Character↕ | Played By↕ | Affiliation↕ | First Appearance↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Luke Skywalker | Mark Hamill | Rebel Alliance / Jedi | A New Hope (1977) | I am a Jedi like my father before me, destroying the Death Star, redeeming Vader |
Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker | James Earl Jones / Hayden Christensen | Sith / Galactic Empire | A New Hope (1977) | I am your father, most iconic villain in cinema, redemption by saving Luke |
Princess Leia Organa | Carrie Fisher | Rebel Alliance / Resistance | A New Hope (1977) | Help me Obi-Wan, fearless leader, gold bikini, General Organa |
Han Solo | Harrison Ford | Rebel Alliance | A New Hope (1977) | I know, shooting first, Millennium Falcon, scoundrel with a heart of gold |
Obi-Wan Kenobi | Ewan McGregor / Alec Guinness | Jedi Order | A New Hope (1977) | Hello there, high ground, training Anakin and Luke, becoming one with the Force |
Yoda | Frank Oz (puppeteer/voice) | Jedi Order | The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | Do or do not there is no try, 900 years old, backwards speech, lifting the X-Wing |
Emperor Palpatine | Ian McDiarmid | Sith / Galactic Empire | The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | Unlimited power!, orchestrating the fall of the Republic, somehow returned |
Chewbacca | Peter Mayhew / Joonas Suotamo | Rebel Alliance | A New Hope (1977) | Wookiee roar, Han's co-pilot, crossbow bowcaster, let the Wookiee win |
Padmé Amidala | Natalie Portman | Galactic Republic | The Phantom Menace (1999) | Queen then Senator of Naboo, dying of a broken heart, so this is how liberty dies |
Mace Windu | Samuel L. Jackson | Jedi Order | The Phantom Menace (1999) | Purple lightsaber, nearly defeating Palpatine, thrown out the Windu |
Qui-Gon Jinn | Liam Neeson | Jedi Order | The Phantom Menace (1999) | Discovering Anakin, defying the Jedi Council, first to learn Force ghost |
Darth Maul | Ray Park / Sam Witwer | Sith / Crimson Dawn | The Phantom Menace (1999) | Double-bladed lightsaber, cut in half and survived, Duel of the Fates |
Boba Fett | Temuera Morrison | Bounty Hunter | The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | Mandalorian armor, capturing Han Solo, surviving the Sarlacc, cult following |
Din Djarin (The Mandalorian) | Pedro Pascal | Mandalorian | The Mandalorian (2019) | This is the way, protecting Grogu, never removing his helmet (until he did) |
Grogu (Baby Yoda) | Puppet / CGI | Jedi | The Mandalorian (2019) | Breaking the internet, Force-sensitive baby, eating everything, adorable |
Ahsoka Tano | Rosario Dawson / Ashley Eckstein | Jedi (former) / Rebel | The Clone Wars (2008) | Anakin's Padawan, leaving the Jedi Order, white lightsabers, citizen |
Kylo Ren / Ben Solo | Adam Driver | First Order / Sith | The Force Awakens (2015) | Killing Han Solo, conflicted dark side user, redemption through Rey |
Rey | Daisy Ridley | Resistance / Jedi | The Force Awakens (2015) | Scavenger from Jakku, Palpatine's granddaughter, Rey Skywalker, dyad in the Force |
Lando Calrissian | Billy Dee Williams / Donald Glover | Rebel Alliance | The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | Smoothest man in the galaxy, Cloud City administrator, betrayal and redemption |
R2-D2 | Kenny Baker / Jimmy Vee | Rebel Alliance | A New Hope (1977) | Beeps and boops, saving everyone repeatedly, carrying the Death Star plans, true hero of the saga |
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