Meet new ‘Star Wars’ characters from ‘The Last Jedi’ including adorably evil droid BB-9E

Author: Brian Truitt / Source: USA TODAY

Another Star Wars movie, another barrage of action figures and toys.

However, what’s neat about the merchandise coming out for The Last Jedi (in theaters Dec. 15) as part of Force Friday II — which has many retailers opening at 12:01 a.

m. local time to sell the newest wares — are first looks at new supporting players appearing in the film.

More: ‘Star Wars’: The five best ways to celebrate ‘The Last Jedi’ on Force Friday II

Here are a few of the fresh personalities to look out for in Last Jedi, including an adorably evil droid:

BB-8 was one of the breakout stars of The Force Awakens thanks to utter cuteness, so the dark-side version of the ball-shaped droid may follow suit. (Director Rian Johnson

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that 9E’s onscreen nickname was BB-H8 — as in “hate.”) Fans can meet the black-and-silver-tinged First Order BB unit as part of the Find the Force augmented-reality event. (And if you want to take the badness home, Sphero has a version of the little guy you can control with your…

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