12 Facts About K-2SO

K-2SO is a droid character in the Star Wars franchise, first appearing in the 2016 film Rogue One.

K-2SO was part of the initial line-up of spies in John Knoll's pitch for Rogue One, as an Imperial protocol droid.

Director Gareth Edwards wanted K-2SO to be "appealing" despite his figure, and designs continued to reflect elements of his personality with his form; his stoop is one example, showing his "casual kind of personality".

K-2SO is voiced and portrayed via motion capture by Alan Tudyk.

K-2SO is a KX-series security droid originally created by the Empire, reprogrammed by pilot Cassian Andor to serve the Rebel Alliance.

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K-2SO is hulking and dark, more like Ted Hughes's Iron Man in miniature, but with a droll way of objecting to orders; his style in backtalk involves a nicely timed deferred punchline.

K-2SO, portrayed by Tudyk, appears in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which was released in December 2016.

K-2SO is told to stay on the ship, but later helps the rebels fight off stormtroopers and makes their escape from Jedha City as it is being destroyed by the Death Star.

The character was to be shot and killed by Orson Krennic, the main villain of the film, but the writers thought that K-2SO deserved a more heroic demise to be more suitable for him.

K-2SO appears in the novelization of Rogue One by Alexander Freed.

K-2SO appears in Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire, a virtual reality experience produced by ILMxLAB and The VOID for Disneyland Resort; Alan Tudyk reprises his role as K-2SO, who accompanies the player throughout the experience.

Goldman wrote that "K-2SO looks so good, it's easy to forget he's a CGI character".