Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
Babu Frik ’s tech inStar Wars : The Rise of Skywalkerwas inspired by the Nintendo Gameboy . The Rise of Skywalkerwas released last December and bring Disney ’s firstStar Warstrilogy to a close . The reception to the film was decidedly interracial , notching one of the lowest Rotten Tomatoes critic scores of anyStar Warsfilm ( 51 % ) . In worldwide , Disney’sStar Warsfilms have been rather polarise among fan , andThe Rise of Skywalkerstirred up some passionate conversations about the pic ’s fan service and the way it terminate certain characters ' arcs ( like the Rey Skywalker scene andKylo Ren ’s demise ) .
However , one factor ofThe Rise of Skywalkerproved to be by and large well - receive by all audience : Thetiny Anzelian technician Babu Frik . Rey ( Daisy Ridley ) , Finn ( John Boyega ) , and Poe ( Oscar Isaac ) seek out Babu ’s service on the planet Kijimi when they demand to get at valuable information in C-3PO ’s ( Anthony Daniels ) point . Babu diddle a small role inThe procession of Skywalker , but he still somehow supervise to prompt adramatic and tragic backstoryand gained the affections of fans everywhere .
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SinceThe Rise of Skywalker ’s release , fans have glimpse some ofBabu Frik ’s early ( horrific ) designs , but now they can get a close flavour at how his engineering came to living . conception artistMatthew Savageshared the designs for Babu ’s workshop , and as he said , some of the tech there was " maybe inspired by a Nintendo Gameboy … maybe … " you’re able to see it for yourself in the space below .
Star Warshas a knack for getting fans attached to lovely minuscule side character ( see : BB-8 ) , but Babu Frik was something of a surprisal . After all , early draft ofThe Rise of Skywalkerkilled Babuwhen the First Order be adrift up Kijimi . as luck would have it , though , director J.J. Abrams changed course and let the little guy live . While it ’s improbable that Babu will return in a futureStar Warsproject , anything could find in this dealership , as evidenced by the fact that Emperor Palpatine ( Ian McDiarmid ) made his bounteous comeback inThe Rise of Skywalker .
TheStar Warsfranchise is at an interesting turn tip the right way now . With the Skywalker saga having been complete withThe Rise of Skywalker , Disney is decide where to take the franchise next . It ’s undecipherable exactly when the nextStar Warsfilm will be released , but it will bedirected byThor : Ragnarok ’s Taika Waititi , and he will write the playscript alongside Krysty Wilson - Carins ( 1917 ) . to boot , the dealership will continue to elaborate on Disney+ with live - activity shows focused on Obi - Wan Kenobi ( Ewan McGregor ) and Cassian Andor ( Diego Luna ) . A big head lingers , though : Who will be the next Babu Frik ?
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