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{{Infobox character
| name = BB-8
| image = BB-8, Star Wars The Force Awakens.jpg
| alt = A robot with a spherical body and a smaller hemisphere for a head. It is white with orange and silver decoration.
| series = [[Star Wars]]
| first = ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|The Force Awakens]]'' (2015)
| creator = {{Plain list|
* [[J. J. Abrams]] (sketcher)<ref name="Brooks2015" />
* [[Christian Alzmann]] (concept designer)<ref name="Brooks2015" />
* [[Jake Lunt Davies]] (concept designer)<ref name="Brooks2015" />
* [[Neal Scanlan]] (creature shop's head)<ref name="Brooks2015" />
* - Joshua Lee (creature shop's animatronic designer)<ref name="Brooks2015" />
* [[Lawrence Kasdan]] (writer ep. VII)
* [[Michael Arndt]] (writer ep. VII)
}}
| species = Robot
| occupation = [[Astromech droid]]
| affiliation = Resistance
| portrayer = {{Plain list|
* [[Dave Chapman (actor)|Dave Chapman]] (puppeteers)<ref name="Brooks2015" />
* Brian Herring (puppeteers)<ref name="Brooks2015" />}}
| voice = {{Plain list|
* [[Ben Schwartz]] (English dubbing)<ref name="Chitwood2016">{{citation|title=Watch Ben Schwartz Provide the Voice of BB-8 in New ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Featurette|url=http://collider.com/star-wars-bb-8-voice-ben-schwartz-bill-hader-video/|first=Adam|last=Chitwood|date=November 17, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Bill Hader]] (modulated via synthesizer)<ref name="Chitwood2016" />}}
}}

'''BB-8''' (or '''Beebee-Ate''') is a [[droid (robot)|droid]] character in the [[Star Wars|''Star Wars'' franchise]], appearing in both the 2015 ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' and 2017 ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]'' films. Spherical with a free-moving domed head, BB-8 is portrayed by both a [[Puppetry|rod puppet]] and a remote-controlled robotic unit.

==Conception==

===Idea and design===
Scanlan told ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' in November 2015 that the robot's design came from an original sketch by Abrams, saying "It was a very simple sketch, beautiful in its simplicity of a ball with this little dome on top."<ref name="EW 2015-11">{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/13/bb-8-gender-star-wars |title=BB-8: Creating the roly-poly droid from ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Anthony |last=Breznican |date=November 13, 2015 |accessdate=December 4, 2015}}</ref> Of BB-8's design "with differently shaped panels on each side to help the viewer’s eye track movement", Scanlan said "If you had parallel patterns that ran around the circumference, they would be less informative as to the direction BB-8 was traveling than a slightly more chaotic pattern."<ref name="EW 2015-11" />

Abrams also named the robot, telling ''Entertainment Weekly'' in August 2015, "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."<ref name="EW name">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/12/star-wars-force-awakens-character-names/4 |title=''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'': J.J. Abrams explains what's in a name |first=Anthony |last=Breznican |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 12, 2015 |accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref> The name was conceived early on in the film's production and was one of the few to remain unchanged.<ref name="EW name"/>

===Constraints and realization===
In August 2013, ''The Force Awakens'' cinematographer [[Daniel Mindel]] and ''Episode VIII'' director [[Rian Johnson]] each stated that ''The Force Awakens'' director [[J. J. Abrams]] would use little [[computer-generated imagery]] (CGI) and more practical, traditional special effects in order to recreate the visual realism and authenticity of the original ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' film.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://mashable.com/2013/08/22/star-wars-episode-vii-film|title=''Star Wars Episode VII'' to Use Film, Be More Like Original Trilogy |publisher=[[Mashable]] |first=Chris |last=Taylor |date=August 22, 2013 |accessdate=September 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/rian-johnson-says-next-star-726036|title = Rian Johnson Says Next ''Star Wars'' Will Have Less CGI, More Practical Effects|last = McMillan|first = Graeme|work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date = August 18, 2014|accessdate = August 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://au.ign.com/articles/2015/04/16/star-wars-celebration-why-star-wars-7-uses-practical-effects|title = ''Star Wars'' Celebration: Why ''Star Wars 7'' uses practical effects|publisher = [[IGN]] |first=Jose |last=Otero |date = April 16, 2015|accessdate = April 21, 2015}}</ref> To that end, the droid BB-8 was a physical prop developed by [[Disney Research]],<ref name="Fortune BB-8">{{cite news|last=Hackett|first=Robert|title=Disney just developed the most adorable walking robot|url=http://fortune.com/2015/05/26/disney-walking-robot/|accessdate=July 23, 2015|work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|date=May 26, 2015}}</ref> created by special effects artist [[Neal Scanlan]] and operated live on set with the actors.<ref name="BB-8">{{cite web |url=http://au.ign.com/articles/2014/12/14/mark-hamill-says-star-wars-the-force-awakens-bb-8-is-a-prop-not-cgi |title=Mark Hamill Says {{em|Star Wars: The Force Awakens}}' BB-8 Is a Prop, Not CGI |first=Anthony |last=Couto |publisher=IGN |date=December 13, 2014 |accessdate=April 21, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Scanlan">{{cite web|url = http://www.slashfilm.com/bb-8-effects/|title = Watch Awesome ''The Force Awakens'' Droid BB-8 Appear Live on Stage|first=Russ|last=Fischer|publisher = [[Slashfilm.com|/Film]]|date = April 16, 2015|accessdate = April 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/star-wars-force-awakens-bb8-robot-droid-real-machine-not-puppet-cgi-1496968|title=''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' – The BB8 robot droid is a real machine, not a puppet or CGI|date=April 17, 2015 |accessdate=December 4, 2015|first=Mary-Ann |last=Russon|work=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref> Seven BB-8 puppets were constructed for filming.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20O8ek_MUBY |title=Puppetry of BB-8 |time=6:54 |work=The Hobble & Stitch Show |first1=Josh |last1=Lee |first2=Matt |last2=Denton |date=April 10, 2017 |accessdate=April 13, 2017}}</ref> The most prominent was a rod puppet, controlled by puppeteers [[Dave Chapman (actor)|Dave Chapman]] and Brian Herring. In addition, there were several radio controlled units and some static prop versions. A fully functioning, self-contained robotic unit was not practical for shooting, so most of the "walking" scenes were achieved by the puppet, with rods removed in post production. Later a self standing remote controlled unit was constructed and used at promotional events.<ref name="Brooks2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.starwars.com/news/droid-dreams-how-neal-scanlan-and-the-star-wars-the-force-awakens-team-brought-bb-8-to-life|title=Droid Dreams: How Neal canlan and the ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' Team Brought BB-8 to Life|first=Dan|last=Brooks|publisher=[[StarWars.com]]|date=August 26, 2015|accessdate=December 18, 2015}}</ref>

===Description===
BB-8 is a spherical robot with a free-moving domed head. It is white, with orange and silver accents and a black optical lens on its headpiece. BB-8 also possesses multiple panels containing various tools or ports. Scanlan said of the robot's personality, "We always imagined BB-8 as being quite manipulative. I think he knows he’s cute. He knows that he can win people over. And he uses that, like children do, to get his own way. In this film, he has a very important mission that he has to accomplish and so he uses his personality, his coyness, and all of those things."<ref name="EW 2015-11" /> Of BB-8's gender he said, "I'm still not sure, dare I say, whether BB-8 is male or female ... BB-8 was female in our eyes. And then he or she became male. And that's all part of the evolution, not only visually, but in the way they move, how they hold themselves."<ref name="EW 2015-11" />

Calling the robot a "[[Swiss Army Knife]] that shouldn’t be trusted", he noted that while each of the BB-8's panels has a specific purpose, like a port or tool, not all of them have been absolutely defined to leave options for future films.<ref name="EW 2015-11" />

== Appearances ==

=== In film ===
The voice of BB-8 was supplied by comedians [[Bill Hader]] and [[Ben Schwartz]], both credited as "BB-8 vocal consultants" in the film. The voice was created by Abrams manipulating their voices through a [[talkbox]] attached to an [[iPad]] running a sound effects app.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/wait-a-minute-who-played-the-voice-of-bb-8-in-star-wars-the-force-awakens |title=Wait a minute... who played the voice of BB-8 in ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens''? |publisher=[[HitFix]] |first=Drew |last=McWeeny |authorlink=Drew McWeeny |date=December 15, 2015 |accessdate=December 16, 2015}}</ref>

====''The Force Awakens'' (2015)====
[[File:Star Wars and the Power of Costume July 2018 20 (BB-8 from Episode VII).jpg|thumb|BB-8 from ''Episode VII'']]

BB-8 was first seen in the 88-second ''The Force Awakens'' [[teaser campaign|teaser trailer]] released by [[Lucasfilm]] on November 28, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trailer Report: ''Star Wars'' Teaser Beats ''Age of Ultron'' In Debut |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/trailer-report-star-wars-teaser-753113?mobile_redirect=false |last=Lewis |first=Andy |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 1, 2014 |accessdate=December 2, 2014}}</ref> Its name was revealed by ''Entertainment Weekly'' in a Lucasfilm-designed [[Topps]]-style [[trading card]] [[mockup]] in December 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/12/11/star-wars-the-force-awakens-character-names/ |title=''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' character names revealed (in coolest way possible) |first=Anthony |last=Breznican |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=December 11, 2014 |accessdate=December 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.starwars.com/films/star-wars-the-force-awakens-digital-trading-cards |title=''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' Digital Trading Cards |publisher=StarWars.com |accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref>

In the film, the robot is the [[astromech droid]] of the Resistance [[X-wing fighter]] pilot [[Poe Dameron]] ([[Oscar Isaac]]).<ref name="Databank">{{cite web |url=http://www.starwars.com/databank/bb-8 |title=Databank: BB-8 |publisher=StarWars.com |accessdate=December 4, 2015}}</ref> Poe entrusts it with a map that must be delivered to the Resistance headquarters in order to determine the whereabouts of [[Jedi|Jedi Knight]] [[Luke Skywalker]]. While Poe is captured and interrogated by the sinister [[First Order (Star Wars)|First Order]] commander [[Kylo Ren]], BB-8 flees across the desert of the planet [[Jakku]] and finds sanctuary with the plucky scavenger [[Rey (Star Wars)|Rey]]. Eventually Rey, the renegade [[stormtrooper (Star Wars)|stormtrooper]] [[Finn (Star Wars)|Finn]], [[Han Solo]], and [[Chewbacca]] bring BB-8 to Resistance leader [[Princess Leia|Leia Organa]], and ultimately reunite him with Poe.

====''The Last Jedi'' (2017)====
In ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi|The Last Jedi]]'', BB-8 fixes Poe's X-wing weapons system by smashing his head into it. In [[Canto Bight]], a drunken gambler repeatedly inserts coins into a slot in BB-8, thinking he is a slot machine. The droid later subdues several guards, allowing Finn and Rose to escape imprisonment. BB-8 then uses the coins to subdue a fourth guard. Later, he operates an AT-ST in order to rescue Finn and Rose after they are captured by the First Order.

=== In television ===

==== ''Forces of Destiny'' (2017–) ====
BB-8 makes several appearances in ''[[Star Wars Forces of Destiny]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2017/07/03/forces-destiny-rey-bb8-sands-jakku/|title=Watch Rey and BB-8's first thrilling adventure in ''Star Wars: Forces of Destiny''|last=Taylor|first=Chris|date=July 3, 2017|website=[[Mashable]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=July 5, 2017}}</ref> In "Sands of Jakku" and "BB-8 Bandits", both of which take place shortly after Rey finds him in ''The Force Awakens'', Rey helps the droid evade a Nightwatcher worm and several bandits. In "Tracker Trouble", the droid, Rey, Finn, and Han help to get a tracker off the ''Millenium Falcon'' shortly after leaving Jakku. In "Shuttle Shock", which takes place during the journey to Canto Bight in ''The Last Jedi'', BB-8 is overloaded by electrical shocks from a jellyfish monster, forcing Finn and Rose to try and fix it.

==== ''Star Wars Resistance'' (2018–) ====
BB-8 will appear in the 2018 TV series ''[[Star Wars Resistance]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/star-wars-resistance-disney-channel-1202786977/|title=Disney Channel Orders ''Star Wars Resistance'' Animated Series|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Ariana|last=Brockington|date=April 26, 2018|access-date=May 10, 2018}}</ref>

== Other appearances ==

===Related media===

BB-8 is a [[Narration#Third-person, subjective|point of view]] character in the [[Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novel)|2015 novelization]] of ''The Force Awakens'' by [[Alan Dean Foster]].<ref name="FA novel I">{{cite book |title= [[Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novel)|The Force Awakens]] |first=Alan Dean |last=Foster |authorlink=Alan Dean Foster |date=2015 |type=[[e-book]] |isbn= 9781101965504 |chapter=Chapter I }}</ref> The droid also appears in the comic book series ''[[Star Wars: Poe Dameron]]'', published by [[Marvel Comics]] in April 2016.<ref name="UT Comic">{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/01/14/exclusive-star-wars-poe-dameron-comic-book/78800804/ |title=Exclusive: ''Star Wars: Poe Dameron'' comic book debuts in April |work=USA Today |first=Brian |last=Truitt |date=January 17, 2016 |accessdate=February 15, 2016}}</ref>

===Merchandising===
The official September 4, 2015 launch of all merchandise for ''The Force Awakens''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/436401-star-wars-the-force-awakens-products-coming-on-september-4#/slide/1|title=''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' Products Coming on September 4|publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]]|date=May 3, 2015|accessdate=May 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Disney Sets Massive ''Star Wars'' Toy Promotion |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-the-force-awakens-toy-launch-1201577729/|accessdate=August 27, 2015|work=Variety|date=August 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|title=''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' Toys to Be Unveiled During 18-Hour YouTube Marathon|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-force-awakens-toys-817851|accessdate=August 27, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 26, 2015}}</ref> included an {{convert|11.4|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=off|adj=mid|-tall}} mobile app-enabled BB-8 robot toy developed by [[Sphero]].<ref name="Fortune BB-8"/> Sphero had participated in a Disney-run [[startup accelerator]] program in July 2014, during which Disney CEO [[Bob Iger]] showed Sphero executives on-set photos and imagery of BB-8 before anyone outside of the production team knew of the robot's existence. Sphero acquired the license in November 2014, completing the development and production of the toy in time for its September 2015 release.<ref name="wired-bb8">{{cite news|title=The Story (And Tech) Behind That Awesome ''Star Wars'' BB-8 Toy|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/09/bb8-the-inside-story/|date=September 3, 2015|accessdate=September 5, 2015|work=Wired|first=K. M. |last=McFarland}}</ref><ref name="thenational-bb8">{{cite web|title=Disney’s support for start-ups led to one new company winning a dream ''Star Wars'' contract|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/film/disneys-support-for-start-ups-led-to-one-new-company-winning-a-dream-star-wars-contract|first=Ryan |last=Nakashima|date=August 15, 2015 | work = [[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |location= [[Abu Dhabi]]|accessdate=September 5, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Time toy">{{cite web |url=http://time.com/4021163/bb-8-sphero-toy/ |title=This Will Be the ''Star Wars'' Toy Every Kid Wants This Holiday |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |first=Alex |last=Fitzpatrick |date=September 3, 2015 |accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/9/3/9253461/star-wars-bb8-droid-toy-video-price-release-date |title=You can now buy ''Star Wars'' adorable BB-8 droid and let it patrol your home |publisher=[[The Verge]] |first=Ross |last=Miller |date=September 3, 2015 |accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.starwars.com/news/how-sphero-created-their-bb-8-toy |title=How Sphero Created Their BB-8 Toy |publisher=StarWars.com |date=September 10, 2015 |accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.space.com/31012-sphero-bb8-star-wars-droid-toy.html |title=Makers of ''Star Wars'' BB-8 Droid Toy Promise Hidden Tricks |publisher=[[Space.com]] |first=Sarah |last=Lewin |date=November 4, 2015 |accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Wired (website)|Wired]]'' called the BB-8 toy "the only truly cutting-edge item" in the ''Force Awakens'' collection.<ref name="wired-bb8" /> In 2015, Sphero sold over 1 million of the robots.<ref name="Tri">{{Triangulation|242|Ian Bernstein}}</ref>

Other BB-8 merchandising includes household items,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnet.com/news/force-friday-furnishings-new-star-wars-decor-from-thinkgeek/ |title=Force Friday furnishings: New ''Star Wars'' decor from ThinkGeek |publisher=[[CNET]] |first=Bonnie |last=Burton |date=September 4, 2015 |accessdate=December 4, 2015}}</ref> luggage and bags,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/journey-through-the-galaxy-with-bb-8-luggage/ |title=Journey Through the Galaxy with BB-8 Luggage |publisher=[[Nerdist.com]] |first=Michael |last=Walsh |date=December 3, 2015 |accessdate=December 5, 2015}}</ref><ref name="IGN Toys">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/09/01/new-star-wars-the-force-awakens-toys-revealed |title=First Look at ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' Toys |publisher=IGN |date=September 1, 2015 |accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref> a life-size plush,<ref name="CNET Hug">{{cite web |url=http://www.cnet.com/news/hug-this-life-size-plush-bb-8-star-wars-droid/ |title=Hug this life-size plush BB-8 ''Star Wars'' droid |publisher=CNET |first=Amanda |last=Kooser |date=September 22, 2015 |accessdate=December 4, 2015}}</ref> a [[Lego Star Wars|Lego ''Star Wars'']] playset called Poe's X-wing Fighter,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://brickset.com/sets/75102-1 |title=75102-1: Poe's X-wing Fighter |publisher=Brickset.com |date=2015 |accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://brickset.com/minifigs/sw661/BB-8 |title=sw661: BB-8 |publisher=Brickset.com |date=2016 |accessdate=January 13, 2016}}</ref> [[Hasbro]]'s ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' Takodana Encounter set,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jediinsider.com/index.php?catid=8&itemid=17242 | title=''Star Wars The Force Awakens'' 3.75" Takodana Encounter Set with Maz Kanata Figure |publisher=JediInsider.com|first=Jay |last=Cochran |date=February 11, 2016 |accessdate=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ew.com/gallery/star-wars-maz-kanata-action-figure-hasbro/2479863_gallery-star-wars-force-awakens-takadona-encounter-375-inch-multipack-under-embargo-until |title=Maz Kanata action figure among new ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' toys |work=Entertainment Weekly |first=Anthony |last=Breznican |date=February 11, 2016 |accessdate=July 27, 2016}}</ref> and other action figures and other toys.<ref name="IGN Toys"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/hot-topic-force-friday-deal-boasts-funko-pop-figures-and-other-star-wars-goodies/ |title=Hot Topic Force Friday Boasts Funko POP! Figures and Other ''Star Wars'' Goodies |publisher=Nerdist.com |first=Michael |last=Walsh |date=September 3, 2015 |accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mashable.com/2015/09/19/bb-8-hasbro-review/# |title=Hasbro's remote-controlled BB-8 is bursting with charm, even when it fails |publisher=[[Mashable]] |first=Raymond |last=Wong |date=September 19, 2015 |accessdate=December 24, 2015}}</ref> The Lego versions of Poe and BB-8 have also appeared in the 2016 short form animated series ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises]]'',<ref name="EW 2016-02">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/12/lego-star-wars-the-resistance-rises-the-force-awakens |title=''The Force Awakens'' characters to appear in new LEGO ''Star Wars'' series |first=Shirley |last=Li |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 12, 2016 |accessdate=April 23, 2016}}</ref><ref name="OMD 2016-02">{{cite web|url=https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2016/02/12/lego-star-wars-the-resistance-rises-to-debut-on-disney-xd-february-15/|title=''LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises'' to Debut on Disney XD February 15|publisher=Oh My Disney |date=February 2016 |accessdate=April 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Wired 2016-02">{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/2016/02/lego-star-wars-resistance-rises/ |title=This New Animated Lego ''Star Wars'' Short Looks Legit |first=Angela |last=Watercutter |work=Wired |date=February 12, 2016 |accessdate=April 25, 2016}}</ref><ref name="io9 2016-02">{{cite web |url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/poe-dameron-stages-a-daring-rescue-in-the-first-the-for-1759408167 |title=Poe Dameron Stages a Daring Rescue in the First ''The Force Awakens'' Lego Short |first=James |last=Whitbrook |publisher=[[io9]] |date=February 12, 2016 |accessdate=April 25, 2016}}</ref> and the short ''Poe Dameron vs the First Order Snowspeeder''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lego.com/en-us/starwars/videos/lego-star-wars-episode-vii-poe-dameron-vs-the-first-order-snow-speeder-4a4bb50a660a4d7c9b15f327d274b2b7 |title=''Poe Dameron™ vs the First Order Snowspeeder™'' |publisher=Lego.com |date=December 17, 2015 |accessdate=April 25, 2016}}</ref>

==Reception==
Anthony Breznican of ''Entertainment Weekly'' wrote of BB-8 in November 2015, "He bowled us over immediately. From the moment ''Star Wars'' fans laid eyes on the droid with the roly-poly body and the babyface, it was love."<ref name="EW 2015-11"/> The droid has been called a [[breakout character]] of the film,<ref name="CNET Hug"/> and of 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/04/16/bb-8-is-the-breakout-character-of-2015 |title=BB-8 Is the Breakout Character of 2015 |publisher=BirthMoviesDeath.com |first=Devin |last=Faraci |date=April 16, 2015 |accessdate=December 5, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''{{'s}} Alex Fitzpatrick wrote in September 2015, "As a movie character, BB-8 feels destined to become a fan favorite. Some ''Star Wars'' fans have already tattooed likenesses of the droid on various parts of their body, and the movie isn’t even out until December."<ref name="Time toy"/> [[Richard Roeper]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' noted that "the hype for ''The Force Awakens'' has been so insane and the marketing so intense, we knew about BB-8 as a pricey and cool toy well before BB-8 ever made his big-screen debut.<ref name="Chicago Sun-TimesR">{{cite web|title=''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'': The thrills are strong with this one |url=http://entertainment.suntimes.com/movies/star-wars-force-awakens-review-thrills-strong-one/ |first=Richard |last=Roeper |authorlink=Richard Roeper |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=December 15, 2015 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218234650/http://entertainment.suntimes.com/movies/star-wars-force-awakens-review-thrills-strong-one/ |archivedate=December 18, 2015 }}</ref> According to ''[[Tor.com]]'':
{{Quote|We haven't even seen ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' but we (as in: humanity) don't need to in order to know that BB-8 is the break-out star. This soccer ball that thinks it is a robot is a masterpiece of evocative design that instantly evokes a galaxy far, far away. You see BB-8, even if only in silhouette, and you immediately think ''Star Wars''. Rey and Finn and Poe’s little pal is a hint of the continuing universe that will unfold with ''The Force Awakens'', and a promise to fans that the filmmakers of the new films have a deep understanding of what makes ''Star Wars'' fun and mythic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tor.com/2015/12/09/the-sci-fifantasy-characters-we-couldnt-stop-talking-about-in-2015/? |title=The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Characters We Couldn’t Stop Talking About in 2015 |author=Stubby the Rocket |date=December 9, 2015 |work=[[Tor.com]] |accessdate=December 10, 2015}}</ref>}}

[[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote that "no one can steal a scene from BB-8".<ref name="RS 2015-12">{{cite web |last=Travers |first=Peter |authorlink=Peter Travers |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/star-wars-the-force-awakens-20151216 |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |title=''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' |date=December 16, 2015 |accessdate=December 21, 2015}}</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'s}} Todd McCarthy explained that the droid "serves as a welcome robot reboot from the sidelined (but hardly vanquished) [[R2-D2]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/star-wars-force-awakens-review-848963 |title=''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'': Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Todd |last=McCarthy |date=December 16, 2015 |accessdate=December 29, 2015}}</ref> and Emily Asher-Perrin of ''Tor.com'' described BB-8 as "the perfect hybrid of R2-D2 and [[WALL-E]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tor.com/2015/12/21/one-fans-blow-by-blow-reaction-to-star-wars-the-force-awakens-or-how-episode-vii-made-me-sob-continuously-in-front-of-my-friends-forever/? |title=One Fan’s Blow-By-Blow Reaction to ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'', or, How ''Episode VII'' Made Me Sob Continuously in Front of My Friends Forever |work=Tor.com |first=Emily |last=Asher-Perrin |date=December 21, 2015 |accessdate=December 29, 2015}}</ref> ''Entertainment Weekly''{{'s}} Chris Nashawaty called BB-8 "that rolling gyroscopic weeble that, if possible, may out-cute R2-D2".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/16/star-wars-force-awakens-review? |title=''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'': A 'rollicking adventure wrapped in epic mythology' |work=Entertainment Weekly |first=Chris |last=Nashawaty |date=December 16, 2015 |accessdate=January 19, 2016}}</ref> Ann Hornaday wrote in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' that "BB-8, a roly-poly little Wall-E of a creature, rolls, beeps and blinks with such puppy-ish charisma that R2-D2 and [[C-3PO]] might want to call their agents to make sure they’re in the next installment.<ref name="Hornaday">{{cite news|title=''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' gets the nostalgia-novelty mix just right|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/star-wars-the-force-awakens-gets-the-nostalgia-novelty-mix-just-right/2015/12/15/c2e8a38e-a365-11e5-b53d-972e2751f433_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|first=Ann|last=Hornaday|date=December 16, 2015|accessdate=January 15, 2016|page=T29}}</ref> [[Stephanie Zacharek]] of ''Time'' also praised BB-8:

{{Quote|Abrams and his team of designers and technicians introduce a new star ... A roly-poly cueball with a surprisingly expressive half-dome for a head—and a vocabulary of squeaks and squiggles that are more eloquent than mere words—BB-8 is both modernist and old-fashioned at once, a marvelous creation that could have sprung from the imagination of [[Jules Verne]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Zacharek|first=Stephanie|authorlink=Stephanie Zacharek|url=http://time.com/4150168/review-star-wars-the-force-awakens/|title=Review: ''The Force Awakens'' Is Everything You Could Hope for in a ''Star Wars'' Movie—and Less|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=December 15, 2015|accessdate=December 16, 2015}}</ref>}}

BB-8 appeared with several other ''Force Awakens'' characters on the December 2015 cover of ''Rolling Stone'',<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://read-magazines.com/images/source_rolling_stone_december_12501251_2015_usa.jpg |title=Cover: ''Star Wars'' Strikes Back |issue=1250/1251 |work=Rolling Stone |date=December 2015 |accessdate=December 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/star-wars-strikes-back-behind-the-scenes-of-the-biggest-movie-of-the-year-20151202 |title=''Star Wars'' Strikes Back: Behind the Scenes of the Biggest Movie of the Year |first=Brian |last=Hiatt |work=Rolling Stone |date=December 2, 2015 |accessdate=December 16, 2015}}</ref> and alone on the cover of the December 18, 2015 issue of ''The Hollywood Reporter''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-star-wars-will-change-846918 |title=How ''Star Wars'' Will Change Hollywood (Again) |first=Paul |last=Bond |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 9, 2015 |accessdate=December 29, 2015}}</ref> The droid was also featured alone on one of two alternate covers of the December 14, 2015 issue of ''Time'' (the other cover featuring R2-D2).<ref name="Collider 2015-12">{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/star-wars-7-the-force-awakens-bb-8-r2d2-time-covers/ |title=''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'': Everybody’s Favorite Droids Grace the Cover of ''Time'' Magazine |first=Kyle |last=Miskell |publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=December 3, 2015 |accessdate=December 16, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Time Grossman">{{cite journal |url=http://time.com/magazine/us/4134359/december-14th-2015-vol-186-no-24-u-s/ |title=How J. J. Abrams Brought Back ''Star Wars'' |work=Time |first=Lev |last=Grossman |authorlink=Lev Grossman |date=December 14, 2015 |volume=186 |issue=24 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |subscription=yes}}</ref><ref name="Time cover">{{cite web |url=http://time.com/4110315/star-wars-time-magazine-cover/ |title=See Every ''Star Wars'' Cover in ''TIME'' Magazine History |work=Time |first=Lily |last=Rothman |date=December 3, 2015 |accessdate=December 16, 2015}}</ref> This was the first time the magazine has offered two covers for editions worldwide.<ref name="Collider 2015-12"/> The ''Time'' cover photographer, Marco Grob, said, "The moment you meet BB-8, you almost build some form of weird human connection. It has this really cute way of looking at you."<ref name="Collider 2015-12" />

''The Force Awakens'' received seven [[Visual Effects Society|Visual Effects Society Award]] nominations, including one for Outstanding Models in a Photoreal or Animated Project for BB-8.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/01/12/star-wars-the-force-awakens-dominates-visual-effects-society-nominations |publisher=IGN |title=''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' Dominates Visual Effects Society Nominations |date=January 12, 2016 |accessdate=January 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/14th-annual-ves-awards-nominees |title=Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for the 14th Annual VES Awards |publisher=[[Visual Effects Society]] |date=January 12, 2016 |accessdate=January 15, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Star Wars Databank|subject=bb-8|text=BB-8}}
* {{Wookieepedia|BB-8}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170325124633/http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0526718/ BB-8] on [[IMDb]]

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[[Category:Star Wars droid characters]]
[[Category:Fictional characters introduced in 2015]]
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