Rogue One: K-2SO Droid Taking Star Wars World By Storm

December 19, 2016 5:01 PM EST

Despite Rogue One meeting with mixed reviews since its debut, there seems to be one aspect of the standalone Star Wars story that the majority of viewers have agreed on: the excellence of K-2SO. The franchise’s new droid — voiced by Alan Tudyk — is being widely praised for his role in the latest galaxy far, far away installment, with fans taking to Twitter to express their love for Cassian Andor’s (Diego Luna) sassy sidekick.

Many couldn’t stop gushing about Tudyk’s performance:

While others had jokes up their sleeves:

And some even declared K-2SO their new favorite droid:

K-2SO is by FAR my favorite Droid to ever appear in a #StarWars movie! Sorry R2.
— MJ Lee (@MJofATL) December 19, 2016

Just watched 28 minutes of #RogueOne and I absolutely loved every second. Fierce, relentless action. K-2SO is my new favorite droid
— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) December 3, 2016

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