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Red Eyed C-3PO

Red Eyed C-3PO

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Updated Aug 28, 2019 at 10:22AM EDT by andcallmeshirley.

Added Aug 27, 2019 at 03:29PM EDT by Matt.

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Red Eyed C-3PO refers to a series of jokes, memes, theories and reactions to the appearance of the character C-3PO in the trailer for the 2019 science fiction action film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The character's eyes, which are traditionally gold, appear red in the trailer.

Origin

On August 26th, 2019, the official Star Wars YouTube account published a "Special Look" of the film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker that included a shot of the character C-3PO (portrayed by Anthony Daniels) with red-colored eyes. The video received more than 12 million views in 24 hours (shown below).



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Following the post, people online began joking about the design of C-3PO's eyes. C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels tweeted, [1] "Red is not just for arms…Red is not just for Christmas…Red is for…." The tweet received more than 13,000 likes and 2,100 retweets in 24 hours. Twitter[2] user @AshleyEsqueda tweeted, "C3PO is now short for C3 Pissed Off." Within 24 hours, the tweet received more than 11,000 likes and 2,900 retweets (shown below, center).

Additionally, on the /r/SequelMemes subreddit Redditor [3] realgeneral_memeous shared a screenshot of C-3PO with a joke about red eyes caused by smoking cannabis. The post received more than 14,000 points (97% upvoted) and 95 comments (shown below, right).

Several media ouetlets covered the reaction and theories, including IGN,[4] Mashable, [5] Inverse,[6] Uproxx[7] and more.


Anthony Daniels @ADaniels3PO Red is not just for arms... Red is not just for Christmas... Red is for... 8:18 AM Aug 26, 2019 Twitter Web App ashley @AshleyEsqueda C3PO is now short for C3 P----- Off 9:45 AM Aug 26, 2019 Twitter for iPhone Me: there's no way they'll be able to tell I'm high Also me:

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It is I,C-3PO. You probably don 't recognize me because of the red eyes, LIVE tumble IS twitchcon @tumbledorez C3PO didn't turn evil, the edibles just started to hit 11:30 AM Aug 26, 2019 Twitter for iPhone Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra 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. 7:08 AM Aug 26, 2019 Twitter Web App
rubot @rubot 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 s--- for 9 movies L 7:01 AM Aug 26, 2019 Twitter Web App I am programmed for three things: etiquette, protocol, and kicking ass. And I'm all out of etiquette and protocol-

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External References

[1] Twitter – @ADaniels3PO's Tweet

[2] Twitter – @AshleyEsqueda's Tweet

[3] Reddit – /r/SequelMemes

[4] IGN – C-3PO Red Eyes: What's Up With the Droid in The Rise of Skywalker?

[5] Mashable – C-3PO's red eyes in the new 'Rise of Skywalker' footage have everyone guessing

[6] Inverse – Forget Dark Rey. Is C-3PO a Sith Spy in 'Rise of Skywalker'?

[7] Uproxx – C3PO’s Red Eyes In The ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Trailer Have People Spooked

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