While Not everybody can be a Luke Skywalker or a Han Solo, but that still hasn’t stopped certain parts of the fan base turning on Hollywood stars despite them, more often than not, having little to no say over their characters.
There are a plethora of characters who fans either never connected with and so grew a lot of disdain for, who were so badly written the characters merited a dislike, or who, even if they are good characters, did so much to get on the wrong side of the heated fandom.
Updated October 14th By Rhys McGinley: There is such a broad and diverse catalog of characters throughout the Star Wars franchise, reaching out throughout a colossal timeline and vast galaxy. So many of them are phenomenal and beloved, having incredible arcs and bringing the beautiful stories of the franchise to life —whether that be in the role of a hero, a villain, or something in between. However, there are also many, many characters who get a lot of hate from the ionate fandom, too many to limit to just ten.
Jar Jar Binks
Yep, you guessed it. There has never been a character quite so divisive like Gungan Jar Jar Binks, who made his debut during 1999’s The Phantom Menace. He was meant to be there for comic relief, with George Lucas having him at the forefront of the movie alongside the likes of Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker.
But that decision backfired with most people absolutely hating him. The loathing for the character deeply hurt actor Ahmed Best, who has since itted he contemplated taking his own life. Lucas, as a result of the backlash, restricted Best’s character to background roles in the two sequels that followed.
Mace Windu
Mace Windu is a pretty great character. Not only is he an incredibly powerful Jedi, but a unique one with his coveted Vaapad style of lightsaber combat.
However, over the years Windu has done so much to make fans hate him as a person. His treatment of Anakin in the prequel trilogy annoyed fans of Anakin and the prequels to no end, but to make it even worse, Windu in The Clone Wars with his blind, stringent loyalty to the Jedi Code, treatment of Ahsoka, and general attitude made many a fan despise him.
Ziro The Hutt
Sticking with the topic of The Clone Wars, Ziro the Hutt is a recurring secondary antagonist in the series, popping up every now and then usually getting in trouble with the law, and getting help from the show's beloved bounty hunters.
He is absolutely intolerable. He is a perfect image of what The Clone Wars would be if it were made carelessly like a cheesy kids show with no depth, and he has continued to inspire groans and moans from fans.
Boss Nass
Given how much everybody hated Jar Jar Binks, nearly everything the Gungan was involved in was also shredded by angry fans. Among them was the character of Boss Nass, who was in charge of the Gungans and actually played a pretty important role in the Republic’s victory over the Trade Federation by sending his own men into battle.
Boss Nass had a tendency to, like Jar Jar, try and be comedic. But he, too, failed at this task and has barely been involved in Star Wars in the years since. Given he was almost just as unpopular as Ahmed Best’s character, that’s probably for the best.
Watto
It’s probably best to stick with The Phantom Menace, with more entries from that blockbuster making this list. Watto was an animated character who owned Anakin, and Shmi Skywalker knew the Hutt gangster family and was also happy to associate himself with villainous scum such as Sebulba, the rodent who would try and kill Anakin during the Pod Racing at Mos Espa.
But he was dull, irritating, and just didn’t seem to fit into the story. There were also accusations that he was a portrayal of a minority group - something George Lucas always denied. However, regardless, he was another character despised by the fandom.
Nute Gunray
Early on into the first movie of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, we meet a member of the Trade Federation in the form of Nute Gunray. Working for Darth Sidious, who is really Chancellor Palpatine, he is one of the movie’s antagonists, putting pressure on Pe Amidala into g a treaty and ordering his battle droids to stop anybody who gets in the Separatists’ way.
But he’s another character who was accused of being a representation of a minority group - something Lucas again denied. He wasn’t very intimidating as a villain, either, and many were delighted to see Anakin Skywalker chop him in half in Revenge of the Sith.
Fode And Beed
Even all these years on, the tonal shift from 1983’s Return of the Jedi to 1999’s The Phantom Menace is astonishing. It’s almost like George Lucas decided to chance his arm at something entirely different, rather than carrying on from the things that fans had loved. And, once again, it’s comedy which let the movie down.
Fode and Beed are meant to be amusing commentators for the Pod Racing but they’re just not. Even children don’t find them funny in the slightest and even though they’re only in the movie for a short while, they too are regarded infamous among the hardcore people in the fan base. They had their five minutes in the spotlight - and that was more than enough.
Iron Squadron
Earlier on characters from the beloved and acclaimed Clone Wars whom inspired a lot of hate from fans. Star Wars: Rebels, maybe an underappreciated masterpiece in the Star Wars franchise, but it also has its duds.
Azmorigan deserves a special mention for being absolutely awful, however, no characters got quite the level of hate as Iron Squadron. In all honesty, they were pretty bad, being extremely irritating and not making much sense. They were definitely leaning on the childish side of things, but that does not soften the abhorrence of fans.
Joh Yowza & Sy Snootles
The Star Wars special editions are famously divisive and controversial, with the fan hate for them perhaps going a bit too far considering how much of it got directed at George Lucas personally.
Nevertheless, the extended Max Rebo Band performance is undoubtedly the worst scene in the original trilogy, with the two singers, Sy Snootles and Joh Yowza, becoming vilified by fans who, understandably, despise the scene. Sy Snootles also appears in The Clone Wars as the love interest of Ziro the Hutt and the two negatives in that instance do not come together to make a positive, far from it.
Anakin Skywalker
Hayden Christensen is a popular man these days, with many in hindsight enjoying his performance in Revenge of the Sith. That, just about, made amends for his whiny, angsty performance in Attack of the Clones where he was arguably the worst thing in the entire movie.
But, the version of Anakin that many really hated was Jake Lloyd’s portrayal as a nine-year-old incarnation of the character in The Phantom Menace. Lloyd was damaged from the abuse and mockery he suffered, having to deal with health problems in the years that followed. While he wasn’t a great character, he didn’t deserve the backlash he faced.
