8 of the Silliest Star Wars Characters
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I'd have to say out of that list, Nien Nunb is the least ridiculous. At least he was somewhat useful as the co-pilot replacement for Chewie with Lando at the helm. Didn't save Lando from shearing off the dish, but that's Solo's fault for uttering the jinx before leaving the Falcon in Lando's hands. Aside from that I found him to be interesting at least whereas every other character on this list was absolutely atrocious and annoying as fuck.
Of course the EU explanation of Sullustans and Nunb makes him much more badass, hopefully his appearance in EP. VII at least plays off that version a little bit.
Of course the EU explanation of Sullustans and Nunb makes him much more badass, hopefully his appearance in EP. VII at least plays off that version a little bit.
There's a few leaked pictures that feature him and Greg Grunberg from Heroes both in Rebel pilot gear but its not 100% confirmed. I hope they leave him in because he's a character I'd like to see more of, in an X-Wing or other rebel starfighter.chozo_hybrid said:
Cool! I always liked his character, simple sidekick kinda dude with an infectious laugh, at least when I was a kid.Imperioratorex Caprae said:
I have soooo much to say about this list!..
2. Ohmygod, it's sooooo offensivah!
What? Seriously, what? He speaks with accent - its racism on creators side? Or maybe someone is paranoic?
Or, you know, maybe it's a political joke?
This imbecile would not hold up at a post this high for a five minutes. He must be completely rewritten in order to be a 'decent character'.
Obvious wink towards Zaphod Beeblebrocks is obvious.
1. This character is an obvious jew stereotype.
2. Ohmygod, it's sooooo offensivah!
Well, OK, have nothing to say here.
Anakin is not silly. He is the worst thing that happened to Star Wars. This character manages to destroy the image of Darth Vader completely, he has nor real character, he is dumber then Jar Jar and he is boring as hell and, at the same time, annoying whiner.
Ki Adi Mundi... WTF Lucas? And Yaddle? Why is there another Yoda-species alien? And its female? And she doesn't get any airtime except a brief shot? WTF?!?!?Johnny Novgorod said:
I tend to forget how silly Boss Nass is because all I remmeber is "oh that one voiced by Brian Blessed". I can't hate a character voiced by Brian Blessed, its Brian Blessed!
If you're talking about Watto, there seems to be mixed impressions about what kind of accent he has. Jewish, middle-eastern, Italian (the voice actor apparently was trying to do an Italian accent)... Though if you think he is an obvious Jewish stereotype (which many people do), doesn't that make him even more offensive, given the nature of his character?Rastrelly said:
While I wasn't personally offended by anything that I labeled as "offensive" on this list, I can imagine that people of the associated cultures might be. Perhaps "insensitive" is the better word versus "offensive." I have a Japanese friend that doesn't appreciate when people do that over-the-top asian accent that Nute Gunray seems to have. She isn't incensed by it, but it annoys her.
The Ewoks were supposed to be Wookies. But noo, Lucas had to have something new for the merchandising lines.
A lot of this is rather low-hanging fruit. I'd be more impressed if you listed 8 of the silliest characters who aren't Jar Jar Binks or Nute Gunray.
At least in Star Wars they made an effort to make them actually look alien, Star Trek and pretty much all scifi following generally just stuck some ridges/lumps/ears/antennae on a human and voila! a new race.
There is no doubt that some of the races in the prequels (especially as CGI was more prevalent) were shitty and lazy, but they introduced a lot of diversity in alien life throughout the series prompting a lot of interest in the Star Wars universe as a whole, leading to some great stories post Jedi.
It is a pity a lot of the expanded universe will probably disappear with the newer movies.
There is no doubt that some of the races in the prequels (especially as CGI was more prevalent) were shitty and lazy, but they introduced a lot of diversity in alien life throughout the series prompting a lot of interest in the Star Wars universe as a whole, leading to some great stories post Jedi.
It is a pity a lot of the expanded universe will probably disappear with the newer movies.