--- description: Despite mixed reviews, there seems to be one aspect of Rogue One that the majority of viewers have agreed on: the excellence of K-2SO. title: Rogue One Droid K-2SO Is Taking the Star Wars World By Storm image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf25031895ff27823/6988b378fb4eac451b8903bf/k-2so_rogue_one.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Rogue One_ Droid K-2SO Is Taking the _Star Wars_ World By Storm  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 19, 2016 10:01 PM CUT  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story..K-2SO (Alan Tudyk)..Ph: Film Frame..© 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story..K-2SO (Alan Tudyk)..Ph: Film Frame..© 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.Lucasfilm Ltd.  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 19, 2016 10:01 PM CUT Despite [_Rogue One_](http://time.com/4604797/rogue-one-star-wars-force-jedi-religion/ "undefined") meeting with [mixed reviews](http://time.com/4597915/rogue-one-review-star-wars-story/ "undefined") since its debut, there seems to be one aspect of the standalone [_Star Wars_ story](http://time.com/4604155/rogue-one-star-wars-callbacks/ "undefined") 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:** > [](https://twitter.com/scottbrianwoods/status/810958703520260096) > [](https://twitter.com/Breznican/status/807824042421993473) > [](https://twitter.com/chompmancobra/status/810941388099620864) **While others had jokes up their sleeves:** > [](https://twitter.com/K2S%5FO/status/809747695720103936) > [](https://twitter.com/HonestK2SO/status/810515463247630337) > [](https://twitter.com/HonestK2SO/status/810676086103220225) > [](https://twitter.com/HonestK2SO/status/810695928793485313) > [](https://twitter.com/HonestK2SO/status/810341231888891904) **And some even declared K-2SO their new favorite droid:** > [](https://twitter.com/MJofKingdom/status/810962160637644800) > [](https://twitter.com/ErikDavis/status/804902600734687233) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4607147/rogue-one-k-2so-star-wars-droid/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4607147/rogue-one-k-2so-star-wars-droid/"},"headline":"Rogue One Droid K-2SO Is Taking the Star Wars World By Storm","datePublished":"2016-12-19T22:01:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:39:38.575Z","description":"This is the droid you've been looking for","url":"https://time.com/4607147/rogue-one-k-2so-star-wars-droid/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Star Wars topic","Rogue one","rogue one a star wars story"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf25031895ff27823/6988b378fb4eac451b8903bf/k-2so_rogue_one.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf25031895ff27823/6988b378fb4eac451b8903bf/k-2so_rogue_one.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"K-2SO Star Wars Rogue One","caption":"K-2SO Star Wars Rogue One","creditText":"Lucasfilm Ltd.","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4607147/rogue-one-k-2so-star-wars-droid/","name":"Rogue One Droid K-2SO Is Taking the Star Wars World By Storm"}}]}] ```