(Welcome to
, where we give proper due to the smaller figures in Star Wars history.)
It’s hard to overestimate how excited the world was to meet BB-8, way back in the day when the new
Star Wars trilogy still offered an undiluted fountain of potential and optimism. We didn’t know what story was coming our way, we didn’t know who any of these new characters were, we certainly did not suspect the whole thing would end with Rey fighting her grandfather, Emperor Palpatine. We basically just knew that they were happening. In those early days, that was still pretty exciting.
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With all the acclaim given to
Star Wars: The
Clone Wars in recent years, it can be easy to overlook Dave Filoni’s other great animated
Star Wars show,
Rebels lacks the immediate proximity to a
Star Wars property enjoyed by
Clone Wars. While some familiar faces do appear, the show’s central cast is mostly populated with new characters. Many of the
Rebels characters who
are familiar originated in the earlier show, implying its higher importance. Furthermore,
Clone Wars recently got a big injection of relevance by debuting a brand new (and final) season, which will also spin-off into another series,
Things move fast these days, and the season finale of
The Mandalorian already feels like old news, despite only arriving a few weeks ago. Nevertheless, not everything that happened has been talked to death yet. Luke Skywalker? Yes.
The Book of Boba Fett speculation? Yes. The death of Bib Fortuna? Not as much. Time to fix that!
Which Character is This Again?
We all know who Bib Fortuna is thanks to his memorable appearance in
Return of the Jedi. Like pretty much everything in the original trilogy, Bib Fortuna’s design and performance left an unforgettable impression on viewers despite not having all that much screen time. It’s a
You can already tell the Disney
Star Wars era will go down in history for some specific things. One will be a massive increase in content for sure. Another will be a slow takeover by
Clone Wars and
Star Wars droids have undergone in these new offerings.
Save for BB-8, you probably don’t remember any of their names. Nevertheless, the Disney-era droids tend to be among the most exciting elements of a new
Star Wars film or TV show. I’m not sure what unique characteristics I would assign to Cassian Andor, Jyn Erso or Bodhi Rook, yet I could talk all day about K-2SO, IG-11 or the subject of this article: L3-37. Both in writing and performance, these droids tend to outshine their human co-stars. It’s just a shame that they are almost all dead as a doornail. Or something worse, in L3-37’s case.