Which characters from the original Marvel Comics Star Wars run would work the best in modern, live action Star Wars? The original film, A New Hope, then titled just Star Wars, was released in May 1977 – but the Marvel Comics adaptation of the movie began in April of the same year. This series continued on past the events of the film, though, expanding the Star Wars universe for the first time.

Marvel's Star Wars encapsulates the fantastical and whimsical aspects of the saga more than probably anything else. Because of this, it was largely dismissed by the rest of the Star Wars Expanded Universe, until later on in the 2000s when it was more embraced. This has continued into modern canon Star Wars stories, with the return of several elements of Marvel Star Wars into modern comics. But beyond comics – which elements from this landmark series should come into live action?

9 Baron Orman Tagge

Head Of The House Of Tagge

The Tagge family were major villains during a large part of the 1977 run. The House of Tagge was first introduced with one of the Death Star Imperials, Casio Tagge, in A New Hope. Casio's many siblings became recurring antagonists, like Baron Orman Tagge himself.

Baron Orman Tagge was the head of the House of Tagge, a massive corporate empire that existed in the Star Wars galaxy for decades. In the months after A New Hope, Orman came into conflict with Luke Skywalker, proving to be a powerful and exciting foe for the young hero. Blinded by Darth Vader & needing cybernetic goggles, Orman notably developed a failed superweapon called the Omega Frost and wielded an imitation lightsaber against Luke in an iconic lightsaber battle.

8 Fenn Shysa

Rebel Mandalorian Protector

Fenn Shysa is another standout of the later years of Marvel Star Wars. A Mandalorian protector, Shysa first came into the plot during the first ever visit to the planet Mandalore. Leaving the Rebels on good , Shysa returned again in the series' final issues to formally the Rebel cause against extragalactic invaders. He was much more noble than other Legends Mandalorians, a hero of the Nagai-Tof War.

Shysa became a much more iconic character later on with appearances in a few prequel-era tie-in stories, with a distinct connection to the Republic Commando novels by Karen Traviss. Shysa is intricately tied into the Mandalorian Dark Times history in Legends, and could be a very cool addition to canon storytelling. Though, Din Djarin does seem to be filling several of Shysa's roles in canon – except for the romantic subplot with Princess Leia, of course.

7 Domina Tagge

Secret Sister In House Tagge

Another member of the Tagge family, Domina Tagge also dates back to the original Marvel Star Wars series. Long after her initial appearance, Domina has actually made quite the resurgence in modern Star Wars comics, particularly in Alyssa Wong's 2020 run of Doctor Aphra. Another powerful & cunning industrialist, Domina is a fearsome foe.

Dating back to Star Wars #33 by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino, Domina was a dangerous enemy for the Rebel Alliance. She worked with Darth Vader, and swore revenge on Luke Skywalker after he killed Orman Tagge in a lightsaber duel. In canon, Domina Tagge could fit perfectly into the New Republic era, as a mysterious figure tied into both the Imperial Remnant and the New Republic itself.

6 Flint

Luke's First New Foe

One of the most minor characters on this list, only appearing in two issues ever, Flint was a one-time villain in the series. He was a young man that Luke Skywalker met around the time the Empire attacked his home planet, Belderone, killing his family. Flint decided to become a stormtrooper, and was later discovered to be Force-sensitive, becoming an apprentice of Darth Vader, and seeking revenge on Luke after Vader's death.

On the planet Naldar, Flint attacked Skywalker and his student Barney, a former friend of Flint's from Belderone. This was a historic event for the series, as it was the first proper lightsaber-vs-lightsaber duel outside the films. Flint would be a wonderful addition to canon as a foil to Luke Skywalker, and something of a proto-Starkiller. Whatever future Luke Skywalker-centric story takes place in the early New Republic era, it could use a character just like Flint.

5 Dark Lady Lumiya

Light-Whip Wielding Dark Apprentice

One of the most iconic characters from Marvel's Star Wars, and one who played a much bigger role in the later Legacy of the Force Expanded Universe books, is Dark Lady Lumiya. Lumiya was yet another dark side apprentice of Darth Vader, who once infiltrated the Rebel Alliance to assassinate Luke, but of course, she failed. She was then healed with cybernetics, and crafted her own lightsaber whip to become a deadly Shadow Hand of Vader.

After his death, Lumiya reemerged, aligning her Imperial remnant with the extragalactic Nagai forces to challenge the Alliance of Free Planets. She took Luke nearly to his death in a duel on Kinooine, forcing him to build another lightsaber to combat her properly. If canon stories need another mini-boss type threat for Luke Skywalker, or even Ben Solo to face off against during the New Republic era, Lumiya would be a fantastic choice.

4 Kiro

Luke Skywalker's Aquatic Student

In the post-Return of the Jedi era of Marvel's Star Wars, Luke Skywalker began to teach a few other characters in the ways of the Jedi. He was hesitant about this, but did indeed gather powerful allies in this pursuit. One of those close allies was an aquatic Chuhkyvi warrior named Kiro, whom Luke met on the water world of Iskalon. Because of his biology, Kiro needed to wear a water bubble helmet after accepting Luke's offer to leave Iskalon with him.

Kiro became a member of the Rebel Alliance's new government, the Alliance of Free Planets, and was a regularly recurring character throughout the end of the Marvel Star Wars run. An excellent fighter with a unique set of abilities, Kiro was a great ally for Luke, and someone who could be a great addition to live action Star Wars. His appearance is unique, and would continue the tradition of aquatic beings aiding our heroes.

3 Ship

The Sentient Ship From Another Galaxy

Absolutely the strangest character on this list, is Ship. Yes, just Ship. Ship was the 'name' of a sentient, globular, green vessel that Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa encountered shortly before the events of The Empire Strikes Back. Semi-organic, Ship was fully conscious due to a melding of pilot and vehicle, and communicated with Luke and Leia while they boarded it due to a hyperdrive error sending them into the intergalactic void.

While onboard, Ship reveals to the Rebels that it was indeed from a different galaxy, and was the final survivor of a war there. This war decimated their galaxy, with a weaponized plague leaving only a single pilot left to wander the intergalactic void alone, in his ship. The two merge, and, proving to not be as villainous as first thought, Ship fights off an Imperial fleet with its advanced weaponry and releases Luke and Leia back into their galaxy. Ship would be an absolutely incredible subject for any Star Wars series, and its unique look would be striking in live action.

2 Beilert Valance

The Original Bounty Hunter

It's no shock to say that bounty hunters have been in the spotlight in the modern era of Star Wars. The Mandalorian has taken fans further into bounty hunting than any other live action Star Wars project, and with it, should come a reflection on the out-of-universe history of bounty hunting in the galaxy far, far away. And that long history begins with Beilert Valance.

First appearing in Star Wars #16 by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson, Beilert Valance was referred to as "The Hunter". A droid-hating warrior, dead set on killing all droids– while secretly being half droid himself. In the modern era, Valance has become a staple of modern Star Wars comics, being the main character of the 2020 Bounty Hunters comic series by Ethan Sacks. Thus, introducing this killing machine with a heart-of-gold into live action should be no big deal at all.

1 Jaxxon

The Green Space Rabbit

Quite possibly the most iconic – or most notorious – character from Marvel's Star Wars, is the green rabbit himself: Jaxxon. Jaxxon was introduced in the first arc of the series beyond the adaptation of A New Hope, as part of Han Solo & Chewbacca's slapdash crew called the Star-Hoppers of Aduba-3. Jaxxon, a humanoid, green, rabbit-like Lepi, was quite the fighter, in a Seven Samurai-type storyline led by Solo. But George Lucas himself really did not like this character.

Instantly notorious for his appearance, and the goofiness of a humanoid space rabbit, Jaxxon became rather controversial. Some fans agreed with Lucas and disliked his goofy nature, while some embraced him as a good representation of the inherent sillier side of Star Wars. Because of the second group, Jaxxon has made his triumphant return to Star Wars canon books and comics in the modern age, meaning that his potential translation into live action Star Wars is not only possible, it's something that almost feels inevitable.