5) BB-8
Fans have been fascinated by BB-8 since the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and while merchandise featuring the droid’s likeness started selling out incredibly fast, there was always a chance that she could end up being this movie’s Jar Jar Binks (even if it is pretty hard to imagine another character being damn as annoying).
Thankfully, that didn’t end up being the case, and as well as being one of the funniest characters in the movie, BB-8 is also every bit as loveable as expected. Surprisingly emotive and featuring a ton of personality, she puts even R2-D2 to shame. It’s going to be fascinating to see what’s next for her in Episode VIII (especially as she remained alongside Poe Dameron at the end of the movie rather than taking off with Rey).