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Star Wars Characters by Screen Time

Name the characters who have been on-screen the most in the nine Star Wars episodes.
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Not counting "Star Wars Stories" such as "Rogue One"
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Last updated: January 24, 2020
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Character
162
Darth Vader
132
Luke Skywalker
128
Rey
113
Obi-Wan Kenobi
83
Han Solo
77
Princess Leia
75
Finn
72
Padmé Amidala
70
C-3PO
59
Chewbacca
59
R2-D2
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Character
55
Kylo Ren
49
Emperor Palpatine
47
Poe Dameron
44
Yoda
36
Qui-Gon Jinn
22
BB-8
21
Jar Jar Binks
17
Lando Calrissian
16
Rose Tico
15
Mace Windu
12
Count Dooku
101 Recent Comments
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Level 48
Oct 25, 2017
The prequels are underrated people just like to complain. I actually didn't find the new one that great. No training and this chick is taking on a trained force user... Okay.
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Level 81
Nov 5, 2017
The prequels are overrated people just have no taste. But the Force Awakens was crap, too.
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Level 67
May 24, 2020
The difference between the prequels and the sequels is that for invested star wars fans, there is more supplementary media of the prequels. And by that I mean the Clone Wars Tv show exists. With it, Anakin's fall is realistic. The Jedi actually seem corrupt. You don't cringe every time Padme is on the screen. The clones are actually human beings, not just a plot device like in the movies. The Clone wars is possibly the best star wars, outside of the first two movies. The prequels form a coherent story. The sequels do not. There is no character growth, there are no stakes, and nothing makes sense. Every sequel is a better individual movie than in the context of star wars. The prequels are the exact opposite.
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Level 81
Sep 20, 2020
Agree with some of what you said, benf. Part of the reason that the sequels are bad is because they are supposed to be sequels... and the crap all over the films that they are supposed to be sequels to... and even crap all over each other as Rian decided to completely toss out JJ's plan, and JJ spent half of episode 9 undoing everything Rian did. If Johnson wanted to make his own space movie about the evils of horse racing and female empowerment, he should have done that. Not destroyed a franchise and ruined the story arc by making a 2nd film in a trilogy that didn't go with the 1st or 3rd.

On the other hand, I disagree that the sequels were good by themselves. 7 was derivative and full of inside jokes and references for Star Wars fans. It was badly written regardless, but if old Star Wars didn't exist it would have fallen even more flat than it did. And then 8 and 9, even if you ignore how badly they handle the lore and characters, are straight up boring movies.

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Level 81
Sep 20, 2020
I mean episode 9 was just *terrible*. The writing and plotting and even the action set pieces made *no* sense. You could tell they were trying so hard to be epic but they failed on every level. I think I had more fun watching some of the Fast & the Furious movies. I definitely had more fun watching the first Transformers and later Bumblebee. And I frickin' hate the Michael Bay Transformers movies. But it was really that bad.
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Level 54
Dec 31, 2023
Revenge of the sith is the best
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Level 81
Nov 5, 2017
Why do you never accept Artoo or Threepio? You take Chewie...
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Level 29
Dec 11, 2017
Get Lando but miss Chewie. Why.
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Level 64
Dec 19, 2017
Another hilarious insult to those people who think Boba Fett is a noteworthy character!

Shocked not to see Jabba the Hutt or Darth Maul on this list... that epic lightsaber battle *HAD* to have had helped contribute more than 10 minutes worth of screen time to this list?

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Level 67
May 24, 2020
The duel with Maul is about as long as Duel of the Fates is. So, not 10 minutes.
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Level 65
Dec 30, 2017
I think the prequels were better than the original trilogy
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Level 29
Dec 31, 2017
I love you
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Level 67
Jan 2, 2018
Haha. I so admire this comment.
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Level 81
May 6, 2019
You're wrong. So, so wrong. And probably under 30 years old.
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Level 81
Dec 29, 2019
How is that comment ageist? Old people can be wrong, too, it's just extremely unlikely that they would be wrong about this.
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Level 93
Jul 10, 2020
Old people can be wrong, but it's extremely unlikely that they could be so horrendously wrong with something as set in stone as opinions.
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Level 81
Sep 20, 2020
It's not that it's an opinion. If you polled Star Wars fans about their favorite Star Wars movie, I *guarantee* you that at least 90% of those answering any of the prequel films are under 35. And if you eliminated episode 3 then it would be 99%. Star Wars fans that are 40+ are going to overwhelmingly answer with one of the films in the original trilogy; those are the films they grew up with, and they are more sensitive to and aware of the changes and deficiencies in the later films. Also the older fans are less likely to care about the dated special FX or fight choreography. When they first saw the OT the FX were amazing. But that was 40 years ago.
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Level 51
Nov 15, 2022
Sometimes I like to forget that the sequels even exist…
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Level 54
Dec 31, 2023
Revenge of the sith is just better than every other movie
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Level 85
Dec 30, 2017
I'm wondering why this was featured again now, when it isn't updated for Episode VIII. These numbers are obviously wrong now, with huge increases for Luke, Leia, Rey, and Kylo Ren. Besides smaller increases for C-3PO, R2-D2, Chewbacca, and Yoda, Poe Dameron probably makes the list now, with Poe and BB-8 both overtaking Dooku. Also, your Source link is dead.
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Level 81
Dec 30, 2017
don't forget obnoxious Vietnamese girl. She had a pretty big part in The Last Jedi (movie I'm ever going to see). Pretty sure it was more than 10 minutes. Felt like 10 hours.
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Level ∞
Dec 30, 2017
This is actually the first time this quiz is featured. But it should have been updated. Mistake on my part.
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Level ∞
Dec 30, 2017
Or probably should have just been featured before the 8th movie came out. There's not much that can be done now since, as you pointed out, there is no source any longer. I changed the description to say "first seven movies".
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Level 78
Dec 30, 2017
You have to accept the Senate instead of Palpatine
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Level 81
Dec 30, 2017
And "the Law" for Judge Dredd?
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Level 55
Oct 11, 2019
It's a joke. Palpatine says "I am the senate". Unless you got that and I'm made to look the idiot here.
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Level 81
Dec 29, 2019
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Level 69
May 10, 2019
Lol
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Level 32
Dec 30, 2017
Almost forgot which droids we were looking for...
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Level 71
Dec 30, 2017
ROFL
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Level 51
Dec 30, 2017
Would be Interesting to see an updated version now that The Last Jedi is out, also could you maybe accept Fin with one n as well, I was very confused when It didn't show.
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Level 71
Dec 31, 2017
Great quiz! Ben Solo should be accepted for Kylo
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Level 38
Jan 1, 2018
Dang only one missed, forgot the exact name (mainly its number) of droid BB-8
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Level 69
May 10, 2019
I just forgot about him, probably cuz R2 is better.
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Level 46
Apr 11, 2018
Oh no. I felt sure it was Jai Gon Quinn. Silly me.
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Level 63
Jul 9, 2018
Update it to include TLJ, Rogue One and Solo!
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Level 85
Apr 16, 2019
Aww, I was rooting for Wicket to sneak in there. That scene with Leia where they sit on a log and he eats her Snickers bar felt like at least 10 minutes when I was a kid...
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Level 45
May 5, 2019
With all the hate going on in these comments, I just wanna say one thing :

Each of the 10 movies released today are great pieces of the Star Wars universe. They all have their flaws in different ways of course, but they also all have something great about them.

And mostly you don't get to choose what is Star Wars and what isn't. It's a big, diverse universe (hah that's funny to say) with a constantly expanding lore and a ton of different stories to tell. Just enjoy it, or don't, but at least let others enjoy it in peace.

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Level 81
May 6, 2019
There was not a single thing great about The Last Jedi in terms or story or character or anything that matters. It had some nice looking visual effects. That's it.
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Level 69
May 10, 2019
Yeah I could rant about TLJ all day.
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Level 73
Jan 26, 2020
Again, agreed with @Kal and @FSJL.

TLJ is abysmally bad on every level.

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Level 24
Mar 10, 2020
TLJ wasn't perfect or even great, but it certainly wasn't the train wreck that you claim it to be. It had creative new ideas and I might be in the minority when I say this, but I like what they did with Luke's Character. One of the main ideas in the Prequels was that the Jedi certainly weren't perfect. When Luke finds this out by looking into the Jedi more carefully (coupled with the Kylo Ren debacle that I did not like), he abandons the force and the Jedi. It also portrays Luke as the exact opposite of what people were saying he was in TFA, just a normal man and not a god that will single handedly win the war by "swinging a laser sword," I thought it was a great change of pace for the most part. I did, however, think Canto Bight was one of the worst storylines in Star Wars... but that didn't really matter to me much because i was legitimately interested in the Kylo Ren and Rey connection that we had never seen before in a Star Wars movie.
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Level 72
Mar 19, 2020
@Barrett77 , as much as I understand he wouldn't single-handedly take down the First Order, I refuse to believe that Luke would attack Ben Solo and give up on rebuilding the Jedi Order. The Jedi in the prequels were far from perfect, becoming tools of the republic and soldiers. But the idea of the Jedi before that time was to serve the Force and keep balance (aka, no dark side). The point of the prequels was to get rid of the old Jedi to begin anew.

As for the new take and new direction, it wasn't horrible on its own, but Rian destroyed everything before him and left nothing to build on. He actually said in an interview that he didn't care about the big picture and only cared about the film he was creating. That's just not the attitude to have when creating the middle 'glue' film in a Star Wars trilogy. In a standalone film? Sure. In your own trilogy? Go for it. But it wasn't his trilogy, just his film in a trilogy of other directors and writers. Also as a note, I like the prequels.

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Level 69
May 10, 2019
I only missed BB-8.
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Level 55
Oct 11, 2019
I'm going to say something controversial. I liked the prequels, say what you want about the acting. TPM introduced us to the characters and explained Palpatine's rise to power, how Anakin became a Jedi, AotC showed us Anakin's rise to power, how Palpatine got dictator-ish powers, the clones, RofS was the best of the prequels. That showed us how Anakin turned evil, why Luke was at Tatooine and why Obi-Wan was there, why there are no Jedis, the rise of the Empire and the creation of Darth Vader. I'll agree that TLJ and TFA attempted to recreate the Star Wars hype with worse characters that didn't add anything, at least the prequels were relevant to the originals. Rogue One was good too, explained the flaws of the original of how they got the plans and why the Death Star was easy to destroy.
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Level 81
Dec 29, 2019
We all knew what the prequels were going to be about before they were made, and they ticked off most of those boxes. They just could have done a much better job doing it. Also, sometimes, offering up a weak explanation for something is worse than offering no explanation at all. If the audience is left to wonder they can come up with better explanations in their imaginations.
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Level 28
Oct 14, 2019
Annakin?
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Level 81
Dec 29, 2019
Whhat?
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Level 50
Jan 2, 2020
Will there be a version counting all episodes?
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Level 69
Jan 24, 2020
will there be an update of this quiz?? episodes 8 and 9 still missing
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Level ∞
Jan 24, 2020
Just updated it. I was waiting to find a source that included all nine movies.
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Level 73
Jan 24, 2020
Just here to say that Rose sucks.
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Level 89
Jan 24, 2020
Just like everything else to do with Star Wars.
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Level 91
Jan 24, 2020
Still better than Jar Jar.
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Level 67
Jan 31, 2020
I agree with you...but I had to think about it for a second.
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Level 62
Oct 18, 2024
At least Jar Jar had a personality
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Level 59
Jan 25, 2020
I feel like Palpatine should be accepted, with or without "Emperor". We all know who it's referring to.
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Level ∞
Jan 25, 2020
It is accepted, as well as various other variations.
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Level 89
Jan 30, 2020
Does total screen time for JarJar count if that's when everyone gets up to go to the bathroom or get popcorn? Unseen screen time shouldn't count.
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Level 81
Jan 31, 2020
Ben Solo doesn't count for Kylo?
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Level 81
Sep 20, 2020
now it does
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Level 85
Jan 31, 2020
Should really accept Ben Solo.
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Level ∞
Jan 31, 2020
Okay
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Level 71
Jan 31, 2020
Never seen Star Wars but I got three...yay
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Level 61
Jan 31, 2020
sequal was boring and should never been made. It's a shame to the Star Wars universe.
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Level 24
May 21, 2021
Sequels were good. Definitely the best acting and cinematography of all the trilogies. Although the other two trilogies had better storytelling.
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Level 61
Jan 31, 2020
Anakin isn't the same person as Darth Vader. Allthough he is transformed into Vader, his identity isn't the same. Even Vader said that Anakin Skywalker was no more.
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Level 78
Jan 31, 2020
Then why does he say "I am your father," not "I was your father"?
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Level 61
Feb 1, 2020
Well, You can't undo being someone's father. But you can change your identity.
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Level 48
Jan 31, 2020
put fin instead of finn. oof
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Level 70
Jan 31, 2020
Ha. I got everyone but Jar Jar. I'm not going to retake it.
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Level 53
Jan 31, 2020
21 minutes of Jar Jar Binks is 21 minutes too long.
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Level 33
Mar 21, 2020
the prequels are abominable....
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Level 84
May 14, 2020
I was pre teen when Star Wars came .I thought they were OK. To watch them as an adult they were just awful.With so many wonderful movies made over the years I have to laugh at some peoples (adults) obsession with what are very average kids movies. GROW UP people.
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Level 58
Jun 30, 2022
Let people like what they like…
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Level 52
May 15, 2020
Huh, I'm surprised Darth Maul wasn't on here. But then again, he did only have like 5 minutes.
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Level 78
Jul 9, 2020
It's a damn shame. He was an awesome looking bad guy, but was cut down too soon.
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Level 52
Jul 10, 2020
Agreed, he really should've done more.
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Level 60
Jul 20, 2020
he is really a unique dark side character
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Level 45
Oct 14, 2020
21 minutes too many.
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Level 45
Oct 14, 2020
my fav is Empire Strikes Back or Return of the Jedi, but it's interesting to see other peoples opinions on the matter
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Level 45
Oct 14, 2020
i think the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6th episode should have remained the way they were. the others are just over the top and pointless. Idk thats just me. Poe is pretty cool though.
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Level 89
Nov 29, 2020
The movie versions of Poe's stuff with Vincent Price were okay if you had never read the stories.
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Level 57
Dec 1, 2020
I feel like between him as a child in the prequels and him grown in the OT, Boba would have had more than 12 minutes onscreen.
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Level 69
Dec 1, 2020
I'm so annoyed... I had one left and must have guessed every character in existence. When the quiz ended, I realized Poe's name isn't spelled Po...

dang it

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Level 64
Jan 4, 2021
Boba Fett didn't get more than 12 minutes?
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Level 38
Apr 12, 2021
jar jar binks has more screen time than boba fett.

shame.

even though boba makes more apperances than jar jar! look!

Jar Jar: episodes 1,2,3

boba fett: episodes 4,5,6, clone wars, mandalorian, original holiday special

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Level 42
Dec 2, 2021
Good quiz! :)
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Level 38
Apr 6, 2022
Somehow forgot Obi-wan...
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Level 43
May 26, 2022
For all of their many faults, most of which have been outlined above, the prequels have it all over the disney travesties for several reasons:

1. Each prequel is objectively better than the one before it.

2. Each prequel features progressively less Jar-Jar than the one before it (see 1).

3. Each prequel makes sense on its own, while the same can be said for the trilogy as a whole.

4. George Lucas largely succeeded in creating a new generation of Star Wars fans by making a new trilogy just for them. He's stated that the prequels were not for the original fans, but for the kids of the 1990s. In my experience, many (but not all) of the people who were 8 - 12 when T.P.M. came out like that "their" trilogy a lot more than we do (at least when they don't have a middle aged guy shouting them down). Kudos, George.

5. In contrast, it seems that the nicest thing anyone can say about the disney "efforts" is that they are divisive.

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Level 43
May 26, 2022
As for Rogue 1, it's hamstrung from the start. If you'd seen A New Hope, you knew their plan had to succeed, and that every character had to die by the end.

Also, fake Leia and Tarkin took me out of the movie, Vader being humourless is a PUNdamental part of Star Wars (see what I did there?), while having a blind man beat armoured Storm Troopers to death with a stick makes them even more of a joke than they were with their lousy aim in the originals.

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Level 46
Jun 29, 2022
Ugghh, Rose sucked...
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Level 59
Jun 29, 2022
ok?
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Level 65
Jun 30, 2022
For those of us that grew up watching the original films (episodes 4 - 6), there was something magical about them. I don't know if it because I was a kid when I saw them for the first time, or if it was because there was nothing like them at the time, but there was a magic there that I don't think Lucas was ever able to capture in the prequels. I think I would have enjoyed the prequels much better if Jar Jar had been killed off sooner. He ruined the first movie for me.
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Level 56
May 4, 2023
I agree with you about the magic even though I was an adult when ANH came out.
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Level 40
Jun 30, 2022
Can you accept just R2? Po for Poe?
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Level 66
Jul 5, 2022
Great quiz, but unfortunately there are five characters which aren't in Star Wars. Maybe they are from another movie franchise I don't know? I think you mixed something there.
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Level 15
Oct 7, 2022
Noice
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Level 52
Oct 12, 2022
rose tico bruh
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Level 57
Mar 3, 2023
Plz no spinnoff movies next time!
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Level 69
Jul 17, 2023
Just missed Rose cuz who cares about Rose