Ensemble Dark Horse / Star Wars Legends

As a decades-long multimedia franchise with over 20,000 named characters and thousands more distinctive yet unnamed characters, Star Wars Legends has a staggering number of popular supporting or minor characters.

Multiple Media

• Cronal has appeared in one old comic, one novel, and a handful of online and gamebook articles- but is widely regarded as one of Palpatine's most powerful and chilling minions.
• Nom Anor, probably the most popular new character introduced in New Jedi Order. Mainly due to his competence, snarkiness, and the fact that he just won't die. He's the James Bond of the Yuuzhan Vong, and as evil and irritating as he is, many can't help but admire him.
• K'Kruhk, a recurring Jedi throughout the Dark Horse comics and Star Wars: Clone Wars who's the Star Wars equivalent of Kenny and is often seen donning a nice hat. This, alongside the fact that he's quite a bit more badass than most Butt Monkeys, has made him rather popular with the fans.
• Delta Squad from the Republic Commando Series are far more popular than the other characters from the series due to not receiving the Mandalorian favoritism Karen Traviss gave the other clones and due to their one game starring appearance in Star Wars: Republic Commando. They even got a cameo in The Clone Wars!
• Maris Brood is absolutely adored despite her very short screentime and page time.
• Bold, Dual lightsaber wielding clone Wars era Jedi Serra Keto has some devoted fans despite only appearing in one comic and one vidogame, with some theorizing that she helped inspire Ashoka Tano.
• Despite being baddies in Star Wars: Republic, Asajj Ventress and Durge became so memorable that they both featured dedicated appearances in the 2003 Star Wars: Clone Wars miniseries right after, with the longer Star Wars: The Clone Wars later utilizing a tweaked version of Ventress and would have had one for Durge as well.
• Fallen Jedi and Cult leader Komari Vosa, the Big Bad Wannabe of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, has quite a lot of fan art and fanfiction out there. Her Dark and Troubled Past, design, interactions with Darth Maul in Maul: Lockdown, and being a Predecessor Villain for Asajj Ventress all contribute to her popularity.
• Guri barely appears outside of Shadows of the Empire and its sequel comic, but her status as a Dark Action Girl human replica droid who Grew Beyond Their Programming makes her one of the more popular droids in the Legends universe.
• Badass Adorable Ewok woodsman Chuhka-Trok is often considered to be the highlight of the first Star Wars: Ewok Adventures movie and gets several memorable reappearances in Ewoks. It is telling that even though his first appearance has him make a Heroic Sacrifice, he has been featured in almost every Legends or Disney canon work featuring Bright Tree Village since then.
• Chiss Jedi Padawan Nuru Kungurama from The Clone Wars: Secret Missions (and two Star Wars: The Clone Wars graphic novels) is considered to be a highly interesting, well-written, and underrated Clone Wars protagonist. Two of his companions, clone trooper Chatterbox and reprogrammed commando droid Cleaver, also have big followings. This is due to Chatterbox's humorous characterization as The Quiet One and flirtatious relationship with freighter captain Lalo Gunn, and Cleaver's interest in knowing about the Force.
• Sariss, Maw, Pic, Gorc, Yun, and Boc the Crude, Jerec's Dark Jedi apprentices from Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, all have their fans^note  Many fans like their combat styles, their All There in the Manual Dark And Troubled Pasts, how Boc and Yun wield the first purple and yellow lightsabers ever shown in a live-action Star Wars work (the game's cutscenes use live actors rather than animation), how several of them can use non-red lightsabers despite their allegiance to the Dark side, Sariss's attractiveness, the Villainous Friendships some of them have, and how Maw learned how to survive and keep fighting after being cut in half more than fifteen years before Darth Maul does the same thing in the main continuity and are part of the reason for the popularity of the game and tie-in books and audio dramas. Sariss even got Retconned into having cameos in the original film and the Holiday Special while working undercover.
• Iron-nerved Papa Wolf master healer Caleb, who appears in two Dark Bane novels and one comic that includes the events of the first novel.
• Ancient Sith lord Hul-morak only appears in a few early Tales of the Jedi issues and one videogame, but makes a decent impression with his cool cybernetic Eyepatch of Power, interesting dialogue as a Force ghost, and for helping Ludo Kressh try to stop the Sith expansionism without getting the same kind of Fantastic Racism dialogue as Kressh.
• Ros Lai only appears in four issues of Star Wars: Republic and one videogame, but her Ms. Fanservice design and calculating Well-Intentioned Extremist moments make her one of the better-remembered villains from the pre-Clone Wars Republic comics.
• Amazonian Beauty Rogue Squadron pilot Plourr Ilo only appears in one novel and one comic series, but is often seen as one of the squadron's more notable post-Endor members.
• Brilliant, but Lazy Bitch in Sheep's Clothing General Derricote has supporting roles in three X-Wing books, one comic storyline, and the Novelization of The Force Unleashed II, but his successful use of Obfuscating Stupidity battle tactics and chilling Mad Scientist experiments make him an iconic Rogue Squadron foe despite his relatively-early (and well-deserved) death.
• Quinlan Vos's crafty, silver-tongued occasional tennous ally, smuggler and mercenary Villie Grahrk, draws some fans to the handful of comics and videogames he appears in.
• While she does originate from the movies (albeit in a background role), Bultar Swan is far more popular for her Legends novel and comic appearances. Those appearances establish her as a decently personable Martial Pacifist who's a skilled fighter both with and without a lightsaber
• Embra the Hutt only appears in one comic and one paragraph-long cameo in the final New Jedi Order book but has his fans for being a Benevolent Boss to embody his Pragmatic Villainy worldview and for becoming a Hero of Another Story Rebel Leader against the Yuuzhan Vong.
• Gorga the Hutt only appears in a handful of comics, one junior novel, and a few episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars that are technically still canon to Legends. However, his Villainous Valor and Even Evil Has Loved Ones moments in his debut (Death, Lies, and Treachery) and moments of comic relief make him decently popular.
• Despite only appearing in one Star Wars (Marvel 1977) annual and a short story, Imperial dark Jedi Kharys made a decent splash for being a winged Green-Skinned Space Babe who has an interesting history with Darth Vader and impressive Air Jousting skills.
• Vima da-Boda, a Mad Oracle Order 66 survivor with sad inner demons, only appears in Dark Empire and a couple of other comics and novels where she has cameo appearances but is frequently brought up as an underused and underrated character.
• Grand Admiral Zaarin is a video game villain with a few literary mentions, but he has an enormous fanbase for his rivalry with Grand Admiral Thrawn and for coming surprisingly close to success as The Starscream to Palpatine.
• Jodo Kast is only in one comic, some role playing game media, and a short story where he is really being impersonated by Thrawn, but his gimmick of impersonating Boba Fett and The Fighting Narcissist moments make him highly memorable.
• Smartass Imperial Endor explorer Phoebe Jhorn, who first appears in The Illustrated Star Wars Universe and goes on to make a video game appearance, has some Love to Hate fans and is agreed to have an interesting (if slanted) story to tell.

Live-Action Works

• Grumpy old man Noa is considered the best part of the Star Wars: Ewok Adventures by many despite only appearing midway through the second film. Being played by the quintessential Grumpy Old Man in Wilford Brimley helped immensely.
• The hulking and menacing but primitively clever Gorax only appears in a few scenes of the first Star Wars: Ewok Adventures film, but won a lot of attention, causing fans delight every time another member of his species shows up in either canon.
• Ackmena, the kindly bartender with a Beautiful Singing Voice, is constantly praised as being better than everyone else in the The Star Wars Holiday Special combined (except maybe Boba Fett).

Cartoons

• From the microseries,:
  • Captain Fordo, the badass leader of the ARC troopers is a very popular clone despite showing up pretty late in the show.
  • The Nelvaanians are a race of Darkhorses for the cool Vision Quest they put Anakin through and the sheer tragedy inflicted upon their kind.
• From Ewoks:
  • Asha, the protector of the wilderness and Kneesa's long-lost sister, is only in five episodes but is immensely popular, and her debut episode is a strong candidate for the best-liked episode of the show.
  • The Jinda parlor magician Trebla is only in two episodes and only talks in one of them, but is decently liked for his Lovable Coward personality and the cool way his outfit obscures all of his face except his eyes.
  • Umwak's nephew only appears in one episode and never gets a name, but fans enjoy seeing a rare Dulok actually come off as a level-headed Punch-Clock Villain amongst the Always Chaotic Evil tribe.
  • Haunted house proprietor Horville and his assistant Ploob do a lot to make an otherwise basic episode entertaining and memorable.
  • Mysterious, powerful, and beautifully-designed Plant Person sorceress, the Leaf Queen, only makes two appearances but is quite popular.
  • Two-headed sorcerer and recluse the Gonster is popular enough that some fans are surprised that he is only in one episode.
  • The Stranger gets some credit for being one of the creepiest villains in the show in his one episode.
• Hero of Another Story Action Girls Kea Moll and Jessica Meade, Fiery Redhead non-Force Sensitive lightsaber owner and speeder racer Thall Joben, Insectoid Aliens Mook Lieutenant Gaff, and Sollag Den (The Good Chancellor) all appear in less than 1/3rd of the episodes of Droids but still enjoy respectable fanbases decades later.

Comics

• Plenty of Star Wars: Republic characters made a powerful impact upon the fanbase.
  • Alpha-17 was enormously popular, leading to the creation of his trainee Rex in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
  • Amnesiac Hero Quinlan Vos quickly took over from Ki-Aidi-Mundi as the star of the series and was later incorporated into the new canon.
  • Quinlan's padawan Aayla Secura's comic role was popular enough to get her included into the second and third prequel films, and her comic version is generally seen as one of the better Action Girl Jedi of the franchise, and a strongly developed character.
  • Blind Seer Zao is well-liked for being both a wise and humorous character.
  • Pint-Sized Powerhouse Tsui Choi is a delightful recurring supporting character.
  • Roblio Darté, whose brief appearance as a Shell-Shocked Veteran with a cross guard lightsaber was well-liked.
  • Zule Xiss, a hot-headed Action Girl who faces off against Ventress and Durge with a missing arm and is one of the few Jedi to use blasters.
  • Living Legend's Jon Antilles (who once infiltrated the Bounty Hunters Guild), Knol Ven'nari (who has some interesting fire powers) and Fay are all lauded for their backstories and abilities and feel wasted by many with just one issue featuring them.
  • Sian Jiesel, for her initial efforts to Opt Out due to disillusionments with the war and some good combat scenes afterwards.
  • An unnamed Verpine Jedi appears in just a single panel of the comic, which shows him Atop a Mountain of Corpses (clone corpses) during a montage of Order 66. This Offscreen Moment of Awesome made him pretty popular with casual readers. Word of God is that he's the same character as Beyghor Sahdett, who goes on to play a notable role in Dark Times. This further use of the character delighted many fans, although his fall to the Dark Side is more divisive.
  • Alto Stratus is a particularly popular Arc Villain for being a ruthless Knight of Cerebus who nonetheless has many Villain Has a Point moments and is a Badass Normal who takes on multiple Jedi in single combat.
  • Ma'kis'shaalas is a pretty minor character in his few appearances, but has his fans for his All There in the Manual backstory of being admitted to the Jedi order as an adult due to an upbringing that focused on combat training and honorable ideals similar enough to the Jedi path.
• Star Wars: Legacy:
  • Darth Talon probably has the most merchandise and publicity of all the Legacy characters. Here's a hint, it's not because of her winning personality.
  • Shado Vao; Cade's best friend as a Padawan with a transforming double-bladed lightsaber, being a shining example of Jedi Incorruptible Pure Pureness in a dark time, and sheer badassery and lack of patience for any of Cade's potential crap.
  • Imperial Knight Ganner Krieg, who comes off as a Star Wars Legolas and serves as an unfailingly Nice Guy sidekick to Draco.
  • Gar Stazi for the sheer Commanding Coolness he exudes, his Deadpan Snarker nature, and his status as the Big Good of the older style Alliance.
  • Roan Fel for his Rank Scales with Asskicking nature and the adoration he receives from his underlings.
  • Cool Old Guy and Reasonable Authority Figure Treis Sinde doesn’t appear until nearly halfway through the series, but is still more notable than most of his fellow Knights, Jedi or Imperials alike.
  • The Imperial Knights in general have proven very popular, with Hasbro making figures of Krieg and Draco, a rare honor for Star Wars characters who have never appeared in any movies or TV series. The author himself credits the Knights as the most popular part of the comic. It's easy to see why they're so popular: as a force of Force-sensitives who happen to be loyal to the Empire while also staunchly being opposed to the dark side, they make for a nice compromise for fans who enjoy Rooting for the Empire but also admire the Jedi for their heroics.
  • Strong, silent Hondo Karr is only in four issues, but his combat skills, sense of honor, arc of going from a Mandalorian to a stormtrooper, to a stormtrooper deserter and Rogue Squadron pilot, to a Mandalorian once more makes him very intriguing.
  • BFG-wielding Action Girl and Cynical Mentor Jes Gistang only appears in a single issue that acts as a Lower-Deck Episode, but she is more popular than many stormtroopers who appear more often and/or in more prominent works. She has a toy, fan art, and cosplayers.
  • Captain Vaclen Tor only appears briefly in one issue (and his voice is heard in a second) and has Undying Loyalty to the One Sith throughout those issues. Nonetheless, his role as a quick-thinking orator and battlefield combatant who commands strong loyalty from his crew makes him one of the more well-remembered Imperials to appear in the comic.
  • Mad Scientist Vul Isen, The Butcher of Dac, is an Obviously Evil, late-appearing Complete Monster, but his scary design, novelty of being an effective and merciless Sith who hasn't earned the title of Darth, and Fire-Forged Friends interactions with his monitor Darth Azard make him one of the more frequently remembered villains from the comic.
  • Daddy's Little Villain Sith apprentice Saarai only speaks in two issues but is memorable for Kicking Ass in All Her Finery in a fight against a far more seasoned opponent.
  • Retired Badass, Eyepatch of Power-sporting Saloon Owner Queen Jool, and Sacred Hospitality-honoring Benevolent Boss Azzim only appear in five and two issues, respectively but warrant some respect for being low nuanced and respectable Hutts.
  • Sadistic vampires or not, Anzat Battle Couple Sint and Nakia Yoru make an impression by being involved in some interesting combat scenes and having great designs.
• Black Sun bodyguards Mighella and Sinya are often considered highlights of the 2000 Darth Maul comic miniseries despite only appearing in two and one issues, respectively. Mighella is well-liked for being a rare pre-Clone Wars Nightsister who isn't a misandrist, coming across as the Only Sane Woman, and putting up a good fight against Maul (with her sword and Force lightning). Sinya's popularity comes from being a rare non-Force user to fight with lightsabers.
• Tusken bounty hunter Sardu Sallowe makes an impression whenever he appears in "Star Wars Underworld The Yavin Vassilka" despite never appearing before or since.
• Star Wars: Crimson Empire
  • Carnor Jax only ever appears in Crimson Empire, as the Big Bad, but is just as iconic if not moreso than his Anti-Hero nemesis Kir Kanos for being a Genius Bruiser whose Pragmatic Villainy makes him open up the Empire to non-humans and successfully poison Palpatine, making it possible for Luke and his allies to kill the Emperor for good in Dark Empire.
  • Two surprisingly popular minor characters from the story are badass Token Heroic Orc Trandoshan rebel Sish Sadett (who doesn't get much development beyond a Defrosting the Ice Queen view of the Anti-Hero, being efficient, and being loyal to his leader), and the unnamed Royal Guardsman who learned Jax was The Starscream after being wounded and evaded heavily armed pursuers to go alert his brethren.
• From Dawn of the Jedi:
  • Xesh (for his cool armor, sympathetic backstory and Wild Card nature).
  • Quan-Jang for being The Beastmaster and one of the more reasonable Je'daii councilors.
  • Tasha for arguably having the most distinct character arc of the three Je'daii Journeyers.
  • Rajivari for being a no-nonsense Hermit Guru and the founder of the entire order.
• Dark Empire has two non character examples among the numerous ships and vehicles it introduces.
  • The Eclipse proved the most popular of the giant Star Destroyers introduced in the EU.
  • The E-Wing starfighter proved extremely popular and would go onto become an enduring element in later EU works.
• Empatojayos Brand is one of the best-remembered parts of Dark Empire due to being a quadriplegic Order 66 survivor who Is responsible for the final death of Palpatine.
• Tales of the Jedi has some quite popular supporting characters:
  • Aleema Keto. Roll together a Master of Illusion, Hot Witch, and Manipulative Bitch and you get a decently memorable villain.
  • People like Ulic's Gadgeteer Genius Nice Guy brother Cay, who is the "Abel" of a Cain and Abel scenario who can really make readers care.
  • Aarba the Hutt for being an honest businessman who gets a Dying Moment of Awesome.
  • Master Thon, for being a Stealth Mentor and for his resemblance to a triceratops.
  • Reasonable Authority Figure and Lady of War Empress Teta.
  • Finhead Stonebone, a space pirate who is Forced into Evil (or at least forced into a specific evil task).
• Xora only appears in the second half of a single issue of a comic series that (as of 2021) doesn't even have a page on this wiki, and her role consists of making a Doomed by Canon attempt to assassinate Vader with just a knife and some blasters. Still, the sheer level of determination and emotion she displays toward the man who destroyed her home city (plus a memorable Green-Skinned Space Babe design) leaves a pretty strong impression on many readers.
• In Dark Times.
  • Captain Schurk-Heren is well-liked for being a tough Father to His Men with a refreshing altruistic streak.
  • Crys Taanzer, the Action Girl pilot with a Dark and Troubled Past, inspires a lot of interest, particularly due to being the mother of a Jedi youngling she (incorrectly) believes to have died in Order 66.
  • Meekerdin-maa (aka Ratty) is pretty popular for his kindly personality and engineering skills (near the end of the series he builds a lightsaber from scratch).
  • Bold, honorable swordsman Ko Vakier is fairly well-liked, especially for being a Token Heroic Orc to the Blood Carver species.
  • Commander Teron and Captain Denimoor, two Imperials from the Dark Times arc Fire Carrier, have a decent amount of fan respect for the way they set out to punish some war criminals on their side, are still loyal to their former Jedi generals from the Clone Wars, and actively help K'Kruhk and his companions.
• Star Wars: Grievous features an attempt to assassinate General Grievous by several disillusioned Jedi, but most fans agree that Allara, the Little Miss Badass youngling who's Grievous's Defiant Captive steals the show from them. Her page on the Star Wars wiki is impressively long for a character who only appears in one four-issue comic.
• Dashing, calculating, surprisingly honorable Imperial agent Jix, Prince Xizor's niece Savan (who accomplishes less than her uncle but is more genuinely Affably Evil and aware of her limitations than Xizor), and Massad Thrumble (for being a Properly Paranoid Retired Monster who gets some subtle but touching Character Development) make decent impressions on fans despite only appearing in Shadows of the Empire comics and/or some minor related media.
• Among the better-liked characters from the Vader's Quest comic miniseries are Multi-Armed and Dangerous droid Bounty Hunter Fordee, mistreated potential Rebel recruit Bobek, and Nevana (an Unwitting Instigator of Doom Green-Skinned Space Babe barmaid who sells Luke's name while thinking he's a criminal and not a rebel and has a My God, What Have I Done? reaction), each of whom only appears in one issue.
• X-Wing Rogue Squadron:
  • The Ghost Jedi (a holographic figure invented by Reluctant Mad Scientist Rorax Falken) from The Phantom Affair is one of the most fondly remembered parts of the series. This is due to the effective "Scooby-Doo" Hoax the hologram is used for and how the holographic projection can harness actual laser energy to hurt enemies with its lightsaber.
  • Music-loving Force sensitive Sullustan Dllr Nep and uniquely-colored Mon Calamari Ibtisam (who is also delightfully fond of carrying BFGs) are probably the best-liked regulars unique to Rogue Squadron, even though each of them is only in about 2/3rds of the issues and both end up as Sacrificial Lions.
• Two characters who only appear in a single out-of-print comic,Star Wars: The Clone Wars story Defenders Of The Lost Temple have minor followings:
  • Glitch is one of the most popular clone troopers in the Legends continuity for being a Nice Guy and Bunny-Ears Lawyer who wonders if he may be Force-sensitive (with fans frequently analyzing both sides the argument about whether he is).
  • Rennax Omani, for her Moe appearance and mannerisms, friendship with Glitch, decent but Overshadowed by Awesome combat skills (including Dual Wielding), and arc of deciding that she doesn't have the skills or temperament to be a Clone Wars general.
• Clone Wars Adventures:
  • Clone trooper Hob-147 only appears in Salvaged, but he has a pretty big fanbase for being one of the only clones who deliberately spares the lives of Jedi after Order 66 and having some impressive hand-to-hand combat achievements.
  • Padawan Joc Sah and Gaan (a militia leader not loyal to the Separatists or the Republic) only appear in The Order of Outcasts, but their Enemy Mine alliance is considered a particularly memorable Order 66 moment by many fans.
  • H.O.P.E. Squad from The Drop has received a lot of recognition and fan art due to their use of hi-tech umbrellas as parachutes.
  • Sarge from The Package and Orders is praised for the memorable gravitas behind him losing his first squad during an All for Nothing mission and having to execute Order 66 with his second squad.
  • The battle droid who deserts the Droid Army in Pathways, and the quadruple amputee droid who is captured by Aayla Secura and snarks at her a lot in What Goes Up… are extremely popular for their What Measure Is a Mook? moments.
  • Rivi-Annu from "To the Vanishing Point" is a fan favorite among the new Jedi from that series due to being a nervous New Meat leader who commits a Heroic Sacrifice for her clones that involves using the Force to stop a falling Star Destroyer from crashing into a battlefield until they have time to get clear.
  • The female Agricultural Corps Jedi in "Graduation Day" is never even named, but is perhaps the best-liked member of her group for her gradual mastery of telekinesis and ability to fight effectively using a farm tool like a lightsaber while working her way up to that point.
  • Few fans of the series are likely to forget the unnamed clone trooper at Outpost 473 from "Waiting" after his The Unfettered efforts to retrieve his stolen armaments in time to stop an approaching Separatist convoy.
• The powerful impression the deceptively formidable Queen Miraj The Baroness from Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Slaves of the Republic makes is likely one reason that her arc was adapted into the TV series.
• Star Wars (Marvel 1977):
  • Cyborg Bounty Hunter Beilert Valance only appears in five comic issues and a few sourcebooks, but his terrifying attitude toward hunting, willingness to challenge Vader, and Heel–Face Turn make him one of the best liked bounty hunters in the franchise. He even became an Ascended Extra Canon Foreigner after the Continuity Reboot.
  • Boisterous Bruiser Mandalorian Tobi Dala only appears in two issues of Star Wars (Marvel 1977), but his past exploits and dynamics with the main cast and his fellow Mandalorians have earned him a fond place in many fans' memories.
  • Don-Wan Kihotay (a skilled but pompous Expy of the original Windmill Crusader, Don Quixote) is considered an interesting, albeit wacky, minor character from.
  • Retired Badass Codi Sunn-Childe only appears in one issue, but his array of mystical powers and the nuanced discussion he prompts regarding the imperfections of both complete pacifism and Blood Knight valor is enjoyable to many fans.
  • The Alderaanian stormtrooper who has an Enemy Mine interaction with Leia makes a huge impression on the fans in his one comic.
• While the Sword and Sorcery elements of the Jedi vs. Sith comic have a mixed reaction, the half-Bothan Lirondo (who resembles a satyr and engages in Dual Wielding with a lightsaber and axe) and Lord Farfalla's coy, nimble, peacemaking, harpy-like envoy (who never even gets a name) are both minor characters who enjoy a lot of interest and respect from the fanbase.
• The High Hermit and Selestrine are the only characters from Enemy of the Empire to get much notice from the bigger fanbase. The High Hermit's notability comes from being a pessimistic Large Ham who gets some Character Development to set up a Crosses the Line Twice fate, while Selestrine garners attention for the powers of her species (prophetic visions and being able to survive dismemberment), her tragic Death Seeker arc and attitude, and the skimpy costume she wears in a flashback set before she loses most of her body.
• In Darth Vader:
  • Moff Gentis from the The Ghost Prison arc is highly popular due to being a brilliant strategist and determined Papa Wolf (both to his biological sons and the cadets he trains) who comes very close to overthrowing Palpatine and turning the Empire into a force for good. While every attempt in the franchise to kill Palpatine and Vader is Doomed by Canon, many fans call Gentis's effort the most compelling by far and describe imagining a story where he won as a good source of Fanfic Fuel.
  • The Separatist maximum security POWs from The Ghost Prison. Only two of the ones who survive for more than a page are even named, but their cool designs and mix of Evil Is Cool and Anti-Villain members are very powerful. Them getting such a limited role (and how most are killed off rather than kept as recurring characters) is one of the few things about The Ghost Prison that most fans dislike.
  • High Priestess Saro and Captain Shale make a good impression as secondary characters in The Lost Command arc. Saro captivates a lot of readers for being an Ambiguously Evil figure who has Nerves of Steel and can use calculating logic and sincere emotional appeals equally well and comes from a near-human species with some interesting traits and powers. Shale is well-liked for the conflicted depths he gradually shows and his bravery and resourcefulness during his brief fight with Vader.
  • Separatist holdouts Atticus Farstar (a Frontline General who gets a clever Batman Gambit) and Kaddak (a tattooed Cultured Warrior Clone deserter who acts as a Hope Bringer to the resistance) only have a handful of lines and scenes between them in Darth Vader And the Cry of Shadows (and Farstar even vanishes without explanation by the end of the miniseries), but both wowed lots of readers to an impressive degree.
• The trio of young Jedi survivors Drake Lo'gaan, Ekria, and Zonder from Evasive Action are reasonably well-known Legends Jedi due to their Character Development and badass heroic deeds in the months after Order 66 and dynamics with each other, with them even becoming Canon Immigrants in Obi-Wan Kenobi when their names appear on the wall of a Rebel safehouse^note  Although whether the characters with those names have anything in common with them has yet to be confirmed. This is especially notable since the webcomic they debut in is only available to subscribers and not the entirety of the Legends fandom.
• Agluk the Dulok from Ewoks Shadows Of Endor is one of the better liked guest characters from any Ewok-centric material for being a Handicapped Badass who uses an Imperial blaster (without knowing what it is) and is the only Dulok to ever form a sincere (albeit short-lived and not very pleasant) Enemy Mine alliance with the Ewoks.
• Multi-Armed and Dangerous and surprisingly polite Order 66 survivor Cho'na Bene only appears in the last two issues of Star Wars: Purge, but quickly gained many fans.
• Darca Nyl only appears in nine Dark Horse comics issues, but is viewed with a great deal of interest for being a Papa Wolf Knight Errant Badass Normal who uses the lightsaber of a dead Jedi to impressive effect despite not being Force-sensitive himself.
• Charismatic cyborg, Imperial Only Sane Man, and Noble Demon Grand Moff Trachta is a highlight of both of the comic storylines he appears in.
• Closer to Earth Retired Badass Gordan Palladane is only in the first arc of Star Wars: Knight Errant, but is one of its best-known heroes.
• Hard Boiled Detective Myrsk, Gadgeteer Genius Alessi Quon, and Count Dooku's White Sheep relatives Bron and Adan are only supporting characters in Agent of the Empire but have all attracted particular praise.
• Creepy Good Hero Antagonist duo Clat the Shamer (an empath who can kill people with projections of their guilt) and Lady Dhol (who has a good Starfish Aliens design and can be found Go-Karting with Bowser, or rather, Darth Vader) and Punch-Clock Hero Walking Armory Giles Durane are probably the best-liked characters to originate in the U.K. comics from the early eighties.
• Luke's unpredictable Anti-Villain old friend Tank is one of the best-remembered things to come out of the Star Wars Empire series.

Literature

• In New Jedi Order:
  • Vergere only has major roles in about half-a-dozen books but is renowned for her fascinating philosophy, Trickster Mentor antics and being a firmly grey figure in a world of black and white.
  • Nen Yim is pretty popular among a certain subset of the fanbase (especially among the general Vong-fans) for her intriguing Character Development.
  • Czulkang Lah only appears in two books but is one of the most admired Yuuzhan Vong characters due to being an Evil Counterpart to Old Soldier Admiral Ackbar and having more Punch-Clock Villain and The Strategist moments than any other high-ranking Yuuzhan Vong warrior in the
  • Ganner Rhysode only appears in nine New Jedi Order books and his prominence varies from book to book, but his riveting Character Development is frequently acknowledged and discussed and his epic Hold the Line moment in Traitor is consistently described as one of the greatest ever Legends moments.
  • Young Jedi Eryl Besa and Jovan Drak from Star by Star are little more than Red Shirts, but still stand out some due to Eryl's interstellar traveler skills and backstory and Jovan being a decent Cold Sniper.
  • The Gotal H'Kig priest from Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial and Givin Badass Bureaucrat Illiet from Edge of Victory II: Rebirth are both barely more than Bit Characters but are two of the most interesting and memorable civilian characters to appear throughout the nineteen-book war.
  • Among the newly introduced Badass Normal soldiers in the books, one of the more engaging ones is Great Escape survivor Throsh, even though he only appears in the Action Prologue of The Unifying Force.
• X-Wing Series
  • Wedge's right-hand men from different points in the series (Tycho Celchu, The Cape with a Dark and Troubled Past, and Beware the Silly Ones Wes Janson) became viewed as some of the most interesting X-Wing pilots in the old EU as early as their first appearances in the series. Tycho is even retconned into appearing in the fourth movie.
  • Lujayne Forge is one of the better-remembered X-Wing Series Rogue Squadron pilots for her Action Girl and The Heart moments, despite being a Sacrificial Lamb.
  • Mr. Vice Guy Punch-Clock Villain turned Defector from Decadence Sair Yonka only appears in relatively small roles in two X-Wing books, but cemented himself as a fan favorite for his epic "The Reason You Suck" Speech to Ysanne Isard.
  • Fliry Vorru's Zen Survivor, Affably Evil nature and Boring, but Practical strategies throughout the three X-Wing novels he appears in make him a delightful (outside of a few particularly ruthless Would Hurt a Child moments) embodiment of Evil Is Cool.
  • Alone in a Crowd Gamorrean Genius Bruiser Vroot "Piggy" SaBring has always been one of the most iconic Wraith Squadron pilots despite his A Day in the Limelight not taking place until the last of the four Wraith novels.
  • Master of Disguise "Face" Loran is so popular that he got a page in The New Essential Guide to Characters, unlike fellow Wraiths with just as much, if not more, prominence.
  • Wraith Falynn Sandskimmer (a Jack of All Stats who's Always Second Best) doesn't survive her first book, but she's just as fondly remembered as her more long-lived squadron mates.
  • During the events of Solo Command, Gara Petothal (aka Lara Nostil)'s Double Reverse Quadruple Agent arc manages to rival Han Solo teaming up with the Wraiths in entertainment value.
  • Runt's split personalities and Bruiser with a Soft Center moments are felt to be the source of some of the most touching moments in the Wraith Squadron Trilogy and his Bus Crash fate in Mercy Kill has its detractors. Furthermore, his appearance (where his face is drawn to resemble a horse) has attracted a lot of interest.
  • Cyborg Combat Medic Tor Phanan is only in two books, but is a fan favorite for his Improbable Weapon User skills, Those Two Guys banter with Face, Sad Clown Beneath the Mask moments, and emotional death scene, which is often viewed as the saddest literary death in the franchise until the New Jedi Order.
  • Broken Bird Dia Passik rarely gets to take center stage in the Wraith Squadron stories, but is the inspiration for a lot of fan art.
  • Of the new Wraiths in Mercy Kill, Jesmin Tainer is a favorite, despite her limited prominence. Her Ranger training and Heroic Lineage are pretty well-received. Turman Durra is also fondly remembered for being a shapeshifting Butt-Monkey.
  • Warlord Zsinj's characterization for Pragmatic Villainy, Obfuscating Stupidity, and being Affably Evil (while still being capable of horrifically cruel acts to remind people that he is the bad guy) not only got him Rescued from the Scrappy Heap after The Courtship of Princess Leia, but make him one of the best-liked ex-Imperial villains in all Legends media.
  • Admiral Teren Rogriss only makes two appearances, but his role as a rare sympathetic Imperial who qualifies as a Hero of Another Story rather than Affably Evil or a Punch-Clock Villain causes some fans to mention him in the same breath as Grand Admiral Thrawn while talking about great Imperial characters.
  • Vict Darron is a pro-Human bigot who only appears briefly in Isard's Revenge, but is still viewed with interest and well-remembered for engaging in clever Bothering by the Book to avoid becoming a war criminal, for moral reasons rather than pragmatic ones.
  • Kolot only appears in one or two chapters, but has a strong fanbase for being a cyborg Ewok pilot whose very existence (as a laboratory experiment) was accidentally inspired by a practical joke.
• Chalk only has a secondary role at best in Shatterpoint, but her Dark and Troubled Past and Action Girl and Fluffy Tamer moments cause her to frequently be rated pretty high among Badass Normal Republic allies from Clone Wars media.
• While The Thrawn Trilogy produces Breakout Characters Grand Admiral Thrawn, Mara Jade, Captain Peallon, and Talon Karrde, a couple of its less famous and recurring characters (Absent-Minded Professor smuggling techie Zakarisz Ghent and the chillingly powerful and well-spoken Mood-Swinger dark Jedi clone Joruss C'baoth) are also highly beloved among the Legends fanbase.
• From Jedi Quest :
  • Anakin's fellow Padawans Tru Veld (a Gadgeteer Genius Rubber Man) and Fragile Speedster Darra Thel-Tanis appear less frequently throughout the series than their peers Anakin and Ferus, and (unlike those two) don't show up in subsquent series, but their array of skills and endearing personalities make them among the better-liked supporting characters from the YA novels.
  • Teleq, a member of the Carnival of Killers from the second book, only appears in one scene, where he has no dialogue, but his cunning Trap Master tactics make him a highlight of the book.
• From Jedi Apprentice:
  • Guerra Derida sets the mold for the many Lovable Rogue types that Watson later uses in her books, with his popularity increasing during his second appearance, due to his Those Two Guys /Sibling Team dynamic with his brother Paxxi.
  • Cerasi and Nield from the Melida/Daan stories are quite interesting Actual Pacifist heroes who add richness to the series first real Wham Episode.
  • Manex from the New Apsolon Trilogy is well-liked for being a very well-developed and richly characterized Red Herring, as well as an interesting subversion of the Corrupt Corporate Executive the readers (and the characters) had been expecting when they first meet him.
• Rebel Leader/ former Jedi Fy-Tor-Ana and Intrepid Reporter turned fugitive Keets Freely are among the more liked characters from The Last Of The Jedi.
• Captain Climber from Dark Lord—The Rise of Darth Vader gets some points for being one of the few Clones not to Execute Order 66, and for facing down Darth Vader when he came to punish him.
• Who doesn't love I-5YQ, the poker playing protocol droid decked out with all kinds of weapons, who ends up surviving run-ins with Darth Maul and Darth Vader across his seven novel appearances?
• Han's heist mates Bink, Tavia, Zerba, Dozer, and Rachele from Star Wars: Scoundrels were all praised for their humor, reliability and competence, as well as Bink and Tavia's clever Polar Opposite Twins characterization.
• The Noghri Cakhmaim and Meewalh have some pretty good Bodyguarding a Badass dynamics and characterization over a pretty long run in the series.
• Vestara Khai provided the female half of the Fan-Preferred Couple with longtime character Ben Skywalker and is easily the best-liked new character from the Fate of the Jedi books. Fans were not happy at the author's decision for her to return to the sith, and the lack of closure this plot line received due to the continuity reboot.
• Han's first copilot/bodyguard Muurgh from the The Han Solo Trilogy is fun to read, and is a nice Foil to Chewbacca in several respects.
• While everyone from Death Star is pretty memorable, Badass Bureaucrat Autor Riten, iron-willed architect Teela Karz, Rodo the bouncer and escaped prisoner Celot Ratua Dil steal every scene that they're in.
• Superior General Delvardus only appears in one chapter of The Callista Trilogy and is a fairly big Jerkass. Nonetheless, he has his fans for his cool (albeit pretentious) title and his attempt to stab Admiral Daala with a makeshift knife made from his Chest of Medals after she poisons him. His All There in the Manual Hidden Depths of being driven to conquer out of a desire to find medical technology that can cure his comatose lover helps.
• Xaverri only appears in two novels (The Crystal Star and the second book of The Han Solo Trilogy), but she's one of Han's better-liked pre-Leia love interests due to being a brilliant stage magician and anti-Imperial con artist with a Dark and Troubled Past.
• Laranth Tarak from the Coruscant Nights series is popular enough just for being a blaster-using Jedi. Many fans also appreciate her philosophy of letting the Force augment existing skills rather than becoming dependent on it and managing to defy expectations by using her blaster in a primarily defensive way.
• From the The Han Solo Adventures:
  • Living Legend gunslinger Gallandro only appears in two books of the trilogy (and the first one only briefly), but his Noble Demon attitude and incredible skillset make him a favorite out of Han's various adversaries.
  • Odumin, Gallandro's quirky, well-meaning, and shamelessly manipulative boss from Han Solo's Revenge, also has a good fanbase despite his short page time.
  • A few of the unnamed miners specifically mentioned as fighting back against the onslaught of war robots in the climax of Han Solo and the Lost Legacy (especially the insectoid trio who fight one bare-clawed and one who uses a drill as an Improvised Weapon) are surprisingly well-liked and remembered in proportion to their page time and plot role.
• Lyric and Sannah from Junior Jedi Knights only appear in one obscure middle-grade novel (plus two short cameo appearances for Sannah in the New Jedi Order series). Still, they're decently well-liked due to the interesting nature of their species and how well they acquit themselves against the predators of a Death World before becoming Jedi.
• The Corellian Trilogy has its haters, but even some of them agree that it produced some good new supporting characters, few of whom reappear outside of one New Jedi Order book.
  • Admiral Ossilege doesn't even appear until well into the second book, but is well-liked for being a stern but not inflexible Military Maverick.
  • Ebrihim, due to his Badass Bookworm skills, banter with his quirky droid companion (a talking—and sarcastic—astromech droid), matter-of-fact opinions about The Force and protectiveness of the Solo children.
  • Dracmus, for being kind-hearted but Literal-Minded and for providing a good view into the interesting but rarely featured Selonian society.
  • Intelligence officer Belindi Kalenda's prominence diminishes throughout the trilogy (she does show up in later series), but fans really like her sentimental but professional personality, occasional Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right! feelings and covert ops skills.
  • Lando's love interest Tendra (who goes on to become a recurring character) won a lot of fans for having some well-explored reasons to fall in love with Lando and for making brave and resourceful efforts to alert the heroes to threats against them.
  • Centerpoint administrator Jenica Sonsen, for being an efficient Wrench Wench who is quickly persuaded to help the heroes and having an interesting Fun with Acronyms speech pattern.
  • Centerpoint Station is a non-human example, standing out among the various super weapons of the expanded universe. Fans appreciate the scope of what it can do ^note transporting planets, and exploding stars, how it has a rich backstory that predates any villainous schemes, and how it isn't destroyed in its debut appearance and is even used by the heroes once or twice later on.
• Darth Plagueis:
  • The shape-shifting Force-sensitive Professional Gambler and potential Sith apprentice has attracted some interest, with several fans being pleased that Plagueis spared the gambler's life.
  • Ellin Lah, captain of the Woebegone and the original owner of 11-4D, has her fans for her reasonable nature and loyalty to her crew.
  • Darth Gravid (a Posthumous Character) has his fans for trying to adapt light-side principles like empathy and altruism into the Sith belief system and putting up a pretty good fight when his apprentice turns on him.
• From Maul: Lockdown, Artagan Traux (a Dented Iron Papa Wolf prison fighter) and Dakarai Blirr (an Affably Evil manipulator and math savant with a great Two Aliases, One Character reveal) deeply impressed fans.
• Adalric Cessius Brandl is an Inquisitor who only appears in a few short stories, but he's quite popular for his compelling Heel–Face Revolving Door arc, cool name, and Master Actor feats.
• From the Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II tie-in novellas, young rebel pilot Duno Dree, and smuggler captain Jerg are well-liked minor characters.
• Grand Admirals Teshik (a Tragic Monster Cyborg who regained lost feelings of compassion at Endor after being saved from the rubble by a fleeing worker, and who manages to hold back the Rebel fleet for several hours), Syn (an Obliviously Evil Religious Bruiser with some Pet the Dog moments who had a final battle against Admiral Ackbar), Batch (for being more of a scientist, averse to politics and eventually just cutting and running rather than facing Palpatine after a failure) and Grant (for being the only one of the Grand Admirals to eventually swallow his -considerable- pride and submit to the New Republic) are all decently well-liked despite never appearing outside of source books.
• Grand Admirals Takel and Makati are featured outside of sourcebooks (albeit merely in a We Hardly Knew Ye cameo and a Noodle Incident), but they also have decent followings due to their All There in the Manual characterizations. Fans like Takel for being a colorful Functional Addict and Makati for his interesting arc of remaining loyal to central authority while also seeking revenge against a Dark-sider who once tortured him. Their popularity is also aided by how Makati is first mentioned in a book written by Timothy Zahn (the creator of Thrawn) and the two escape being killed or captured during the Battle of Endor.
• Padawan Tallisibeth Enwandung-Esterhazy (aka Scout) only appears in two novels (written five years apart), and one strategy game, but her Guile Hero and The Determinator moments in the first book made her quite popular, even though the book is an often-overlooked Cult Classic. Her second literary appearance reveals that she survived Order 66, which was very well-received.
• The two nuanced, Battle Butler footman droids from Dark Rendezvous have some fans who rate them among the top ten droid characters in Legends, even though that is their sole appearance.
• From The Lando Calrissian Adventures:
  • Vuffi Raa is better-liked than many Legends droids with far more appearances due to his quirky personality, Starfish Robots design, and Dark and Troubled Past. Vuffi Raa being replaced by L3-37 as Lando's droid companion in Solo has a notable Broken Base reception.
  • Lesheu, the Seeker Archetype main representative of one of the more unique races of Starfish Aliens in the franchise, is one of the few characters from the trilogy who still has some name recognition with the fanbase.
  • Sen and Fey, the elders of Lesheu's species, only appear in a couple of chapters but have some fans for being Large and in Charge Reasonable Authority Figures who get a humorous scene playing saabac with Lando.
• Living Weapon Eppon (who has a terrifying range of powers but a fundamentally innocent personality) is one of the best-liked One Shot Characters in the Galaxy of Fear books.
• Grand Moff Disra, Grodin Tierce, and Flim, the villainous triumvirate from The Hand of Thrawn are far more popular than villains with significantly more appearances. Fans appreciate the dynamics between them as each tries to supply one part of what made Thrawn great (political acumen, military tactics, and public charisma) and do a convincing job of making it look like Thrawn is Back from the Dead.
• New Republic/Galactic Alliance military officer Eldo Davip only appears in four books, and only for a few short scenes in each of them but is well-liked for saving some creative (albeit mostly low-key) Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass moments during the New Jedi Order.
• Imperial administrator Tol Sivron only appears in the Jedi Academy Trilogy, but most fans of that trilogy and even some of its haters consider his actions in the third book to be a highlight of the series. Specifically, he becomes a Not-So-Harmless Villain once he starts flying around in a Death Star prototype, but remains a comically bureaucratic Pointy-Haired Boss throughout it all.
• Groshik from the Darth Bane trilogy completes his role in the series less than sixty-five pages into the first book, but he is a fan favorite for being a brave, thoughtful, and compassionate Morality Chain to future Sith antichrist Bane, and being one of the first Stereotype Flip examples of a Neimoidian who isn't a greedy coward.
• Genius Bruiser Slave Liberation rebel and Non-Protagonist Resolver Sil Sorannan, Badass Bureaucrat Ayydar Nylkerka (who goes on to make a few New Jedi Order appearences), Mauve Shirt Genocide Survivor Plat Mallar and Davith Sconn (a war criminal who is visited by Leia in a Consulting a Convicted Killer scene and has a surprisngly simple and emotional request in exchange for the information he gives) all have relatively little pagetime in the Black Fleet Crisis but are among its better-remembered new characters.
• Rebel agent Scarlet Hark from Star Wars: Honor Among Thieves entertained a lot of readers with her Deadpan Snarker and Action Girl moments, and many people think that she would have eventually become a bigger part of the EU if not for the Continuity Reboot soon after her debut.
• While Children of the Jedi has a Broken Base reception at best, two minor characters from it who attract little but praise are the grandfatherly but still tough ex-Stormtrooper Triv Pothman and wily Science Wizard Order 66 survivor Master Plett (who disappeared long before the book but is still a powerful presence as Han and Leia search for a now-abandoned Hidden Elf Village he built).
• Dr. Parlay Thorp and former Rebel pilot Quip Fargil each only make brief appearances in Millennium Falcon, but are the best-remembered of the Falcon's past owners due to the nature of their past adventures with the ship, and how Fargil was the one to name the ship in the first place.
• Snaplaunce, a Reasonable Authority Figure Ithorian Beat Cop from Planet of Twilight who reappears in a more memorable fashion as an equally reasonable mayor in one of the Fate of the Jedi books, while also having a TIE fighter as his campaign vehicle.
• Musically-talented surgeon Zan Yant only appears in the first book of the MedStar Duology, but some powerful moments where he is The Heart (including having a Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right! secret) make him surprisingly popular among the Clone Wars-era characters.
• The Hand of Judgment Vigilante Militia (fleshed out stormtrooper deserters who remain loyal to the Empire, but resent its attrocities and act independently to protect victimized Outer Rim citizens) only appear in Star Wars: Allegiance and Choices of One, two of the lesser known and important Timothy Zahn books, but to some fans, they're just as engaging and powerful as anyone from The Thrawn Trilogy.
• Nightsister Lady of War Tenniel Djo only has about half-a-dozen appearances, but her arc and accomplishments in her debut, The Courtship of Princess Leia, are among the most frequently praised parts of that book.
• Even many haters of the The Glove of Darth Vader series admit Grand Moff Hissa can be impressively creepy and has the occasional stirring Villainous Valor or Undying Loyalty moment.
• Monster Protection Racket leader Orrin Gault and Action Mom Tusken leader A'Yark/Plug Eye (who even became a Canon Immigrant after the Continuity Reboot) from Kenobi both have borderline iconic status among a certain subset of fans for the way that both of them have both sympathetic and antagonistic POV scenes with a lot of nuances to them.
• Even many fans who hate the Mandalorian arc in Legacy of the Force will make an exception for Boba's granddaughter Mirta Gev, her eventual husband Ghes Orade, and Venku Skirata (who made an Early-Bird Cameo in the Republic Commando Series and is the offspring of a forbidden romance between a Jedi and a clone trooper).
• Tennel Ka's cousins Taryn and Trista Zel, failed Jedi initiate turned reliable ally Dyon Stadd, Friendly Sniper Jori Lekauf (the grandson of one of the few subordinates Vader treated as a Morality Pet), Dab Hantaw (a former Body Double for Anakin Solo), Bounty Hunters Dhidal Nyz and Hrym Mawarr, and especially Badass Bureaucrat Wynn Dorvan all only have minor to supporting roles in the contentious Legacy of the Force and Fate of the Jedi books, but an O.K. number of fans of those books who feel they were underused.
• Spanner in the Works Wide-Eyed Idealist mechanic Cole Fardreamer from The New Rebellion has some fans even among the book's detractors.
• Hutt Egomaniac Hunter Parella is entertaining in his two appearances (a short story focused on him and a book where he only briefly appears in two chapters) due to being hammier and more martially-inclined than many of his fellow Hutts.
• Dengar's lover and eventual wife Manaroo only appears in a short cameo or two outside of Tales of the Bounty Hunters, but is praised for the powerful emotional moments between her and Dengar and the occasional downplayed Silk Hiding Steel moment.
• Alderaan poet Hari Seldona is decently remembered despite only having one appearance (which was of debatable canonicity even before the Continuity Reboot) outside The Illustrated Star Wars Universe.
• Dark Jedi Artel Darc's only appearance is in the written but unreleased Clone Wars era novel Escape from Dagu, but the amount of interest that project has drawn and the cover art of Darc dueling Shaak Ti have drawn a good deal of interest.

Video Games

• Gizor Delso is rather popular with his source game's modding community, in addition to his role in the story providing a rather neat excuse to have the Empire fight the Separatists.
• Luxa from Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. Several fans wanted her as a squadmate despite her short screen time.
• From Star Wars: The Old Republic:
  • Nico Okarr, despite having less screen time in "Return" than anyone else except Jace Malcom, was definitely the star of the show. In the Knights of the Fallen Empire Expansion, he was available as a companion if players subscribed at a certain time.
  • Jace Malcom himself is no slouch either. This ordinary Republic trooper charges lightsaber-swinging, Force-lightning-shooting Sith warriors and wins.
  • Blizz, rocket-launching Jawa, has been this for developer Daniel Erickson, an appreciation that spread to the rest of the playerbase. He even adorns the logo of Torhead and won a popularity poll on IGN.
  • Darth Vowrawn: an Affably Evil Dark Lord of the Sith. Member of the Dark Council for decades, he is funny, charming, and isn't the typical Bad Boss you tend to encounter within the Empire. He is also the main supporter of the Sith Warrior during Act 3 and unlike most of your Sith allies in both Sith class stories, he has yet to betray you. Many players like him, and he possesses a degree of popularity equal to Darth Marr amidst the Dark Council.
  • Darth Marr won a lot of players over with his dry sarcasm, badassery, intelligence, and desire to forge a new era for the Empire in a reasonable way. Some have even said they wouldn't mind making him the new Emperor.
  • Try an experiment: Go to FanFiction.Net's Star Wars Game section, and try to look up stories about characters from The Old Republic, as opposed to Knights of the Old Republic I or II. Which SWTOR character has the most fanfics about them, after trying all the options? Corso Riggs, the romance option for a female Smuggler. To give you an idea, Corso Riggs has three pages of fanfiction written about him, while none of the other romance options go past one page, if they have anything written about them at all. Apparently Bioware really hit it out of the ballpark with Corso Riggs.
  • Archive of Our Own writers are just as fond of Vector Hyllus. Many a fanfic writer on that board would not mind marrying the entire nest.
  • The SWTOR Kink Meme on LiveJournal is mostly filled with fanfiction of Malavai Quinn. It appears that depending on the fanfiction site, the Ensemble Darkhorse changes.
  • Thana Vesh. A character whom the Imperial Taris planet questline is somewhat centered around, and is both a Green-Eyed Monster and an Alpha Bitch who absolutely hates having her master, Darth Gravus, consider you to be better than her. She has several flirt options with male characters that are pure Belligerent Sexual Tension. You would expect her to be considered The Scrappy on account of her arrogance, Stupid Evil tendencies, and the unconsummated nature of her 'romance'. Instead, she's become so popular despite her relatively minor role that she has six different petitions (one of which has hundreds of signatures) on the official website demanding she become a companion. BioWare is apparently aware of her popularity, as they made her armor available to players in the form of a Cartel Pack outfit.
  • The Lady of Pain from the Bounty Hunter questline, a One-Scene Wonder that many players have stated they would have preferred as the fifth companion and resident Token Evil Teammate, instead of Skadge.
  • Ashara, for the Sith Inquisitor, especially for Light Sided players, due to her rationality.
  • Lord Praven, a Noble Demon Sith Lord the Jedi Knight encounters who has a profound sense of honor and fairness. He spares a group of civilians instead of killing them For the Evulz like most Sith, offers a one-on-one duel instead of ambushing you, and can be redeemed to the Light side. If that happens, he pulls a Big Damn Heroes during Corellia and is still very much a badass. More than a few players wish he could be a companion.
  • The Dread Masters grew into this, Starting off as relatively minor characters from a Planetary Quest into Helming the role as Villainous Masterminds for about years worth of new Quests.
  • Theron and Lana from the Forged Alliances and Shadow of Revan storylines have proved popular with fans. Individually, Theron is liked for being an snarky, attractive Badass Normal, and Lana is liked for being one of the only reasonable Sith in the game. Collectively, they're liked for their superb voice acting, for actually investigating and doing things themselves instead of always relying on the PC, and for having surprisingly good romance sidequests for non-companions (not to mention being romancable by both genders).
• Darksider apprentice Tavion Axmis from Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy has fan art, fanfiction, and cosplayers despite her limited role. Part of it is due to her Stripperific outfits, but part of it is also due to her being a good fighter who Grew a Spine between games after having a Villainous Breakdown in her first appearance.
• In Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds :
  • Sev'rance Tann only appears in the obscure video game and a few source books, but is often praised as one of the worthiest and most underutilized Separatists in the Clone Wars for being a Chiss military genius who is also a Dark Jedi. She has a decent bit of fan art, fanfiction, and has even inspired the occasional fan costume.
  • Deathbringer the Adorable cheat unit character Simon the Killer Ewok from the same game is far better liked than many Ewoks with lots more appearances. A lot of it is due to his ability to take down units and buildings alike with his blaster bolts.
• Despite the Shoot the Shaggy Dog nature of the quests on Taris in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, the dueling arena contestants, intrepid free clinic doctor Zelka Forn, and Undercity outcasts Rukli and Shaleena from that part of the game are still fondly remembered.
• Smootie the eldarly convict Jango encounters on Oovo IV is foundly remembered by players of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter due to his friendly personality, gravely voice, and for recounting the haunting tale of Komari Vosa's fall into madness. Even Jango developed a soft spot for him in the brief time they knew each other, asking after him as he's about to escape the asteroid, to which Smootie assures him he's fine cashing it all in.

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