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Star Wars Rebels characters
- 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…
- 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.
- PalpatineSheev Palpatine is the main antagonist of the Star Wars franchise, a character so carefully constructed that his first name did not appear on screen until…
- Grand Admiral ThrawnTimothy Zahn introduced Grand Admiral Thrawn in the 1991 novel Heir to the Empire. This book marked the first appearance of an alien military leader within…
- Darth MaulDarth Maul arrived on screen in 1999 with a face that concept artist Iain McCaig described as what you would see if you stripped the flesh off your own face…
- Lando CalrissianLando Calrissian is a fictitious character in the Star Wars franchise, introduced onscreen in 1980. In a review from that year, Janet Maslin of The New York…