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What are your 10 best/worst character names from the SW movies?

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These are mine.....

ten best
1. Obiwan Kenobi
2. Lando Calrissean
3. Darth Vader
4. Chewbacca
5. Anakin Skywalker
6. Han Solo
7. Yoda
8. Beru Lars
9. Padme Amidala
10. Jabba the Hutt

ten worst
1. Nute Gunray
2. Jar Jar Binks (didn't George's son come up with that at age 5?)
3. Boss Nass
4. Count Dooku
5. Nien Nunb
6. Porkins
7. General Grievous
8. Watto
9. Darth Maul
10. Shmi Skywalker

George Lucas was seduced by the dark side. The OOT ceased to exist in his mind and became the Special Editions...." "They're more maching now than movies. Twisted and evil."
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I can't really say I have a top ten best and worst list. Well, maybe I do, but I can't come up with them now. I just want to say that the only two Star Wars names that really irk me are Count Dooku and General Grievous. The worst part is that Lucas can't even pronounce his own names. The commentary shows the genius at work, with gems like "Count Doku" and "Lando Clareesian". It's really sad.

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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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1. Han Solo
2. Palpatine
3. Luke Skywalker
4. Darth Vader
5. Obi Wan Kenobi
6.Yoda
7.Wedge
8. Mace Windu/Lando
9.Chewbacca
10. Leia/Jabba


1. Jar Jar Binks
2. Captain Tarpals
3. Ric Ollie
4. Boss Nass
5. Sly Moore
6. Padme Naberrie Amidala
7. Kitster
8..Sio Bibble
9. General Grievous
10. Commander Cody/ Elan Sleazbaggno
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Elan Sleazebaggano
Count Dooku
General Grievous
Jar Jar Binks

I don't care what any defenders say. He just wasn't trying. At all.
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Top 10 Character Names
Han Solo - Describes his character exactly...
Luke Skywalker - Ditto
R2D2 - Rolls off the tongue nicely
Chewbacca - Anything that can be shortened into a nickname is cool.
Ugnaught - What a cool word. Also, what we called ugly chicks in grade school.
Rats Tyrell - I just love the little guy.
Darth Vader - Again, something original the likes of which had never been heard. Now, it's such a part of pop culture it's scary.
Sebulba - Just a cool word.
Greedo - Simple, and to the point.


Bottom 10

Darth Maul - Ooh...duh.
Porkins - Fat people are still people. There's just more of them to love.
Chief Chirpa - Just Sounds dumb.
Pondo Baba - I liked him better when he was just Walrusman.
Mamow Nad...er whatever - I liked him better when he was just Hammerhead.
Amidala Padme Nabarrie Skywalker - WTF?
Emperor Palpatine - Just because I've had to listen to people mispronounce it for 30 frigging years.
Bomarr Monk - I liked it better when it was just "What the hell is that spider thing called?"
Captain Tarpals - Because I don't like Gungans...Heesa in big doo doo dis time.
Mon Mothma - Chewed a hole in my Jedi costume.

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Top 10

Number 10:
10: Master Sifo Dias. I've explained about that one twice before.
9: Leia Organa, sound good enough.
8: Yoda.
7: Luke Skywalker, now I never liked his name because it was too "earth-like", but ah... It's Luke!
6: C3PO, sounds good, and it's an easy name to remember.
5: R2D2, same as threepio.
4: Han Solo
3: Darth Vader. Need I say more?
2: Qui-Gon Jin. It sounds great.
And in 1: Obi-Wan Kenobi - God only knows how he came up with this...!

Ten worst

10: Chewbacca. Nothing against the character! It's the name I dislike.
9: Anakin Skywalker, since ROTJ, I never liked that name
8: Watto.
7: Panaka. I've also mentioned this one before. It means "jerk", "idiot" in portuguese (c instead of k).
6: Biggs. Sounds like a british pilot from the WW1.
5: Porkins. Oh come ON!
4: Mon Mothma. What?
3: Mon Calamari. Oh, right, calamari. Very funny.
2: Shmi Skywalker. "Hello. My name is Shmi!" - "God bless you."
And the worst, at number 1: Jar Jar Binks. Although it WAS created by his infant child.
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Hmmm...some cool names:

Obi-wan Kenobi, Lando Calrissean, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Anakin/Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Yoda, Jabba the Hutt, Aayla Secura, Qui-Gon Jinn (even though the character was redundant), Darth Sidious, Princess Leia Organa, Wedge, Dak, Bib Fortuna, Salacious Crumb, Artoo Detoo, See Threepio, Greedo, Sebulba (albeit another useless character in a useless podrace), Admiral Ackbar, Darth Tyrannus (if only they SAID the name!).

Some dud names:

Nute Gunray, Jar Jar Binks, Count Dooku (perhaps if it was Count Doku, it might've sounded cool and Japanese - but then, why the hell are there Counts in the SW universe?), Boss Nass (here's an idea: ditch the Gungans!), Watto, Darth Maul (but I must say, it's difficult to come up with alternatives), Shmi Skywalker (I probably hate this name the most, reminds me of Captain Hook's right-hand man!), General Grievous, Commander Cody (probably third worst), Jango Fett (fourth worst, sounds like the name of a fruit bat), Elan Sleazebaggano (oh, I get it! He's a sleazebag!), Panaka.

Why do all the characters have to be named anyway? Why couldn't Elan Sleazebaggano simply be called 'Deathstick Dealer' or even better, be cut from the movie?! I have to defend the name of Padmé. Even though it sounds stupid coming from the characters' mouths, it comes from the Buddhist adage The jewel is in the lotus; the lotus being 'padmé' in its original language. So I kind of liked that there were still some Joseph Campbell references in the PT, even though GL seemed to still miss the point...
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Here are some more wonderful names

Captain Typho
Dexter Jettster
Coleman Trebor
Ben Quadinaros
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Dexter Jettster and Elan Sleazebaggano clearly suck. Jango Fett is lame as is commander cody. I never actually considered 'Fett' to be Boba Fett's surname, I never really considered it at all. I just thought 'Boba Fett, bounty hunter, cool, the end'. But now Fett is his surname, and Boba is a pretty crappy first name.

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I used to just think of him as 'The Bounty Hunter' before I saw a TV advert about Star Wars action figures. I thought that sounded cool. 'The Bounty Hunter'.
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amanaman...der der da da da....amanamam....der da da da!

Just think of that old muppets tune when reading this!




Not only a stupid name, but one of the worst figures ...ever!!

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Originally posted by: HotRod
amanaman...der der da da da....amanamam....der da da da!

Just think of that old muppets tune when reading this!


“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
Dexter Jettster and Elan Sleazebaggano clearly suck. Jango Fett is lame as is commander cody. I never actually considered 'Fett' to be Boba Fett's surname, I never really considered it at all. I just thought 'Boba Fett, bounty hunter, cool, the end'. But now Fett is his surname, and Boba is a pretty crappy first name.


Yeah, now that you mentioned it, I never thought of that as his surname either. And saying just plain Boba sounds completely stupid.

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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Originally posted by: HotRod
amanaman...der der da da da....amanamam....der da da da!

Just think of that old muppets tune when reading this!




That'll be the one

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I know what you're talking about mate even if noone else does.

War does not make one great.

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Until reading this thread, I had no idea that the deathstick dealer had a name, nor that that name was so... stupid. I mean, I thought the scene was actually one of the funniest bits of Attack of the Clones, much better than 3PO's horrible dialogue. But giving him the name Sleazebaggano, or whatever it was, that just crosses the line into way too preachy territory, and it drains it of some of its humor, in my opinion.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.