Curated playlist
Fictional commanders
- James Bond (literary character)Ian Fleming took James Bond's name from the author of a bird guide. He thought it the dullest name he ever heard.
- Darth VaderThe actor inside Darth Vader's suit never knew his voice would be replaced. James Earl Jones voiced him instead.
- Kylo RenKylo Ren kills his own father, Han Solo, on Starkiller Base. He later turns back and becomes Ben Solo again.
- James T. KirkJames Tiberius Kirk is a fictional starship captain, and in October 2021 the actor who first played him went to space himself. William Shatner, then aged 90, rode a Blue Origin sub-orbital capsule. He became the oldest person ever to make…
- Revolver OcelotRecurring character in Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear video game series published by Konami
- Princess LeiaPrincess Leia began as a spoiled teenage princess in George Lucas's early drafts.
- Poe DameronPoe Dameron was originally written to die early in The Force Awakens.
- Lex LuthorLex Luthor has no superpowers, no secret identity and no alien heritage, yet he has outlasted nearly every other enemy of Superman. Writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster created him, and he first appeared in Action Comics #23 in April…
- Han SoloHan Solo was first written as a green-skinned alien with gills. George Lucas's earliest draft gave him no nose.
- Jacen SoloJacen Solo, Han and Leia's son, became the Sith Lord Darth Caedus. His twin sister Jaina killed him in a duel.
- Big Boss (Metal Gear)In the original 1987 Metal Gear, the friendly radio voice guiding the player was the enemy.
- Guts (Berserk)Guts, the hero of the manga Berserk, was born from his hanged mother's corpse. His adoptive father later sold him.