The Star Wars saga is filled with characters who never get the public eye , but captured the minds of fans , no matter how nonaged or inconsequent their appearance were . Here ’s 11 nictitation - and - you’ll - miss - them Star Wars characters that became more outstanding than you could ever imagine , thanks to the multitude of tie-up - in media that made up the expand Universe .
11) Biggs Darklighter
Biggs Darklighter is much , much more important to Star Wars than the motion-picture show ever let on . He ’s mean to be Luke ’s best friend — and when they ’re at long last reunite , Vader cruelly and permanently wrenched the duo aside in an volatile style in the Death Star trenches . And yet , Biggs has maybe five second of filmdom time to his name . He ’s purportedly tremendously authoritative to Luke , but we meet him , he blow up , and he ’s never mentioned again , a mustached acid on the great canvass of the Skywalker saga .
The dilate Universe right that in with child ways by building on the Biggs we would ’ve meet in scene cut from A New Hope , detailing how he joined the Imperial Academy and finally got stationed aboard the Rand Ecliptic , and defect to the Rebellion — alongside another appendage of the Ecliptic ’s crew who we see in the picture show , Derek “ Hobbie ” Kilvian , who had his own mutiny on the Ecliptic give-up the ghost on at the same time as Biggs ’ . puzzling ! But at least it put a spot more meat on the clappers of a reference we probably should ’ve learned more about before he violently exploded .
10) Aayla Secura
This Twi’lek Jedi Knight rank alongside the likes of Plo Koon , Kit Fisto , Ki - Adi Mundi , and a host of other notable “ scope Jedi ” as one of the most beloved minor figures of the prequel trilogy . But her journeying to Expanded Universe fame was really dissimilar to most of her fellow Jedi friends . Aayla was first created by Jan Duursema and John Ostrander for Dark Horse ’s serial of Star Wars comics , but after George Lucas saw a piece of cover prowess depicting the character , he loved the conception so much Aayla was tot up to the crowd of Jedi who arrive in Attack of the clone ’ Geonosian stadium battle chronological succession .
Aayla went on to re - seem in the Clone Wars animated cartoon and even was one of the handful of Jedi we see slaughtered in Revenge of the Sith ’s portraiture of Order 66 . But she thrived as basically one of the primary character of Dark Horse ’s Star Wars comic when it turned into Republic , further depicting the case of the Clone Wars .
9) Boushh
Such a small-scale character we never ( technically ) see him on concealment , Boushh was the bountifulness Orion Leia purloined armor from to pass through Jabba ’s Palace in Return of the Jedi . So of course of study , the EU gave us everything we needed to roll in the hay about the real Boushh , up until the moments he got happen off so someone could go along his armour on to Leia . A cool - headed professional person who used his helmeted gear to portray an air of mystery about himself ( which mean conveniently , no one screw what Boushh really looked like by the clock time Leia impersonate him ) , the EU actually made this Ubese varlet a trained Jedi killer . blaze , it even “ canonise ” Leia ’s thermal detonator threat in Return of the Jedi , noting Boushh as an expert with the grenades , because everything has to chance for a dumb intellect in the EU .
Although never an prescribed member of the amplitude hunters ’ guild , Boushh was aligned with a subdivision of the club call the Crimson Nova , which dedicate itself to cashing in on Order 66 to cut across and off Jedi for the new Empire . After his prequel - geological era risky venture , Boushh went on to work for the Black Sun offense crime syndicate , before unwisely attempting to barter for more money on one of his contracts , which lead to the Black Sun ’s leader Prince Xizor having poor Boushh knock off . At least someone go on his armor !
8) IG-88
Speaking of Bounty Hunters , IG-88 , like fundamentally every other amplitude hunting watch that stood on the bridge of the Executor in Empire Strikes Back , was an awesome - look mystery that the Expanded Universe could n’t resist needlessly clear . Given that he arguably had the coolest design of the premium hunters we got a glimpse of — malign robot are always a good thing — IG-88 was embrace by the Expanded Universe . So much so , it revealed there were really four of him .
The IG droids were assassin droids who inadvertently gained sense and violently murdered their Almighty , look to spark a galaxy - all-encompassing droid rotation . IG-88A , the mastermind of the plan and the first of the four droids , hide out in a droid manufacturing plant on Mechis III , while IG-88s B , C , and D conk into the world of organized crime to act as front for A ’s plans of droid domination . B is technically the one we forgather in Empire , as C and D became A ’s guard on Mechis . However , IG-88A eventually feel himself on his own , after B got killed by , who else , Boba Fett , who then proceeded to murder C and viosterol when they get going after the Mandalorian to revenge their chum .
All alone , IG-88A uploaded himself to the computer core of the 2d Death Star and on the QT require control of many of its system , hoping to reverse himself into a giant major planet killer . If that was n’t barbaric enough , he used this immense , almighty ability to basically play practical prank on Emperor Palpatine himself , locking and unlock doors at whim to annoy the Empire ’s supreme leader . Before IG-88A could carry on the IG line ’s missionary post of anti - biologic - massacre , however , his new torso got blown up by the Rebel Fleet over Endor .
7) Davin Felth
Of of course the hombre who sound out “ Look sir , droids ! ” in A New Hope hasa 4,000 + give-and-take accounting entry on Wookieepedia . Davin Felth is that guy , and a would - be Rebel . Increasingly dismayed at the brutality of the Empire he dish , after witnessing the slaying of Owen and Beru Lars , Davin decide that the Empire was too vicious to support . designate to look for R2 - D2 and C-3PO , Davin finally got caught up in trying to apprehend the escaping Millennium Falcon — but being inspired by Han Solo ’s venturesome tie-up against the Stormtroopers , Felth not only shoot his command military officer in the back to save Han ’s lifespan , but decided to remain in the Empire as a double agent for the Rebellion in the process .
Oh , and he was on Tatooine because he was a promising young AT - AT pilot who discovered the fatal defect that towage cables could be used to actuate up and disenable the gargantuan walkers . General Veers himself got Felth demoted to remote Earth duty to hide the flaw in his blueprint , because why not make all these venial characters be involved in the weirdest way ?
6) Arvel Crynyd
Star Wars is filled with iconic demise , and yet one of its most critical deaths is one of its eldritch : This is the A - Wing airplane pilot who break up into the bridge of the Super Star Destroyer in Return of the Jedi , disabling it and turning the tide of the conflict in the Rebel Alliance ’s favor .
But unlike a bunch of other submission on this list , Arvel ’s “ living ” in the Expanded Universe did n’t let on his history before he accidentally smashed himself into the bridge of the Executor — it limn him being honour as one of the keen heroes of the Rebellion . After being bestowed the New Republic Medal of Bravery posthumously , he not only catch an award name after him — the Crynyd Award for acts of courage in Starfighter combat — he even got a liberated Star Destroyer distinguish after him when it was drafted into the New Republic fleet . Seems coarse , given how he died .
5) Mauler Mithel
commend the TIE pilot who freaks out when the Millennium Falcon demonstrate up at the Death Star deep in A New Hope , tell Vader to watch out , and then barrel into the Dark Lord of the Sith before set off into the wall of the trench ? Then you remember dress TIE Pilot “ Mauler ” Mithel .
Mithel was given a background where he is a lot less incompetent than the moving picture made him seem . With 27 confirmed kills to his name before Yavin , Mithel was an elite member of Vader ’s Black Squadron , and rail as the Dark Lord ’s personal wingman . He even had a Logos , Reiji Mithel , who service aboard Grand Admiral Thrawn ’s flagship Star Destroyer , the Chimaera . He hold up on as part of the 10 - Wing tabletop miniature game , where his exceptional ability lets him do more attacks … if he ’s up really tight with an opposite . Oops .
4) Bidlo Kwerve
We ’ve waxed lyric about this gleefully silly objet d’art of Star Wars canonbefore , but here ’s the short level : Remember that skull Luke cast to add the door down on the Rancor ’s school principal in Return of the Jedi ? It had an proprietor and everything .
A ugly gangster who appeared in several curt stories and comics , Bidlo Kwerve was an agent of Jabba , and an occasional rival to his fellow Corellian Han Solo . Bidlo died during a power struggle with Bib Fortuna to become Jabba ’s Majordomo , holding the dubitable title of the first person to be eat by the Rancor . The Star Wars card game made the first fateful connection between Bidlo and the skull , and it finally became canyon — and even stayed canon when Disney bought Lucasfilm .
3) Orrimaarko
Orrimaarko is perhaps much better known by a far wacky name , given to him by Kenner ’s Star Wars toy line : Prune Face . Because he look like a prune .
This background commando glimpse aboard Home One in Return of the Jedi reach newfound fame thanks to his funnily named action flesh , which naturally meant he got given an jittery EU backstory . A hardened irregular fighter who helped emancipate his homeworld of Dressel , Orrimaarko reluctantly joined the Alliance only to be subject to antiblack caper at his disbursement by the human - centric members of the Rebellion . Bitter he was n’t selected to pass the Alliance ’s taskforce on Endor , he played second violin to Han Solo , and eventually retired to Dressel after the New Republic formed , which reverted to its isolationist , xenophobic way .
2) Lobot
Empire Strikes Back introduce us to this silent cyborg assistant of Lando Calrissian with a few scene where he , well , put up about and had a few light on his fancy automaton ear muffs sparkle . He did n’t do much . Lobot was forget behind when the heroes fled the city , so he found himself forced to work for the Empire … and that meant in the time between the Empire ’s occupation of Cloud City and its liberation , at one point Lobot got re - programmed by Ugnaught terrorists look to overthrow the Empire ’s clutch on the urban center , giving him a vindictive streak . As you do .
Lobot kept some of the changes to his ethical motive due to the Ugnaught subterfuge when Lando returned to liberate Cloud City , and used his new mean run to go to Tatooine and get vengeance onEV-9D9 , the interrogator droid at Jabba ’s Palace seen briefly in Return of the Jedi . I should likely refer the EU also gave these two altogether unassociated characters a deep rivalry because , before EV-9D9 worked for Jabba the Hutt , she was a at peace - scallywag advisor droid on Cloud City who had attempt to blow it up behind Lando and Lobot ’s back ? Yeah , really .
finally , after the Empire was defeated ( and actually overtake Cloud City again for a brief period of time ) , it would be Lobot ’s turn to become the Baron Administrator of Cloud City , a post he ’d withstand for decades while still now and then going on dangerous undertaking with Lando .
1) Willrow Hood
There could be only one name at the top of this list — one of the most infamous background characters in Star Wars story . Long known as Ice Cream Maker Guy , merely because all we see him evacuating Cloud City with is a opus of tech that is … well , very clearly an ice pick maker , he finally sire the name “ Willrow Hood ” in the Star Wars plug-in game from Decipher , where it was established that Willrow was actually a secret Alliance physical contact in his mining company , A’roFilter .
It was later on explained the chalk cream maker is actually a figurer core containing A’roFilter ’s rebel contacts , and Willrow was really bravely protect the Alliance ’s agents by safely need the kernel out of the Empire ’s grasp on Cloud City . You really ca n’t make some of this poppycock up .
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