BB-8

BB-8 is a Resistance droid hero in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront II. He was added as part of the BB Update alongside the First Order hero BB-9E.

Overview
"Be Resourceful."

- Battlefront II website

BB-8 is primarily an offensive hero. His Rolling Charge is similar to the Ovissian Gunner and Han Solo's charges, where BB-8 rushes forward and knocks back an opponent upon contact, dealing damage. It also deals damage through blocking opponents.

BB-8's Resistance Backing ability can be paired with Rey's Insight ability to reveal enemies to his allies. In addition to that, Resistance Backing causes enemies to take more damage, somewhat like Count Dooku's Expose Weakness ability, as well as scrambles enemy radar.

If he is in a sticky situation, BB-8 can use his Cable Spin ability to deal very high area damage. Cable Spin shines greatly in tight spaces with a group of enemies, especially when Spinner and Whirlwind Star Cards are equipped. As a trooper, you will have a hard time escaping his Cable Spin before you are defeated, but Heroes are able to escape it easier.

BB-8's passive ability Technical Support makes him count as two units, making him a vital unit in Supremacy, Co-Op and Instant Action. The ability also allows him to override objectives faster, and can be used in order to overcome an objective as quick as possible in intense zones. His second passive ability, Swift Reaction, increases the cooldown speed of nearby friendlies' abilities. When paired with Finn's Big Deal ability, surrounding allies will be greatly strengthened. BB-8 also has a flashlight that can be activated using the melee key.

Passive Abilities
Health on Elimination=

Technical Support=

Swift Reaction=

Combat Abilities
Resistance Backing=

Cable Spin=

Rolling Charge=

General
"All heroes can dodge or evade. Use this to avoid damage and open distance between you and your enemy."

- First hint

"Dodge is most effective at avoiding lightsaber attacks and opening space between you and the attacker."

- Second hint

"Heroes can only block attacks from the front. Try to position around them and hit them from behind to be effective."

- Third hint

"Each time a blocking hero deflects damage or swings their lightsaber, they lose stamina. When out of stamina, heroes are unable to deflect or trigger a closing strike."

- Fourth hint

"Heroes have strengths and weaknesses. Hone your skills by playing Arcade."

- Fifth hint

"Use Star Cards to ensure your hero experience is personally tailored."

- Sixth hint

"Heroes will only regenerate a limited amount of health after taking damage."

- Seventh hint

Specific
"BB-8 is extremely agile on the battlefront. Use this edge to zip between multiple hot zones and help your allies."

- First hint

"BB-8 has several passive abilities. Position yourself on the battlefront to make the most of them."

- Second hint

"Enemies affected by BB-8's RESISTANCE BACKING will get misleading data on their radar."

- Third hint

Trivia

 * BB-8 is the only droid hero for the Light Side.
 * Older Heroes were released with a credit cost of 35,000, but BB-8 and BB-9E were both made available for free for everyone.
 * Unlike previous heroes, whose emotes and victory poses were unlockable using Credits or Crystals, BB-8 and BB-9E's emotes and victory poses are currently obtainable exclusively through milestones.
 * His intro music is a portion of the track "Follow Me" in The Force Awakens soundtrack.
 * When brainstorming ideas for what hero abilities BB-8 could have, the developers considered the move he did in The Last Jedi where he shot casino coins out of himself.

Updates
BB Update
 * Added.
 * Audio is not played when previewing BB-8's emotes in the Collection menu.

February 12th Patch
 * Fixed an issue where spamming both the main fire and secondary fire keys for BB-8 would drain the stamina quickly without dealing the appropriate amount of damage.
 * Fixed an issue where the Spinner Star Card would grant 20 seconds of cooldown reduction, instead of 10, at Epic rarity.
 * Fixed an issue where no audio would play when inspecting BB-8's emotes in the Collection menu.
 * Fixed an issue where BB-8 would eventually play the wrong voice lines when they were disrupted.

The Age of Rebellion Update
 * Fixed various visual issues with the trail left behind by BB-8.
 * Fixed an issue where casting certain effects on BB-8 while using their abilities could cause the death of seemingly random AI players.
 * Fixed an issue where placeholder voice lines would trigger when BB-8 would encounter an enemy hero.
 * Fixed an issue where BB-8's moving animation could break if he was interrupted after using Rolling Charge.
 * Fixed an issue where a BB-8 milestone would reward the wrong emote.
 * Fixed an issue where AI would not spawn as BB-8 and BB-9E as frequently as other heroes.
 * Increased the support ability score reward from 2 to 4.

Battle on Scarif Update
 * Fixed an issue where the "Twist" milestone did not track score accurately.
 * Added in-game messaging for enemies when they are taking increased damage from Resistance Backing.
 * Rolling Charge now follows the direction of the camera instead of BB-8's character model.