C-3PO's red eyes in the new 'Rise of Skywalker' footage have everyone guessing
You probably didn't recognize him because of the red eyes.
Disney's D23 footage released on Monday of the upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker left us with more than a couple teasers: Star Destroyers. The voice of Emperor Palpatine. Dark Rey. An intense lightsaber battle. Dark. Rey. And if that weren't enough, Twitter also caught a frame that showed a slight change in appearance of one familiar, gold-plated face.
Yep. C-3PO, our favorite odds-telling, doesn't-know-when-to-shut-up hot mess of a protocol droid, is back for the final installment of the Skywalker saga. And if one shot making the rounds on social media is any indication, he's having a bit of a glow-up moment.
WHY DOES C-3PO HAVE RED EYES pic.twitter.com/XLgA7ieZeM
— 🅔🅛🅘 (@THEGODKlLLER) August 26, 2019
The reason for Threepio's red eyes have sparked a number of theories. And even Anthony Daniels, who plays C-3PO in the films, got in on the action.
Red is not just for arms...
Red is not just for Christmas...
Red is for.... pic.twitter.com/FX4GetSreD— Anthony Daniels (@ADaniels3PO) August 26, 2019
But for the most part fans' thoughts about what's caused his eyes to turn red fall into three main camps.
1. He's pissed off, dammit.
C3PO is now short for C3 Pissed Off pic.twitter.com/UPB62xpdDy
— ✨ ashley ✨ (@AshleyEsqueda) August 26, 2019
c3po has had enough of the skywalkers bullshit pic.twitter.com/0ysXjc4r9v
— gabby (@CALEBSMlTH) August 26, 2019
C-3PO: "I got red eyes now, so the odds of your ass walking out of this alive are 3,720 to 1, motherf**ker." #StarWars #TheRiseOfSkywalker pic.twitter.com/AtoGX8GEzh
— Shaurya Chawla (@_ShauryaChawla) August 26, 2019
2. He's actually the key to everything.
hang on.. if anakin built c3po that technically means he's a skywalker.... and we see threepio rising upin the trailer..... holy shit i think i've just cracked the meaning of the ep ix title
— zich (@sithgender) August 26, 2019
this shot is giving me hope that my long dream will be fulfilled that the final baddie of all of star wars is c-3po and he kills everyone for treating him like shit for 9 movies pic.twitter.com/seR8YYEsbu
— rubot (@rubot) August 26, 2019
Most people will focus on all those Star Destroyers or how Rey throws a light saber like Thor throwing a hammer, but don't sleep on C-3PO's eyes glowing red right before that monster blaster shot. I'm assuming he becomes all-powerful and, finally, kills his many tormentors. pic.twitter.com/ujJM1esDuV
— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) August 26, 2019
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3. C-3PO is actually...C-Weed-PO?
Another look at C-3PO in Star Wars 😂
#TheRiseofSkywalker pic.twitter.com/CGFsUUrl9J— Cameron Grant (@cool_cam_101) August 26, 2019
The real reason C-3PO has red eyes in the new trailer... #TheRiseofSkywalker pic.twitter.com/pYYqor5ddz
— Ryan (@Puggy_Ryan) August 26, 2019
C3PO didn’t turn evil, the edibles just started to hit pic.twitter.com/LZXpLZwRkv
— tumble IS twitchcon (@tumbledorez) August 26, 2019
Threepio didn't know there was this much green in the whole galaxy. And he's taking full advantage by making the jump to hyperspace, if you catch our drift. Decades of galactic conflict can be stressful, OK?
