From Arla Fett to Zuvio, these are 24 Star Wars characters that only real Star Wars fans will remember. How many do you know?
The Mandalorian and The Bad Batch have been filled with character appearances that ranged from deep cuts like Cobb Vanth from Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath trilogy to extremely popular animated characters like Ahsoka Tano and Hera Syndulla. Despite familiar faces popping up repeatedly in recent Star Wars shows, the galaxy far, far away is filled to the brim with characters that have rich histories in canon new and old.
Some minor characters like Wedge Antilles are familiar to the majority of Star Wars fans, but other minor characters like Bossk are only recognizable to “real” Star Wars fans. You know, the fans who like to memorize every character on Wookieepedia. In truth, whether you know every character who ever existed in the Expanded Universe or you only stick to knowing the main characters in The High Republic — you are a real Star Wars fan. We have compiled a list of 25 characters that only real Star Wars fans will remember, encompassing beloved characters from Star Wars video games and minor characters who had to the aesthetics of the galaxy far, far away.
These 24 Star Wars characters are ones only true fans will know
While the Expanded Universe was rebranded as Star Wars: Legends after the Disney acquisition in 2012, a number of beloved characters were re-canonized in subsequent films, series, and novels. One of the most popular characters was Grand Admiral Thrawn who made his first appearance in Heir to the Empire, before remerging with two new novel trilogies, an arc in Star Wars Rebels, and now a forthcoming appearance in the Ahsoka live-action series.
It may not be necessary to know all of the characters in the Expanded Universe, it’s always a good idea to have a loose idea of what was going on from 1977 to 2012 because it seems like the new canon is heavily borrowing from the past.
1. Luuke Skywalker
With all of the current discussions about cloning thanks to The Mandalorian and The Bad Batch, this list would not be complete without the inclusion of Luuke. Yes, you read that right and no, it isn’t a misspelling.
Luuke Skywalker was an evil clone version of Luke Skywalker, made from the cells extracted from the hand that he lost while dueling with Darth Vader. All of this went down in the now-retired Expanded Universe, but echoes of it still remain in the current canon. Including a reference to Luke’s severed hand which popped up in a recent issue of the Darth Vader comics.
While Luuke Skywalker looked exactly like Luke Skywalker, he wasn’t like the clones from the Republic’s Clone Army. He was, essentially, a mindless drone who did the bidding of Joruus C’baoth, who had orchestrated his creation. Unlike other clones, Luuke lacked individuality and the ability to genuinely feel emotions. Eventually, Mara Jade killed Luuke and Joruus C’baoth and Luke Skywalker gifted Mara with the saber his evil clone had been using, which was the lightsaber he lost during the duel on Cloud City.
Luuke Skywalker was the creation of Timothy Zahn, who is also credited with bringing Thrawn and Mara Jade into the Star Wars universe.
2. Lor San Tekka
With the introduction of the San Tekka family in The High Republic, some fans were not aware of the fact that we have already met one of their descendants. After the fall of the Empire, Lor San Tekka was an ally of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa and he even helped Luke track down secret Jedi lore and artifacts that the Empire had tried to rid the galaxy of.
At the very beginning of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Poe Dameron has been sent by General Organa to track down Lor San Tekka on Jakku and to retrieve the map that he has which will lead them to Luke Skywalker’s hidden location on Ahch-Too. Poe Dameron arrives just in time to retrieve the map from San Tekka before Kylo Ren and the First Order’s forces arrive to decimate the village and kill San Tekka.
While San Tekka’s presence in The Force Awakens was short-lived, he does appear in a number of tie-in materials including in flashbacks in Charles Soule’s The Rise of Kylo Ren, as well as in the latter half of the Poe Dameron comic series. In The Rise of Kylo Ren, San Tekka’s connection to Ben Solo’s upbringing comes full circle with the brief exchange they had in The Force Awakens.
Lor San Tekka was played by the late Max von Sydow.
3. Constable Zuvio
On the topic of characters from The Force Awakens, Constable Zuvio had a lot of hype in the lead-up to the first film in the sequel trilogy, including an exclusive first look at his character design in Empire. They revealed that he lived on Jakku and that he was a vigilant law officer who kept order at a frontier trading post, which is most likely the same trading post we saw Rey at in the film. Empire even discussed that he was “tough and humorless” implying that, at one time, the character must have had dialogue!
As merchandise for The Force Awakens began to emerge, Constable Zuvio was everywhere. There were Black Series collectibles from Hasbro, 3 3/4 inch figures, and trading cards, but by the time the film premiered in theaters all traces of the good Constable had been eradicated.
In typical Star Wars fandom fashion, fans were instantly drawn to the mysterious figure. Fan merchandise cropped up, depicting the character on blue milk cartons as “Missing,” humorous articles were posted, and some fans never stopped talking about him. Recently, in the latest issue of Star Wars: The High Republic: Adventures, a Kyuzo Jedi, wearing a similar headpiece to Zuvio, made an appearance, which delighted diehard fans of Constable Zuvio.
4. Kyle Katarn
This one is a deep cut because not everyone has played the older Star Wars video games, including Star Wars: Dark Forces and the Star Wars: Jedi Knight series, which means not everyone is aware of Jedi Master Kyle Katarn, who taught himself how to become a Jedi.
Kyle Katarn started out as an Imperial Officer who defected to the Rebellion and eventually he tapped into his Force-sensitive nature and sought out the Jedi path for himself. He even went on to fight against the Yuuzhan Vong, who played a pivotal part as adversaries to the Republic in Star Wars: Legends.
While the majority of Kyle Katarn’s legacy remains lost to the Expanded Universe, he does actually appear in the current Star Wars canon, but only just barely. He is included in the 2016 card game, Star Wars: The Card Game – Galactic Ambitions.
Following the introduction of the Dark Troopers in The Mandalorian, Star Wars fans started to discuss Kyle Katarn again. In Star Wars: Legends, Katarn is part of the investigation into the Dark Trooper Project, but it is unlikely that he will make a sudden appearance in the Disney+ series.
5. Dash Rendar
Dash Rendar is another character who is mainly known for his appearances in Star Wars: Legends, but he was re-canonized in Jason Fry’s Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor, which was the first time he was mentioned in the current canon. He first appeared back in 1996 in the multimedia project Shadows of the Empire.
In the current canon, Dash Rendar was a dashing smuggler that encountered his fellow smuggler Han Solo and Chewbacca during his travels. Back in the Expanded Universe, Rendar had a similar story to Han Solo. He was a hot-shot pilot and smuggler born on Corellia and he even got his start in the Imperial Navy, like Solo. Rendar also got tangled up in the affairs of Emperor Palpatine when his family was blamed for a sabotage plot that led to the death of Dash’s older brother. As a result, Rendar’s family was exiled from the Core Worlds and Dash was booted from the Imperial Academy.
While the current Star Wars comic book canon has a different set of people tracking down the carbonized Han Solo, in Legends, Lando Calrissian hired Dash Rendar to find Han Solo and reclaim him from Boba Fett. He also had several encounters with the Black Sun syndicate, who have been brought into the new Star Wars canon in recent years. Perhaps there’s still a chance for Dash Rendar to make a big appearance in the present canon.
6. Camie Loneozner
Speaking of characters that Jason Fry has re-canonized in his Star Wars books, Camie Loneozner appears as Camie Marstrap in the expanded edition of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. In the novel, Luke Skywalker is having a dream about Camie. In the dream, he never left Tatooine and instead married Camie and remained in the family business alongside Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru. Reminiscent of the finale scene in A New Hope, part of the dream sequence includes Luke staring at the horizon and Camie joining him in the waning light of the twin suns.
Camie’s actual first appearance in Star Wars ended up on the cutting room floor. Koo Stark was cast to play Camie in Star Wars: A New Hope and they even filmed scenes with her, Biggs Darklighter, and Luke Skywalker! While she didn’t make the final cut of A New Hope, Camie was included in later media, though her name is often misspelled as “Cammie.” In the Expanded Universe canon, Camie ended up marrying Laze Loneozner after Luke and Biggs left her behind on Tatooine and the couple built illegal podracers to finance their wedding. She also combated rumors that Luke Skywalker was responsible for the Lars’ demise when rumors began to swirl that he had killed them.
While her role in Star Wars is nearly non-existent, Star Wars fans still dress up as Camie at Star Wars Celebration and other cosplay events.
7. Biggs Darklighter
Biggs Darklighter, played by Garrick Hagon, is another character who ended up on the cutting room floor of George Lucas’ first Star Wars film, however, he did manage to make his way back into a later special edition of the film. In the early drafts of Star Wars, Biggs Darklighter was written to be Princess Leia’s brother, rather than Luke Skywalker. In a second draft, Lucas reworked Darklighter as Luke Skywalker’s younger brother, and then eventually he settled on making Darklighter and Skywalker friends who had grown up on Tatooine together.
Unlike Camie, Biggs ended up playing a much larger part in the Expanded Universe, as well as the current canon. Since the Disney acquisition, Biggs Darklighter has been mentioned in a number of Luke Skywalker-centric novels and even From a Certain Point of View.
A major part of Biggs Darklighter’s backstory in Star Wars: Legends involved his enlistment in the Republic Naval Academy, where he was taught by Soontir Fel. This was where Biggs’ rebellious nature took hold of him and how he ended up joining the Rebel Alliance which reunited him with his childhood friend Luke Skywalker.
Unfortunately, in the Expanded Universe, Biggs Darklighter was tragically killed by Darth Vader, which affected Skywalker deeply.
8. Jagged Fel
Jagged Fel is a character that exists strictly in the Expanded Universe. He was an ace pilot who followed in the footsteps of his father, General Baron Soontir Fel, and dedicated his life to military service. Given where he was raised, in proximity to the Chiss in the Unknown Regions, he was enrolled in the Chiss military academy at a young age. When the Yuuzhan Vong began to wreak havoc on the galaxy, he was sent to assist the New Republic, which is where he first met Jaina Solo, the daughter of Han Solo and Princess Leia.
Anyone who grew up loving the Expanded Universe and the Solo kids, knows that Jagged Fel played a major part in Jaina Solo’s story. Their romance was an epic one, however, it was often tragic as well. Their individual duties often kept them separated and Jaina suffered greatly after the war. They also thwarted assassination attempts, near-death experiences, and conflicting emotions. Ultimately, the pair did end up together.
If you want to learn more about Jagged Fell and Jaina Solo’s torrid love affair or see more of the ace pilot’s military prowess, their stories can be found in the Fate of the Jedi and the New Jedi Order series. While the Solo siblings will never appear in the current canon, there is always the possibility that the Fel family will appear in Chiss-associated stories.
9. Arla Fett
When The Bad Batch revealed that Omega was an unaltered Jango Fett clone, just like Boba Fett, some dedicated Star Wars fans pointed out that Omega had a similar character design to Jango Fett’s late sister from the Expanded Universe. This discussion left other Star Wars fans scratching their heads because they had no clue that Jango Fett, at one time, had an older sister! While it’s unclear if Arla was used as a reference in the character design of Omega, it’s hard to ignore that the two are both blonde Fetts.
Arla Fett only has two main appearances, first in the Jango Fett: Open Seasons comic book and secondly in Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel. In her first appearance, Arla is only seen in the tragic flashbacks that saw their parents killed on Concord Dawn, after their father had aligned himself with Jaster Mereel and the True Mandalorians. Jango Fett fled and believed that his sister had been killed, alongside his parents, but in actuality, she was taken prisoner by the Death Watch and eventually became one of them as an assassin.
Though short-lived, Arla’s story is remarkably depressing. While acting as an assassin for the Death Watch, she was arrested and forced into a mental institution on Coruscant. After years of being held captive at the Valorum Center on Coruscant, Arla has her memory wiped by a former Jedi-turned-Mandalorian named Bardan Jusik in exchange for information about the Death Watch.
10. Callista Ming/Masana
Before Luke Skywalker ended up with Mara Jade in the Expanded Universe, there was Callista Ming. Like Jagged Fel, Callista can be found in The New Jedi Order and Fate of the Jedi series, though she also makes an appearance in The Clone Wars: No Prisoners novel and Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel, like Arla Fett.
At one point, Callista Masana shed her physical form and her consciousness was embedded in a ship’s computer, which Luke Skywalker eventually fell in love with. Yes, you read that correctly, Luke fell in love with a ghost in a starship. Later on, Callista took over the body of the Jedi Cray Mingla — which is how she came to be known as Callista Ming — but this caused her to lose touch with the Force which hurt her relationship with Luke.
Callista’s story is rather convoluted because in her first life as Callista Masana she was an ally of Rex and Ahsoka during the Clone Wars, but as Callista Ming, she was an ally of Luke Skywalkers.
Now, if you ever see someone on Star Wars Twitter referencing the time that Luke Skywalker was in love with a starship, you will know that they are talking about Callista Ming.
11. Cade Skywalker
Cade Skywalker is a very divisive character from Star Wars: Legends. Some people really love the hot mess Skywalker heir and others can’t stand him. The appeal of Cade is that he wants no part in the family legacy and he tries to forge a path for himself independent of the Skywalker name. This means forsaking his Force-sensitive nature, becoming a bounty hunter, and unfortunately developing a nasty death stick habit. The addiction is mostly because the ghost of his ancestor Luke Skywalker won’t leave him alone and the death sticks numb the pain.
While Cade tries to distance himself from his family’s legacy, he still winds up a target of the Sith. At one point, he is captured by Darth Maladi, who tortures him and injects him with a lethal dose of ixetal cilona, though his death stick addiction ends up giving him a rare immunity to the substance.
Despite generations between them, Cade was very similar to Anakin. He was constantly treading on the fringes of the Dark side, he was deeply bound by his attachments to others, and he was a chaotic mess of a man. Unlike his ancestor, Cade had the ability to cheat death — a skill Anakin would’ve loved to have. He is also one of the few Jedi who fell to the dark side and still managed to find his way back to the light.
12. Elan Sel’Sabagno
Speaking of death sticks, we also have Elan Sel’Sabagno from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, who is arguably the one character that all Star Wars fans think of whenever death sticks are mentioned in canon or fandom. The male Balosar was played by Matt Doran and while he only appears briefly in the film, the character has become one of the most beloved minor characters from the Prequel era. Like all other Balosars, Elan has antennapalps, rather than ears. Though some action figures erroneously depicted him with both, due to the antennapalps being added in post-production.
Elan appears in Courscant in the underworld scene of the Outlander Club, where he attempts to sell death sticks to Obi-Wan Kenobi. In turn, Kenobi uses a Jedi mind trick to convince the death stick seller to go home and rethink his life. Does he go home and rethink his choices? Star Wars fans never do learn that answer, but it’s safe to say he probably did. Jedi mind tricks are no joke. Some people believe he and his family appear in an issue of Star Wars Adventures, though the cameo is blink-and-you-miss-it.
Elan Sel’Sabagno has also appeared in several Star Wars: Legends properties including Jango Fett: Bounty Hunter, The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Boba Fett: Pursuit, and Evasive Action: Recruitment.
13. Zam Wesell
One cannot simply discuss Attack of the Clones without discussing the Clawdite bounty hunter Zam Wesell who played a part in Jango Fett’s attempt to assassinate Senator Padmé Amidala.
Zam Wesell was played by Leeanna Walsman, who can be seen when the Clawdite takes the appearance of a humanoid woman. Wesell had the unique ability to change her appearance because she was a changeling, who assumed different identities to track down her targets and fool others.
Wesell was responsible for the death of Padme’s handmaiden Cordé, after she bombed the Senator’s cruises when it arrived in Coruscant. Despite being hired by Fett to take out the senator herself, Wesell employed an assassin droid to attempt to kill Padmé with kouhuns, which failed when Anakin Skywalker realized what was happening.
After failing to kill Padmé, Kenobi, and Skywalker pursued Wesell and eventually captured her. Wesell attempted to shoot Obi-Wan Kenobi, but he sliced off her arm with his lightsaber before she could pull the trigger. While the pair of Jedi were interrogating her about who hired her, Jango Fett shot her with a saberdart which killed her.
Her dying words are an iconic quote throughout the Star Wars fandom: “Wee shahnit… sleemo.”
14. Queen Jamillia
Following Padmé’s two terms as Queen of Naboo, Queen Jamillia ran against Réillata for the honor of becoming the Queen. While Jamillia did not win that election, she did eventually become the Queen of Naboo.
After the assassination attempt in Courscant, Padme retreated to her homeworld of Naboo, where she was met by Queen Jamillia to discuss the possibility of a full-scale conflict between the Separatists and the Republic. Jamilla served as Queen for four years, before being succeeded by Queen Neeyutnee. Jamillia, played by Ayesha Dharker, only makes a brief appearance in Attack of the Clones, but fans of Naboo’s monarchy were instantly drawn to her. Very little is known about her beyond her passion for democracy and her desire to ensure Padmé’s safety while she was hiding on Naboo.
Queen Jamillia has yet to play a major part in any additional book series or comic books, though she is briefly mentioned in Queen’s Shadow. Most of the Star Wars fandom’s interest in Jamillia lies with the headcanons that fans have made about her time as Queen. It has always been intriguing that Naboo would entrust the leadership of their country to young girls, the youngest of which was twelve-year-old Queen Apailana who was on the throne at the time of Padmé’s death.
15. Malakili
With The Book of Boba Fett’s premiere right around the corner and the recent appearance of a rancor in The Bad Batch, a lot of Star Wars fans have been discussing Jabba the Hutt’s beastmaster Malakili, who had a special relationship with Jabba’s ill-fated rancor Pateesa. Pateesa had been his favorite beast he kept watch over because the rancor had protected his life once upon a time. He even had dreams of escaping from Jabba’s Palace, just him and Pateesa.
Paul Brooke brought Malakili to life in Return of the Jedi, but his heart-wrenching sobs were provided by Ernie Fosselius in post-production, however, neither actor is credited in the film. It may be hard to believe, but his brief cameo was even included in Roger Ebert’s review of the film, noting that his distress at Pateesa’s death added to the film.
Chuck Wendig included Malakili in his Aftermath trilogy. Following the death of Pateesa and Jabba, Malakili’s distress grew even greater, to the point that he considered throwing himself into the Sarlacc pit. Despite being a slave to Jabba the Hutt, Malakili had great respect for him. Later, Malakili was presented with an opportunity to teach a Huttlet by Cobb Vanth.
16. Ben Quadinaros
When young Anakin Skywalker climbed into the cockpit of his podracer to compete in the Boonta Eve Classic podrace, he was up against a highly inexperienced Toong podracer named Ben Quadinaros.
Poor Ben Quadinaros did not get to compete in the illustrious podrace because his power couplings failed right out of the starting gate. Instead, he got to sit by as all of his fellow competitors sped past him, while the pit droids abandoned him.
Ben Quadinaros’ character design makes him look like he could be the cousin of Mucinex’s snot monster Mucus, which makes rewatches of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace infinitely more hilarious.
Contrary to popular belief, when Obi-Wan Kenobi was choosing his secret Tatooine-based moniker, Ben Quadinaros was not his inspiration, or was he? It would be hilarious to learn one day that Leia and Han had named their son, not after a legendary Jedi like Ben Kenobi, but a Toong podracer from Tatooine. Given Ben Solo’s proclivity for piloting, perhaps he would have preferred to be named after a podracer, than a Jedi.
This would also imply that, in the Expanded Universe, Luke’s son Ben Skywalker was also named after an ill-fated podracer. It’s something to think about.
17. Sebulba
Sebulba was another podracer from The Phantom Menace. In the film, he appears in a massive orange podracer, which he used to push other competitors out of his way. But that wasn’t his only cunning tactic, he also had an illegal flamethrower that was installed on his engine, which allowed him to not just wreck his opponents, but set them on fire too.
His main competitor in the Boonta Eve Classic podrace ended up being Anakin Skywalker, who he nearly knocked out of the race near the final lap. One misstep, however, caused Sebulba to wreck his own podracer, leading Skywalker to a hard-one victory, which also earned him his freedom from slavery.
The character was entirely created from CGI and voiced by Lewis MacLeod, who also voiced his subsequent appearances. Sebulba appeared in several now-Legends comic books including Episode 1 Adventures and the 1998 Star Wars comic series. He has also appeared in a number of video games including the LEGO Star Wars games, Star Wars Episode I: Racer, and Star Wars: Bounty Hunter.
Surprisingly, Sebulba makes an appearance in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, however, they aren’t substantial appearances. He is simply depicted on posters in the series.
18. Logray
The Ewoks are an adorable bunch, so long as you don’t encounter them in the dark corners of Star Wars: Battlefront. Most Star Wars fans know Wicket Wystri Warrick, who was played by Warwick Davis, but few know that almost all of the Ewoks have their own names!
Logray was an Ewok with a distinctive brown and tan striped fur coat, who served as the chief shaman of the Bright Tree tribe on Endor. Having had limited experience with outsiders, when Luke, Leia, Han, and their companions arrived on the moon, Logray believed C-3P0 was a god and ordered his fellow Ewoks to cook up Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Chewbacca as a sacrifice to C-3P0.
Fortunately Luke was able to use the Force to trick the Ewoks into believing C-3P0 was doing powerful magic and they spared them from becoming a sacrificial meal.
In Star Wars: Legends, Logray appears in the Care Bear-esq Ewoks comic book series and the 1980s Ewok TV series, where he is depicted with a long grey beard and wearing a purple tunic. Logray also helps Cindel and Mace in the Caravan of Courage, after they are separated from their parents who have been taken by the Gorax.
19. Cindel Towani
This list would not be complete without ensuring that you know exactly who Cindel Towani is, especially after mentioning Logray and the Caravan of Courage. Cindel is that adorable curly-haired little girl from the oft-mocked Ewok-centric duology Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor.
Cindel and her brother Mace end up separated from their parents after their family’s starship crashlanded on Endor. The pair are taken in by the Ewoks, who help to cure Cindel who is gravely ill by the time they make it to the Ewok camp.
The Ewoks help Cindel and Mace find their parents, who have been taken by the Gorax. In the second film, both of her parents and Mace are killed and Cindel is left all alone. In the end, Cindel chooses to leave Endor with Noa Briqualon. She remained with Birqualon for a while, before she settled on Coruscant and became a journalist.
Though different sources are conflicting, it is assumed that Cindel was around four years old at the time of her family’s crash landing on Endor. Despite her age, she manages to be very brave in the face of unimaginable danger and trauma over the course of the two films.
20. Gideon Hask
If you haven’t played Star Wars: Battlefront II, then you probably have no idea who Gideon Hask is or his connection to Operation Cinder or Iden Versio. Gideon Hask was a simple starfighter pilot before he joined the ranks of the elite commando unit of the Galactic Empire known as the Inferno Squad.
Following the destruction of the second Death Star, he was assigned to Operation: Cinder, which was Emperor Palpatine’s orbital bombardment campaign, which was designed to assault numerous planets in the event of his death. Hask was part of the Battle of Jakku and, twenty-nine years following it, he went on to join the First Order.
He had a complicated relationship with Iden Version, who had defected from the Empire alongside her eventual husband Del Meeko. Eventually, he apprehended Meeko and, in an act of revenge, he killed him to punish Iden for defecting all those years ago.
When he finally confronts Iden Versio, alongside her daughter Zay, he taunts her and tries to goad her into shooting him. Iden ends up shooting him and he plummets off the catwalk, into the ship’s hyperdrive core below them. Honestly, why doesn’t the Empire or the First Order have guard rails on their catwalks? That can’t be OSHA-approved.
21. Lindon Javes
Lindon Javes is another character who only appears in video games, specifically Star Wars: Squadrons. Lindon was born on Todirium III, where he joined the militia as a young man. He was recruited into the Galactic Empire, where he became skilled in hazardous flying, but he had no desire to kill innocent lives the way the Empire did. While on an assignment that would have led to the death of countless civilians, Javes acted against his fellow Imperial pilots and immediately defected to the Alliance.
Despite the Empire looking for him on charges of desertion and theft, he would go on to become a member of the Rebel Alliance who ascended through the ranks by hunting down Imperial starships. Eventually, he went on to join the New Republic Defense Force and was given command of the Vanguard Squadron.
While Lindon Javes is seen for the first time in Squadrons, he was actually first introduced in Alexander Freed’s Alphabet Squadron a year before the game’s release. He worked alongside General Hera Syndulla and, despite her duplicitous nature, even agreed with Lieutenant Yrica Quell when she and Syndulla were developing plans to attack the Empire following the Battle of Endor.
Lindon Javes was portrayed by Phil Morris in Star Wars: Squadron.
22. Tarfful
When most Star Wars fans think of Wookiees, they envision Chewie or Burryaga, but there are a lot of different Wookiees who have made appearances in various Star Wars media over the year. Tarfful first appeared in the now Legends-bound Star Wars: Republic Commando video game, but he was recently re-canonized in another video game and if you’ve played Jedi: Fallen Order, you may recognize him!
In the video game, Cal Kestis and his crew track down Tarfful in search of information that the chieftan has that will help Cal track down other Force-sensitive children. You don’t get the information out of him straight away, but on a return visit to Kashyyyk, Tarfful does reveal the location of a holocron containing a list of names that Cal can use to save other Force-sensitives like himself.
Even Saw Gerrera recognizes what a powerhouse Tarfful is, referring to him as “The freedom fighter [and] the symbol of the Wookiee resistance.”
In Legends, Tarfful was an old friend of Chewbacca’s who fought in the Battle of Kashyyk during the Clone Wars. He also had a close relationship with Yoda and had fought alongside Luminara Unduli and Quinlan Vos, which may explain why he had been entrusted with the information about Force-sensitive children.
23. Gregor
While Rex and Cody may be two of the most popular clones from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, there is a lot of love for Gregor as well. No one expects Star Wars fans to remember every single clone who ever graced the screen in Clone Wars, so don’t worry if you don’t remember who Gregor (or CC-5576) was.
Gregor was in command of the Foxtrot Group, which was an elite commando squad, though not quite as elite as Clone Force 99. During the Battle of Sarrish, Gregor went missing and was believed to be dead, but he eventually woke up on the planet Abafar with no memory of who he was. He took up a job as a dishwasher at a diner, grew out a beard, and never realized who he truly was. When Republic Colonel Gascon crash-lands on the planet and discovers Gregor, he thinks the clone is working undercover.
Gregor is obviously confused and alarmed to discover that he is apparently a clone and his confusion is only worsened when he discovers a hologram of Rex. Gregor eventually makes his way home and resumes fighting for the Republic alongside his brothers. Gregor makes an appearance in The Bad Batch when Rex asks the Bad Batch to rescue Gregor from where he’s being held captive. He is quite jovial, despite his situation, which is presumed to be because of the head trauma he’s endured during his life.
During Rebels, Gregor is happily living with Rex and Woolfe on Seelos, where they are enjoying life in retirement.
24. Tup
On the topic of The Bad Batch, Tup is the reason that Rex knew to remove the behavioral modification biochips, which were causing the clones to be good soldiers who followed orders. During the Clone Wars, Tup’s chip was triggered, leading him to kill the Jedi General Tiplar. Prior to that, Fives had noticed that he was acting off, not to mention the headache he was dealing with, but he didn’t realize just how bad things were about to be.
Under orders by their financiers, the Kaminoans withheld vital information about the inhibitor chips and lied about Tup’s condition. They claimed that he had been exposed to a virus, which caused him to turn on the Jedi. Fives doubted this information and decided to perform his own brain scan on Tup, which revealed what he believed to be a brain tumor, not an inhibitor chip. Fives had the medical droid remove the tumor, which was revealed to be the inhibitor chip.
Following the procedure, Tup woke up and seemed to be alright, but he died shortly thereafter with Fives at his side. Tup’s death fueled Five’s investigation into the truth behind the chip, which ultimately assisted in Ahsoka removing Rex’s chip and Rex removing the Bad Batch’s chip and presumably other clones he encountered after Order 66.
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