Top 10 Most Evil Star Wars Characters

1. Palpatine

   

   Sheev Palpatine, also known by his Sith identity Darth Sidious, is a fictional character and one of the primary antagonists of the Star Wars franchise. Publicly, he appears as Senator Palpatine, then Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, and later as Emperor Palpatine. He is mainly portrayed by Ian McDiarmid... read more

   Emperor Palpatine is the reason these villains are so evil. He brainwashed some of them, like Darth Vader, to do his bidding. He betrayed his people for the dark side.

   He killed his own Master, Darth Plagueis, in his sleep. Only pure evil bastards without a conscience do that.

   If Palpatine wasn't a Sith, then almost all of these other villains would be good people.

2. Governor Tarkin

   

   Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was the Governor of the Outer Rim territories and rose to the high rank of Grand Moff.

   Tarkin oversaw the construction of the Death Star and played a pivotal role in enforcing the Empire's rule. He was portrayed... read more

   Everyone knows not to mess around when he's nearby, and he keeps everything in order. He also destroyed Leia's home planet and made the Grand Inquisitor kill Aresko and Grint for failing.

   Admiral of the Death Star.

3. Darth Maul

   

   Darth Maul is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. Trained as Darth Sidious's first apprentice, he serves as a Sith Lord and wields a distinctive double-bladed lightsaber. Darth Maul first appeared in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace and later featured in Star Wars: The Clone Wars... read more

   Maul warned Ahsoka about Vader, knowing the Jedi were going to fall. He wanted to help, but she declined, saying she didn't trust him yet. She wanted him to join her, but he said he couldn't.

   He warned the Jedi about Palpatine, but they didn't listen. After that, he wanted to kill both the Jedi and the Sith.

   In The Clone Wars, he killed most of Obi-Wan's loved ones and kept him alive only to cause him pain.

4. Darth Vader

   

   Darth Vader is a Star Wars character who serves as the main antagonist of the original Star Wars trilogy and as the central figure in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, where he is known by his original name, Anakin Skywalker. Initially trained as a Jedi Knight, Anakin defects to the Sith under the influence... read more

   Vader, even though he became good, still shows no mercy to anyone except Luke. He even does this to his own men!

   Darth Vader should be ranked higher than Kylo because he killed the younglings and Obi-Wan.

   Darth Vader is the best. He is always calm and never as angry as Kylo Ren.

5. Kylo Ren

   

   Kylo Ren, also known as Ben Solo, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He commands the First Order with a temper as fiery as his unconventional lightsaber. Kylo Ren first appeared in the 2015 film Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens. Ben Solo, the son of Han Solo and Princess Leia... read more

   I'm surprised he's so high up, but then again, he turned against Luke. He's the angry villain while Darth Vader is calmer, so it's no surprise he's above him. Kylo Ren is also more driven by power.

   Kylo Ren didn't even regret killing his father, and as of The Force Awakens, he has no reason for being evil.

   I know he is Darth Vader's grandson, but he should not have killed his father.

6. General Grievous

   

   General Grievous is a fictional character and antagonist in the Star Wars franchise. He served as the Supreme Commander of the Confederacy of Independent Systems' Droid Armies during the Clone Wars. Grievous is voiced by Matthew Wood and first appeared in Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) before appearing... read more

   Do I need to say anything? He took pleasure in slaughtering younglings.

7. General Hux

   

   General Armitage Hux is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was first introduced in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The character is portrayed by Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson and appears in all three films of the sequel trilogy.

   His speech is more than enough to put him on this list. Watch that scene dubbed in German, and you'll know what I'm talking about.

   What did Jabba do that was worse? Sure, he exploited girls, but this guy has the power to destroy planets!

   He ordered the troopers and the First Order to fire their weapon at the Republic planets.

8. Jabba the Hutt

   

   Jabba the Hutt is a fictional character from the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He is depicted as a large, slug-like alien. Jabba first appeared on screen in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi and was later included in the special edition of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.

   Most people would say Palpatine was the most evil, but I give my vote to Jabba.

9. Count Dooku

   

   Count Dooku of Serenno is a fictional character from the Star Wars franchise. He appears as a major antagonist in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and as a minor antagonist in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.... read more

   FORMER Jedi. (emphasis on former) He was the second person to use Force lightning. The only other Sith to use it is the most evil person in Star Wars.

10. Darth Plagueis

    

    Darth Plagueis is a fictional Sith Lord in the Star Wars universe. He was originally a Muun named Hego Demask and served as the apprentice to Darth Tenebrous. After killing his master, Plagueis trained a young Palpatine, who would later become Darth Sidious.... read more

    He IS Palpatine's master and made him kill his own family as a child! And people wonder why Palpatine loves killing loved ones.

    Pure evil! Ever heard of the story of Darth Plagueis the Wise?

    He could destroy everything to save his loved ones.

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13. Snoke

    

    Supreme Leader Snoke is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He served as the mysterious leader of the First Order and played a major role in the sequel trilogy. Snoke is a CGI character portrayed and voiced by Andy Serkis.

    He was only seen as a hologram in The Force Awakens, which was 25 feet tall. His real size is much smaller, and we don't even know who he really is.

    He's a giant, Voldemort-like figure who was the Supreme Leader of the First Order.

14. Pong Krell

    

15. Director Orson Krennic

    

    Director Orson Krennic is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, first appearing in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. He serves as Director of Advanced Weapons Research for the Imperial military and is obsessed with completing the long-delayed Death Star project.... read more

16. Grand Admiral Thrawn

    

    Grand Admiral Thrawn is a Chiss male from the Star Wars universe and was created by author Timothy Zahn. He made his first appearance in the novel Star Wars: Heir to the Empire and served as the main antagonist of the Thrawn trilogy. Thrawn later appeared in Star Wars Rebels and is the central figure... read more

17. Grand Inquisitor

    

18. Boba Fett

    

    Boba Fett is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a bounty hunter who appears in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, working for Darth Vader and Jabba the Hutt. Boba Fett also stars in his own series, The Book of Boba Fett, which premiered in 2021.

    Boba Fett was trained from a young age in how to fight, fly a ship, fix things, use guns, and more.

    Was fueled by revenge. If he was one with the Force, he would be a Sith.

    A badass bounty hunter making his way through the universe like his father before him.

19. Riff Tamson

    

20. 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. Jango is the genetic template for the clone troopers and the father of Boba Fett... read more

    Jango Fett is not called the deadliest and most wanted bounty hunter without reason. He earns a lot of money from missions and can kill Jedi using nothing but his hands!

    Jango is a ruthless bounty hunter who kills and destroys innocent people. But somehow, he was a good father to Boba.

    If he's the most wanted and deadliest bounty hunter, why is he ranked behind Bossk?

21. Savage Opress

    

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

    More evil than Maul. After all, Maul tried to stop Palpatine and his plans.

    Savage is worse than Maul, but Maul lasted longer. Still, Savage should at least be in the top 10.

    Savage should be ranked higher. He is more evil than his brother, who is number four.

22. Darth Vitiate

    

23. Nute Gunray

    

    Nute Gunray is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He appears in the prequel trilogy and in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Gunray is the Viceroy of the Trade Federation and later becomes a member of the Separatist Council during the Clone Wars.

24. Wat Tambor

    

    This figure of pure evil tried to turn Echo into a machine, make him betray his brothers, and take control of his mind. He deserves to be number one on the list of most evil characters for sure.

    He kidnaps people and uses them as test subjects.

    He tried to turn the clones against each other. He should be ranked higher.

25. Cad Bane

    

    Cad Bane is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, created by George Lucas, Dave Filoni, and Henry Gilroy. He is a recurring antagonist voiced by Corey Burton and first appeared in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He later appeared in Star Wars: The Bad Batch and made his live-action debut in The... read more

    Malicious and unrelenting, he causes too much death and trouble to be overlooked.

    Bruh, why is Cad Bane so low? He steals from Jedi, causes lots of people to die, and then threatens to kill everyone and blow up their whole base!

    Cad Bane is the third most wanted bounty hunter, which should place him much higher on the list.

26. Pre Vizsla

    

27. Darth Malak

    

    Darth Malak is a fictional Sith Lord in the Star Wars franchise. He made his first appearance in the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Originally a Jedi Knight trained by Revan, Malak eventually turned to the Dark Side, becoming a major antagonist in the game's storyline.