selling him, BB-8's steady stream of chatter was interrupted by the young scavenger; she couldn't help him further if she didn't know what exactly he was waiting for. Thinking for a moment, BB-8 asked if he could trust her, earning an angry response from Rey at being asked that after all she had done for him since they met. Apologetic, BB-8 told her everything, about Poe, the Resistance, the First Order, and the destruction of the Sacred Village. His story was interrupted by a pair ofthugs who had come to steal BB-8 for Unkar Plutt, who put him in a sack. Despite the thugs warning her not to interfere, Rey fought back.^[47]

Defeating the thugs, Rey helped BB-8 out of the sack. He immediately noticed a man nearby wearing Poe'sjacket, prompting Rey to chase after the man,Finn. Knocking him over with a staff, Rey questioned Finn while BB-8 shocked him with one of his tools. Finn was finally explained that he had met and helped Dameron escape theFinalizer, but that Dameron had apparently perished during their crash, to BB-8's distress. Finn also claimed to be with the Resistance.^[3]

Just then, two stormtroopers noticed BB-8 and called in an airstrike. As twoTIE fighters began firing at them, the three fugitives managed to board theMillennium Falcon. BB-8 hung on for the bumpy ride as Rey piloted the ship through the Graveyard until Finn could shoot the TIE fighters chasing them. Home free, theFalcon flew into space, leaving Jakku behind.^[3]

Journey to the base[]

While in the Jakku system, Rey had to repair theFalcon, and asked Finn where the Resistance base was. Not knowing the answer, Finn admitted to BB-8 (but not to Rey) that he wasn't part of the Resistance and asked the droid where the base was. After some consideration, BB-8 revealed the base's location in theIleenium system. Just then, theFalcon was caught in a tractor beam and captured by a larger ship.^[3]

Aboard the Eravana[]

Believing themselves to have been captured by the First Order, the three hid in a compartment, preparing to release gas to neutralize any boarding stormtroopers. Instead, they encounteredHan Solo andChewbacca, theFalcon's former owners. Rey and Finn recognized Solo and Finn told him about BB-8's map, with the droid displaying the fragmented map in ahologram.^[3] BB-8 was initially afraid of Solo and Chewbacca, but the smugglers were friendly to BB-8.^[53]

However, Solo and Chewbacca's current freighter, theEravana, was boarded by members of theGuavian Death Gang andKanjiklub. While Rey and Finn hid, BB-8 remained with the famedsmugglers as insurance, but this resulted in Guavian memberBala-Tik recognizing BB-8 and demanding Solo hand the droid over. But as Rey accidentally released theEravana's cargo (threerathtars) and afirefight began, BB-8 fled with Solo and Chewbacca to theMillennium Falcon, where they met with Finn and Rey and escaped.^[3]

First Order–Resistance war[]

Takodana[]

Solo took Finn, Rey, and BB-8 to meet his old friendMaz Kanata ather castle on the planetTakodana.^[3] BB-8 had never seen so manyaliens in one place before his visit to Maz's castle.^[53] There, spies for both the Resistance and the First Order recognized the droid and alerted their organizations. BB-8 followed Rey into a basement room, where she found thelightsaber that had belonged to Luke Skywalker and his fatherAnakin before him. Upon touching it, she received avision, which frightened her and caused her to run off into the woods.^[3]

BB-8 followed Rey until she stopped.^[3] He then asked her where they would go next. BB-8 had decided to stay with Rey permanently, despite her insistence that he couldn't, being too important and being able to get help from the others in completing his mission.^[51] When they saw First Order ships streaking through the sky, they returned to find the castle under attack. Spotted by stormtroopers, Rey told BB-8 to go further into the woods, while she drew them away. When the battle was over, Rey had been captured byKylo Ren. A Resistance counterattack forced the First Order to retreat, but with Rey having seen the map, Ren decided that they could get it out of her and would no longer need BB-8.^[3]

Solo, Chewbacca, Finn, and BB-8 were brought to the Resistance base on D'Qar by General Leia Organa. There, BB-8 eagerly was reunited with Poe, who had survived the crash on Jakku. BB-8 also removed the cover fromR2-D2, hoping to get a response, but C-3PO explained that Artoo had been in low-power mode since Master Luke had gone into exile. BB-8 wondered if Artoo had the rest of the map in his backup memory, to which Threepio replied that it was unlikely.^[3]

Battle of Starkiller Base[]

BB-8 accompanied Poe Dameron during theBattle of Starkiller Base, navigating for Poe in his custom X-wingBlack One. The X-wings would attack the base'sthermal oscillator after the shields had been disabled by Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Finn, which could cause the charged weapon to become unstable and self-destruct. BB-8 flew with Dameron as he led the X-wings on an initial attack on the oscillator, but it failed to do significant damage. After the first attack run, GeneralArmitage Hux of the First Order ordered all TIE squadrons to attack. During the battle, over half of the Resistance's attack force was destroyed, and the X-wings failed to do any significant damage to the thermal oscillator. However, Chewbacca detonated several explosives along the oscillator, providing Dameron with an opening. With less than a minute to spare, Poe and BB-8 flew down a trench to the regulator, squeezing through a very narrow opening into the regulator itself, where Poe fired severalproton torpedoes into the infrastructure. The damage was enough to destroy the regulator, destabilizing the base's core, ripping apart the surface and destroying the planet-converted superweapon.^[3]

After the battle, the X-wings returned to D'Qar, along with theMillennium Falcon carrying Chewbacca, Finn, and Rey, with Han Solo having been killed during the mission. Upon Rey's arrival, R2-D2 woke up from his low-power state. He revealed the map to Luke's location, with only one piece missing. BB-8 then projected his piece, fitting it into the hole in Artoo's map and revealing Luke's location:Ahch-To.^[3] Shortly before Rey's departure from D'Qar, BB-8 recorded Rey saying goodbye to Finn, who was in acoma, and that she would see him again before kissing him on the forehead.^[54] With the location discovered at last, BB-8 and the others bid farewell to Rey, Chewbacca, and Artoo as they set off to find the fabledJedi.^[3]

Evacuation of D'Qar[]

Shortly after returning from Starkiller Base, BB-8 was called into service with Dameron again when the First Order launched anattack against the Resistance base on D'Qar. Facing down threeResurgent-class Star Destroyers andoneMandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought in the astromech slot ofBlack One,^[55] BB-8 remarked that he had a bad feeling about it,^[56] while Poe urged him to remain positive.^[55]

In order to stall for time, BB-8 patched Poe through to Hux on board theFinalizer, and activated the X-wing's sublight boosters, blasting the ship towards the dreadnought at high speed. WhenBlack One's weapons systems went offline, preventing Poe from clearing out the dreadnought's surface cannons, BB-8 repaired the weapons systems by ramming his head into the faulty wiring, causing the droid to be briefly shocked.^[55]

After the attack on theFulminatrix succeeded, Poe and BB-8 returned to the ResistanceflagshipRaddus, and BB-8 informed Poe that Finn was awake and wandering the halls of theRaddus. BB-8 was present on theRaddus' bridge when the First Order fleet, led by theMega-class Star DreadnoughtSupremacy, caught up with the Resistance fleet after tracking them through hyperspace.^[55]

BB-8 went ahead of Poe to prepareBlack One to engage the fleet again, but Kylo Ren launched a pair ofmag-pulse warheads fromhisTIE silencer that destroyedBlack One and the entire hangar bay. The blast knocked BB-8's head off his body, but the droid put himself back together.^[55]

Mission to Canto Bight[]

BB-8accompanied Finn and Resistance maintenance workerRose Tico in their mission to disable the First Order's hyperspace tracker. To do this, Finn and Rose planned to enlist the help of aMaster Codebreaker onCantonica who could get them onto theSupremacy.^[55]

At theCanto BightCasino, the drunkardDobbu Scay mistook BB-8 for alugjackslot machine, and put severalcantocoins into the droid's ports. When Finn and Rose were arrested for parking their shuttle illegally,Canto Bight police officers threw BB-8 out of the casino. BB-8 made his way to theCanto Bight police headquarters and located Finn and Rose's cell.^[55]

When the thief "DJ" opened every cell door in the facility, BB-8 managed to bind and gag several Canto Bight police officers in the ensuing chaos. BB-8 soon met up with DJ. The two were confronted by prison guards, but BB-8 took one down by launching the cantocoins Scay had put inside him at the guard. When DJ attempted to collect the coins, BB-8 stopped him, and the two obtained the yachtLibertine, and used it to pick up Finn and Rose. BB-8 would claim that DJ stole the vessel, but DJ insisted that both of them were responsible for it.^[55]

Infiltrating theSupremacy[]

BB-8 joined Finn, Rose, and DJ aboard theSupremacy in the final stages of their mission. To disguise the droid, Finn placed a garbage receptacle on top of him. Though BB-8 attempted to blend in by imitating the noises made by MSE-6 series repair droids, the First Order BB-unitBB-9E saw through the rebels' subterfuge, and alerted the First Order to their presence. Finn, Rose, and DJ were apprehended, but BB-8 avoided capture.^[55]

WhenVice AdmiralAmilyn Holdo sacrificed herself to save the Resistance, using theRaddus to ram theSupremacy at light speed, BB-8 took advantage of the confusion in the Mega-Destroyer's hangar bay by hijacking anAT-ST walker and shooting many stormtroopers. BB-8 then used the walker to carry Finn and Rose to aXi-class light shuttle that they used to join the remnant of the Resistance on the surface ofCrait.^[55]

Crait and beyond[]

After their shuttle crashed in the decommissionedRebel outpost on Crait, BB-8 shared a loving reunion with Poe. BB-8 performed an analysis of the outpost and learned that, save small natural openings, the only way in and out of the outpost was through the massive bunker door: an entrance now cut off by the advancing First Order.^[55]

However, BB-8, along with the rest of the Resistance, followed Poe when he realized that thevulptices must have found an alternate way out of the base. They came to a wall of boulders too heavy to move by hand. BB-8 then witnessed as Rey, on the other side of the wall, usedthe Force to lift the boulders out of the way, allowing the Resistance to escape on theFalcon and survive another day.^[55]

On board theFalcon, BB-8 reunited with Rey, who told him that his antenna looked good.^[55]

Evacuating to Pacara[]

When the First Order arrived atBatuu, BB-8 assisted in evacuating resistance recruits toPacara. When the recruits arrived at the outpost, BB-8 greeted them and played a message from his friend Rey. BB-8 was inPoe's X-wing when they escortedthe recruit's shuttle to Pacara. When theFinalizer captured the shuttle, BB-8 along with Poe, escaped and gathered reinforcements to rescue it.^[58]

Ending the war[]

Upon the request of Poe, BB-8 stayed with Rey onAjan Kloss while she continued her Jedi training. After learning of theSith Eternal's fleet, theFinal Order, andwayfinders, BB-8accompanied Rey, Finn, Poe, Chewbacca, and C-3PO toPasaana to find aSith wayfinder where they encounteredLando Calrissian. During his time on Pasaana the group recovered a Sith dagger. On theBestoon Legacy, BB-8 found a little droid namedD-O and recharged his batteries. The group headed toKijimi to have the Sith text extracted from C-3PO's memory. The process wiped the droid's memory, but revealed coordinates to a wayfinder on anocean moon in theEndor system. TheSteadfast later arrives at Kijimi, and Rey sensed that Chewbacca was alive and the group mounted a rescue mission. The group traveled to Kef Bir where BB-8 and D-O interacted with someorbaks. Later, BB-8 joined the Resistance ground forces during theBattle of Exegol. After the battle, BB-8 accompanied Rey toTatooine and visited Luke'sold abandoned home and buried Anakin's andLeia'slightsabers there, having builther own.^[10]

Characteristics[]

A BB-series droid, BB-8 had a dome head, similar to that ofR2 series astromech droids, with the bulk of his body made up of a dense, well-sealed ball on which the droid's head rolled. BB-8 was mostlywhite, with some orange and silver on his body, as well as a blackphotoreceptor.

Though BB-8's self-preservation protocols meant the droid was skittish and easily frightened, his experiences formed a strong loyalty subprogram. BB-8's manifest personality was, to his master and friend Poe Dameron, somewhat of an unpredictable one: while most droids were predictable to certain stereotypes (bossy, sullen, grumpy) within their respective programming, BB-8 was his own case, sometimes childlike, sometimes precocious. In fact, Dameron sometimes wondered if the droid daydreamed, even though that implied the absurd—that BB-8 had an active imagination. When communicating, BB-8 spoke in27th generation droidspeak code, a compressed version ofbinary.

BB-8 was courageous and daring enough to put his existence on the line to aid his Resistance comrades. On one occasion, he used a cable to hang on to the top of a cave while he collapsed a stalactite on top of Agent Terex's Ranc Gang. While BB-8 was shot down, he survived the fall and zapped Terex, saving Poe's life a third time.

Relationships[]

Poe Dameron[]

BB-8 was loyal to his master Poe, who regarded him as a confidant. When Poe could not trust the rest of his squadron, he turned to BB-8 as a "sounding board." BB-8 knew how to operate a T-70 X-wing and was familiar with the model's design and accessories. BB-8 also knew how to fight. On two occasions, he helped Poe outsmart and disarm the First Order Agent Terex. BB-8 also played a supporting role in Poe's operations. On one occasion, he led the other astromech droids on a successful operation to disable Megalox Beta's gravity shields. BB-8 also outwitted and defeated a security droid during the course of the Megalox mission. Poe'sBlack One was BB-8's favorite starship.

Kazuda Xiono[]

Poe placed BB-8 in charge of looking after the novice Resistance spy Kazuda Xiono during hismission aboard theColossus platform. BB-8 looked after Xiono, saving him from danger on several occasions including falling overboard twice and escaping First Order stormtroopers.

CB-23[]

BB-8 and CB-23 initially had an antagonistic relationship. BB-8 feared that CB-23 was going to replace him as Poe Dameron's best friend, while CB-23 had a "stuck-up" attitude towards BB-8. The two put aside their differences after BB-8 saved CB-23 from a Kowakian monkey-lizard. As a result of their adventures aboard a derelict Darius G-class freighter, BB-8 and CB-23 came to appreciate each other better and became friends.

Ivee[]

Ivee and BB-8 became friends sometime before the Mission to Cato Neimoidia. She helped fixBlack One while Poe and BB-8 were on patrol missions.^[59] They became very close throughout their missions together and liked to gossip, even during dogfights with the First Order. During a mission to rescue Lor San Tekka, Ivee choose to sacrifice herself in order to save Jessika Pava by using her rocket boosters to fly straight into an incoming missile, destroying her. BB-8, who witnessed her death firsthand, lowered his head and gave a sad beep.^[60]

Rey[]

After Rey saved him on Jakku, BB-8 took a liking to her and decided to stay with her until he reunited with Poe. During their time together, BB-8 and Rey developed a friendly bond with each other.

D-O[]

During the mission to Pasaana, BB-8 discovered D-O aboard Ochi's ship and brought him to Rey to be fixed. In turn, the roller droid took a strong interest in BB-8.^[61]

Equipment[]

All of BB-8's equipment was stored within six swappable, circulartool-bay disks embedded in the ball, that could be replaced or upgraded with minimal reprogramming.^[46] Being an astromech droid, BB-8 had several features such as anarc welder,^[3] awelding torch.^[47] and aholoprojector. Like all BB units, he had a selenium drive and a thermal hyperscan vindicator. His white-and-orange paint scheme was described by his master as being a "one-of-a-kind" design for his model.^[3]

BB-8 was also equipped with a grappling line, which he used to rescue Xiono on a few occasions.^[26][27]

Behind the scenes[]

BB-8 was first revealed in the first teaser trailer forStar Wars: Episode VIIThe Force Awakens onNovember 28,2014.^[63] His name was revealed byEntertainment Weekly in an exclusive trading card.^[64] The character was realized by thePinewood Studios creature shop as a practical, functioning robot.^[62]

BB-8's name was chosen by Episode VII directorJ.J. Abrams because of the droid's round and bouncy look. Abrams also said, "I named him BB-8 because it was almost onomatopoeia. It was sort of how he looked to me, with the 8, obviously, and then the two B's." The name was conceived early in Episode VII's production and was one of the few that was never changed.^[65]

BB-8 is performed byDave Chapman andBrian Herring. BB-8's voice includes digitally altered sounds created by actorsBill Hader andBen Schwartz, who are credited as "BB-8 Vocal Consultants."^[66] The vocalizations were produced in post-production, with the crew deciding between beeps and voice.^[67]

Seven different BB-8 units were used in the making of Episode VII. Each was given its own nickname, such as "Bowling Ball" and "the Puppet."^[68] Another nickname for the droid was "Surly."^[69]

InLEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy: Pieces of the Past, BB-8 appears in amixed-up galaxy, where it is a droid starfighterBB-wing created bySig Greebling.^[70]

Appearances[]

Non-canon appearances[]

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Notes and references[]

External links[]

• BB-8 Character Key onAcme Archives Direct'sofficial website(backup link)
• BB-8 onWikipedia
• Quiz: Which Droid Are You Taking on Your Next Adventure? onStarWars.com(backup link)