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00:00Sure, these wonderful scenes still didn't completely save these characters from being
00:04classed as some of the least admired in the galaxy, but the next time you throw shade at
00:09these goofy aliens, arrogant Jedi, or ridiculous soldiers, just remember that even the most awful
00:15Star Wars characters have their moments. Because I am Gareth, this is WhatCultureStarWars,
00:20and here are 10 terrible Star Wars characters with one incredible scene!
00:2610. The Party Is Over Mace Windu Unfortunately, Samuel L. Jackson's time as powerful
00:32but supremely arrogant Jedi Master Mace Windu is largely just spent sitting on a chair,
00:38ordering other Jedi about, and being about as interesting as a glass of water, not even sparkling.
00:43But there was one moment there when Jackson was finally given the chance to be the unquestionable
00:48badass he's always been. While he did at least enjoy a rather dramatic death at the hands of
00:52Darth Sidious and Anakin Skywalker in Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith, Mace Windu's arrival on
00:58Geonosis in Episode 2 Attack of the Clones is his one properly incredible moment.
01:03After Chancellor Palpatine had created his Grand Army of the Republic, the Jedi Master
01:07brilliantly arrived on the planet by sneaking up on Count Dooku and Jango Fett, and pulling out his
01:13purple lightsaber before noting how this party was over. The perfectly delivered follow-up of
01:18I don't think so, when told the Jedi were outnumbered. Along with his spectacular force
01:23jump as he evaded the bounty hunter's flamethrower attack, both acted as tremendous appetizers before
01:28that jaw-dropping visual of a wave of lightsabers colliding with the droid army, and Windu's eventual
01:34decapitating of Jango too. This is the Jackson fans paid to see in a Star Wars movie, not the one
01:40sat
01:40twiddling his thumbs on the Jedi Council. I've got a quick question for you now, who is your favorite
01:45Jedi of all time? It might be Mace Windu, and if that's the case, well, good for you.
01:50But if it's not, you let me know who is in the comments section below!
01:539. The Belonging You Seek Is Not Behind You, Maz Kanata
01:58Lupita Nyong'o's pirate queen, Maz Kanata, felt like a figure who would go on to be a rather
02:03compelling side character after her debut in Episode 7 The Force Awakens. In the end, though,
02:08it turned out that this 1,000-year-old alien peaked during her first few minutes of screen time in
02:13the
02:13galaxy far, far away, which was a bit disappointing. Following on from a pretty engaging introduction
02:18which saw her reunite with old pals Han Solo and Chewbacca, along with meeting new heroes Finn and
02:24Rey, Kanata pops up not long after Rey's fascinating force back. Here, the wise being not only explains
02:30that the lightsaber which triggered this bizarre moment belonged to Luke and Anakin Skywalker at
02:35various points, but heartbreakingly tells Rey that the scavenger already knows the people she's
02:39waiting for on Jakku are never actually going to return. It's a seriously powerful exchange,
02:45and one that is only made more moving after Maz states how the belonging you seek is not behind
02:50you, it is ahead, and begins nudging Rey closer towards the Force. Outside of that memorable
02:55interaction with a freaked-out Rey, though, the Force-sensitive Kanata's time in the sequels
03:00is largely spent doing very little of note, with the character soon going from intriguing new
03:05addition to forgettable background figure. What a shame.
03:08Number 8, Vader Arrives on Mustafar, Newt Gunray
03:12The Star Wars prequel trilogy certainly wasn't lacking in the offensive antagonist department,
03:18but one of the most infamously bad villains to pop up in George Lucas' flicks was the racial
03:22stereotype that was Newt Gunray. Throughout the flicks, the Neimoidian Trade Federation Viceroy could
03:28often be found cowering in front of Darth Sidious' hologram, rivetingly trying to convince Queen
03:33Amidala to sign a treaty, and just generally being a bit of a bland annoyance. But there was one quite
03:38satisfying moment the consistently dull Gunray ultimately found himself in the middle of,
03:43his own demise, lovely. As a now Darth Vader arrives on Mustafar to take care of the remaining
03:49separatist leaders in Revenge of the Sith, the former Anakin Skywalker proceeds to brutally wipe out
03:54everyone in his path. It's in this quite harrowing moment when the new Sith Lord comes face to face
03:59the snivelling Gunray. Despite trying to reason with the relentless Force user, his desperate words
04:04were sliced through by a devastating lightsaber backhand, as the whiny, deceitful villain was
04:10finally made to pay for his many crimes. Number 7, Starkiller Base Destroys the Republic, General Hux
04:17Regularly unleashing some of the hammiest moments in Star Wars history, and being anything but an
04:23intimidating member of the First Order, General Armitage Hux ultimately became one of the Galaxy
04:28Far, Far Away's biggest disappointments. Whenever he wasn't being mercilessly bullied by Kylo Ren or
04:33Supreme Leader Snoke, the villain often had folks cringing in their seats, thanks to the usually
04:39outstanding Donal Gleeson's strange pantomime performance. But that still doesn't change the
04:44fact that Gleeson's Hux was very much at the centre of one of the most eye-catching moments of the
04:48entire
04:49sequel trilogy, that being the jaw-dropping destruction of the New Republic. After delivering
04:54a rather passionate speech about this being the last day of the Republic, complete with eyes bulging
05:00and bright red face, Hux released the full power of Starkiller Base, as its superweapons shockingly
05:05ripped through the planets within the Hosnian system. The world-breaking red laser cutting through
05:10space and exploding multiple planets at the same time, with John Williams' affecting score only adding
05:16to the impactful moments, certainly sold the First Order as a force to be reckoned with.
05:21Sure, the destruction of the Republic may have been even more heartbreaking had fans spent a little
05:25more time on those Hosnian system planets beforehand, but it was still an utterly incredible display of
05:31power, and one of the few times when Hux genuinely seemed like a cold-hearted figure not to be messed
05:36with.
05:37Number 6, Order 66, Ki-Adi-Mundi
05:41Before becoming one of the many force users who were shockingly taken out by their former
05:46clone allies on the battlefield, Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi hadn't really done much to endear
05:51himself to audiences, had he? His most memorable contributions to the Skywalker saga flicks came
05:56in the form of such arrogant statements as, impossible the Sith have been extinct for a
06:01millennium, and Count Dooku apparently just being a political idealist, not a murderer. He definitely
06:06came across as a slightly less arrogant and heartless figure in the Clone Wars animated
06:10series, but the only real moment that forced folks to give a damn about the unsympathetic
06:15Jedi Master in the films, came during the aforementioned Order 66 massacre. As the clones
06:21began picking off various force-sensitive generals all over the galaxy, Ki-Adi-Mundi is the first
06:26to drop. The Jedi Council member was seen leading a collection of troops on the planet Maguito,
06:31only for that backup to shockingly turn on him, and officially kick off a galaxy-changing event.
06:37Again, John Williams' emotional score makes Mundi's last stand more heartbreaking than it had any right
06:42to be, and gave the generally unlikable Jedi a surprisingly upsetting end.
06:47Cheers for checking out this video today, and if you're enjoying this slice of Star Wars fun,
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06:555. You're Just a Child in a Mask
06:57Supreme Leader Snoke
06:59Before being shockingly split in two towards the end of Episode 8, The Last Jedi, and revealed
07:04as little more than a Palpatine puppet, fans had high hopes for Andy Serkis' unsettling supreme
07:10leader, Snoke. The Planet of the Apes and Lord of the Rings motion-capture king appeared to be onto
07:15a winner with his few brief, chilling appearances in Episode 7, The Force Awakens, and his first big
07:20moment in the next entry into the sequel trilogy further sold Snoke as a properly intimidating big
07:25bird. Kylo Ren found himself being summoned to Snoke's throne room on the Supremacy, and it's here when his
07:31master began coldly dissecting his powerful padawan, seemingly motivating the impulsive former
07:37Ben Solo into relentlessly hunting down Luke Skywalker. His swatting away of Ren like an irritating fly via
07:43force lightning was already impressive enough, but his scathing closing statement of You're Just a Child
07:49in a Mask fully established Snoke as a manipulative soul who could completely tear someone apart from
07:55within too. It's just a shame it was all downhill from here though. Snoke was soon easily dispatched
08:01by Ren after attempting to force the Son of Han Solo to execute Rey, with it then being frustratingly
08:06explained in Episode 9, The Rise of Skywalker, that this once intimidating villain was just a silly
08:12strangcast, being manipulated by a returning Darth Sidious from afar.
08:17Number 4, The Jakku Opening, Captain Phasma
08:20While on the subject of the sequel trilogy's many wasted characters slash actors, the marvellous
08:25Gwendolyn Christie also finds herself in that frustrating category, after bringing to life a
08:31stormtrooper captain who was barely given a chance to properly shine. Figuratively that is. Despite a strong
08:36enough introduction, Captain Phasma was ultimately severely underutilized. She may have looked like a
08:42chrome badass capable of whooping just about any resistance member who stood before her, but Phasma
08:47spent much of her time on screen being outsmarted by our heroes, and eventually gets bested in her
08:52only real showdown in the sequels. Before she became the disappointing villain who will forever be
08:57synonymous with the horrendous Chrome Dome nickname though, those first steps on Jakku back in Episode
09:037, The Force Awakens Opening Scene suggested another iconic side villain was about to be born. On the back of
09:09the first order stormtroopers being initially shown as a terrifying military force that could actually
09:14hit the target, Kylo Ren ordered his shiny ally to have the troops murder the innocent villagers nearby.
09:20It's a small moment, but it swiftly made Phasma seem like the sort of bloodthirsty and disturbing
09:25captain who wouldn't think twice about taking many innocent lives. If only the character had been
09:31handled this well for the remainder of her time in the sequels, eh?
09:35Number 3, There's Always a Bigger Fish, Jar Jar Binks
09:38Even arguably the most derided and rejected character in Star Wars history, bumbled his way through one
09:44awesome moment during the Skywalker saga. That's right, through no real fault of the hugely committed
09:49Ahmed Best, Jar Jar Binks' silly antics, and the character being seen by many as a clear and rather
09:55offensive racial stereotype resulted in the Gungan being classed as one of the least enjoyable parts
10:00of the hit and miss prequels. However, there's still no denying that Jar Jar was actually very
10:05much present during one of Episode 1's finest sequences. When Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi
10:10are guided through the Naboo waters by the slapstick figure, the trio are soon met by a number of frightening
10:16underwater beasties. Not long after being yanked back by a CGI guberfish, a monumental and impressively
10:22crafted digital monster, a Sando Aqua monster to be more precise, stopped by to have that creature
10:28for dinner too. It was that unpredictable series of events that eventually gave birth to Jinn's
10:34instantly iconic, there's always a bigger fish statement, as George Lucas fantastically established
10:39that these fictional oceans were just as deadly as the rest of this galaxy far, far away. Jar Jar may
10:45not
10:45have done all that much in the pulsating sequence, admittedly, but he was still there, understandably
10:50losing his mind in the passenger seat, while Naboo's insane wildlife looked to eat the trio alive.
10:57Number 2, The Battle of Naboo, B-1 Series Battle Droids
11:01Sticking with Episode 1, The Phantom Menace for this next entry, you know those silly little
11:06mechanical annoyances found cracking jokes, and generally being swept aside with ease for much
11:11of the prequels? Well, before the B-1 Series Battle Droids became one of the biggest jokes in the
11:16entire galaxy, these droids looked like they meant business during the Battle of Naboo.
11:21Honestly, after first unleashing a few waves of Trade Federation fire from their tanks, the tension
11:26George Lucas was able to build in the slow and slightly horrifying deployment of the thousands of
11:31cold droid soldiers is still palpable today. As the Gungan army anxiously awaited the incoming
11:37assault, the many multi-troot transports began gradually unfolding, dropping wave after wave of creepy
11:43little Gungan killers. The combination of John Williams' terrific Trade Federation march,
11:47and the visual of countless droids standing up like robotic zombies rising from the dead,
11:53made for some seriously unsettling stuff. The droids certainly had the odd cool moment after this epic
11:58arrival, giving the Jedi and clones a hell of a fight on Geonosis, for example, but as far as
12:03individual scenes go, the B-1 Battle Droids peaked on the fields of Naboo.
12:08Number 1, The Finale, The Ewoks
12:10When it comes to the brave little teddy bears found taking down the Empire during Episode 6,
12:16Return of the Jedi, it tends to be a case of loving or loathing said Endor natives.
12:21Those who adore the Ewoks and all that they bring to the Star Wars franchise will point to everything
12:25from the comical scenes involving C-3PO being worshipped like a god by the small creatures,
12:30to the heroic aliens using rope swings, rocks, and log traps to get the better of Imperial forces,
12:36a move inspired by the Vietnam War, as unquestionable original trilogy highlights.
12:41But Ewok haters would be just as quick to roll their eyes at the silly idea of these tiny attempts
12:46to sell more Star Wars merchandise, conquering massive walkers and numerous blaster-wielding
12:51stormtroopers. However, there is at least one scene each side can agree is a wonderful addition
12:56to the Skywalker saga. And that's the very last one of the entire OG trilogy,
13:01the non-yub-nub version that is, I'm sorry. With the Death Star 2 destroyed and the Emperor
13:06seemingly dead, Luke, Leia, Han, and the rest of the gang celebrate alongside their Ewok pals,
13:12dancing into the night as fireworks light up the sky. John Williams' victory celebration banger,
13:18the playing of many a defeated stormtrooper's helmet, Rebel Pilots boogieing with Ewoks.
13:23It's just the right combination of silly and heartwarming needed at the end of such an epic trilogy.
13:28Then, after our heroes embrace and Skywalker takes in a few legendary force ghosts,
13:32the entire thing concludes with a joyful closing ensemble shot for the ages.
13:37They may divide the fanbase, but these Ewoks threw one hell of a victory party.
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