Star Wars/Characters: Difference between revisions

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A [[Farm Boy]] from a [[Single Biome Planet|desert planet]], Luke discovers that his father was a Jedi and that he can be one too. This led to him becoming a major figure in the [[La Résistance|Rebel Alliance]], the savior of the galaxy, leader of the reborn Jedi Order and all-around [[Badass]].

* [[Kung Fu Jesus]]: Since he's a [[Messianic Archetype]] who's also a Jedi.

* [[Last of His Kind]]: He is the said to be the last Jedi knight to be alive from Yoda's death to the foundation of a new Jedi Order.

* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: In ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' and to a lesser extent in ''[[A New Hope]]''.

* [[The Load]]: In ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''. Over the course of the film, Luke is actually the cause of the invasion of [[Single Biome Planet|Hoth]] (Vader sensed him and immediately determined it was a [[La Résistance|Rebel]] stronghold); the ambush on Cloud City and subsequent torture of Han; and the crew of the ''Millenium Falcon'' had to go back to rescue Luke.

=== Han Solo ===

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A smuggler originally hired by Obi-Wan to provide him transport to [[Doomed Hometown|Alderaan]], Han (and his [[Cool Ship]], the ''Millenium Falcon'') became central to the fate of the galaxy. An [[Ace Pilot]] with a [[Deadpan Snarker|sarcastic streak]] and [[I Work Alone|no particular loyalties]] ([[Character Development|initially]]), Han was played by [[Harrison Ford]], who [[Throw It In|improvised many of the character's best lines]].

=== Princess Leia Organa {{color|white|S}} ===

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Leia was the (adopted) daughter of Bail Organa and followed his footsteps in becoming the Senator of the [[Doomed Hometown|planet Alderaan]]. She also followed him into the [[La Résistance|Rebel Alliance]], which led to her imprisonment on the Death Star, where two young men and a Wookiee [[Honor Before Reason|with more heroism than sense]] (Luke and Han) broke her out. Then it became clear that she's an [[Action Girl]] in her own right, and things got ''really'' interesting.

* [[Action Girl]]: Leia [[Storming the Castle|fights her way out of the Death Star]], chokes Jabba to death with her own chains and [[The Infiltration|joins the Rebel strike team for their mission on Endor.]]

* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]

* [[Badass]]:

=== Anakin Skywalker ===

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The most pivotal man in the galaxy, whose decisions changed the fate of every living being. Also had a son [[Generation Xerox|who did the same thing]]. Anakin was born on a [[Single Biome Planet|desert planet]] (the same one, actually) and grew up with Jedi training; unlike Luke, he was [[Hot-Blooded|hot-tempered]], brash and sometimes undisciplined. Evidently that made all the difference; ''Luke'' didn't help put the galaxy under the heel of an evil dictator. {{spoiler|[[That Man Is Dead|You might know him better as Darth Vader.]]}}

=== Obi-Wan Kenobi ===

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Introduced in [[A New Hope|Episode IV]] as "Ben Kenobi," Obi-Wan begins Luke's Jedi training and sets him on his course as savior of the galaxy. He fought in the Clone Wars and, as Anakin's teacher, was deeply involved in Anakin's [[Face Heel Turn|fall]] to [[The Dark Side]]. While Anakin is indisputably the [[Main Character]] of the series, Obi-Wan [[Deuteragonist|runs a close second]], and is one of only four characters to appear in every [[Film]] of the series.

=== Yoda ===

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A diminutive Jedi Master of unknown species from whom Luke seeks training in [[The Empire Strikes Back|Episode V]]. Originally a spiritual (and very old) character drawing on the wizened [[Old Master]] tradition, he shows his true capabilities in Episodes [[Attack of the Clones|II]] and [[Revenge of the Sith|III]], in which (not coincidentally) he is of the [[Serkis Folk]] variety. In all other [[Film|films]], he is a puppet performed by the legendary Frank Oz, who also brought us [[The Muppet Show|Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy]] and [[Sesame Street|Grover]].

** Though he does look like it.

* [[Reluctant Warrior]]:

* [[Serkis Folk]]: In ''[[Attack of the Clones]]'' and ''[[Revenge of the Sith]]''.

** In the 2011 Blue-ray release of ''[[The Phantom Menace]]''.

=== Chewbacca ===

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=== C-3PO and R2-D2 ===

R2 "voiced" by: Ben Burtt }}

=== Lando Calrissian ===

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[[Humans Are White|The only black guy]] in the Galaxy. Well, him and Mace, that is. Though introduced as a somewhat shady former business partner of Han's, he ends up [[Default to Good|Defaulting To Good]] when Vader tramples all over him. He later flies the ''Millennium Falcon'' in the Battle of Endor; the ship used to be his, until Han [[Lost Him in a Card Game|won it off him]].

* [[Soul Brotha]]: Though less offensive than most.

* [[The Stool Pigeon]]:

[[Sarcasm Mode|Oh we understand him, don't we Chewie? "He had no choice!!"]] }}

* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: To Han himself. Lando's appearance was calculated to replace Harrison Ford should he choose not to return. As it turned out, Lando still ended up piloting the ''Falcon'' into another Death Star.

=== Padmé Amidala ===

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=== Mace Windu ===

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=== Wedge Antilles ===

Played by: Colin Higgins (briefly in Ep.IV) }}

=== Qui-Gon Jinn ===

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* [[Sacrificial Lion]]: His death shocks the Jedi into realizing the Sith have returned.

* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]:

* [[Supporting Leader]]

* [[Technical Pacifist]]

=== Jar Jar Binks ===

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=== Darth Vader ===

Voiced by: [[James Earl Jones]] (Ep.III-VI) }}

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Dark Lord of the Sith, apprentice to Senator Palpatine (also known as Darth Sidious). The [[Big Bad|central antagonist]] ([[The Dragon|or is he?]]) in the original trilogy. [[You Killed My Father|Killed Luke's father]], Anakin Skywalker...FromACertainPointOfView. His descent into evil shaped the fate of the Galaxy.

* [[Covered with Scars]]: The reason for his armour.

* [[Cybernetics Eat Your Soul]]:

* [[Cyborg]]

* [[Dark Is Evil]]

=== Emperor Palpatine ===

Voiced by: Clive Revill (Ep.V, original version) }}

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=== Boba Fett ===

Voiced by: Temuera Morrison (Special Edition, Ep.V-VI); Jason Wingreen (original voice, Ep.V-VI) }}

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* [[Noble Demon]]: In the [[Expanded Universe]]

* [[Noodle Incident]]: ''"No disintegrations."'' The reason for Vader specifying this to Fett has yet to be explained, though it is mentioned in the Daniel Keys Moran short story "The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett".

* [[The Other Marty]]: His voice was changed in the classic trilogy's first DVD release. Obviously, this led to [[Internet Backdraft]]. Lucasfilms responded by releasing a second set that included the Special Edition (with the new voice) and the Original Theatrical Edition (with the first voice).

* [[The Quiet One]]

=== Darth Maul ===

Voiced by: Peter Serafinowicz (Ep.I) }}

=== Jango Fett ===

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=== General Grievous ===

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=== Count Dooku/Darth Tyrannus ===

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=== Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin ===

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=== Jabba the Hutt ===

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=== Viceroy Nute Gunray ===

The [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] leader of the Trade Federation and an [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]] during the prequel trilogy. Most prominently featured in Episode I, in which he makes a [[Deal with the Devil]] only to unsurprisingly be used and betrayed by [[Manipulative Bastard|Darth Sidious]]. Gunray joins the Separatists in Episode II, by which time he seems to have developed a grudge against Padmé. [[Sarcasm Mode|How dare she liberate her planet from his illegal invasion!]] In Episode III, Darth Vader kills him in cold blood as he begs for mercy.

=== Admiral Firmus Piett ===

"[[You Have Failed Me]] for the last time, Admiral Ozzel. Captain Piett?... Make way to land our troops beyond the energy shield, and deploy the fleet so that nothing gets off the system. [[You Are in Command Now]], ''Admiral'' Piett." Yep, that's the character's entire claim to fame (that,and he was the first person to see the back of Vader's head without the helmet). Did you even ''notice'' him in Episode VI? 'Cuz he was there.

=== General Maximilian Veers ===

Commanding officer of the ground forces assigned to Darth Vader's personal squadron. He personally leads the Imperial assault on Echo Base, firing the last shots which destroys the shield generator. The Expanded Universe further expands his career, detailing how he was one of the few officers assigned to the Death Star who escaped and survived on his own on Yavin 4.

=== Ki-Adi-Mundi ===

Cerean Jedi Master who served on the Jedi High Council in last years of the Galactic Republic and played a major role in several battles during the Clone Wars. He was [[Bodyguard Betrayal|shot to death by his own clone troopers]].

=== Bail Prestor Organa ===

Prince Consort, head of the royal house of Alderaan, ruler and senator of Alderaan. He is Leia's adoptive father and one of the main founders of the Rebel Alliance.

=== Mon Mothma ===

An important political figure who founded and led the Rebel Alliance. Later becomes Chief of State of the New Republic after the downfall of the Empire.

=== Admiral Gial Ackbar ===

A squid-person from a species called the Mon Calamari, Ackbar is something of a [[One-Scene Wonder]], appearing only in the last hour of the entire franchise but, like Wedge, has gone on to be a pivotal member of the [[Expanded Universe]]. He commands the Rebel fleet during the Battle of Endor, during which he famously pronounced, "It's a trap!"

=== General Crix Madine ===

A former Imperial officer who defected to the Rebels, supplying valuable knowledge and information crucial to their success in the battle of Endor.

=== Biggs Darklighter ===

Luke's [[Big Brother Mentor]] from Tatooine. He left to join the Rebel Alliance prior to the events of A New Hope. He and Luke meet again upon finding out that they're both set to take on the Death Star in the battle of Yavin together. {{spoiler|Sadly, Biggs is shot down by Imperial fighters. Though gone, }}Biggs still has his fans (and a plethora of Final Fantasy characters who share his name).

=== Lobot ===

Lando's chief aide on Cloud City. His brain is linked to Cloud City's computer network.

=== The Clone Troopers ===

An army of identical, genetically-modified clones, created to serve in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. Grown and raised in the laboratories and facilities of Kamino, they fought under Jedi command to defend Republic sovereignty against the Separatist rebellion. Due to their inability to disobey any order, the clone troopers carried out Palpatine's commands without question and destroyed the Jedi Order. They were later re-designated as the first generation of Imperial stormtroopers.

=== Boss Nass ===

Ruler of the Gungans.

=== Owen and Beru Lars ===

Beru played by: Shelagh Fraser (Ep.IV); Bonnie Piesse (Ep.II-III) }}

=== Shmi Skywalker Lars ===

Mother of Anakin Skywalker, stepmother to Owen Lars and the paternal grandmother of Luke and Leia.

=== Cliegg Lars ===

A hardworking moisture farmer from Tatooine, he is Shmi's husband, Owen's father and Luke's grand-stepfather.

=== Watto ===

Toydarian junk dealer who owns a shop in Mos Espa, Tatooine, and two slaves, Shmi and Anakin Skywalker. Immune to [[Jedi Mind Trick]].

=== Sebulba ===

High-speed podracer pilot of the Dug species, and the arch-rival of a young Anakin Skywalker.