Star Wars/Characters: Difference between revisions

{{quote| Played by: [[Harrison Ford]] (Ep.IV-VI)}}

 

 

{{quote| ''Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.''}}

{{quote| Played by: Carrie Fisher (Ep.IV-VI), Aidan Barton (as a baby, Ep.III)}}

 

 

{{quote| ''I am NOT a committee!''}}

{{quote| Played by: Jake Lloyd (as a child, Ep.I), Hayden Christensen (Ep.II-III; as a Force ghost in the 2004 rerelease of Ep.VI), Sebastian Shaw (Ep.VI)}}

 

 

{{quote| ''Something's happening. I'm not the Jedi I should be. I want more, but I know I shouldn't...''}}

{{quote| Played by: Alec Guinness (Ep.IV-VI); Ewan McGregor (Ep.I-III)}}

 

 

{{quote| ''If you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.''}}

{{quote| Voiced by: Frank Oz (Ep.I-VI)}}

 

 

{{quote| ''Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.''}}

{{quote| Played by: Peter Mayhew (suit; Ep.III-VI)}}

 

 

Han Solo's co-pilot aboard [[What a Piece of Junk|The Alleged Freighter]] ''[[Cool Starship|Millenium Falcon]]'', which he and Han seem to spend more time repairing than flying. Chewie is a Wookiee (read: 8-foot-tall walking carpet) who only speaks in growls and roars. [[All There in the Manual|According to official sources]], Han rescued him from slavery at some point, leading to Chewbacca swearing him a "[[Blood Brothers|life]] [[I Owe You My Life|debt]]."

R2 "voiced" by: Ben Burtt }}

 

 

A pair of "droids" (short for android, even though only Threepio is man-shaped) who accompany the heroes on their various adventures. Threepio is a "protocol droid" who helps smooth negotiations and understands 6 million forms of communication; he is fussy and quick to proclaim, "[[Once an Episode|We're doomed]]." Artoo is an "astromech droid," basically making him a [[Guy in Back|co-pilot for various starfighters]], and is much more gutsy. Their (one-sided) banter is one of the franchise's main sources of [[Comic Relief]]. C-3PO and R2-D2 are the last of the four characters who appear in all six movies; they are also the only characters to be portrayed by the same ''actors'' throughout all six movies.

{{quote| Played by: Billy Dee Williams (Ep.V-VI)}}

 

 

{{quote| ''Yeah, I'm responsible these days. It's the price you pay for being successful.''}}

{{quote| ''So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.''}}

 

A democratically-elected Queen (just roll with it) on the planet of Naboo, Amidala starts out with her planet subjected to an unprovoked invasion by the Trade Federation (under orders from Palpatine, who at the time would have been a member of her government); Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon are dispatched to do something about this. Then they escape to Tatooine and 9-year-old Anakin starts putting the moves on her, and we see where this is going. Her other major habit was disguising herself as one of her own handmaids, which is why her "servant" Padmé got so much attention in Episode I.

 

{{quote| Played by: [[Samuel L Jackson]] (Ep.I-III)}}

 

 

Okay, it's [[Samuel L Jackson]] in Jedi robes and without the swearing, but with a purple [[Laser Blade|lightsaber]]; and if Yoda is the wise heart and soul of the Jedi Order, Mace is its invincible mailed fist. Though he bows to Yoda in matters of spirituality, he takes the lead in battle, and is the greatest warrior of his generation. Amongst the Jedi Council, he shows the greatest distrust towards Anakin, which proves ultimately well-founded, or [[Alternate Character Interpretation|at the very least]] a [[Self Fulfilling Prophecy]]...unto his death.

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

 

 

A starfighter pilot, Wedge is one of the 9 characters who appears in all three Original Trilogy movies, and one of the ''7'' characters to live through them, despite having no particular role, importance or [[Plot Armor]]. For this reason, he is a major figure in the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]], where he is often referred to as the finest pilot in the galaxy, by virtue of having survived more Trench Runs than anyone living or dead. Played by Denis Lawson, except for the one scene when he isn't.

{{quote| ''Your focus determines your reality.''}}

 

 

The master of Obi-Wan and the former apprentice of Dooku. Noted for his [[Friend to All Living Things|compassion for all living things]] and [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|his unorthodox ways]], it is his desire to train a young Anakin that leads to the events of the rest of the series.

{{quote| Played by: Ahmed Best (Ep.I-III)}}

 

 

A Gungan from Naboo, whom Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan stumble upon early in Episode I. Jar Jar represents Lucas' attempt to [[Kid Appeal Character|appeal to the younger crowd]], which he had successfully courted via Ewoks in Episode VI. The problem was that, even when Jar Jar was ''trying'' to be heroic, he had a tendency to just look stupid. Thankfully, Lucas toned down his presence in Episodes II and III. Played by Ahmed Best ([[Ink Suit Actor]] and [[Voice Actor]] both), who has shown a good sense of humor about the whole thing.

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

 

 

{{quote| ''I find your lack of faith disturbing.''}}

{{quote| ''Let the hate flow through you. ''}}

 

 

Also known as Darth Sidious, Dark Lord of the Sith. [[Big Bad|The man pulling the strings]] [[Magnificent Bastard|from the very beginning]]...and working, all the same time, to subvert Anakin to [[The Dark Side]]. Originally a Senator from Naboo, he was eventually nominated Chancellor of the Republic and ruled with great popularity and acclaim. During the Clone Wars, he began to take emergency war-time powers on himself. All of this would've been pretty [[Winston Churchill]] if he hadn't secretly been [[Adolf Hitler]]; he played both the Republic and the Separatists against each other, wiped out the Jedi, and came out on top. It's interesting to note that, though Palpatine is one of the most important characters in the franchise, he doesn't appear in all six films; he missed Episode IV, just like Yoda did.

{{quote| ''He's no good to me dead.''}}

 

 

One of the poster children of [[Too Cool to Live]], Fett is a Mandalorian. He was introduced in [[The Star Wars Holiday Special]] but was too cool to stay there, which is saying something considering that the Holiday Special is practically the incarnation of [[Dork Age]]. Once entrenched in canon, he played a minor role in Episode V as the man who succeeds in capturing Han Solo for Vader and/or Jabba the Hutt; while he's later unvoluntarily defeated by Solo and eaten by a <s>grue</s> Sarlacc, his <s>awesome armor and inscrutable demeanor</s> [[Popularity Power]] makes him manly enough to fight his way out, allowing him to (again) play a major role in the EU. He also appears in Episode II as a child, specifically a clone of Jango Fett being raised by the man as his son; Jango's death in that film is basically Boba's [[Start of Darkness]].

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

 

 

Ray Park, wearing horns, wielding a double-bladed lightsaber. The fact that all his lines were overdubbed does not in any way diminish his [[Evil Is Cool|coolness]] rating.

{{quote| Played by: Temuera Morrison}}

 

 

A top-notch bounty hunter who was hired by the Republic to be the template for an army of clones, from which the Clone Wars took their name. Secretly working for the Separatists. Gets on Mace Windu's bad side, so, that's the end of him.

{{quote| Voiced by: Matthew Wood (Ep. III)}}

 

 

Don't call him a droid: he's still got biological components. He just happens to live in a mechanical body. Essentially a cyborg, Grievous received lightsaber training from Count Dooku and is able to hold his own against Jedi. Like Boba Fett, he was first introduced in a cartoon, though this was actually deliberate (whereas Fett was carried into [[Canon]] more by [[Popularity Power]] than anything else). Voiced by Skywalker Sound editor Matthew Wood, who submitted his audition under a pseudonym to guarantee he'd get a fair hearing.

{{quote| Played by: [[Christopher Lee]] (Ep.II-III)}}

 

 

A fallen Jedi who left the Order over philosophical issues, Dooku turned up on the side of the Separatists. What nobody knew, at least for a while, was that he was also the other member of the Sith, apprenticed to Darth Sidious. He gives Yoda a run for his money in a lightsaber duel, which makes his [[Anticlimax Boss]] appearance in Episode III somewhat disappointing. Played by the legendary [[Christopher Lee]].

{{quote| Played by: [[Peter Cushing]] (Ep.IV); Wayne Pygram (5-second cameo in Ep.III).}}

 

 

In the movies, Wilhuff Tarkin is mostly known as the [[Smug Snake]] running the Death Star; it was he who ordered the destruction of Alderaan, [[Forced to Watch|forcing Leia to watch.]] EU materials have elaborated on his villainy; particularly, it was his idea to rule through fear, which is probably why the Death Star's outrageous [[Power Levels]] appealed to him.

{{quote| Voiced by: Larry Ward (Ep. VI)}}

 

 

A very, ''very'' large slug-creature (it took something like 6 puppeteers to control him), leader of a major criminal organization, and the one to whom Han is deeply in debt to after a botched spice run. He was in the script for Episode IV, but it wasn't until VI that technology progressed enough to make him look like anything more than a half-inflated balloon; the Special Edition Ep.IV restores the deleted scenes graced by a [[Serkis Folk|completely CGI]] Jabba. Also had a cameo in Episode I.