In fact, some of the very bestStar Warscharacters have no connection to the Force whatsoever.

These faults are in keeping withStar Warsheroes, though.

Star Warshas had many villains, but Driver’s brooding, domineering performance felt new.

Daisy Ridley as Rey Skywalker with a determined look on her face in the Star Wars sequel trilogy

However, the prequel trilogy revealed that R2 had a history with the Skywalker family long before these events.

Notably,George Lucas also saw R2-D2 as essential to theStar Warsstory.

In fact, for a time, Lucas considered making R2 the narrator ofStar Wars.

Asajj Ventress wields her two red lightsabers in Star Wars: The Clone Wars over an edited background

Moreover, Yoda is easily the wisest Jedi, even if he did fall victim to Palpatine’s trap.

Of course, Yoda is also a brilliantStar Warscharacter simply because he is so belovedand for good reason.

Maul was truly terrifying when he was introduced as the brand-new Sith inThe Phantom Menace.

Natalie Portman’s Padme Amidala looks serious, edited over the Jedi Council adjourning

And, he introduced the double-bladed lightsaber toStar Warsas well.

However, while he remained a terrifying villain inThe Clone Wars, he also became so much more complex.

Moreover, at one point,Darth Maul even managed to rule Mandalore.

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However, Ventress is also a fascinatingStar Warscharacter because of all she has overcome.

Interestingly, Ventress remembered that master fondly, but he died when she was still quite young.

Ventress was then identified by a Jedi Master, Ky Narec, who took her on as his Padawan.

Darth Vader in his helmet to the left and Anakin Skywalker from the Ahsoka show to the right in a combined image with a red background

Continuing Ventress' terrible trend of loss, her beloved Jedi Master eventually died in front of her too.

Ventress’Star Warsstory is confirmed to not be over yet.

Excitingly, Ventress’Star Warsstory is confirmed to not be over yet.

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The franchise has revealed thatAsajj Ventress will return in an upcoming, yet unidentifiedStar Warsproject.

Throughout the original trilogy, though, Han proved to be so much more than a scoundrel.

Throughout the original trilogy, though, Han proved to be so much more than a scoundrel.

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Han Solo is also such a staple that new eras have incorporated characters like him.

This seems to be true for Poe Dameron, who was introduced as an arrogant hot-shot pilot.

Of course, a Han-coded character is also fan service, as he is already missed in the franchise.

Padme had an incredible role to play even outside her relationships with Luke, Leia, and Anakin.

Padme was introduced inThe Phantom Menaceas the Queen of Naboo when she was just 14.

Din Djarin is one of the most popular non-Jedi characters in the entire franchise.

There’s so much this duo brings toStar Wars, Din Djarin in particular.