Star Wars 9 Rise of Skywalker: Anthony Daniels reveals 'magnificent SCARY' C-3PO twist

Fans are rooting for C-3PO and his best buddy R2-D2. The droids were such an integral part of the Prequel and Original Trilogies. Somehow it appears they have been rather sidelined in the Sequel Trilogy. Mark Hamill even revealed he had improvised and insisted on adding in the moment where he goes over to C-3PO during his final scenes on Crait in The Last Jedi. To not do so would have been a huge disservice to the faithful droid and to fans. The recent footage shown at the Disney D23 Expo suddenly gave fans huge hope that something very exciting and unexpected was being lined up for the sassy golden protocol droid.

Fans were left gobsmacked when C-3PO flashed up in a new scene with gleaming red eyes.

Is this a dream or nightmare sequence, as many suspect the ‘evil Rey’ one was? Or is it possible this is somehow the work of the droid’s creator? Remember C-3PO was built by Anakin. Is he somehow connected to the return of his master?

One outlandish theory even suggests that Palpatine hasn’t just been possessing Dark side acolytes, he has also somehow been able to possess droids.

Or perhaps this isn’t C-3PO at all, but a popular evil version introduced in the canon comics.

Could this actually be 0-0-0, also known as Triple Zero, first introduced in the Star Wars comic Darth Vader 3: Vader, Part III? 

He shares his counterpart’s snarky attitude and one-liners but also has a terrifyingly casual approach to killing and torture. 

In the comic, just after the Battle of Yavin, rogue archaeologist Chelli Aphra steals the dangerous Triple Zero’s personality matrix, which had been developed centuries before but judged too dangerous – and inserted it into a 3P0 protocol droid. Aprha was an agent of Darth Vader and so they all star together in the comic series before Aprha fell out of favor and took her terrifying droid with her. 

Just imagine if Rise of Skywalker confronts C-3PO with his evil twin…

Actor Anthony Daniels could not contain his excitement and pride over the shocking new scenes.

Interviewed on the D23 red carpet he said; “It’s a magnificent piece of storytelling that really took me by surprise.”

This means C-3PO really will be having a final major and dramatic moment which is sure to thrill fans.

Daniels also admitted filming the scene had quite an effect on him, especially when he saw the red eyes: “That was so weird, because they had rigged me up with a special thing, and to look at myself in the mirror, it was scary.”

WATCH ANTHONY DANIELS AND ALL THE STAR WARS CAST ON THE D23 RED CARPET HERE

STAR WARS THE RISE OF SKYWALKER IS OUT ON DECEMBER 19