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15. Uncle Owen
Uncle Owen, or Owen Lars, which we never hear him named, was Luke's foster father. Owen was a highly important moisture farmer on Tatooine who we meet from the beginning of episode 4 before the Empire destroys the area in hopes of finding information in the brave little R2 unit. Uncle Owen did not approve much of Luke's lifestyle, from his want to see other planets, to his more simple wants of "going to the Tashi station to pick up power converters". Of course, we know that Owen was just looking out for his wide-eyed nephew, trying to keep him from getting into too much danger with the knowledge of old Ben Kenobi around the corner and a recent outerspace war occuring just some years ago involving some of his own family. Owen was stern and efficient, having his mind on the quality of farming seasons over and above any puerile desires for galactic adventure games that may have been in his own blood. No viewers of Star Wars ever liked Uncle Owen because he reminded them of their own parent’s authority. What type of contumacy must have evolved in anyone who was stopped from picking up power converters is unquestionably certain. Luke however, needed to be raised somewhere, for sometime, in the confines of solitude and repose, so he could eventually become the Jedi he became. With this in mind, Uncle Owen has to be on the top 20 list regardless of Star Wars fans obstinacy for authority.
14. Porkins
 13. C3PO
C3PO was always conspicuously homoerotic (not that there's anything wrong with that!). C3PO was also excessively worrisome and carping at times. But C3PO was more tolerably annoying, and even sometimes more welcomingly annoying, than the kind of annoying that embodied playing Dreamcast for example. Many Star Wars fans love to hate 3PO, but they often forget the intellectual and technical skill of this protocol droid who knew "over 6 million forms of communication" and served over 40 masters in all discursive tasks put to him. Even with all of 3PO's technical proficiencies, he never boasted himself as highly important, often being heard by his masters as saying "I do not overrate my importance! I daresay I am the most humble droid I know!". Surely, what one of us, who knew over 6 million languages, would not be overtly prideful of this exorbitant skill. Some of the more entertaining dialogues throughout Star Wars came from 3PO and R2D2, where all we knew of what R2D2 was saying were 3PO’s interpretations. What we gathered from the substance of their conversations was mostly R2D2 making fun of 3P0, much to 3PO's chagrin, as he was commonly taken back by R2D2's apparent impertinence. Love him or hate him, C3PO was absolutely an essential figure throughout Star Wars, even if his character played the role of someone you would commonly be piqued by in real life. Star Wars could never limit itself to ideal characters, making Star Wars ascend beyond what’s normally understood as "ideal". Accept that the world will be full of 3PO's, and you’ll start to see their importance too.
12. Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker, for the most part is never referred to as a great character in all of the Star Wars episodes. He doesn't have the charisma of Han Solo, the wisdom of Obi Wan, or even the comedic appeal of someone like Chewbacca for example. This is an odd phenomena as Luke is the main character throughout all of Star Wars episodes 4-6. What Luke lacks in definability comparitvely to all the other characters, he more than gains in keeping the story steady throughout all the movies. Luke is a fairly serious character, always practicing his Jedi training with the utmost gumption. Not even Solo's repudiation of all things Jedi turns Luke away from his beliefs; inevitably he begins thinking that Solo was just a plebian who couldn't understand the truth in the universe. Luke Skywalker appeals to the dedicated viewer who continually looks forward to that which instinctually appeals to their whole being. Never undulating, and never diffuse, Luke proves to be one of the better representations in movie history of a character growing into a mallifluous stoicism. Even if one who wants to grow into this perfect state is not as "interesting" as the sarcastic lover of all things in the immediate, this does not take away from the inner sense in all of us for growth and development. 11. Leia
 Leia was the perfect antidote for girls who wanted to be Star Wars nerds too, sometimes creating animosity within the male Star Wars fans who thought that Star Wars was reserved for their own imagination. Leia exhibited a toughness of her own that could scare a male into obsequiousness. She was acrimonious at times, even to the most nefarious of the empire fleet. In "A New Hope" she had no problem talking back to the surreptitious Vader, letting him know that the empires hold on deep space was slowly "slipping through your fingers". Leia shows even more truculence in "Return of the Jedi", strangling Jabba to death with the fetters and chains that were tying her up. This all added to her sex appeal which eventually began to win over the male fans of Star Wars who began to have fixations of her. It was in Jabba's palace in "Return of the Jedi" where the fixation became an obsession, when the Stars Wars nerd caught a glimpse of Leia in a skimpy slave bikini. Leia's (Kerry Fishers) identity after that scene would forever be ingrained in popular movie culture and Star Wars lore throughout time. Her identity would also unfortunately be tied to the awakening in the fans mind when they realize that in "Empire Strikes Back", she makes out with her own brother. Regardless of this later odiousness, Leia would mostly retain a legacy of strength and salience. 10-1 Coming Next Week!
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