10 Most Forgettable Star Wars Movie Characters Of All Time

Some Star Wars film characters are far more forgettable than others. The galaxy far, distant is sort of massive and stuffed with distinctive beings and faces from planet to planet. Nonetheless, some characters are barely within the motion pictures, whereas others have solely acquired their time to shine outdoors the massive display.

Naturally, the Star Wars franchise keeps expanding every year with new movies, exhibits, books, comics, video games, and extra. Nonetheless, that does not imply each single character has their very own totally fleshed story and arc. Some are simply meant to be within the background as secondary (and maybe even tertiary) characters. Conserving that in thoughts, listed below are 10 of probably the most forgettable Star Wars characters (a minimum of on the subject of their roles within the motion pictures).

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Dak Ralter

The Empire Strikes Again

As seen on the opening of The Empire Strikes Again, the Empire discovers the Insurgent Alliance’s secret base on Hoth. Launching a full-scale assault with Imperial Walkers on the bottom, the Empire additionally had Star Destroyers ready in orbit. Nonetheless, the Riot purchased themselves sufficient time to incapacitate the Imperial blockade and get their forces evacuated and off the planet.

In the meantime, Insurgent pilots in T-47 snowspeeders took the battle to the AT-ATs armed with tow cables. Led by Luke Skywalker as Rogue Chief, Luke’s co-pilot was Dak Ralter, debuting in Luke’s T-47 and dying in that very same cockpit just some scenes later. As such, Dak would possibly tragically be one of many Riot’s most forgettable troopers, contemplating simply how transient his position was.

9

Nien Numb

Return of the Jedi

In the same vein, Nien Nunb was Lando Calrissian’s co-pilot on The Millennium Falcon throughout The Battle of Endor. Whereas he actually seems to be distinctive as an alien Sullustan, little or no time was spent contained in the precise Falcon’s cockpit. Nien’s alien language wasn’t translated both (although it was the precise Kiuyu language spoken in Kenya). Whereas Nien Nunb did make a second look within the sequels as a Resistance pilot, he had even much less time on-screen than he did in Return of the Jedi. Even Nien Nunb’s death in the Battle of Exegol went largely unnoticed.

8

Lobot

The Empire Strikes Again

On the one hand, Lando Calrissian’s right-hand man Lobot gained a type of cult-following following his single film look in The Empire Strikes Again. Since then, Lobot has been prominently featured in novels and canonical comics, together with current points from Marvel set between Episodes V-VI. That being stated, Lobot’s precise film position in The Empire Strikes Again merely had him as a wordless cyborg in only a handful of scenes, making Lobot one of Star Wars’ more forgettable characters within the mainstream.

7

Yarael Poof

The Phantom Menace

A background Jedi Grasp, Yarael Poof is actually one of many extra unique-looking members of the Jedi Council in The Phantom Menace, together with his lengthy neck and slender limbs. Nonetheless, Poof is barely proven, with Episode I being his solely on-screen film look. That being stated, the non-canonical Robotic Hen sequence and their varied Star Wars specials made Poof a hilarious recurring character, one who survived the occasions of Order 66 when the remainder of the Council pressured him to choose up pizzas. Canonically, Poof did have a. extra compelling position within the current novel The Residing Drive by John Jackson Miller.

6

Chancellor Valorum

The Phantom Menace

Additionally in The Phantom Menace, Finis Valorum was the Chancellor of the Republic earlier than Sheev Palpatine manipulated the Senate. Convincing Queen Amidala to name for a vote of no confidence in Valorum, this led to a different vote the place Palpatine was elected because the Republic’s new Chancellor. That stated, it is fairly simple to neglect about Valorum, contemplating how rapidly he is launched and subsequently deposed in The Phantom Menace.

5

Sabé

The Phantom Menace

Regardless of being performed by a younger Keira Knightley, only a few individuals past the most important Star Wars followers know that she was even in The Phantom Menace, not to mention who she performed. Referred to as the Queen’s Shadow, Sabé was Queen Amidala’s most trusted handmaid and her primary decoy. As such, Sabé performed the position of the Queen whereas Padmé herself posed as a handmaid, an added layer of royal safety.

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Sabé was not featured within the motion pictures once more past The Phantom Menace. Nonetheless, she did star in her personal novels alongside Padmé, and likewise performed a key position in Marvel’s Darth Vader comedian sequence in 2020. Within the sequence from author Greg Pak, Sabé sought justice for Padmé’s dying however ended up in Darth Vader’s service, having discovered the reality about who he as soon as was and making an attempt to carry Anakin Skywalker again to the sunshine between The Empire Strikes Again and Return of the Jedi.

4

Sly Moore

Assault of the Clones

A member of Palpatine’s inside circle, Sub Administrator Sly Moore is one other background character who first debuted in The Assault of the Clones. Past one other small look in Revenge of the Sith, Sly Moore did obtain a short reference in Andor season 1, as her identify was talked about by Senator Mon Mothma (which is greater than the flicks ever did). That stated, Greg Pak’s Darth Vader sequence did wonders for Sly Moore, confirming her low-level Drive sensitivity and need to carry new order to the Empire, main an anti-Palpatine cabal of bureaucrats known as the Schism Imperial.

3

Captain Typho

Assault of the Clones

Changing Captain Panaka, Captain Typho turned Padmé Amidala’s new head of safety when she turned Naboo’s senator. Nonetheless, Typho did not have very many memorable scenes in Assault of the Clones, nor his single scene in Revenge of the Sith proper earlier than Padmé heads for Mustafar to confront Anakin, corrupted by the darkish facet of the Drive. That stated, Typho did have a extra memorable scene within the non-canonical Clone Wars 2D sequence, having been the “sufferer” of a humorous Jedi thoughts trick by Grandmaster Yoda himself.

2

DJ

The Final Jedi

Regardless of being performed by Benicio del Toro, The Final Jedi’s DJ aka Do not Be a part of could also be some of the forgettable and underutilized Star Wars characters of all time. Having debuted in Episode VIII, D.J. provided his providers to Finn and Rose Tico when he discovered they wanted a codebreaker to interrupt into The Supremacy, the flagship of the First Order. That stated, he subsequently betrayed them to the First Order when it served him greatest.

In The Final Jedi, DJ believes in neither facet of the battle. As such, it appeared as if D.J. would reappear in The Rise of Skywalker with some form of redemption arc. Nonetheless, the character was by no means seen once more outdoors The Final Jedi (considered one of Episode VIII’s largest disservices).

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The Knights of Ren

The Drive Awakens

The Knights of Ren had been in The Drive Awakens for a single shot, fully absent from The Final Jedi, after which lastly featured in The Rise of Skywalker. That stated, The Rise of Skywalker largely left the Knights of Ren extremely underutilized. They primarily simply stood round with zero dialogue earlier than they had been finally slain by Rey and Ben Solo. Given how a lot they had been hyped, it is tragic how forgettable they’re within the precise motion pictures. Nonetheless, it is conversely been very thrilling to see their tales fleshed out within the canonical comics, primarily The Rise of Kylo Ren and 2020’s Star Wars by Charles Soule.

Solid

Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Ian McDiarmid, Ewan McGregor, Rosario Dawson, Lars Mikkelsen, Rupert Good friend, Moses Ingram, Frank Oz, Pedro Pascal

TV Present(s)

The Mandalorian, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, The Acolyte, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Lando, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Wars: Resistance, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Star Wars: Visions

Film(s)

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II – Assault of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Again, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Drive Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Final Jedi, Star Wars: Episode IX- The Rise of Skywalker, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Daybreak of the Jedi, Star Wars: New Jedi Order

Character(s)

Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Rey Skywalker, Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Grand Inquisitor, Reva (The Third Sister), The Fifth Brother, The Seventh Sister, The Eighth Brother, Yoda, Din Djarin, Grogu, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Leia Organa, Ben Solo/Kylo Ren