BB-8

Hero

"A brave and resourceful astromech droid, BB-8 accompanied Poe Dameron on many dangerous missions for the Resistance. Despite his modest appearance, he saved his friends multiple times, giving the saying 'never underestimate a droid' its full meaning."

— In-game description

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 droid hero BB-9E.

Overview

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. 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 BB-8 is in a sticky situation, BB-8 can use his Cable Spin ability to deal very high damage.

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. His third 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.

Levels

BB-8 Level	XP Required to Complete Level	Rewards	Total Skill Points Earned
1	3,000	1 Skill Point Self Repairs becomes available Shielded Roll becomes available	1
2	5,800	1 Skill Point	2
3	10,200	1 Skill Point	3
4	10,540	1 Skill Point Headfirst becomes available Whirlwind becomes available	4
5	10,976	1 Skill Point	5
6	11,400	1 Skill Point	6
7	11,836	1 Skill Point	7
8	12,280	1 Skill Point	8
9	12,736	1 Skill Point Spared Batteries becomes available	9
10	16,750	1 Skill Point	10
11	17,203	1 Skill Point Can now upgrade Star Cards to Rare	11
12	17,660	1 Skill Point	12
13	18,123	1 Skill Point	13
14	18,590	1 Skill Point Spinner becomes available Trusty Droid becomes available	14
15	19,063	1 Skill Point	15
16	19,540	1 Skill Point	16
17	20,023	1 Skill Point	17
18	20,510	1 Skill Point	18
19	21,003	1 Skill Point Uncover becomes available Roll Together becomes available	19
20	21,500	1 Skill Point	20
21	22,003	1 Skill Point	21
22	22,510	1 Skill Point	22
23	23,023	1 Skill Point	23
24	23,540	1 Skill Point Can now upgrade Star Cards to Epic	24
25	24,063	1 Skill Point	25
26-36	24,417	1 Skill Point per level	36
37-40	24,417	1,000 Credits	36
41-1,000	25,000	None	36

Health and Movement

Health Statistics for BB-8
Base Health	650
Health Regen Rate	65 health/sec
Max Health Regen	300 Self Repairs Increases max regen to 325 / 350 / 375 / 400
Regen Delay	4 sec

Weapon

Shock Prod
Weapon Image
In-game Description	BB-8 shoots electricity with his SHOCK PROD, sustaining damage to enemies in front of him.
Damage	29/0.3 seconds Spared Batteries For every 3 troopers eliminated or 300 damage dealt to an enemy hero, increases the damage by one to a maximum of 31 / 33 / 35 / 36 every 0.3 seconds
Range	5 meters

Abilities

Passive Abilities

• Health on Elimination
• Technical Support
• Swift Reaction

Ability Name	Health on Elimination
Ability Icon
In-game Description	BB-8 regains health for each defeated enemy.
Effect	Grants 20 health per defeated trooper, 100 health per defeated Hero.

Ability Name	Technical Support
Ability Icon
In-game Description	BB-8 counts as two units when capturing a point and activates objectives faster.
Effect	Captures objectives faster

Ability Name	Swift Reaction
Ability Icon
In-game Description	BB-8 passively increases the cooldown speed of friendly characters around him.
Effect	Boosts cooldowns of allies by 5% Roll Together Increases cooldown boost to allies to 10% / 14% / 17% / 20%
Area of Effect	7 meters surrounding BB-8

Combat Abilities

• Resistance Backing
• Cable Spin
• Rolling Charge

Ability Name	Resistance Backing
Ability Icon
In-game Description	BB-8 scrambles enemy radars while revealing hostiles to himself and his allies. If attacked, revealed enemies will take increased damage.
Effect	Reveals opponents, scrambles enemy scanners, and 5% more damage to enemies Trusty Droid After defeating an enemy revealed by this ability, heal friendly allies within 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 meters by 5 / 7 / 10 / 12 health Uncover Increases damage to enemies revealed by this ability to 10% / 12.5% / 15% / 17.5%
Area of Effect	20 meters surrounding BB-8
Ability Duration	12 seconds
Ability Cooldown	18 seconds

Ability Name	Cable Spin
Ability Icon
In-game Description	BB-8 deploys his cables and lashes out with a spin, inflicting high damage to all close by enemies.
Damage	45/0.3 seconds Whirlwind Increases damage to 47 / 49 / 51 / 53 every 0.3 seconds
Effect	Grants 30% damage reduction to BB-8
Area of Effect	5 meters Whirlwind Increases radius to 5.50 / 6 / 6.50 / 7 meters
Ability Duration	8 seconds
Ability Cooldown	25 seconds Spinner After affecting 4 / 3 / 2 / 2 enemies, the resulting cooldown is reduced to 21 / 19 / 17 / 15 seconds

Ability Name	Rolling Charge
Ability Icon
In-game Description	BB-8 charges forward to knock down and damage the first enemy standing in his path. If blocked, the enemy is still staggered and damaged.
Damage	200 (Non-heroes) 150 (Heroes) Headfirst Increases damage to: 220 / 225 / 235 / 240 (Non-heroes) 170 / 175 / 180 / 190 (Heroes)
Effect	Knock down enemy upon contact, dealing damage Shielded Roll Reduces damage received by 30% / 40% / 50% / 60%
Ability Cooldown	10 seconds

Star Cards

Boost Cards

Self Repairs	Shielded Roll	Headfirst	Whirlwind	Spared Batteries
Spinner	Trusty Droid	Uncover	Roll Together

Victory Poses

Image	Name
	Sided
	Thumbs Up
	Wired Parade
	Cables Out

In-game Hints

"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

Emotes

• Excited
• Thumbs up
• Twist
• Angry beeps

Milestones

• Excited
• Experienced BB-8
• Thumbs Up

Name	Excited
Milestone Icon
Criteria for Completion	Earn 88,877 score as BB-8.
Reward	Excited Emote and Cables Out Victory Pose

Name	Experienced BB-8
Milestone Icon
Criteria for Completion	Earn 122,721 score as BB-8.
Reward	500 Credits

Name	Thumbs Up
Milestone Icon
Criteria for Completion	Earn 277,233 score as BB-9E. [sic]
Reward	Thumbs Up Emote and Victory Pose

Trivia

• BB-8 is the first 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.

Gallery

Pre-release look at BB-8.

A promotional image of BB-8.

In-game icon for BB-8.