Saddest Star Wars Character Backstories

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1 Darth Vader Darth Vader is a Star Wars character and the main antagonist of the first three original Star Wars films and the main protagonist of the Star Wars prequel trilogy under his original name Anakin Skywalker. He had been trained as a Jedi but defected to the Sith lord and Galactic Chancellor Palpatine. He adopted the name Darth Vader, and was placed in a suit after his legs were cut off and his body was burned after a fight with his former master Obi-Wan Kenobi on the planet of Mustafar. He returned to the light side upon feeling conflict when finding his son Luke and turned stopped the now emperor Palpatine from killing him. In the original trilogy, Vader was physically portrayed by David Prowse ...read more.

He was born into slavery, his mother was killed by Tusken Raiders, tried to save his wife and she ended up dying and he turned to the Dark Side. Turned good again, saved Luke from the Emperor and died shortly afterwards

He lost everything

Good can be in evil

Vader stopped Luke from killing Palpatine because he made a big mistake in killing Dooku

2 Luke Skywalker 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.

Luke's was so sad

Luke was a por guy

3 Leia Organa Princess Leia Organa, later known as General Leia Organa, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher.
4 Kylo Ren Kyle Ren, also known as Ben Solo, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. Kylo Ren commands the First Order with a temper as fiery as his unconventional lightsaber. Ren first appeared in 2015's Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Ben Solo, the son of Han Solo and Princess Leia, was trained at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy, but turned to the dark side under the influence of Supreme Leader Snoke. In the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Kylo Ren is portrayed by Adam Driver.

Kylo Ren almost got killed by a droid when he was a baby and by Luke. His parents would leave him a lot and Han left the family and soon after that sent him to become a jedi before Kylo agreeing.

Kylo thought his parents hated him and left his family as a child later on

Han Solo abandoned him

Kylo should be higher

5 Ezra Bridger Ezra Bridger is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, serving as the protagonist of the animated series Star Wars Rebels. A force-sensitive orphan from the planet Lothal, Ezra Bridger encounters the Ghost Crew, where he is trained by Jedi Kanan Jarrus. He was voiced by Taylor Gray in Star Wars Rebels and portrayed in Ahsoka by Eman Esfandi.
6 Finn FN-2187 (Finn) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He first appeared in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens in which he is a stormtrooper for the First Order who flees and turns against it after being shocked by their cruelty in his first combat mission. He is portrayed by English actor John Boyega, who reprises the role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
7 Padme Amidala Padmé Amidala is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, appearing in the prequel trilogy portrayed by actress Natalie Portman.

She died of a broken heart.

8 Boba Fett Boba Fett is a fictional character in the Star Wars series. In The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, he is a bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader and also employed by Jabba the Hutt.

His appearance in the prequels depicted him as a sad, angry child. The material in between captures the long, difficult journey that Fett had to undertake to get to his adult life. He struggled and often failed, forced to grow on his own after the death of his father.

Boba was all alone

9 Rey Rey is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by British actress Daisy Ridley. First appearing as the central character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rey is a scavenger who was left behind on the planet Jakku when she was a child, and later becomes involved with the Resistance's conflict with the First Order when her solitary life is interrupted by BB-8, the droid of ace Resistance pilot Poe Dameron, and the runaway Stormtrooper Finn.
10 Jango Fett Jango Fett is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, created by George Lucas. He made his debut in the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, where he was portrayed by actor Temuera Morrison.

Was alone his whole life besides having Bossk and Boba. Plus after he died Aurra just bullies Boba and uses him for money.

Jango had his parents die at the age of 4 and survived by himself and became a bounty hunter.

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11 Darth Maul Darth Maul is a fictional character in the science fiction franchise Star Wars. Trained as Darth Sidious's first apprentice, he serves as a Sith Lord and a master of wielding a double-bladed lightsaber. Darth Maul debuted in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and has made subsequent appearances in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and Solo: A Star Wars Story.
12 Captain Rex Captain Rex, designation number CT-7567, is a fictional character in the Star Wars science fiction universe created by George Lucas and a main character of the animated The Clone Wars 2008 film and the related television series of the same name. He is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.

Captain Rex watches his brother die and still fights accepting the fact that he isn't normal and people push him around and their life is war.

Captain Rex has to fight almost every single day and has to watch over his men

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How is Sabine above him?

Nobody listens to him

14 Han Solo 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.
15 General Hux General Armitage Hux is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. First introduced in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he is portrayed by Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson.
16 Plo Koon Plo Koon is a fictional Jedi Master who appeared in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2014; 2020).
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18 Sabine Wren Sabine Wren is a fictional Mandalorian character who appeared in the animated series Star Wars Rebels. She is voiced by Tiya Sircar in Star Wars Rebels, and is portrayed by Natasha Liu Bordizzo in Ahsoka.
19 Obi-Wan Kenobi Obi-Wan Kenobi is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, played by Sir Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor.
20 Rose Tico

Rose Tico was born in a bad place with her sister beofre they joined the ressistence Rose would care for the animals there and her sister dies later on.

21 Savage Opress Savage Oppress is a fictional character who appeared in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Oppress was the secret apprentice and of Count Dooku and brother of Darth Maul. He is voiced by Clancy Brown.

Savage just dies...

22 Chewbacca Chewbacca, nicknamed "Chewie", is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. A Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. Chewbacca is the co-pilot of the Millenuim Falcon alongside his best friend Han Solo. Chewbacca was portrayed by Peter Mayhew in the Original Trilogy.
23 Cassian Andor

His childhood was sad

24 Palpatine 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.

I geuss it's because he was forced to kill his parents and he spent his childood trying to be better than his dad plus Darth Plagious took him in at a young age I don't really know.

25 Poe Dameron Poe Dameron is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. Introduced in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he is portrayed by Oscar Isaac.
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