So round, so active, so absolutely evil. BB-9E is the literal dark side version of the lovable BB-8 droid from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It's not cute. It's not happy. This astromech makes angry sounds and has a utterly mysterious story line and purpose, which makes it 10 times more evil. News of the brand new drone dropped on the eve of Force Friday II, the Star Wars merchandizing-palooza that's hitting September 1 to celebrate the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in December.