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KEY 20 PADME AMIDALA Light side Episodes I-III Noble senator Padmé dies while giving birth to Luke and Leia – but at least she doesn’t have to see her husband, Anakin Skywalker, transformed into the evil Darth Vader. Dark side FINN Episodes VII-IX One-time Stormtrooper Finn is that rare thing in this universe: a character who trades evil for good. We hope he’s still standing when all is said is done. 24 Count Dooku Episodes II & III One of the Star Wars saga’s most insidious villains, Dooku’s reign of terror is cut short when, in an ending worthy of a Hammer horror, Anakin slices off the former Jedi’s head. 23 ADMIRAL ACKBAR Episodes VI-VIII He has just 14 lines in Return of the Jedi, but this amphibious Rebel commander (who led the assault on the Death Star II) is a firm fan favourite thanks to his meme-friendly “It’s a trap!” Episodes I, IV & VI This obscene, slug-like crime boss gets the comeuppance he deserves when his latest dancing girl – a gold bikini-clad Princess Leia – throttles him with her chain. Ho ho ho ho ho! 22 JAR JAR BINKS 18 BB-8 21 MACE WINDU Best moment: When BB-8 gives Finn the droid equivalent of a thumb’s up. Episodes I-III The gung-ho Gungan has become the prequel trilogy’s whipping boy, but revisit Eps 1-3 and you’ll see that time has been kind to George Lucas’ fave character. Plus, kids adore him! Episodes VII-IX We didn’t think any ’bot could equal R2 in our droid affections but then along came The Force Awakens and this little guy. In an instant he stole a billion hearts. Episodes I-III Jedi Master Mace Windu makes our cut for two reasons: he’s played with trademark Did you swagger by Samuel L. know? Jackson and he has an Loveable droid awesome purple lightsaber. BB-8 sta rted life as THE STORY SO FAR... Memory malfunctioning? Our episode-by-episode recap will bring you up to speed in less than 12 parsecs 20 ODEON.co.uk 19 JABBA THE HUTT a rough sketch on a napkin So you’ve spent the last 42 years frozen in carbonite and missed all eight films in cinema’s greatest space saga? Here’s your catch-up, in chronological order. In Episode I: The Phantom Menace, we meet Anakin Skywalker, a cocksure youngster chosen for training by Jedi knight Qui-Gon Jinn – and believed to be the