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* LoveTriangle: [[TriangRelations Type 3]] between Teemto Pagalies, Mars Guo, and Ann Gella, one of Sebulba's Twi'lek masseuses. Just bad luck, it seems, that they both took an interest in Ann and neither one noticed her twin sister Tann. Not that anything comes of it either way, except bad blood between the pilots: Ann's oblivious to both.

* LaserBlade: Oddly enough her initial lightsaber is described as being ruby-red, making her one of the very, very few non-Sith Force-users to use a red lightsaber. After becoming a full Jedi Knight following the [[Literature/DarkNestTrilogy Swarm War]] Saba Sebatyne has her build a new one, which is a more solidly good-guy blue.

Also known as Sand People. Nomadic, primitive humanoid sentients indigenous to Tatooine, where they are often hostile to local settlers.

* AbsoluteXenophobe: ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' expands a bit on this. Once you manage to talk with one of the tribes, it seems like hatred of all other races is a fundamental aspect of Tusken culture, and one of the main reasons why they are all so violent and unwilling to negotiate with outsiders.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: The ''only'' instance of them ''not'' being completely murderous bastards was in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic 1'', and that tribe was pretty brutal until Revan convinced them to make peace with the settlers. In every other instance though, Tusken Raiders are, to the man, unrepentant murderers and monsters.
** Played with: Anakin's slaughter of the Tusken tribe in Episode II (including the women and children) is still portrayed negatively.
** Also averted with A'Sharad Hett, who is a Jedi Knight, and tries convincing Anakin that there are good Tuskens. Doesn't take. [[spoiler:And Hett eventually becomes a Sith Lord himself.]]
* BruiserWithASoftCenter[=/=]EveryoneHasStandards: Some of them--one of the Jedi in ''Literature/NewJediOrder'' was an orphaned farm girl raised by Tuskens.
* FreudianExcuse: Going by the backstory, the early Sand People's first contact with aliens were the Rakata, who enslaved them. When they tried rebelling, the Rakata ''glassed'' Tatooine, which eventually gave rise to the planet's current horrible condition. No wonder then they don't like outsiders.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: They use banthas as mounts.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: And we never find out what they look like under there.
* OralTradition: This is how the Sand People have kept their history since ancient times. Interestingly, their oral tradition differs from most in that to prevent inaccuracies in its telling between generations, incorrect recitation of the oral history is punishable by death, and the keeper of the histories known as the Storyteller, is raised from birth for the sole purpose of memorizing the Oral Tradition exactly from the previous Storyteller.
* PoisonedWeapons: Some Sand People dip the tips of their Gaffi Sticks with sand bat venom.
* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed Everyone I Knew]]: The sole survivor of the Valley of the Spirits massacre tracks Vader down. [[ForegoneConclusion Vader wins]].

[[folder:Jabba the Hutt]]
!!Jabba Desijiric Tiure the Elder
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"This bounty hunter is [[VillainCred my kind of scum]]: fearless and inventive."'']]
->'''Puppeteers:''' Toby Philpott, Mike Edmonds & David Alan Barclay
->'''Voiced by:''' Larry Ward (Ep. VI) & Ben Burtt (Ep. IV re-release) & Scott Schumann (Ep. 1)

A very, ''very'' large slug-creature (it took something like 6 puppeteers to control him), leader of a major criminal organization, and the one to whom Han is deeply in debt to after a botched spice run. He was in the script for Episode IV, but it wasn't until VI that technology progressed enough to make him look like anything more than a half-inflated balloon; the Special Edition Ep.IV restores the deleted scenes graced by a [[SerkisFolk completely CGI]] Jabba. Also had a cameo in Episode I.

* BilingualDialogue: According to the novelization, Jabba understands many languages, but he only speaks Huttese as a sign of greatness. ''Shadows of the Empire'' confirms that he can even ''speak'' Galactic Basic if he wants to, not just understand it.
* DependingOnTheWriter: His habit of keeping skimpily clad humanoids around his palace varies in how it's portrayed. It bounces between being a common feature of all hutts, a particular fetish of his that other hutts find distasteful, to it being common among hutts as a way to display their wealth and power, with Jabba actually being attracted to them being a distasteful fetish.
* DepravedBisexual: He had male pleasure slaves too, according to the Expanded Universe.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The original Marvel Comics ''Star Wars'' series took the liberty to depict Jabba as a yellow-skinned, humanoid, walrus-like creature as no other reference for what the character was supposed to look like existed at the time. Unused footage from the first film featured a completely human Jabba portrayed by Irish actor Declan Mulholland. As the film series' budget increased, Lucas was finally able to realise his true vision for Jabba in ''Return of the Jedi'' which of course usurped both as the definitive appearance.
* TheGhost: For the first two pre-1997 releases of the Original Trilogy, Jabba is completely unseen but his far-reaching influence looms over Han Solo's character arc. The 1997 Special Editions reinserted a bug-eyed CGI Jabba into the unused Declan Mulholland footage, somewhat lessening the impact of his full reveal in ''Return of the Jedi''.
* {{Hermaphrodite}}: According to the EU, this is true of all Hutts. [[BrainBleach You're welcome]]. Disney's new Canon instead indicates that they reproduce sexually, which better explains Jabba's biologically confounding lust for humanoid women.
* ImAHumanitarian: Jabba has straight-up devoured several people in various ExpandedUniverse comics.
* MarsNeedsWomen: Despite being a ''hermaphroditic gastropod'', humanoid females seem to be his primary lust objects. (Though, according to A.C. Crispin's Han Solo trilogy, other Hutts who know Jabba consider this to be an unusual and rather distasteful fetish.)
* NonActionBigBad: In ''Return of the Jedi'', though the EU rectifies that somewhat, showing that when no other options are left, Jabba can ''move''.
* TheWorfEffect: A non-combat example. In ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire'', Jabba acts very submissive and servile to Xizor to establish the Black Sun as a much higher criminal organization.
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[[folder:Podracer Pilots]]
!!Podracer Pilots
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[[caption-width-right:250:Left to right: Ben Quadinaros, Gasgano, and Clegg Holdfast.]]

Along with Anakin Skywalker and Sebulba, sixteen other pilots participated in the Boonta Eve Classic of ''The Phantom Menace''. Placing second was Gasgano, with Aldar Beedo, Ebe Endocott, Elan Mak, and Boles Roor also finishing the race, in that order. Competitors who failed to finish included Ben Quadinaros, Mawhonic, Ratts Tyerell, Ody Mandrell, Clegg Holdfast, Mars Guo, Teemto Pagalies, Neva Kee, Dud Bolt, Ark "Bumpy" Roose, and Wan Sandage.
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* HeelFaceTurn: The circumstances of his defection from the Empire are depicted in the first ''VideoGame/RogueSquadron'' video game.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Jango is the protagonist of the PS2/GC game ''Star Wars: Bounty Hunter'', which explains how he became the template for the clone army.

!!General Grievous

* HappilyMarried: To Han, in the EU.

* BilingualDialogue: He speaks Shyriiwook and Han speaks Basic, and they understand each other fine.
** The EU clarifies that although Wookiees can understand other languages perfectly well, their vocal cords make them physically unable to speak anything other than their own language.

* KilledOffForReal: In the ExpandedUniverse ([[DroppedABridgeOnHim by dropping a moon on him]]), reportedly because he was the most important character Lucasfilm would allow them to kill.
* [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld Really Two Hundred Years Old]]: According to the Expanded Universe.

* {{Ambadassador}}: Like many Jedi, he will negotiate first and fight second...but you should never assume that he won't fight if he needs to. He's known as "The Negotiator" for a reason.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Somewhat {{justified|Trope}}, although not by AsskickingEqualsAuthority, surprisingly.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: There's a ''reason'' he was promoted to general.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Though he was only a Jedi Knight at the time, Mundi's wisdom and skill earned him a personal recommendation to sit in the Jedi Council by Mace Windu, who cited his exceptional judgement and valour in battle. Answering Anakin's question, this is how you can be on the Council and not be a Master, though Ki-Adi would earn that rank later on.

* LimitedAdvancementOpportunities: Subverted. For a while, people kept trying to promote him and ''he kept refusing'' (mostly because being promoted would deprive him of the ability to fly starfighters). He eventually accepted when he realized that his pilots were doing the same in order to not outrank him.

* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: In its ExpandedUniverse origin story, it was created by Holowan Laboratories. It achieved full sentience immediately after activation, accessed the facility's databases and found what it was and who made it, and decided immediately that it was superior in every way to biologicals. When the lab personnel saw how their creation had GoneHorriblyRight, they decided to shut it off and start over. IG-88 [[KillEmAll disagreed.]] The four IG-88s go out of their way to find and kill anyone connected to the project that created them, as they think that the less the galaxy knows about their inner workings, the better.

* HateSink: Every piece of ''Legends'' media that features him seems to be dedicated to having him be as much of an utter bastard as possible, from callously shrugging off vehicular manslaughter as a young adult to treating his Empire underlings in the most pointlessly cruel way possible. His own abusive father holds him in contempt because of this and even other Sith Lords are repulsed by his evil. This is in contrast to the movies and canon works where while he's an irredeemable monster, he also has an good amount of levelheadedness and charisma to even it out.

* TheHypocrite: In ''Literature/DarthPlagueis'' he is enraged that he finds out that Plagueis manipulated him. It is heavily implied that Palpatine had been using Plagueis right at the moment they first met.

* AmbiguouslyBi: In the novelization of ''Literature/RevengeOfTheSith'', Palpatine and Anakin have a private talk, in which the former attempts to convince the latter that Obi-Wan is having an affair with a senator[[note]]More specifically, Palpatine states that Obi-Wan has been getting ''very close'' with that senator and leaving their residence in the mornings at an "unseemly hour."[[/note]] to sow distrust. In response, Anakin immediately assumes the senator's a ''man'' before he's corrected, even though Obi-Wan had [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Obi-Wan_Kenobi/Legends#Romantic_relationships female love interests]] in ''Legends''.

[[HumansAreWhite The only black guy in the Galaxy]]. Well, him and Mace, that is. Though introduced as a somewhat shady former business partner of Han's, he ends up [[DefaultToGood Defaulting To Good]] when Vader tramples all over him. He later flies the ''Millennium Falcon'' in the Battle of Endor; the ship used to be his, until Han [[LostHimInACardGame won it off him]].

[[BrickJoke The other]] [[HumansAreWhite only black guy in the Galaxy]]. One of the key members of the Jedi Council seen throughout the Prequel Trilogy, Mace Windu is renowned as one of the greatest warriors in the Order. He's instantly recognisable for his distinctive purple-bladed lightsaber which only he has the privilege of wielding in the live-action movies, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot all thanks to George Lucas granting Sam L. Jackson's request to have Windu stand out the most in large battle sequences.]]

* ChickMagnet: Notoriously so in the ExpandedUniverse, in ironic defiance of the old Jedi Code.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Gaderfii, or the Gaffi Stick. Each one is unique to each warrior, since they are custom built from whatever salvage the Sand People can find at hand.

* AlreadyMetEveryone: ''Revenge of the Sith'' reveals that he was already friends with Chewbacca during the Clone Wars. Later in the timeline, other EU media has shown that many other characters had already encountered Yoda on Dagobah before Luke arrived there, most notably Starkiller (or, more accurately, [[CloningBlues his identical clone]]).

* TheStarscream: While he appears to be a willing servant to the Emperor (which may be somewhat sincere; again, DependingOnTheWriter), Vader has been constantly plotting to overthrow his master for many years, as per Sith custom. Unlike most Sith, however, Vader lacks the will and courage to go through with most of his attempts at betrayal, most notably when he took Galen Marek as his secret apprentice and callously stabbed the poor lad in the back as soon as Palpatine found out. His reasons for standing by the Emperor boil down to his fear of his master's power, his overall lack of motivation in life, and some twisted affection he still holds for Palpatine simply because he is the only person he has left in the Galaxy.

-->''"Yeah, I'm responsible these days. It's the price you pay for being successful."''

!!Mace Windu

* EccentricMentor: Stories like ''Literature/DarkRendezvous'' indicate that Yoda's eccentricities shown in ''Empire Strikes Back'' were not entirely a performance.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the movies, Mace is one of the only non-protagonist Jedi Masters who... [[TheMainCharactersDoEverything accomplishes anything, really]]. While that's nothing to scoff at, the Expanded Universe portrays him as a truly terrifying force on the battlefield. Even without a lightsaber, he can easily dismantle entire Droid Armies with his bare fists.

* RapidFireFisticuffs: When deprived of a lightsaber, Mace Windu utilises a Wing Chun-like fighting style mostly composed of rapid flurries of punches.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Mace Windu uses the extremely rare Form VII sword-fighting style Vaapad, a highly aggressive style that involves drawing on one's own inner darkness and redirecting an opponent's unbalanced emotions against them. As such, it is more heavily associated with Sith teachings, making it somewhat taboo among Jedi. Impressively, Windu is the only known Jedi to completely master the technique without falling to the Dark Side.

* TheRival: The EU established that he and Count Dooku were the strongest claimants for the title of [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative best duellist-that-isn't-Yoda]] in the entire Jedi Order. Dooku always had a slight edge over Windu, though Dooku's self-exile from the Order left Windu as the second-best Jedi after Grand Master Yoda.
* SavedForTheSequel: An extremely belated example. A character known as "Mace Windy" was featured in George Lucas's very earliest drafts for what would become ''Star Wars'' as one of the main protagonists. Upon revisiting these rough draft pages while in the process of writing the plot for the Prequel Trilogy, Lucas was inspired to reuse the name.

!Main Characters

* {{Determinator}}: He never, ''ever,'' gives up. Just one example is ''Literature/CloneWarsGambit,'' when he endures three days of constant psychological torture on little food or water, on a planet steeped in the Dark Side.

[[folder:Darth Vader]]
!!DarthWiki/DarthVader (Anakin Skywalker)
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DavidProwse (1977-1983), Creator/HaydenChristensen (2005), Creator/JamesEarlJones (voice)
->'''Film appearances:''' ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' / ''Film/ANewHope'' / ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' / ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''

The [[FallenHero Sith identity]] of Anakin Skywalker, Jedi father of Luke Skywalker, who was seduced by the dark side of the Force and helped the Galactic Empire eradicate the Jedi Order. As the evil Emperor's [[TheDragon top enforcer]], he seeks to crush the fledgling Rebel Alliance by any means necessary.

Also has his own [[DarthWiki/DarthVader Self-Demonstrating Page]], which, fittingly, is on the DarthWiki/DarthWiki.

* DependingOnTheWriter: Original ExpandedUniverse writers infamously tended to waver on their interpretations of Vader's character. Some media would depict him as an utterly callous sociopath willing to gratuitously cut up his own troops if they get in his way without batting an eye, while others would depict a borderline [[AntiVillain anti-villain]] [[AFatherToHisMen with a compassionate streak for the men under his command]].

* RedBaron: Anakin became known as "The Hero Without Fear" during the Clone Wars. Not that he actually was, but problems start ensuing when he really does do away with any fear. Including fear of being ''wrong''.

* TheStarscream: Wavers between a willing servant to the Emperor and one of these. Part of the reason he doesn't is because, aside from the lack of will, the Emperor's the only thing he has left in the Galaxy.

[[folder:Lando Calrissian]]
!!Lando Calrissian
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[[caption-width-right:251:''"I've just made a deal that'll keep the Empire out of here forever."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/BillyDeeWilliams (Ep.V-VI)

-->''"Yeah, I'm responsible these days. It's the price you pay for being successful."''

[[HumansAreWhite The only black guy in the Galaxy]]. Well, him and Mace, that is. Though introduced as a somewhat shady former business partner of Han's, he ends up [[DefaultToGood Defaulting To Good]] when Vader tramples all over him. He later flies the ''Millennium Falcon'' in the Battle of Endor; the ship used to be his, until Han [[LostHimInACardGame won it off him]].

* DemotedToExtra: After the Vong war, he started to fall off to the sidelines. He got a little [[TheBusCameBack more screentime]] during ''Fate''.
* HappilyMarried: After a few years of searching for the right woman, he settled down with Tendra Risant.
* InHarmsWay: Lando often has less to lose than the main trio and could leave at any time if he wanted. Thing is, he loves adventure too much to leave.
* LadyKillerInLove: He fell for Tendra pretty quickly.
* LoveableRogue: Like Han, he's very friendly despite his criminal past.
* OldSoldier: Even in his sixties, he will still happily help out his friends whenever they need it.

!Other Rebel Alliance members

[[folder:Bail Organa]]
!!Prince Bail Prestor Organa
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!!!'''Species:''' Human (Alderaanian)
!!!'''Homeworld:''' Alderaan

->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JimmySmits
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PhilLaMarr
->'''Voiced by (Latin American Spanish dub):''' Creator/GerardoReyero (movies)
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (novels) | ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed''

A member of Alderaan's royal family and the planet's representative in the Galactic Senate. He and a set of like-minded allies banded together to form a pocket of resistance against Chancellor Palpatine's grabs for power during the Clone Wars, which eventually grew into the Rebel Alliance. At the end of the war, Bail adopted his friend Padmé Amidala's newborn daughter Leia and raised her to join the cause against the Galactic Empire.

* {{Ambadassador}}: Can defend himself rather adequately, and is a leader amongst the resistance against the Galactic Empire as well as a senator and a prince
* AscendedExtra: Senator Bail Organa was notable in ''Attack of the Clones'' only due to the knowledge that [[Film/ANewHope the planet he represented was Alderaan and that he would become Leia's adopted father]]. In ''Revenge of the Sith'', he takes on a major role in the story, also explaining how he would be one of the few people who would know Obi-Wan went to Tatooine. He also has major or supporting roles in several episodes of ''The Clone Wars''.
* BabiesEverAfter: Downplayed with Breha, as they were unable to biologically have a child, ''Revenge of the Sith'' shows how they would adopt their future daughter, Leia.
* BadassPacifist: He comes from the peaceful world of Alderaan, but he can put up a fight if he needs to. For instance, when two bounty hunters attempt to strong-arm him to keep him from giving a speech.
* BenevolentConspiracy: Along with Mon Mothma, Padmé Amidala and several other senators, he helped found the beginnings of the Rebel Alliance behind Palpatine's back in the waning days of the Republic.
* BigGood: He was one of the driving forces behind the formation of the Rebel Alliance and started working to subvert the Empire the day Order 66 was issued. Bail remained in this role for the Rebellion until his death on Alderaan.
* BlueIsHeroic: Many of his outfits come in varying shades of blue, underlining his status as a heroic character and RebelLeader (or future RebelLeader).
* BigNo: As he witnesses young Padawan Zett Jukassa being gunned down by the Clone Troopers.
* CollaredByFashion: Several of his outfits include high collars that cover most or all of his neck.
* DistressedDude: After Galen Marek saves Bail’s daughter, he then has to save Organa himself from the hands of a corrupted Maris Brood.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Notably in that he hadn't even been ''introduced'' at the point when he was killed off.
* TheGhost: In ''A New Hope''. He's mentioned a few times, but doesn't make it onscreen before he's killed.
* GoodParents: He and his wife, Breha, always wanted a little girl, and though Leia Skywalker isn't biologically their daughter, they love her all the same and don't treat her any differently.
* GuileHero: During the Clone Wars, he managed to outwit Trade Federation Senator Lott Dodd to get much-needed refugee supplies to Ryloth. Bail then used the incompetence of the Senate, which Dodd himself had relied on often, to avoid any consequences for his actions.
* HappilyMarried: To Breha
* LaResistance: He helps found the Rebel Alliance.
* LawOfInverseFertility: He and his wife had many difficulties in producing an heir, so he was very happy to adopt Leia.
* NonActionGuy: Compared to Padmé and his adopted daughter. However, that's not to say he hasn't seen any action at all, and he has been seen carrying a blaster.
* OneHeadTaller: Non-romantically to Padmé.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is a major ally of the Jedi and opposed to Palpatine's increasing power grabs. He and his men are the only people seen in the films besides the Wookiees who give the Jedi aid after Order 66 is issued. Even during the tumultuous political climate of the Clone Wars, Padmé states that he is "seen as a voice of reason."
* RebelLeader: He is one of the founding and leading members of the Rebel Alliance until his death.
* RousingSpeech: Delivers quite a good one as the Rebel Alliance assembles for the first time. Darth Vader kind of steps on it, though.
-->"It is settled then. My wealth will fund the Rebellion, while Garm provides our fleet, and Mon Mothma our soldiers. And with you leading us, we have the power of the Force on our side. Therefore let this be an official declaration of rebellion! Today, we all vow to change the galaxy, and one day the galaxy will indeed be free!"
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He refuses to just lie back and let Palpatine dominate the galaxy, jumping into action immediately to save Yoda and Obi-Wan from Order 66 and then setting up a galaxy-wide resistance movement.
* RulingCouple: With Breha. He represents Alderaan in the Senate and is Alderaan’s prince, while she is Alderaan's queen. The two often provide each other with counsel and make important decisions together.
* SecretKeeper: Of Yoda and Obi-Wan's survival and hiding places, as well as the birth of Anakin and Padmé's twins.
* UndyingLoyalty: To the Jedi Order and to the ideals that the Galactic Republic was founded upon. When he witnesses the massacre at the Jedi Temple, he immediately departs from Coruscant to try and find Jedi survivors. Even after Emperor Palpatine’s rise to power, Bail works to depose the Empire and restore democracy and freedom to the galaxy.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Became this with Obi-Wan (along with FireForgedFriends) during the Clone Wars.

[[folder:Mon Mothma]]
!!Mon Mothma
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[[caption-width-right:350:''" The Emperor's made a critical error, and the time for our attack has come."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Caroline Blakiston (Ep. VI) & Genevieve O'Reilly (Ep. III)

A senator during the Clone Wars who helped found and lead the Rebel Alliance. Later becomes Chief of State of the New Republic after the downfall of the Empire.

%%* ActionMom: She's a mother of two.
* {{Ambadassador}}: She served as both a senator and as a leader of the resistance against the Galactic Empire.
* AscendedExtra: She plays a large role in ''Legends'' fiction that takes place before, during, and after the Galactic Civil War, after her sole brief appearance in ''Return of the Jedi''.
%%* BigGood: Better demonstrated in ''Legends'' than in ''Return Of The Jedi''.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: She vanishes from the narrative after ''Union'', being a no-show for ''New Jedi Order''. Eventually in 2005, an article came out stating she never fully recovered from the assassination attempt in her last major appearance, and passed away quietly in her sleep shortly before the Vong invasion.
* RebelLeader: One of the founding members and leaders of the Rebel Alliance.

[[folder:Gial Ackbar]]
!!Admiral Gial Ackbar
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"It's a trap!"'']]
->'''Played by:''' Timothy M. Rose (Ep.VI) & Erik Bauersfield (voice)

A fish-person from a species called the Mon Calamari, Ackbar appears in the last hour of ''Return of the Jedi'' but, like Wedge, has gone on to be a pivotal member of the ExpandedUniverse. He commands the Rebel fleet during the Battle of Endor, during which he famously pronounced "It's a trap!".

* AllThereInTheManual: His given name, Gial, was first mentioned in ''The Essential Guide To Warfare''.
* AscendedExtra: From a minor character in the films to one of the more recurring characters until his death.
* BigGood: Frequently shares this role with Mon Mothma, with him frequently being in control of the military.
* CharacterDeath: Dies of old age near the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War.
* FourStarBadass: One of the Alliance's most esteemed generals.
* TheLastDance: Led the Republic to a major victory at the Battle of Ebaq very shortly before dying peacefully of old age.
* TheStrategist: A master tactician, who led the Rebellion and New Republic to countless victories, and even invented some maneuvers.

[[folder:Wedge Antilles]]
!!Wedge Antilles
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Cut to the left, I'll take the leader."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Denis Lawson (Ep.IV-VI) & Colin Higgins (briefly in Ep.IV) & David Ankrum (voice in IV)

A starfighter pilot, Wedge appears in all three Original Trilogy movies, despite having no particular role, importance or PlotArmor. For this reason, he is a major figure in ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'', where he is often referred to as the finest pilot in the galaxy, by virtue of having survived more Death Stars than anyone living or dead. Traditionally leader of the elite Rogue Squadron, he later was promoted to general and led the New Republic/Galactic Alliance fleet against the Yuuzhan Vong. Wedge is currently retired, but his daughter Syal continues the family tradition. Go [[Characters/XWingSeries here]] for more details.

* AcePilot: Almost to the point of ImprobablePilotingSkills.
%%* AFatherToHisMen: He always protects and takes care of them.
* AscendedExtra: While not an extra, he wasn't very important to the overall story in the movies. In the EU, he is elevated to a similar level of importance as the heroes.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: There's a ''reason'' he was promoted to general.
* BadassNormal: Though the normality is sometimes questioned. By ''Starfighters of Adumar'', his nearly-inhuman reflexes, situation awareness, and experience add up to a level of skill that some regard as supernatural. In the narration he once mentions precognitive warnings - in the sense of pattern recognition serving that way, but still. At the end of the book he actually ignores his targeting computer and feels his awareness flow from his X-Wing into his opponent, knows what the other will do ahead of time, fires without looking, and disables the enemy craft. Wedge is explicitly not Force-sensitive, though; he was tested in two different ways in the ''Literature/JediAcademyTrilogy'' and came up as a normal human both times.
** He survived both Death Stars without CharacterShields. [[{{Muggles}} He's not Force-sensitive]], and was just a MauveShirt, but he survived.
** ''Literature/TheNewRebellion'' has this moment, before he makes an impossible shot.
--> [[CallBack Wedge shoved aside the targeting computer.]] He didn't have the Force, as Luke did, but he had something else, something just as important. Faith in his own abilities.
%%* TheCaptain
* TheChainsOfCommanding: [[TheMenFirst Oh,]] [[ItNeverGetsAnyEasier so]] ''[[AFatherToHisMen very]]'' [[TheGoodCaptain much]].
* ColonelBadass: Of the Commander variety.
* DayInTheLimelight: The ''ComicBook/XWingRogueSquadron'', but specifically the arc ''The Phantom Affair'' and ''Literature/XWingSeries'' novels, but specifically the entire novel ''Starfighters Of Adumar''.
* EmbarrassingNickname: In ''The Phantom Affair'', we learn that as a child and teenager, he was called "Veggies" by his parents and friend Mirax Terrik.
* FourStarBadass[=/=]FrontlineGeneral: When he becomes a General. The reason he refused promotion to general for so long was because he didn't want to be taken off the front lines. And he ends up not having to be, commanding New Republic forces in the field in several books and series, including an incident in the ''Literature/NewJediOrder'' series where he destroys a whole wing of coralskippers ''by himself, in an X-Wing that doesn't have an astromech''.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: In the ''Legends'' storylines, "another story" ends up being told quite often.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: To new recruits who are rude or overconfident or mess up, he can be ''incredibly'' cruel, and to the rest he's generally a bit distant and not particularly friendly. But he cares deeply and honestly about his people, and when they prove themselves trustworthy, he'll back them to the end of the galaxy.
* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier: And he doesn't want it to.
* LimitedAdvancementOpportunities: Subverted. For a while, people kept trying to promote him and ''he kept refusing'' (mostly because being promoted would deprive him of the ability to fly starfighters). He eventually accepted when he realized that his pilots were doing the same in order to not outrank him.
%%* MachineEmpathy
* MilitaryMaverick: Policy and procedure are good things... but occasionally they can get in the way.
* NeckLift: To Sate Pestage.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Willing to listen to his pilots and take suggestions from them.
* SixthRanger: He frequently acts as this to the main characters' group.
* TechnicallyASmile[=/=]SlasherSmile: He's fond of flashing smiles with no warmth or humor to them, giving them to his enemies and various politicians.
* XanatosSpeedChess: Gets forced into this sometimes, and usually does pretty well.

[[folder:Crix Madine]]
!!General Crix Madine
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-> Played by: Dermot Crowley (Ep. VI)

A former Imperial Intelligence officer who defected to the Rebels, supplying valuable knowledge and information crucial to their success in the battle of Endor.

* ActionHero: Leads his men and women on missions from the front.
* DefiantToTheEnd: He faces his end without fear in ''Darksaber''.
--> '''Durga''': Any last words?
--> '''Madine''': Not to you.
* HeelFaceTurn: The circumstances of his defection from the Empire are depicted in the first ''VideoGame/RogueSquadron'' video game.
* ShootTheShaggyDog: Courtesy of the much-maligned ''[[Literature/TheCallistaTrilogy Darksaber]]''. He's murdered by Durga the Hutt in the course of trying to sabotage a superweapon that, about ten minutes later, proves to be of such shoddy construction ''it can't even fire'' and gets smashed between two asteroids.

[[folder:Biggs Darklighter]]
!!Biggs Darklighter
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-> Played by: Garrick Hagon (Ep. IV)

Luke's BigBrotherMentor from Tatooine. He left to join the Rebel Alliance prior to the events of A New Hope. He and Luke meet again upon finding out that they're both set to take on the Death Star in the battle of Yavin together. Sadly, Biggs is shot down by Imperial fighters.

* ForgottenFallenFriend: Never mentioned in the films after his untimely demise in ''A New Hope''. Sadly, this also expands to most ''Legends'' stories.

!Jedi Council Members

[[folder:Ki-Adi-Mundi]]
!!Master Ki-Adi-Mundi
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[[caption-width-right:299:''"There is no such thing as luck."'']]
!!!'''Species:''' Cerean
!!!'''Homeworld:''' Cerea

->'''Portrayed by:''' Silas Carson
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianGeorge (''The Clone Wars'')

-->''"Our predicament is dire, but do not despair, focus! We are Jedi!"''

Ki-Adi-Mundi was a Cerean Jedi Master and a leading member of the Jedi High Council during the last years of the Galactic Republic. By the time of the Clone Wars, Mundi became a Jedi General of the Grand Army of the Republic. Like his Jedi colleagues, he led the Republic clone troopers against the Separatist Alliance forces in several battles across the galaxy, including the first and second Battles of Geonosis and the Outer Rim Sieges. During the final year of the Clone Wars, Mundi oversaw the Republic invasion of Mygeeto with the Galactic Marines under his command. During the campaign, Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine instructed the Grand Army soldiers to execute their Jedi leaders in accordance with Order 66, an act which resulted in the death of Mundi along with the majority of the Jedi Order.

* TheAce: One of the most naturally gifted Jedi in the Order. Even as a child, he could sense danger and levitate objects at will, though sometimes his raw untrained power would make them explode. Such was his potential that he was accepted into the Jedi Order even though he was 4 years too old to begin the traditional training. His career as a Jedi would see him develop into one of the most skilled and respected Jedi, even earning a seat in the Jedi Council while he was still only a Knight, and his bravery would inspire people even decades after his untimely demise.
* AFatherToHisMen: Ki-Adi Mundi felt a lot of compassion for his Clone Troopers because none of them had ever had a full and normal life, and grieved when any one of them fell in battle. He was also well-regarded by his troops because he was always leading them on the field, rather than commanding them from safety
* AgentScully: He has a history of this. He was extremely skeptical of Qui-Gon Jinn's assertion that the Sith had returned and dismissed Padmé Amidala's claim that Count Dooku was behind the assassination attempt against her. He was also the most vocal in denying the possibility of Yoda's claim about making contact with the dead Qui-Gon, insisting it is impossible to maintain ones identity in the Force after death.
* AscendedExtra: He receives a fleshed out expanded role in ''ComicBook/StarWarsRepublic'' after being featured in the Prequel Trilogy as a peripheral member of the Jedi Council with small screen time and few lines (although far more than most exotic background Jedi). He continues to be a significant presence in other ExpandedUniverse media.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Though he was only a Jedi Knight at the time, Mundi's wisdom and skill earned him a personal recommendation to sit in the Jedi Council by Mace Windu, who cited his exceptional judgement and valour in battle. Answering Anakin's question, this is how you can be on the Council and not be a Master, though Ki-Adi would earn that rank later on.
* CoolOldGuy: When he heard Anakin denying to acknowledge Ahsoka's victory in the BodyCountCompetition mentioned above, Mundi told Anakin that he out-scored both of them. He's overall one of the warmest and friendliest Jedi Council members.
* DemotedToExtra: While to say so would be a slight exaggeration, Ki-Adi-Mundi was the original main protagonist of Dark Horse Comics' ''Star Wars: Republic'' (back when it was simply titled ''Star Wars''), but then [[SpotlightStealingSquad Quinlan Vos was introduced and, well, the rest is history.]]
* ExoticExtendedMarriage: Due to his species, the Cereans, having an extreme gender disparity due to low birth-rate of males, they practice polygamy, and Ki-Adi-Mundu was even granted a exemption to the rule forbidding Jedi to marry, on the basis that him not marrying was a legitimate threat towards the survival of his species. As such, he had five wives (one primary, four secondary). It's made clear that the Jedi code still required him to not view them as attachments, and he found that quite difficult.
* HollywoodTactics: Although a courageous and compassionate Jedi, Ki-Adi-Mundi was an inept tactician during the Clone Wars, ill-suited to the harsh realities of warfare. His insistence on taking moralistic but resource-consuming approaches led to him frequently butting heads with his wilful second-in-command [[CombatPragmatist Bacara.]]
* LaserBlade: He wields a blue-bladed lightsaber. Prior to his appointment to the Jedi Council, Ki-Adi-Mundi wielded a lightsaber with a purple blade, as shown in his comic book appearances. This blade was also featured in the ''Jedi Power Battles'' video game and in his action figure.
* MasterSwordsman: Considered one of the greatest lightsaber duellists in the Jedi Order, with only Yoda, Windu, Obi-Wan and Anakin being his equals or surpassing him. His style was a unique mixture of Makashi skill, Ataru aggressiveness and Soresu defense, all styles which he had mastered. It allowed him to survive the Geonosis arena, to be the Last man standing at Hypori against Grievous, and to out-duel Asajj Ventress badly enough that she had to extricate from the fight.
* MauveShirt: In the Prequel Trilogy, he is the only member of the Jedi Council besides Yoda, Windu, Obi-Wan, or Anakin to have any lines. His slightly greater significance led to him being one of the first tertiary Jedi characters to be fleshed out in ExpandedUniverse media.
* MyBrainIsBig: He's a Cerean, a species with very large, elongated cranium that holds a binary brain.
* TheObiWan: Stories that focus on him emphasise his wise, masterly manner. His design was intended to evoke a distortion of the TropeNamer as played by Sir Alec Guinness.
* OhCrap: He is one of the few Jedi who had a prescient moment about the Jedi Purge. Alas, it was not enough to save him, but he went down fighting instead of being shot in the back like so many of his comrades.
* TheOnlyOne: Yoda put it best when the Council assigned Mundi to seek out Sharad Hett:
-->'''Yoda:''' If a follower of the dark side he has become, to the Force you should free him! Of all living Jedi, have you only the skills to defeat Sharad Hett!"
* {{Polyamory}}: Because the Cerean species is so disproportionately matriarchal and therefore suffers from low male birth rates, Ki-Adi-Mundi is one of the only members of the Jedi Order allowed to marry and mate (Jedi are not explicitly forbidden from sex, but it's definitely frowned upon as an inherent form of attachment). Mundi has several "bond-wives" but even though he married for purely practical purposes, he finds it hard to maintain his contradictory Jedi discipline simultaneously.
* ProperlyParanoid: He is among the Jedi who advice against training Anakin, who would eventually chase them all to extinction. He is also wary of the voices that Master Yoda hears.
** He was the only member of the Jedi Council to loudly admit that Dooku was not the BigBad as they believed but TheDragon instead and that someone even more powerful was lurking in the shadows.
** While he was wrong to suspect the Sith were behind the voices Yoda had been hearing, he correctly guessed that the Master-Apprentice link between Yoda and Dooku could be exploited by the Sith, which is indeed what Sidious and Dooku ended up doing.
* ThePaladin: Ki-Adi is one of the most stalwart Jedi Masters. In particular, he behaves like this while stationed in his home planet of Cerea, where he is renowned as a force for good and a hero. Like a good Jedi he roamed the Galaxy righting wrongs and had no issue telling Jabba the Hutt himself what a disgusting and evil creature he was, to his face.
* TheParagon: Ki-Adi was this to his fellow Jedi. At Hypori, his Jedi Task Force's morale is non-existent, having being routed, all their clones slaughtered and facing total defeat and certain death at the hands of the newly arrived General Grievous. Ki-Adi Mundi steps up and reminds them not to despair, for they are Jedi. Decades later, into the future, his Lightsaber survives into the days of the New Order, and people remember him as a great warrior, inspiring them to resist.
* PsychicPowers: Expected from a Jedi. His telekinetic blasts can create craters in the ground, and he was able to lift and levitate a huge Tatooine barge from under several tons of sand, even though he was badly injured at the time. His mental powers are also formidable. Not only was he able to recognize young Anakin's fear, but also his main concern, namely, his mother.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: His aforementioned suspicions about the Master-Apprentice link are correct. However, he was wrong about the Sith being behind the voices Yoda was hearing.
* RubberForeheadAlien: He's a Cerean, a humanoid with a large conical head.
* SafetyInIndifference: ''All'' of Ki-Adi-Mundi's family died during the Clone Wars. However, rather than outwardly despair, Ki-Adi-Mundi followed the Jedi Code and refused to let his attachments consume him, perhaps to a rather extreme and unhealthy degree. This leads to him giving particularly poor advice to Anakin when the younger Jedi was distraught about potentially losing Padmé, as Mundi's response was to give him a new perspective on his troubles and basically tell him to suck it up.
* SanitySlippage: Experienced some during the long Hypori campaign, which ended with the deaths of many Jedi at the hands of General Grievous. After barely surviving by the skin of his teeth against the cyborg, Ki-Adi madly insists on pursuing Grievous to the detriment of the other comatose survivors' lives and has to be physically restrained by an ARC Captain.
* SnowMeansDeath: Mundi is killed while he and his clone troopers are fighting a battle in the middle of a snowstorm.
* SpaceAmish: His people, the Cereans, were a low-technology society despite regular contact with the outside world. He himself was proud of this, even after joining the Jedi Council, to the point that he made a speech to his species government urging them to reject a proposal to join the Republic.
* StrongAndSkilled: Despite his age, underneath those robes he is [[SilverFox ripped and has bulging biceps]], although his natural physical strength is nothing to the strength he wields when augmenting himself with the Force. In his comics, he's shown as a skilled hand to hand fighter, but also happens to be one of the most skilled and refined swordsmen and Force wielders in the entire Jedi Order.

!Other Galactic Empire members

[[folder:Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin]]
!!Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin
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[[caption-width-right:282:''"Fear will keep the local systems in line."'']]
->Played by: Creator/PeterCushing (Ep.IV); Wayne Pygram (5-second cameo in Ep.III).

In the movies, Wilhuff Tarkin is mostly known as the SmugSnake running the Death Star; it was he who ordered the destruction of Alderaan, [[ForcedToWatch forcing Leia to watch.]] EU materials have elaborated on his villainy; particularly, it was his idea to rule through fear, which is probably why the Death Star's outrageous PowerLevels appealed to him.

He had a bit of a different personality in the ''Radio/StarWarsRadioDramas'' than what they would eventually settle on in subsequent materials.

Interestingly enough, [[AllThereInTheManual supplementary materials]] specify that his position is only the ''sixth'' highest in the empire, behind the Emperor, the Supreme Commander of the military (that's Vader), the Grand Vizier, the Ruling Council chief, and Grand Admirals/Generals, and there are other Grand Moffs equal to his power. However, Tarkin has influence far beyond his station; he's a favorite of the Emperor, respected by Vader, an architect and commander of the Death Star and the author of the Empire's strategic doctrine.\\
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It's mentioned, especially in the Expanded Universe, that he was not only one of Palpatine's strongest and most competent supporters but became one of the main architects behind the Empire itself (which also led to the Emperor giving him the Death Star post). The repercussions of his actions, including the "Tarkin Doctrine" would cast a long shadow extending well into ''ComicBook/StarWarsLegacy''.

* BigBadDuumvirate: With Vader in ''A New Hope''. He orders him around a couple of times, but lets him take the initiative more often than not. His authority is probably based on the fact that he is in charge of the Death Star, and that's where Vader happens to be; in most respects they are equals.
* DespairEventHorizon: His son being killed resulted in him becoming even more of a monster than before.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He genuinely loved his son. Unfortunately, this is a rare negative example as his son's death only led him to commit worse acts in revenge.
** He also loved his brother Gideon and niece Rivoche, and he took the latter in after the former died. And was actually a good parental substitute, considering Rivoche was something of a SpoiledBrat but later became the one Tarkin to be an objectively good person...
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The reason why Palpatine orchestrated his son's "defection" and later death was because he wanted Tarkin to become a more willing servant, implying that there was stuff Palpatine demanded that even Tarkin did not wish to commit.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood:
** His reasoning behind the Death Star is to frighten the citizens into servitude. Tarkin didn't seem to think that would result in people [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating joining the Rebel cause because they don't like having their planets blown up]].
** When he realized his niece Rivoche was a SpoiledBrat, his method of disciplining her was to "disappear" the servant that had become her confidant and her family. It worked... But also ended up driving her to become a Rebel agent well before her uncle's death.
* PapaWolf: In "Darth Vader and the Lost Command 5", the results of Darth Vader's mission resulted in Tarkin wanting to commit genocide against the natives of Altoa because he thought they murdered his son, and it is also heavily implied in the ending that Palpatine manipulated Vader's actions to bring this about to get Tarkin to become a more willing (and more ruthless) servant. ''It worked''.
* PetTheDog: A minor one: he was Gial Ackbar's master when the former was a slave, and it's implied that he treated him pretty decently, or at the very least better than some of his peers would.
* TheSociopath: Grand Moff Tarkin is a ruthless Imperial officer, and one of the Emperor's top agents. While in command of the Death Star, Tarkin had Princess Leia tortured and threatened to destroy Alderaan, Leia's homeworld, if she didn't give him the location of a Rebel base. When Leia gave him the information he wanted, Tarkin [[ILied destroyed Alderaan anyway]], killing billions of innocent people, solely to demonstrate the Death Star's power, then ordered Leia's execution. After discovering the location of the Rebel base, Tarkin attempted to destroy that planet as well. Unfortunately for Tarkin, he put too much faith in the Death Star's defenses, and furthermore [[EvilCannotComprehendGood failed to realize]] that the [[Literature/DeathStar head gunner for the superlaser was]] ''[[Literature/DeathStar not]]'' [[Literature/DeathStar a sociopath]], and was so full of remorse over Alderaan that he stalled for time at Yavin.
* TheStarscream: In the [[Radio/StarWarsRadioDramas radio play]] he was entertaining the idea of using the Death Star to seize control of the Empire.
* TemptingFate: "Evacuate? In our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances!"
** The radio play had him be a bit concerned, but he wasn't going to show weakness because if he ran and the place didn't blow up, he'd have been utterly humiliated. And he'd probably be in deep trouble for letting the Death Star get destroyed in the first place.

[[folder:Admiral Kendal Ozzel]]
!!Admiral Kendal Ozzel
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->Played by: Creator/MichaelSheard (Ep.V)

Commanding officer of Death Squadron, Darth Vader's personal fleet. However, he is not very good at his job and brushes off the advice of his executive officer, Captain Piett. When presented with evidence of lifeforms on Hoth, Ozzel summarily dismisses it but is soon humiliated when it's presented to Vader, who orders them to attack. However, when they arrive, the fleet drops too close out of lightspeed, giving the Rebels ample time to prepare their energy shield. Upon hearing that a simple orbital bombardment is now a costly ground assault, Vader executes Ozzel on the spot and promotes Piett to admiral.

* BlueBlood: [[AllThereInTheManual Supplementary materials]] indicate that Ozzel came from a good family and was well-connected, traits that Vader came to despise.
* DirtyCoward: His actions as a major in the Clone Wars. He opted to surrender rather than risk death in combat, and betrayed his allies under the threat of torture, even trying to justify his betrayal to himself. His actions more often than not put his own men in danger, yet he repeatedly claimed credit for several victories.
* GeneralFailure: In the Clone Wars, he treated the clones under his command as expendable fodder, and pursued tactics that put not only them, but even the Jedi, in harm's way. But when he felt he was in danger personally, he quickly surrendered to save his own skin. He learns the hard way that Vader isn't quite so forgiving of his ineptitude.
* KickedUpstairs: The reason he became an admiral in the first place was because everybody figured he wouldn't try to cross Darth Vader, whom he would directly answer to. They were wrong.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Some of the Imperials suspected he might be a Rebel spy, finding it impossible to believe someone of his rank could be so incompetent unless it was a cover.

[[folder:General Maximilian Veers]]
!!General Maximilian Veers
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->Played by: Creator/JulianGlover (Ep.V)

Commanding officer of the ground forces assigned to Darth Vader's personal squadron. He personally leads the Imperial assault on Echo Base, firing the last shots which destroys the shield generator. The Expanded Universe further expands his career, detailing how he was one of the few officers assigned to the Death Star who escaped and survived on his own on Yavin 4.

%%* CoolHelmet
%%* FourStarBadass
* FrontlineGeneral: Veers not only prepares his troops for the Hoth surface attack, he's aboard the lead AT-AT that fires the shots to destroy the Alliance's power generators. He paid a price though: in the novelization Hobbie Klivian (Rogue Two) crashed his damaged snowspeeder into Veers' cockpit a couple minutes later. Veers survived but both his legs had to be amputated.
%%* MookLieutenant
* UriahGambit: Is notable as the first film character to die in the EU. His career went downhill after Endor because of the stigma of serving alongside Vader. He hit bottom in ''ComicBook/DarkEmpire II'' when the insane darksider Executor Sedriss QL busted him down to captain and sent him on a SuicideMission during Second Balmorra.

[[folder:Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod]]
!!Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod
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->Played by: Michael Pennington (VI)

The commanding officer of the second Death Star, Jerjerrod receives little screentime in the film, but is a more important character in the novelization. Arrogant, and loving the exercise of power, Jerjerrod sees the Rebels in the same light that schoolyard bully sees his victims.

* AdaptationalVillainy: A lesser example than some, but still a case of this. In both film and novel he's an Imperial officer who is willing to use Death Star II against a populated moon. The difference is that in the film he's JustFollowingOrders while the novel makes him a sadistic sociopath who is doing it for his own satisfaction.
* AscendedExtra: In the novel where he's given several point-of-view scenes, has a deeply nasty personality, and serves as the final threat to the Rebels after Vader and the Emperor are dead.
* TheBully: Very much so in the novel.
* ColonelKilgore: In the novel, where he loves the war and doesn't want it to end.
* CommandingCoolness: Referred to as "Commander" in both the film and the novel.
* DragonAscendant: More like mook ascendant but the same notion applies. In both the film and the novel, Jerjerrod is left in command of Death Star II after Vader and Palpatine die, and in both versions, he orders the space station to obliterate Endor, making him the last villain the Rebels have to deal with.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Subverted in the novel, where he initially objects to blowing up Endor, due to the imperial troops stationed there, only to give the order to fire as soon as he gets angry. Standards he does not have.
** Played straighter in the movie's deleted scenes: he acknowledges Palpatine's order, but briefly expresses his concern for the Imperial battalions still on the moon before Palpatine overrules him, and when the shield generator is destroyed he's still clearly reluctant to give the order.
* EvilIsNotPacifist: In both version, Jerjerrod's an officer and a willing participant in war crimes; in the novel he goes a step farther, and is a ColonelKilgore who doesn't want the war to end.
* KickTheDog: In the novel his reasons for trying to destroy Endor boil down to a giant version of this.
* PunchClockVillain: In the film, where he doesn't get any KickTheDog moments and just follows Vader and Palpatine's orders.
* {{Sadist}}: Gets his kicks out of tormening those weaker than him, at least going by the novel.
* SmugSnake: The novel makes him ''very'' full of himself.
* SociopathicSoldier: Novel!Jerjerrod joined the military so he could hurt people. Commanding Death Star II gives him the chance to do so on a massive scale.
* SoreLoser: Novel!Jerjerrod aims to blow up Endor, not for any military objective, but because he is angry that the Rebels have won and it's the first living thing within reach.
* VillainousBreakdown[=/=]VillainousBSOD: It's not clear which he's having at the end of the novel, but he's definitely having one or the other, possibly both. Stunned by the Empire's defeat, and unable to comprehend what he could have done wrong, Jerjerrod lashes out at the first thing that comes into range, planning to blast Endor out of existence in order to satisfy his anger.

!Confederacy of Independent Systems a.k.a. The Separatist Alliance

* FantasticRacism: He hates non-humans and thinks that aliens are inferior to humans and near-humans. The reason the Separtist council was made up mainly of aliens was to convince the people of the Republic that aliens were a threat, so that he could revel in the Empire’s human supremacist “utopia.” He succeeds in creating a racist empire, but he doesn’t live to be a part of it.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Made clearer in the EU. In AOTC, none of this is actually shown, as he spends his choice few scenes plotting how to best extort the Republic for...something, presiding over a flashy execution, and fighting Jedi. His political beliefs, his ultimate goals, etc. are given zero elaboration. Even his reasons for joining the Sith are never actually explained within the films themselves.

* {{Greed}}: Was actually run off of her homeworld for being too avaricious.
* HiredGuns: Has worked for the Black Sun vigos, The Hutts, various other crime lords, Jango, and indirectly, the Separatists. So long as she gets paid, Zam doesn't give a damn where the money is coming from.

* PunchClockVillain: Zam was not a sadist, and did not especially enjoy violence. Off the job she, not unlike Jango, was relatively harmless.

* FantasticRacism: Did not think too badly of Anakin going postal in the Tusken camp, much to Obi-Wan's chagrin. Then again, they did suffer bereavement at the Sand People's hands.

* MeaningfulName: {{Lampshaded}} in the novelization of ''A New Hope'': With a name like [[AwesomeMcCoolName Skywalker]], it was inevitable that he would be a skilled pilot.

* NiceHat: Gasgano is simply not complete without that vaguely pith helmet-like racing cap, plus the goggles.