Most Respected Star Wars Characters

Respected as in respected by the civilians of the whole fictional Star Wars galaxy as a whole, not in real life.
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The Top Ten
1 Darth Sidious (end of ROTS) Sheev Palpatine (also known by his Sith identity Darth Sidious and publicly as Senator Palpatine, then Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, and later Emperor Palpatine) is a fictional character and one of the primary antagonists of the Star Wars franchise, mainly portrayed by Ian McDiarmid.

Unchallenged Emperor in complete control of the whole galaxy. He had enough to support to destroy the Republic and begin a Galactic Empire in ROTS without any real opposition.

2 Snoke (Sequel trilogy) Supreme Leader Snoke is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. Snoke served as the mysterious leader of the First Order. Supreme Leader Snoke is a CGI character voiced and performed by Andy Serkis.

Leader of the powerful and highly influential First Order for many years.

3 Leia Organa (Between ROTJ and TFA) Princess Leia Organa, later known as General Leia Organa, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher.

Leader of the New Republic between the 6th and 7th movies.

4 Luke Skywalker (Between ROTJ and TFA) Luke Skywalker is a fictional character appearing as the central protagonist of the original film trilogy, and as a supporting character in the sequel trilogy of the Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. He is portrayed by Mark Hamill.

Rebel hero and brother of Leia. If Leia was highly respected Luke would've been respected almost just as much.

5 Han Solo (Between ROTJ and TFA) Han Solo is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. In the original film trilogy, Han and his co-pilot, Chewbacca, become involved in the Rebel Alliance which opposes the Galactic Empire. He is primarily portrayed by Harrison Ford. Han Solo served as the focus of the 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story, where he is portrayed by Alden Ehrenreich.

Rebel hero and husband to the leader of the New Republic between the 6th and 7th movies. If Leia was respected, Han would've been respected almost just as much.

6 Padme Amidala (ROTS) Padmé Amidala is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, appearing in the prequel trilogy portrayed by actress Natalie Portman.

Highly respected Senator who believed in democracy. She was the voice of democracy.

7 Count Dooku (Clone Wars) Count Dooku of Serenno, from the House of Dooku is a fictional character from the Star Wars franchise, appearing in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith as a primary and minor antagonist respectively. He was portrayed by Christopher Lee and voiced by Corey Burton in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Clone Wars.

Leader of the controversial but popular Seperatist organisation during the Clone Wars.

8 Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (Clone Wars)

Hero of the Clone Wars, and for that he would've been highly respected in the SW universe.

9 Mos Mathma

Lead the Rebel Alliance in its early stages.

10 Chancellor Valorum (TPM)

You don't become Chancellor for nothing, Valorum had a lot of support for him to become Chancellor in the first place.