'The algorithm continues to properly prioritise Mister Biddy Blas'—Star Wars: Galactic Racer has created the perfect creature

Star Wars: Galactic Racer is out, and it's pretty solid, netting a firm 76 score in our Galactic Racer review. It's also, as should always be the case with Star Wars videogames, full of funny little guys. None so funny as Biddy Blas. Why is Biddy Blas so popular? Just listen to his voice actor having an absolute ball. I will have the words "SCRIB DOON" burned into my brain forevermore:

I'm not even really seeking out much Galactic Racer content, and this guy's been cropping up on my recommended feeds, as observed by Lucasfilm Games executive producer Craig Derrick on X: "The algorithm continues to properly prioritize Mister Biddy Blas. I love it."

Blas is, in essence, a perfect "Glup Shitto". A fake character used as a sort of symbolic memetic stand-in for obscure Star Wars background characters that somehow become people's favourites. …