TPM Anakin, AotC Anakin, RotS Anakin
This is almost a thread idea, but it will work here…
Which of these is the worst Anakin?
That’s a tough call. I’m tempted to say TPM Anakin but then I think about how Christensen is an older actor and should have done a better job. I mean, whose fault is it that Little Annie was such a lame character? Certainly not the kid, he was like nine years old or something …then again, can Christensen even be blamed? He’s not an inherently bad actor (I don’t think, I’m not sure) so blame would fall on the writers, directors and whoever cast him for that particular role.
We’d have to have a solid definition of “worst Star Wars character.” If it means the one who most thoroughly failed to be even remotely interesting, believable, or consistent with himself in the OT, I’d have to go with AotC and RotS Anakin. I’m sure others can express it more eloquently than I can, but I just can’t imagine any of the PT Anakins turning into Darth Vader.
TPM Anakin, AotC Anakin, RotS Anakin, and Phasma.
Phasma doesn’t make sense towards the end of TFA. Why would she give up just because she has a blaster pointed at her head? If she’s some sort of hard core Stormtrooper she would have shown a little more resiliency. It doesn’t make sense for her character. She should have said screw you guys, shoot me, I’m not helping you.
Sometimes someone’s resolve crumbles when a blaster is pointed at them? And it would look nasty for our heroes to shoot her once she’s a prisoner in that situation anyway.
Agreed on both your points; people definitely cave when threatened with a blaster/gun to their head, and it would absolutely look bad for the heroes to go around shooting people in cold blood. I guess that highlights a huge philosophical difference between TFA and R1 (see: Andor shooting that dude in the back).
I just found it hard to believe that Phasma would be one of those people who cave. I kept thinking “maybe she has some ulterior motive and wants to escape SKB” and “an Imperial officer may have caved like that but her?!”