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Film characters introduced in 1977
- Obi-Wan KenobiObi-Wan Kenobi entered the Star Wars franchise in 1976, a year before the first film's 1977 release. He first appeared in that year's novelization, published…
- Luke SkywalkerLuke Skywalker first appeared on screen in 1977, a teenager from a desert planet who wanted nothing more than to leave home.
- R2-D2R2-D2's name came from a moment of half-sleep. Sound editor Walter Murch called out the abbreviation "R-2-D-2" while requesting Reel 2, Dialog Track 2 during…
- Darth VaderDarth Vader first appeared in 1977, and the question George Lucas put before his production team was deceptively simple: how do you make a villain feel like…
- Stormtrooper (Star Wars)Stormtroopers are among the most recognized fictional soldiers ever put on screen, introduced to audiences in the original Star Wars film of 1977.
- C-3POC-3PO's golden face traces back to a silent film made in 1927, fifty years before Star Wars reached theatres. Ralph McQuarrie, the concept artist for Star…
- Princess LeiaPrincess Leia Organa first appears on screen with the stolen plans for the Death Star hidden inside a small droid, R2-D2.
- Balin (Middle-earth)The year Balin turned seven, the dragon Smaug sacked Erebor. Dwarves fled into exile while their father Fundin later died in the Battle of Azanulbizar.
- Han SoloHan Solo made his first appearance not on screen but on the page, in the novelization of Star Wars published in 1976, a full year before audiences saw him…
- GandalfGandalf the Grey, one of the most recognized figures in twentieth-century fantasy literature, first appeared as a name borrowed from a list of dwarves in an…
- Bilbo BagginsBilbo Baggins, a creature of habit and comfort, was not the sort of person anyone expected to change history. He smoked his pipe, ate his meals on schedule…
- Droid (Star Wars)George Lucas first used the word droid in the second draft script of Star Wars, completed on the 28th of January 1975. The term is a clipped form of android…