<P> A one - shot comic book, Star Wars: Rogue One: Cassian and K - 2SO, was released in August 2017 . Set some time before the events of Rogue One, it tells the story of how Cassian Andor and K - 2SO first met . K - 2S0 also appears in Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire, a virtual reality experience produced by ILMxLAB and The VOID for Disneyland Resort; Alan Tudyk reprises his role as K - 2SO, who accompanies the player throughout the experience . </P> <P> Tudyk has been widely praised in the role . Recounting fan reaction on Twitter, Megan McCluskey wrote for Time that "there seems to be one aspect of the standalone Star Wars story that the majority of viewers have agreed on: the excellence of K - 2SO ." Justin Chang of Los Angeles Times dubbed the character "the requisite scene stealer" of the film, and A.O. Scott of The New York Times praised "the dry, sarcastic tones of the indispensable Alan Tudyk ." The Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy called K - 2SO the film's "most entertaining" character, complimenting his design and Tudyk's "droll wit and exquisite timing". IGN's Eric Goldman praised the cast of the film but noted, "it's Tudyk's K - 2SO who's often the standout", adding that the actor's performance gives the character "a sympathetic' soul' (if such a word is appropriate for a droid)". Goldman also wrote that "K - 2SO looks so good, it's easy to forget he's a CGI character". The Washington Post's Michael Cavna praised K - 2SO, calling him "a droid for social - media times...freshly armed with comedic snark ." Ann Hornaday, also of The Washington Post, wrote that the character "provides precious comic relief in a film that is otherwise grim and unsmiling". Richard Brody of The New Yorker described the droid as "the one character with any inner identity...and the only performance with any flair at all". Peter Travers of Rolling Stone and IndieWire's David Ehrlich dubbed K - 2SO the best of the film's new characters, with Travers calling the robot "hilarious" and Ehrlich describing him as "a droll bot with killer comic timing, he's as delightful and alive as any animated character you could find in a Disney film". </P>

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