Star Wars: The Force Awakens

character guide

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, set 30 years after the Battle of Endor* in the climax to Return of the Jedi (1983), sees characters old and new face off, once again, in a battle between good and evil

First Order

Resistance

Supreme Leader

Snoke

(Andy Serkis –

CGI character)

Leader of First Order.

Giant, disfigured and powerful

user of

Finn

(John Boyega)

First Order

Stormtrooper

who crashes TIE Fighter

onto planet Jakku and meets Rey.

Reforms and joins Resistance

Dark Side of the Force

General Hux

(Domhnall Gleeson)

Young, ruthless

officer in First Order.

Commander of

Starkiller Base

Poe Dameron

(Oscar Isaac)

X-Wing pilot, call

sign

Black Leader

Assissted by

astromech droid

BB-8

Captain Phasma

(Gwendoline

Christie)

Leader of First

Order legions

Han Solo

(Harrison Ford)

Smuggler and

hero from original

trilogy. Owns

Millennium Falcon

Chewbacca

(Peter Mayhew)

Wookie and

co-pilot of

Millennium Falcon

Kylo Ren

(Adam Driver)

Commander of First Order

and user of Dark Side

of the Force. Member

of mysterious cult,

Knights of Ren.

Religious fanatic

who worships

memory of

Other returning characters:

(Carrie Fisher),

Leia Organa

(Mark Hamill),

Luke Skywalker

Darth Vader

(Anthony Daniels) and

C-3PO

(Kenny Baker)

R2-D2

Rey

(Daisy Ridley)

Main protagonist

of new trilogy.

Abandoned

on desert

planet Jakku

as small child,

she scavenges

for survival until

she meets

Kylo Ren

possesses

Darth Vader’s

broken mask

Finn

Raw

Quillons:

Poe’s droid

BB-8

power vented

from primary blade

that comes into

Rey’s possession

Kylo Ren’s lightsaber

Homemade. Funnels ragged fire

instead of forming steady beam

*Won by Rebel Alliance. Marks beginning of end for Galactic Empire. Darth Vader and

Emperor Palpatine defeated. Pictures: Lucasfilm Ltd, Getty Images.

Sources: starwars.com, Wookipedia, IMDB, Empire, Digital Spy

Star Wars:

The Force Awakens

character guide

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, set 30 years after the Battle of Endor* in the climax to Return of the Jedi (1983), sees characters old and new face off, once again, in a battle between good and evil

First Order

Supreme Leader Snoke

(Andy Serkis – CGI character)

Leader of First Order. Giant,

disfigured and powerful user

Dark Side of the Force

General Hux

(Domhnall Gleeson)

Young, ruthless officer in First Order.

Commander of

Starkiller Base

Captain Phasma

(Gwendoline Christie)

Leader of First Order legions

Kylo Ren (Adam Driver)

Commander of First Order and user of

Dark Side of the Force. Member of

mysterious cult,

Knights of Ren

Religious fanatic who worships

memory of

Darth Vader

Kylo Ren

possesses

Darth Vader’s

broken mask

Kylo Ren’s lightsaber

Homemade following ancient design.

Funnels ragged fire instead of solidifying

into steady beam

Raw power vented from primary blade

Quillons:

Resistance

Finn

(John Boyega)

First Order

who

Stormtrooper

crashes TIE Fighter onto planet

Jakku and meets Rey. Reforms

and joins Resistance

Poe Dameron

(Oscar Isaac)

Talented X-Wing fighter pilot and

member of Black Squadron, call sign

Black Leader

. Assissted by

astromech droid

BB-8

Han Solo

(Harrison Ford)

Smuggler and member of Rebel

Alliance in original trilogy. Together

with

, they fly

Chewbacca

Millennium Falcon

Chewbacca, aka “Chewie”

(Peter Mayhew)

Wookie and co-pilot

of Millennium Falcon.

Hero of Rebel Alliance

Other returning characters:

(Carrie Fisher),

Leia Organa

(Mark Hamill),

Luke Skywalker

(Anthony Daniels) and

C-3PO

(Kenny Baker)

R2-D2

Rey

(Daisy Ridley)

Main protagonist of new trilogy.

Abandoned on desert planet Jakku

as small child, she has to deal

with cutthroats and scavenge

for survival amongst old

Empire and Alliance war

junk, until she meets

former Stormtrooper

Finn

Poe’s droid that

BB-8

comes into possession

of Rey on Jakku

*Won by Rebel Alliance. Marks beginning of end for Galactic Empire.

Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine defeated

Pictures: Lucasfilm Ltd, Getty Images

Sources: starwars.com, Wookipedia, IMDB, Empire, Digital Spy

Star Wars:

The Force

Awakens

character

guide

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, set 30 years after the Battle of Endor* in the climax to Return of the Jedi (1983), sees characters old and new face off, once again, in a battle between good and evil

First Order

Supreme Leader

Snoke

(Andy Serkis –

CGI character)

Leader of First Order.

Giant, disfigured and powerful

user of

Dark Side of the Force

General Hux

(Domhnall Gleeson)

Young, ruthless

officer in First Order.

Commander of

Starkiller Base

Captain Phasma

(Gwendoline

Christie)

Leader of First

Order legions

Kylo Ren

(Adam Driver)

Commander of First

Order and user of

Dark Side of

the Force.

Member of

mysterious

cult,

Knights

of Ren.

Religious

fanatic who

worships

memory of

Darth Vader

Quillons:

Raw power

vented from

primary blade

Kylo Ren’s lightsaber

Homemade following

ancient design. Funnels

ragged fire instead of solidifying

into steady beam

Resistance

Finn

(John Boyega)

First Order

who

Stormtrooper

crashes TIE Fighter

onto planet Jakku and meets Rey.

Reforms and joins Resistance

Poe Dameron

(Oscar Isaac)

Talented X-Wing

fighter pilot and

member of Black

Squadron, call sign

. Assissted by

Black Leader

BB-8

astromech droid

Han Solo

(Harrison Ford)

Smuggler and

member of Rebel

Alliance in original

trilogy. Together

with

, they fly

Chewbacca

Millennium Falcon

Chewbacca

(Peter Mayhew)

Wookie and

co-pilot

of Millennium Falcon.

Hero of Rebel Alliance

Rey

(Daisy Ridley)

Main protagonist

of new trilogy.

Abandoned on

desert planet Jakku

as small child, she

has to deal with

cutthroats and

scavenge

for survival

amongst old

Empire and

Alliance war

junk, until she meets former

Stormtrooper

Finn

Poe’s droid

BB-8

that comes into

possession

of Rey on

Jakku

*Won by Rebel Alliance. Marks beginning

of end for Galactic Empire. Darth Vader and

Emperor Palpatine defeated

Pictures: Lucasfilm Ltd, Getty Images

Sources: starwars.com, Wookipedia,

IMDB, Empire, Digital Spy