It's canon though (that's what "Visual Guide" says).
Also, you can extrapolate from the "droid who wanted spirituality" thing that the Empire simply doesn't give the droids the ability to think independently. So K-2SO must have been upgraded significantly to become who he is.
I agree with you though about the general "droid in Star Wars" thing. However, I also think it's been progressing in-universe: BB-8 is clearly portrayed differently from even R2-D2. He's an equal (even if functioning differently) being whose emotions are not just funny quirks and comic relief moments but as *valid* as the emotions other characters feel (sadness, grief, excitement, relief, joy).
Unfortunately for K-2SO and Rogue One, a HUGE part of this movie had been edited out from the final version (you can see it if you compare the trailers with the actual movie), so we might be missing some important backstory/character moments. And that's a real shame (I'd love if Rogue One had been a two-parter. There was so much more that could have been told about these characters!)
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Also, you can extrapolate from the "droid who wanted spirituality" thing that the Empire simply doesn't give the droids the ability to think independently. So K-2SO must have been upgraded significantly to become who he is.
I agree with you though about the general "droid in Star Wars" thing. However, I also think it's been progressing in-universe: BB-8 is clearly portrayed differently from even R2-D2. He's an equal (even if functioning differently) being whose emotions are not just funny quirks and comic relief moments but as *valid* as the emotions other characters feel (sadness, grief, excitement, relief, joy).
Unfortunately for K-2SO and Rogue One, a HUGE part of this movie had been edited out from the final version (you can see it if you compare the trailers with the actual movie), so we might be missing some important backstory/character moments. And that's a real shame (I'd love if Rogue One had been a two-parter. There was so much more that could have been told about these characters!)