Season 2 of Andor is here, wowing critics and audiences alike with the return of major characters like Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), Dedra Meero (Denise Gough), droid B2EMO and Rogue One Villain Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn). But fans hoping to see another Star Wars fan-favorite are going to have to wait a little longer.
Although teased in trailers ahead of Andor’s Season 2 premiere, reprogrammed Imperial security droid K-2SO has yet to make an appearance. The snarky sidekick is portrayed in voice and motion capture by Alan Tudyk, whose very appearance at Star Wars Celebration Luna called a “sitting spoiler.”
Speaking exclusively with IGN at the fan event in Japan, Tudyk said stepping back into the role was easy, especially since he used some of the same gear nearly 10 years after appearing in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
“The stilts were the same stilts [from Rogue One],” Tudyk said. “And when I put them on, it was amazing to see all of the wear and tear that we had put on them. You could see the scuffs and all of this stuff. It was like, oh, these are mine, these are mine. I put stickers on them. When they came out of the box it took me a minute to remember how to put them on, but I could walk on them fine. I was always hopeful [that K-2SO would return] because I knew that [show creator] Tony [Gilroy]’s vision was to have [Andor] end up in Rogue One. [I knew] I would be in the show since I’m in Rogue One with Diego.”
Tudyk is tight-lipped as to when we might finally see K-2SO show up as Andor Season 2 rolls on. But given our glimpses of the chraracter in Andor marketing materials so far, fans can expect more of the same Imperial-bashing, ship-piloting, mouthy sidekick that we’ve all come to love.
Check out more from our roundtable with the cast of Andor from Star Wars Celebration. And be sure to read our review of Andor Season 2, where we said that the show was “even better” than in Season 1.
Michael Peyton is the Senior Editorial Director of Events & Entertainment at IGN. He leads entertainment content and coverage for tentpole events including IGN Live, San Diego Comic Con, gamescom, and IGN Fan Fest. He’s spent 20 years working in the entertainment industry, and his red carpet adventures have taken him everywhere from the Oscars to Japan to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Follow him on socials @MichaelPeyton
