These Star Wars Characters Would Make For Out Of This World Solo Movies

Which characters deserve their own Star Wars spinoffs?

In a galaxy very near to here, expect Star Wars spinoffs every year thanks to Disney's dedication to franchise-building.  The bad news is that there are sure to be some duds that disappoint hard core fans. The good news is that we might finally get spinoffs for these much deserving characters.  Sure, we're all excited for the upcoming Han Solo origin movie but plenty of other characters deserve to get their stories told too. How did legendary band, Figrin D'an and the Modul Nodes, end up playing the afternoon shift at a seedy cantina?  How do the Elite Praetorian Guards spend their days off? Did Obi-Wan pick up any hobbies while he spent 20 years alone in the desert? What kind of ice cream was ice cream maker guy making? Fingers crossed the one day soon we'll have answers. 

Yoda

Frankly, screw young Han Solo, I want a teenage Yoda movie. Yoda has never proven himself to be anything less than a sassy mother f***er even as a wise and aged jedi leader. Just imagine the sassiness that would come out of a youthful Yoda. It seems pretty obvious that the world would be a better place with 120 straight minutes of that business.

Temiri Blagg

[dx_custom_adunit desktop_id="RTK_K67O" mobile_id="RTK_5yk0"] You probably didn’t realize this dude had a name (he wasn’t actually given a name in the movie) so you might think of him as “adorable force sensitive stable orphan”. This lil’ rascal SHOULD be the focus of Episode 9 but that doesn’t mean that’s how it’s gonna pan out. Honestly though, Temiri (and all his little stable orphan pals) deserve to be more than just a feature in the midst of a bunch of Skywalker family drama. They deserve their own series, and they deserve for there to be lots of singing. Orphans love singing, right? I’m positive that’s the truth.

Sebulba

Sure Sebulba is kind of a jerk but he’s also a near unbeatable podracer pilot and those skills don’t just appear out of nowhere. And why, if he has such sick skills, does he feel compelled to rely on tricks to win? There’s a lot of insecurity going on here. I smell a compelling backstory.

The Wampa

The Wampa who knocked Luke out, strung him up by his feet, and almost ate him gets a bad rap. You know, you almost kill one of the last remaining jedis JUST ONCE and all of a sudden you’re a vicious monster. But what kind of complicated life experience on the harsh ice planet of Hoth led the Wampa to make such drastic and brutal decisions? Lets not judge a creature’s entire existence on one unfortunate incident.  

The Elite Praetorian Guard

[dx_custom_adunit desktop_id="RTK_K67O" mobile_id="RTK_5yk0"] There are many questions about these guys that I need answers to. Do they have families? Do they work very long shifts? Do they ever go get a drink together because nobody understands the pressures of their job or are they just glad to get away from eachother for a few hours. Do the job come with good benefits? Do they ever regret the choices that led them to this place? QUESTIONS! I’m certain they have a story to tell.

Oola

Oola, better known as Jabba The Hut’s sexy slave dancer, is one of about four OG Star Wars ladies anyone other than the most diehard fans can think of. While we know her story ends in tragedy (fed to a rankor by the worst boss ever) there is still potential movie material here. According to Star Wars fan sites Oola spent her childhood dedicated to the art of dance before being kidnapped and sold to Jabba. Center Stage, meets space, meets human trafficking? Academy Awards, here we come.

Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru

These patient and devoted high school sweethearts have dealt with a lot of uninvited nonsense thanks to Owen’s step brother, Darth Vader, who is 100% that relative everybody hopes doesn’t show up to thanksgiving. Most noticeably they were given the very exciting gift of unexpected, no notice, parenthood, when Vader very quickly lost custody of his infant twins due to his murderous tendencies. Though they only ended up raising one of the Skywalker babies, one unexpected baby is still a lot of baby and I think they deserve a movie commemorating the trials and tribulations of the first years of parenthood.    

 

Boba Fett

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It’s kind of shocking that this fan favorite hasn’t gotten his own movie yet. Boba Fett was first seen in The Empire Strikes Back but we got to see him as a kid in the prequels where we found out that he’s a clone and genetic match of the clone troopers, though he was raised by clone Daddy, Jango. How he grew from cute, if pouty, kid to one of the galaxy’s deadliest bounty hunter hasn’t been explored onscreen but it would definitely make for an exciting movie.  

 

Nicki Ewok

There has already been an Ewok movie BUT it was objectively the worst 97 minutes of cinema any human has ever experienced. And to make it even worse it didn’t feature the best Ewok of all, the one who does a cartwheel at the party celebrating the Rebel’s victory on Endor. That Ewok is Nicki, a cuddly, limber, and an obviously spunky spirit that we could all learn a few things from. I would expect a Nicki Ewok movie to not just be thrilling but to teach us a thing or two about embracing joy and not being afraid to express that joy… through cartwheels.

Lor San Tekka

Remember that guy at the beginning of The Last Jedi that was suuuuuuuper important even though we’d never heard of him? Well that’s Lor San Tekka and in the time between episodes 6 and 7 he apparently showed up to be a crucial advisor to the New Republic. He also taught Luke a bunch about the force, despite not being force sensitive himself, and he was once a part of a cult that worshipped an egg they believed the savior of the universe would hatch out of. Sounds like a cool guy!

Obi-Wan Kenobi

[dx_custom_adunit desktop_id="RTK_K67O" mobile_id="RTK_5yk0"] This feels like a no brainer. Are we not all very curious about what Obi Wan was doing in the Tatooine desert for 20 years? Did he pick up any hobbies? Was he actively spying on Luke to make sure he was ok or did he just assume their paths would cross if need be. Was he lonely?! Bring back Ewan McGregor, bring back Obi Wan, nobody cares about anyone else anyway.

Mallatobuck

‘Who’s Mallatobuck?’ you say. Well let me tell you, she is the brave, beautiful, and hugely talented soul mate of galactic hero, Chewbacca. Malla has only appeared on screen in the completely ridiculous and almost impossible to find, Star Wars Holiday Special, which took place on Wookie planet, Kashyyyk. She’s also been featured regularly in expanded universe books and comics and according to those stories she’s had a very exciting life.

Darth Maul

It’s unfair that the coolest Sith of all time got stuck in the second worst Star Wars movie ever made. When The Phantom Menace does get acknowledged by Star Wars fans they’re usually complaining about a certain Mr. Binks instead of focusing on how mysterious and badass Darth Maul was. Well, here’s his opportunity for redemption.  A whole movie all about Darth Maul would obviously feature a lot of epic lightsaber duels but it would also answer one of the most important questions of all time. Was he born with the cool face patterns or is it intimidating makeup that he painstakingly applies every morning? I am desperately hoping the latter.

Ahsoka Tano

[dx_custom_adunit desktop_id="RTK_K67O" mobile_id="RTK_5yk0"] The Clone Wars tv show is a startingly awesome part of the Star Wars universe and as of 2014 it’s one of the few remaining bits of Star Wars lore that is being considered “canon”. Tano is undoubtedly The Clone Wars most badass character. She was Anakin Skywalker’s padawan before being framed for the bombing of a jedi temple. She eventually joined the rebel movement and even battled Darth Vader, an incident that would have killed her if it weren’t for a jedi sensitive street urchin pulling her into a Force dimension connecting all space and time. Yeah. There’s a lot to work with here.   

Ben Solo

Yeah, that’s right, Ben Solo, not that Kylo Ren jerk. Sure it may be hard to get a Ben Solo origin story without having to deal with the fact that Carrie Fisher is dead and Harrison Ford and Mark Hamel are old men but we can do incredible things with CGI these days and I say we go for it. Ben’s moody white boy coming of age story is exactly what Hollywood loves and it would have to be accompanied by a soundtrack that will soothe teenagers to sleep for decades to come.

 

Willrow Hood

Willrow Hood is one of many fan favorite deep cut Star Wars characters who didn’t actually have a name until years after the movie’s release. For a long time Willrow was known only as “Ice cream maker guy” thanks to the contraption he’s seen carrying through Cloud City, which is very obviously an ice cream machine. Though his life is a mystery he is beloved by many and fans would certainly go nuts for a movie about his life.

Chirrut Imwe

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Chirrut Imwe, from Rogue One, has a lot more going on than just being a badass blind warrior. He’s also a member of the Guardians of the Whills, an order of non jedi monks who worship the force and potentially possess secret knowledge concerning immortality and force ghosts. Frankly it seems like about time that we get away from movies about the Empire and instead explore the totally epic force mythology that has been brewing for decades.  

Figrin D'an And The Module Nodes

 

Ok first of all, are you mad that you didn’t name your band Figrin D’an and the Module Nodes? You should be. Second, do you want a That Thing You Do style movie about this legendary cantina band? YOU SHOULD! According to Star Wars Extended Universe lore this band was hugely popular during the Clone Wars but by the time we see them their career had fizzled to afternoon gigs playing for degenerates and drunks. There is drama to be had here.  

Bail Organa

 

Bail Organa really doesn’t get the credit he deserves for being a founding member of the rebel alliance AND raising Leia to be the kick butt, take charge, commander of armies style princess we all know and love. He’s featured prominently in the prequel trilogies and is presumably killed early on in A New Hope when Darth Vader blows up his planet but there’s so much between those events that could be covered in a movie. For example, how does one be a warm and attentive father while waging war against an entire galactic empire? Those are tough hours to juggle but somehow I just know he’s gonna find a way.     

Biggs Darklighter

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We meet Biggs towards the end of A New Hope (shortly before his unfortunate demise) and Luke is VERY excited to see him. They grew up together and a deleted scene set on Tatooine gives Biggs more of a backstory. More importantly, in this deleted scene Biggs and Luke spend a lot of time talking with their faces very close together. One might say, intimately. I would not be sad to see a movie exploring this potential Dumbledore and Grindelwald sitch, if ya know what I mean.