Those precise moments you realised the Force was not strong enough with these Star Wars characters.
Category
📺
TVTranscript
00:00From certain characters needing to be dispatched in order to set up the flicks we know and
00:04love later down the road, to eerie callbacks subtly suggesting that a much-adored personality's
00:09time is up, these Star Wars faces were all clearly done for from these precise moments on.
00:15Gareth here from WhatCulture Star Wars and here are 10 exact moments we knew these Star Wars
00:19characters were doomed.
00:21Number 10, Luke catches up with an old friend called Biggs. A new hope.
00:26War is a cruel and merciless mistress. And make no mistake about it, from the second we stumble
00:30upon the Rebel Alliance and their conflict with the Big Bad Empire, our heroes find themselves
00:35thrown right into the thick of this frequently harsh reality. And in order to get over just
00:39how high the stakes are in this galaxy-altering battle for the future of their universe,
00:43Lucas and the gang opted to add a rather genius but eventually devastating callback to simpler
00:48times. When Luke Skywalker bumps into his old pal Biggs Darklighter as the pair both prepare
00:53to take on Darth Vader and his Stormtrooper cronies on the Death Star. As the pair reminisce
00:58and Biggs bigs up the future Jedi's supreme pilot skills, Darklighter's comments on wanting
01:03to hear about all of Luke's stories when he gets back pretty much acts as the verbal nail
01:07in his own coffin. Sure enough, in the heat of battle, Biggs is blasted to smithereens by none
01:12other than Luke's own papi, acting as yet another significant blow to the young farm boy.
01:17Breaks your damn heart.
01:199. Almost everyone who didn't turn up in the OG trilogy after Order 66 happens.
01:25Revenge of the Sith Though it was undoubtedly awesome to finally
01:29see a world simply overflowing with the galaxy's protectors over the course of George Lucas' prequel
01:34trilogy, the daunting realisation that an unquestionably depressing purge would be on
01:38its way always acted as a subtle shadow in an otherwise vibrant Jedi landscape.
01:43Simply put, if the Jedi Order wasn't all but extinct, as Ben Kenobi put it in A New Hope,
01:48by the time of the original trilogy, then some rather substantial plot holes
01:52would have likely made their presence known before long. So whether fans liked it or not,
01:56a whole host of Jedi faces we've come to appreciate and admire over those first two
02:01prequel features were doomed to bite the dust from the second Anakin Skywalker helped Palpatine
02:06overcome Mace Windu. Put more on that later. And set the stage for Order 66 to become an
02:11excruciating reality. Just like that, the likes of Ki-Adi-Mundi, Plo Koon and Aayla Secura,
02:17and many, many more were all wiped out by clones. We knew it all had to end at some point,
02:22but that still didn't make it any easier to swallow this devastating pill.
02:278. Me Skywalker Gets Abducted – Attack of the Clones
02:31Keeping with the fallen Jedi who helped kickstart a seismic shift in both the galaxy and the balance
02:36of the Force, the moment that pretty much ignited Anakin Skywalker's steady fall into
02:41darkness in the first place could be spotted coming a mile away from the second this defiant
02:46Jedi Padawan opted to go looking for his mama on Tatooine. Clearly still possessing a strong bond
02:51with his single parent, even experiencing dreams of her suffering from afar, those first few
02:56premonitions of Shmi's pain acted as the unnerving earliest hint at the grim fate that was always
03:01destined to grip the future Darth Vader's loving mother. A wild goose chase on the desert planet
03:06ensued in Attack of the Clones, only to present the deeply tormented Jedi with a scenario involving
03:11his mama being abducted by Tusken Raiders a month before he landed. At that point seen as
03:16a hugely hostile group, to expect Shmi to survive that long being held captive by the Raiders was
03:22sadly unrealistic. And her dying breaths to her little Annie were always necessary in nudging
03:27this troubled lad down the dark path we all knew he was heading down.
03:317. Obi-Wan's Love is Introduced – The Clone Wars
03:35In another instance of a vital character being introduced in a project set before
03:39the events fans had already seen come to pass in the likes of Revenge of the Sith and the
03:43subsequent features that would ultimately unfold, the arrival of Satine Kryze in The Clone Wars was
03:48always destined to be a bittersweet one. While it was a captivating development to see the world of
03:52Mandalore ruled by the Duchess determined to move the people of her planet on from their largely
03:57violent ways of the past, the powerful figure who also acted as the unexpected love interest of a
04:02certain Obi-Wan Kenobi was pretty much doomed from the second it became clear that she and
04:06Kenobi had a romantic past of sorts. Simply put, Satine isn't mentioned in the slightest
04:11in the time following on from The Clone Wars, so fans were rather morbidly anticipating her
04:16demise from the get-go. And in the end it was none other than Kenobi's great adversary Maul
04:21who dealt the fatal blow, murdering Satine in front of him as he was helpless to save her.
04:266. A Nervous Young Boba Watches His Father on the Battlefield – Attack of the Clones
04:31George Lucas' decision to introduce us to the Fett who had set the stage for Boba
04:36did admittedly feel a little shoehorned at first, but not more than that A New Hope
04:40special edition scene. But said origin story of the coolest bounty hunter in this galactic series
04:45would ultimately provide Boba with a tragic foundation on which the rest of his captivating
04:50journey was built upon throughout The Clone Wars, Original Trilogy and subsequent live-action Disney
04:55Plus series. Said tragic event could be seen coming from the minute the jubilant young son of
05:00Jango started cheering on the violence and carnage he was witnessing going down within the Geonosian
05:04Petranaki arena, however. You don't bring a youngster along for the evidently perilous ride
05:09if you're not intending to scar him for life, right? As expected, it wasn't too long before
05:13Jango, fresh off of showing off his slick pistol skills in dispatching some Jedi under Reek,
05:18well and truly met his mate Windu Match, having his head taken off by the masterful
05:22Jedi in front of his kid's very eyes. Dick move, Windu!
05:275. Leia Calling Out to Ben Harkens Back to Luke's Passing – The Rise of Skywalker
05:32While it was admittedly one of the more divisive Star Wars Passings,
05:36the sight of Luke Skywalker finally becoming one with the Force after projecting himself
05:40across the galaxy in an attempt to reconcile with former student Kylo Ren, while simultaneously
05:46aiding the future of the Jedi in Rey, was one that had a lasting and profound effect on the
05:50grand finale of the Skywalker saga. One film on from The Last Jedi,
05:55Ren was once again tasked with duking it out with Palpatine's grandkid, yet the fallen Jedi was
05:59once again stopped in his tracks by a Force-sensitive relative, this time in the form
06:04of his mama General Leia Organa. Acting as another life-draining projection of sorts from across the
06:09galaxy, it was evident from the second that Leia hobbled away to contact her son that this was to
06:15be the final act for the legendary figure. The tragic real-life passing of Carrie Fisher also
06:19left many sensing that the series would give the iconic face a fitting send-off at some point in
06:24the saga ender too, and in acting as the catalyst that would bring Ben back towards the light,
06:29Leia's final action felt as meaningful as it did gut-wrenching.
06:334. Obi-Wan is compromised as Dooku is disarmed – Revenge of the Sith
06:38The knowledge of Darth Vader's eventual rise always brought with it the inevitable end of
06:43the former Jedi Master known as Count Dooku. However, it wasn't precisely clear when his
06:48time at Darth Sidious' side would come to an end coming into the final prequel entry.
06:52That was until Obi-Wan Kenobi found himself sidelined in the midst of his rematch alongside
06:57Anakin Skywalker with the dastardly Sith. From the moment the Jedi Master was buried
07:02underneath a platform, leaving only the easily manipulated Anakin to duke it out with Dooku,
07:07all signs pointed to the highly emotional Force user losing control,
07:11and getting some much-needed revenge on the tyrannical Darth Tyrannus.
07:15One do-it-later, Skywalker had successfully decapitated the one-time Jedi in front of his
07:21soon-to-be master, but had Obi-Wan still been conscious, you have to imagine Dooku would have
07:25likely lived to see the inside of a prison cell instead.
07:283. Han Solo meets his son face-to-face – The Force Awakens
07:32While many would confess to being wholly shocked at the most devastating development to come out
07:37of the first sequel flick, that and the fact that Luke Skywalker didn't even get the chance
07:40to utter a single word. In truth, eagle-eyed fans could very much feel this demise a-coming.
07:46With much of The Force Awakens taking inspiration from another beloved Star Wars tale in a new
07:50hope, it felt somewhat appropriate that the wise old mentor of this flick would fall in
07:55a similar fashion to that of Ben Kenobi in that fourth episode.
07:59Upon stepping out to come face-to-face with his fallen Jedi son, Kylo Ren,
08:03the eerie similarities to that aforementioned Vader-Kenobi showdown were glaring for many.
08:08Add in to that the late inclusion of the rest of the heroic gang arriving on the scene to
08:12watch the pair's interaction from afar, and Han Solo's end was all but confirmed.
08:16Helpless to save the iconic smuggler as he is impaled by his lad, Rey, like Luke before her,
08:21is forced to take the next steps on her journey without her newfound mentor.
08:25Hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
08:272. Mace Windu tells Anakin Skywalker to stay out of it – Revenge of the Sith
08:32A great many of the beats that ultimately led to the apparent Chosen One heading into
08:36the dark side of things could have likely been avoided had Anakin Skywalker been supported or
08:41just trusted a little more at numerous points throughout his gradual fall. And while Obi-Wan,
08:46getting knocked out of the action and leaving Anakin to be manipulated by Sidious earlier on
08:50in the Revenge of the Sith film, couldn't really be helped, the way Mace Windu went about ordering
08:54Skywalker to keep from interfering with his arrest of Palpatine was both avoidable and, in the end,
09:00deeply foolish. It was during this verbal back-and-forth that it became clear that Anakin's
09:04faith in the Jedi was at an all-time low, and Windu's rejecting of Anakin's help due to the
09:09confusion he sensed within him likely didn't help his cause either. Then, upon inevitably disobeying
09:14said order and witnessing Windu suddenly decide that Sidious must be killed instead of put on
09:18trial – after all, he's too dangerous to be kept alive – that loss of faith in the Jedi would
09:23finally nudge Anakin over the edge, as he betrayed the purple-bladed Jedi Master and set the Great
09:28Jedi Purge in motion. 1. The Lasergate split the fight – The Phantom Menace
09:34The jaw-dropping duel of the fates still sits as one of the most masterful and skillfully crafted
09:39climaxes the series has to offer. Highlighting the sheer size and power of the opposition now
09:44standing in their way, both Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi find themselves pushed to their
09:49limits by the dual-bladed Sith Darth Maul early on. And with the pair already struggling to best
09:54this seemingly indomitable Sith as a unit, the introduction of some frustrating lasergates in
09:58the thick of the drama acted as a rather unnerving hint at what was to come. Qui-Gon had already
10:03struggled to see off Maul on his own whilst colliding with the mysterious Darksider on
10:07Tatooine, so despite it acting as one of the most savage and soul-crushing acts of the entire saga,
10:13his impaling at the hands of Maul as a helpless Obi-Wan watched on felt depressingly inevitable
10:18from the second those dastardly gates appeared. In the end, Maul's defiance would get the better
10:22of him as Kenobi eventually dealt a seemingly fatal blow to avenge his master's death,
10:27but the fate-sealing damage had already been done.