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TheStar Warssequel trilogy introduced looker to a wide kitchen stove of skilled zep and dangerous villain , and here are how the primary characters rank in term of terror level . Set 30 years afterReturn of the Jedi , Star state of war : The Force Awakensintroduced viewers to a galaxy where an sometime evil had returned . The First Orderthreatened to inhibit the galaxy , furbish up something very similar to Palpatine ’s Empire .
There are precious few Jedi around in the sequel era;Luke Skywalker ’s Jedi Temple on Ossushas been destroy years before the sequel even begin . That meansthere are only a handful of lightsaber combattants around , and threat levels have to be evaluated in different means . Here ’s our ranking , exploring everything from fighting acquisition to strategic ability .
9Armitage Hux
The First Order’s Snivelling General
General Armitage Huxseemed to have a very dissimilar persona in every one of the continuation movies ; this resulted in an left over word-painting and moderately confusing character arc . But from what viewing audience see of Hux , he is not very competent in a direct scrap . Generally cowardly but very cunning , Hux lead from the top and from the back , permit his legion of First Order stormtroopers to do his bidding rather than getting his own hands dirty . This is fitting for the Imperial - raised bloke who was the Logos of one of the founding members of the First Order , Brendol Hux .
Cowardly Commander Of The First Order
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Domhnall Gleeson
First Appearance
Star war : The Force Awakens
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First Order
Hux falls at the bottom of this tilt in the main because of his abilities in a physical fight , but also because he seems to be a coward who will betray his own . Armitage does this to the First Order as they align themselves with theresurrected Emperor Palpatine , selling out data to the Resistance . Hux would not be much help in a battle beyond bark orders – and even then , he would attempt to calculate out for himself above anybody else . Supreme Leader Snokedescribes Hux as a fanatical dog : afraid , cowardly , but severe .
8Rose Tico
The Resistance’s Smart Mechanic
Rose Tico was introduced inStar warfare : The Last Jedi , and accompanied Finn on his journeying to infiltrate the First Order ’s mega - class star destroyer – where Snoke resides . This was a very secretive mission , for incapacitate the First Order’shyperspace trackingunit and allow the Resistance to escape , so the fight here was very modest . But Rose did march technical skill and general scrap ability , prove she is at least competent in a fight .
A Great Mind & Okay Fighter
Kelly Marie Tran
Star Wars : Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
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For this cause , Rose falls into the second - abject spot on this list , mostly because there just is n’t sufficient evidence to establish fight abilities . Rose achieved a higher rank and file in the Resistance by the fourth dimension ofStar Wars : The Rise of Skywalker , and even seemed to be in a semi - leadership role in the assault on Exegol . But without a doubt , Rose Tico ’s biggest posture is in the behind - the - prospect operations of a battle . She is imaginative , strategic , and helped the Resistance in many ways – just none of which are directly threatening in fighting .
7Poe Dameron
The Resistance’s Top Pilot And Key Agent
Poe Dameronis an essential part of the Resistance . coming together with Lor San Tekka on Jakku , Poe fasten themap to Luke Skywalkerand is essential in finding the lost Jedi Master . Poe is a subsister , a unspoiled soldier , and a great exceptional agent , but his real effectiveness amount when he ’s in a starfighter . The best pilot film of the Resistance , Poe was in person train by Wedge Antilles as a part of theNew Republic Defense Fleetbefore leave office to fight the First Order like his parents press the Empire a coevals earlier .
From Hot Shot Pilot To Resistance General
A gifted archetype , Poe Dameron briefly flew with the Spice Runners of Kijimi before make his agency to the Resistance . He became one of the Resistance ’s most important figures , even leading after the passing of Leia Organa . Poe is specially notable for his close friendly relationship with Rey Skywalker and Finn .
Poe ’s main journeying across the sequel is learning about responsibility and how to direct a movement , something he struggles with very much inThe Last JediandThe Rise of Skywalker . He ’s a adequate to strategian and leader , and he establish the abiity to fight in ground combat when infiltrating a First Order Star Destroyer above Kijimi . All of this hard cements Poe as a self-coloured combatant , but not any high on the leaning because his strengths lie more in piloting than at once fighting . If this list was ranking pilots , Poe would dead be numeral one .
6Jannah
Defected First Order Stormtrooper
Jannah was only introduced toStar WarsinThe Rise of Skywalker , but she sure made a German mark , exert an iconic and powerful energy bowing , and riding on a horse - alike Orbak . Later after her initiation , Jannah is give away to be a former First Order stormtrooper , who defected along with the rest period of Company 77 , after they turn uncomfortable with the First Order ’s heinousness . The grouping mutiny and crash their police car on the ocean moon of Endor , Kef Bir , subsist and naturalize the local wildlife .
An Impromptu Resistance Fighter At Exegol
Naomi Ackie
Star war : The advance of Skywalker
Resistance , First Order ( formerly )
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This is where the Resistance foregather Company 77 , and enlists their help as a landing place team during the Battle of Exegol . Jannah is seen to be incredibly competent with her energy bowknot , taking out lots of troopers and serve Finn take down the First Order ’s lead star topology destroyer . She has definite combat training , with the rigourousness of the First Order stormtrooper program , clearly being demonstrated in how she fights on Exegol . Jannah also might be force out - raw , given hints her defection was base on a " feeling . "
5Finn
First Order Defector Turned Resistance General
Like Jannah , Finn ’s story begins as a stormtrooper . This leads him to the struggle at Tuanul Village , where he sees the atrocities of state of war for what they really are , and take to desert from the First Order with Poe Dameron . Finn subsequently joins the Resistance , helps destroyStarkiller Base , and even becomes general , lead the final electric charge to destroy the First and Final Orders for dependable , saving the wandflower . In the end , it ’s even revealed that Finn is Force - tender .
Force-Sensitive Former Stormtrooper
brainwash as a stormtrooper for the First Order , Finn was able to resist his conditioning - likely due to his Force - sensitivity . Initially unwilling to ally with the Resistance , he nonetheless eventually chose to side with them , and became a ripe booster to both Rey and Poe Dameron . Finn leave a squad of ex - stormtroopers during the foreboding Battle of Exegol , a conflict that look him eventually sweep up the Force .
Finn has read a gamy degree of combat competency through the sequels , going to - to - toe with enemy like Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma - even beating the second base . Finn is also outstanding with a blaster , and is a solid strategian and pilot . But most significantly , Finn is a very competent and magnetic leader , help the Resistance defeat Palpatine and leave the extragalactic nebula in fighting back against tyranny . All of this is probably enhance by Finn ’s propensity to employ the Force .
4Captain Phasma
The Leader Of The First Order’s Stormtroopers
The iconic and terrify Captain Phasma was known wide for her kit , a stage set of custom , chromium stormtrooper armor crafted from alloy take up from Palpatine ’s former Naboo racing yacht . But she was not just a symbol of oppression;Phasma was a precede - from - the - front kind of commander , and stormtroopers were proud to follow her onto the battlefieldas the First Order inhibit satellite all across theUnknown Regions . But it ’s Phasma ’s tragic backstory that truly do her a force to be look with .
A Nuclear Wasteland Survivor In Chrome Armor
Gwendoline Christie
Star Wars : Episode VII - The Force Awakens
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A gifted pilot, Poe Dameron briefly flew with the Spice Runners of Kijimi before making his way to the Resistance. He became one of the Resistance’s most important figures, even leading after the passing of Leia Organa. Poe is particularly notable for his close friendship with Rey Skywalker and Finn.
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As revealed in Delilah S. Dawson’sPhasma , the First Order captain hails from the planet Parnassos - a harsh wasteland devastate by a nuclear disaster . Growing up on this world made Phasma a stone - cold killer , not caring at all about whoever needs to light for her to get ahead and survive . A survivor at affection , Phasma press savagely yet intelligently , and was only eventually brought down by her pride while fighting Finn . She was a master at both hand - to - hand and chargeman - base combat , and wore fantastically strong armor , but not even her armour was as tough as her hardened survival instincts .
3Supreme Leader Snoke
Palpatine’s Puppet In The First Order
A genetically - engineered being created as a termination of Palpatine ’s cloning experiments , Supreme Leader Snoke became the Emperor ’s unwitting tool . potent in the Force , Snoke was used to lead the First Order to victory - and it ’s differentiate that even the destruction of Starkiller Base did n’t foreclose his forces conquering the galaxy for a class . Snoke was only vote out through Kylo Ren ’s treachery .
A Powerful & Smart Dark Wizard
Andy Serkis
Snoke was ab initio raised on Exegol , and he was created to be brawny with the Force . He demonstrated his ability inThe Last Jedi , effortlessly grip Rey with hisForce powers , and he claimed to be responsible for bind Rey and Kylo Ren together in the Force . Although Snoke is not really seen in scrap , he ’s clearly enormously powerful and very severe indeed .
2Rey Skywalker
The Honorary Skywalker Hero
The principal part of the continuation trilogy , Rey get up scavenging and fend for her lifespan on the junkyard planet of Jakku . She ’s already sturdy and resilient , even before she absorbed some of Kylo Ren ’s training when he attempt to peer into her mind inThe Force Awakens;Rey subsequently trained under both Luke Skywalker and Leia . Rey eventually betrays her lineage , require down the Emperor with his own lightning , and being gifted the name Skywalker by the ghosts of Luke and Leia .
Star Wars reveal another key reason why Rey was able to drum Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens , going beyond Kylo ’s wound from Chewbacca .
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Daughter of a " failed " Palpatine knockoff , Rey became part of a mystical phenomenon know as the Force Dyad - a vergence in the Force that bound her to Kylo Ren . Trained by both Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa , Rey fought against the First Order as an ally of the Resistance . She at last crow against Palpatine himself , channelling the full index of all Jedi .
Rey is very powerful in the Force , and has an interesting yet untrainedlightsaber combat mode , leading her to be a sloppy but unremarkably - effective fighter . As the trilogy move on , Rey becomes much more positive with the lightsaber , training with Luke and Leia to get over her skills . She fend off Kylo Ren doubly , make it well-defined she knows what she ’s doing . She ’s also very fast and dextrous , being a former scavenger who ’s used to climbing around the downfall of star uprooter . Rey is a promising unseasoned Jedi with serious ability on the battlefieldthanks to her immense Force electric potential .
1Kylo Ren
Dark Acolyte And Former Jedi
If one ’s lineage can prove their abilities on the battlefield , Kylo Ren has it all . Ben Solo , as he was once constitute , is the boy of Han Solo and Princess Leia , and is therefore the grandson of the Chosen One , Anakin Skywalker . While being a extremity of the Skywalker bloodline , Ben was also trained by his uncle Luke Skywalker , Supreme Leader Snoke , and the Knights of Ren , all at different point in his sprightliness , making him a ridiculously powerful Force - user and warrior . After joining the First Order , Kylo becomes their warlord , conquering major planet with their oppressive forces behind him .
A Savage Fighter And Force Warrior
The son of Han Solo and Leia Organa , Ben was manipulated by Palpatine through the Force for most of his lifetime , influenced toward the dark side of the Force . A misstep by Luke Skywalker ultimately left Ben feeling he had no choice but to embrace the black side , and he became Kylo Ren , a key figure in the First Order . Kylo Ren ’s center rest profoundly divided , however , even after he ascended to become Supreme Leader of the First Order . He was ultimately redeemed by Rey , with whom he share a noteworthy Force hamper , and by the love of his parents .
Taking after his gramps , Kylo Ren became a force-out to be reckoned with . His peculiarly plan crossguard lightsaber – with a crack Kyber crystal causing its instability – was an iconic symbolization of the First Order ’s oppression . He has slain countless foe , even former fellow student who trained with him at Luke ’s Jedi Temple . But Kylo Ren ’s on-key electric potential was finally establish after he returned to the light side , with Ben defeating all the Knights of Ren at once . Ben Solo is doubtless the most threatening character in the entireStar Warssequel trilogy .
A gifted pilot, Poe Dameron briefly flew with the Spice Runners of Kijimi before making his way to the Resistance. He became one of the Resistance’s most important figures, even leading after the passing of Leia Organa. Poe is particularly notable for his close friendship with Rey Skywalker and Finn.
Brainwashed as a stormtrooper for the First Order, Finn was able to resist his conditioning - likely due to his Force-sensitivity. Initially unwilling to ally with the Resistance, he nonetheless eventually chose to side with them, and became a good friend to both Rey and Poe Dameron. Finn led a squad of ex-stormtroopers during the fateful Battle of Exegol, a conflict that saw him finally embrace the Force.
Daughter of a “failed” Palpatine clone, Rey became part of a mysterious phenomenon known as the Force Dyad - a vergence in the Force that bound her to Kylo Ren. Trained by both Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, Rey fought against the First Order as an ally of the Resistance. She ultimately triumphed against Palpatine himself, channelling the full power of all Jedi.
The son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, Ben was manipulated by Palpatine through the Force for most of his life, influenced toward the dark side of the Force. A misstep by Luke Skywalker ultimately left Ben feeling he had no choice but to embrace the dark side, and he became Kylo Ren, a key figure in the First Order. Kylo Ren’s heart remained deeply divided, however, even after he ascended to become Supreme Leader of the First Order. He was ultimately redeemed by Rey, with whom he shared a remarkable Force bond, and by the love of his parents.
