I'm a life-long Star Wars hyperfan with a ridiculously encyclopedic knowledge of the universe, and as such, I'm always eager to find other people who share my enthusiasm with the greatest fantasy franchise in history. (And yes, I do classify Star Wars as fantasy, NOT science fiction.) I was having a conversation last night with a dear friend of mine about this very subject, and the topic of favourite characters came up. Here is a list of my four personal favourites, in ascending order: 1. Meetra Surik, aka. The Jedi Exile. Meetra was a Jedi Knight who served the Republic as a general in the Mandalorian Wars under the Jedi heroes Revan and Malak, around 4000 years before the events depicted in the film saga. She was later exiled from the Jedi Order for knowingly disobeying the orders of the Jedi High Council, and participating in the Mandalorian conflict. Later, Meetra would be single-handedly responsible for bringing the Old Sith Wars to the end by killing the Darths Nihilus, Sion, and Traya, but, unfortunately, never got the recognition she deserved. 2. Zayne Carrick. Zayne Carrick was a Jedi Padawan during the aforementioned Mandalorian Wars who was falsely accused of murdering his fellow Jedi Initiates in-training, and then forced on the run on an epic journey to clear his name, and to bring the real culprits to justice. He would later leave the Jedi Order behind and form a shady criminal organization with a small-time con artist, known as Marn Hierogryph.
3. Luke Skywalker.
Luke Skywalker was the son of the famed Jedi hero, Anakin Skywalker, and the older of the Skywalker twins. He was arguably the most powerful Force user in the Galaxy's history, and served in many other conflicts following the Galactic Civil War, including, but not limited to the Second Imperium Crisis, the Yuuzhan Vong War, and the Second Galactic Civil War. He would later rebuild the ruined Jedi Order from ground up, and ascend to the rank of the Jedi Grand Master, a prestigious title once held by Yoda himself. 4. Darth Caedus, aka. Jacen Solo. Jacen Solo was the son of Leia Organa Solo and Han solo, as well as a brother to his twin sister, Jaina. He was a talented and leading Jedi Knight who grew up in the tumultuous time following the war between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire. He was trained at the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4, and, at his prime, could even hold on his own against his uncle, Luke Skywalker. Jacen would later turn to the Dark Side of the Force and adopt the identity of Darth Caedus after becoming convinced that the Galaxy needed to be forced into an everlasting peace with an iron fist, eerily echoing the sentiments of his grandfather, Anakin Skywalker. Caedus would meet his end at the hands of his sister, Jaina, during the final battle of the Second Galactic Civil War.
So that's my list. Who are some of your personal favourites?