Can you remember anything about Anakin’s mom? Go ahead, I’ll wait. Yeah, see? She’s a non-entity marked for death almost immediately. At least she fulfilled her purpose? Oof.
Full disclosure: I’m splitting this character in half, pre and post-transformation. Because Anakin is almost as much of a wuss C3-PO. But in a totally different, brat-boy way.
The one pro of Padmé is that she’s being played by Natalie Portman. Of course, she’s playing the part with even less verve than she played Jane in the "Thor"
Her borderline insane platitudes about hope that come out of nowhere are whiplash-inducing. So much was left on the cutting room floor with this character. She makes no sense and
This guy doesn’t get to do much, but he at least seems to be impervious to the brain-scrambling tentacle beast he faces. I choose to believe he has superior mental
A living, breathing teddy bear that can take on Stormtroopers? Look, the Ewoks are utterly ridiculous, but they are relatively badass since they’re evenly matched with the Empire’s foot soldiers.
Way to build up a nothing character, Disney. He started off relatively threatening but ended up being all talk. If Kylo Ren is killing you, you KNOW you’re worthless. He’s
The only reason he should be considered more badass than Snoke is that he somehow manages to avoid getting murdered by Kylo Ren. Because, honestly, that should have happened by
Rose has some skills and a moral center lacking in some of the other New Trilogy characters. She does seem to be a little self destructive and tactless, though.
This dude was the Phasma of the Original Trilogy, but he got a better deal because he got to be intimidating for a whole movie. In the end, though, he’s
Somebody should have told this guy to stop overacting. I gotta give him points for shooting lightning out of his hands and taking on a slowly-getting-more-talented Anakin.
Papa Fett was only slightly more badass than his clone son. If anything, his connection to his offspring made him slightly more human and made for a slightly more interesting
Rey is pretty badass—but that actually makes her kind of weak. She has so many strengths and so few flaws that her level of badassery is almost a negative. With
This dude is like if C3-PO had a drinking habit and didn’t give two kropogs about your feelings. Combine that with his overall usefulness and he’s sitting pretty toward the
Finn was a Stormtrooper but had the fortitude to turn away from everything he knew to do the right thing. Sure, he’s made out to be overly doofy, but he’s
This little green guy is so wise and funny. Add his badass fighting skills and you have a well rounded elder the likes of which Ben Kenobi could only dream
He has the fighting skills, the slick charm, the slowly-righting morals. But what really makes him badass? His “I know” response to Leia’s declaration of love.
Anakin grew up and became a cyborg ruler. Pretty cool. Still, his shifting allegiance back to the side of good kind of holds him back from going balls to the
Most would say that Vader should be #1. But, is he a space princess leading a rebellion? Seriously, read that sentence. What could be cooler than that description?
When it comes to "Star Wars," there’s a whole world (er, galaxy) of characters that can own the label of badass. From Han to Jabba, everyone carries a blaster and knows how to use it. Well, some better than others.
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