(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,
Great news! This article does not intend to re-litigate
Star Wars:
The Last Jedi. No one needs that in their lives at the moment, and my views on the film are too down-the-middle to please anyone anyway. Instead, we’re here to take a closer look at one of its stand-out characters, DJ – a gloriously strange character played by the gloriously strange Benicio del Toro.
Who is This Character Again?
To remember DJ, you have to remember Canto Bight, which means recalling Finn and Rose’s doomed mission to get rid of a pesky tracking device the First Order is using to stay on top of the Resistance as they make their way to Crait. As I said above, I do not wish to make a case for or against
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