Star Wars Outlaws devs were stunned by the internet's response to its sexy, sexy droid: 'There's nothing sexy about sitting in the skintight suit'

Star Wars Outlaws has been a pleasant surprise so far, not only did it manage to win over our staff writer Morgan Park in a lengthy hands-on demo, but it even seems like players already have a favourite character, and the game isn't even out yet. 

ND-5 is a BX-series droid commando built by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and a current associate of Kay Vess, Outlaws' scoundrel protagonist, but most fans will probably just know him by his nickname, hot droid. ND-5 always seems to make some pretty spectacular waves every time he appears in anything new for Star Wars Outlaws, but apparently, that wasn't at all intentional and came as a bit of a surprise to the devs. 

«Anyone who tells you this was anticipated is lying,» narrative director Navid Khavari says in an interview with GamesHub. «I feel very confident in saying that. I still remember, on announce, the tweets started to pop up and I texted [Jay Rincon, ND-5's voice actor] like 'Jay, get ready'.» 

The tweets are about as down bad as you'd expect, with most people just taking in the sights. «Okay hear me out… the Droid is HOT,» one <a data-analytics-id=«inline-link» href=«https://x.com/KaitlynRedWing/status/1668003095434104832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1668003095434104832%7Ctwgr%5Efc438b0f8dffb567e1701c230d0bd1bd1f594b57%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamesradar.com%2Fstar-wars-outlaws-fans-are-down-bad-for-the-droid-with-the-cool-trench-coat%2F» target="_blank" data-url=«https://x.com/KaitlynRedWing/status/1668003095434104832?ref_src=» https: referrerpolicy=«no-referrer-when-downgrade» data-hl-processed=«none»>fan tweets

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