In the otherwise pretty serious “Star Wars” war movie “Rogue One”, K-2SO is the only one to get a laugh or two. With his sarcastic and sometimes morbid statements, Cassian Andor’s (Diego Luna) droid quickly won the hearts of fans. Obviously, his appearance in the Disney+ series “Andor” is now eagerly anticipated by fans of “Rogue One”. And indeed, for a brief moment in episode 7, K-2SO seems to be making a comeback. But then a second robot appears that looks exactly the same. So, is one of the “Andor” droids actually K-2SO, or is the “Star Wars” series fooling us here?
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We can tell you with a very high degree of certainty that neither of the two droids at the end of the current Andor episode is K-2SO. There are several reasons for this.
First, K-2SO is not a one-off, but a mass-produced Imperial KX security droid. Their tall, athletic build and long limbs make them destined to keep individuals at bay, as one of the KX droids impressively demonstrates in “Andor” when he mistreats Cassian. So there are countless such robots that look just like the K-2SO. That’s why it’s not special that two of them can be seen in the episode.
Second, the droid attacking Cassian has a very different voice than K-2SO. This one was in
“Rogue One” was embodied by Alan Tudyk, who not only lent him his voice, but also provided motion capture for his movements. Tudyk has also confirmed that he will play the character if she were to appear in the Disney+ series. But a look at the credits reveals that the KX unit in “Andor” was voiced by someone named Aidan Cook. It’s probably the same Aidan Cook who played the aliens Boolio in Star Wars 9 and Two Tubes in Rogue One, but we’re not sure.
Third, Alan Tudyk announced in January 2021 that he will not be on season 1 of Andor. had worked. That’s when he betrayed : “They are getting along now. I’m not here. But if the show continues and more stories are told, I’ll be in it.”
So there are some very clear indications that neither of the two droids in “Andor” Episode 7 are not K-2SO. We probably won’t see the Rogue One fan favorite until Season 2 of the Star Wars series.