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In today’s video we will be going over every character that appears in all three Star Wars
trilogies.
Each trilogy in the Star Wars universe focuses on different characters and stories, but they
have a couple of characters in common.
The first is Yoda.
Jedi Master Yoda was present in all trilogies in the Skywalker saga and had a different
role in each one.
First, in the prequels he sensed great fear in young Anakin Skywalker, especially when
it came to his mother, and foresaw grave danger in his training.
Years later he was one of the few to survive Order 66 and after fighting Sidious, he went
into exile in Dagobah, which is where the audience met him in the original trilogy.
In Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker arrived on Dagobah seeking Yoda’s
guidance, and after some hesitation, Yoda agreed to train him, but his apprentice left
before finishing his training to confront Darth Vader.
Yoda briefly returned in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, now sick and frail, and told
Luke he had completed his training but wouldn’t be a Jedi until he confronted Vader.
He then confirmed that Vader was his father before becoming one with the Force and returning
as Force Ghost at the end of the movie.
Yoda reappeared as a Force Ghost in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and gave a couple of valuable
lessons to Luke during his visit.
Next is Palpatine.
The biggest presence in the Star Wars saga wasn’t Darth Vader, but his master Darth
Sidious/Sheev Palpatine During his rise to power, Palpatine led a double life as a politician
from Naboo and a Sith.
The prequels saw Palpatine rising to power in the Republic Senate while also orchestrating
the fall of the Republic through his work as Darth Sidious.
Among his plans was the destruction of the Jedi Order, and he managed to lure Anakin
Skywalker to the dark side, training him and transforming him into Darth Vader.
Palpatine was also the one who gave the order of executing Order 66, which led to the death
of thousands of Jedi.
During the original trilogy, Palpatine had already installed a New Order in the Republic’s
place, serving as Galactic Emperor with Darth Vader by his side.
However, once he learned about Luke Skywalker’s skills and work with the Rebel Alliance, he
tried to take him in as his new apprentice but his plan failed when Darth Vader returned
to the light side of the Force in order to save Luke.
Vader attacked Palpatine and threw him off a ledge down the Death Star’s reactor shaft.
However, this wasn’t the end of Palpatine, as he returned in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
and was revealed to have been reborn through clones.
Palpatine was the puppet master behind the First Order, Supreme Leader Snoke, Ben Solo’s
(Adam Driver) turn to the dark side, and the Sith Eternal.
Palpatine was also revealed to be the grandfather of Rey.
Then we have Chewbacca.
Our favorite wookiee Chewbacca also appears in all three trilogies.
His role in the prequels is small, helping Yoda to escape Order 66.
Years later, he accompanied Han Solo on various missions, most notably the rescue of Leia
and the Battle of Endor, and he was a key player in the plan to rescue Han Solo from
Jabba the Hutt.
Chewbacca returned in the sequel trilogy, where he saw Han Solo die at the hands of
his son, Kylo Ren, and so he joined Rey for the rest of the trilogy.
C-3P0 is also present in all the trilogies.
The iconic protocol droid is one of the few characters to appear in every movie in the
Skywalker saga.
C-3PO was created by a young Anakin Skywalker from spare parts, and after he returned to
find his mother, he accompanied him and Padme (mostly Padme) throughout the trilogy.
Following Padmé’s death, he and R2-D2 became Bail Organa’s property who then gave them
to Captain Raymus Antilles.
C-3PO’s role in the original trilogy was to lead Luke Skywalker to Obi-Wan Kenobi,
as he and R2-D2 had an important message from Leia that they had to deliver.
C-3PO accompanied Luke, Kenobi, and Han Solo on the mission to rescue Leia, and saved the
trio’s lives while on the Death Star.
In The Empire Strikes Back, he was dismembered after being blasted by a stormtrooper, but
was later repaired.
In Return of the Jedi, he was part of the plan to rescue Han Solo and then joined them
in the Battle of Endor, where the Ewoks perceived him as a God.
C-3PO returned in the sequel trilogy and appeared in all movies, but in a smaller role than
before, serving as an assistant for Leia.
Then there is r2D2.
The famous astromech droid R2-D2 also took part in all trilogies from the Star Wars saga,
always accompanied by C-3PO.
R2-D2 belonged to the Naboo defense forces but after proving his worth, he joined Qui-Gon
Jinn and through him met C-3PO and young Anakin.
Since then, he stayed by C-3PO’s side and went on various missions together.
After witnessing many kills by the hand of Anakin and knowing the location of newborns
Luke and Leia, C-3PO’s memory was wiped, but R2-D2’s wasn’t, so he knows the entire
story of the family.
Years later, he carried an important message from Leia to Obi-Wan Kenobi, accompanied Luke
to Dagobah, and played a key role in rescuing Luke, Leia, and Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt.
Unlike C-3PO, R2-D2 had a bigger role in the sequel trilogy, where he kept the coordinates
that led to Luke.
Once there, he convinced Luke to train Rey, and in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, he
was by Leia’s side when she passed away.
He later restored C-3PO’s memory and joined the celebrations of Palpatine’s defeat.
Lastly, we have Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa
Luke and Leia’s presence in the prequel trilogy is very minor, as they only appear
at the end of Episode 3 as babies.
Luke’s journey from farmer to Jedi was the focus of the original trilogy, along with
Leia’s own journey as part of the Rebel Alliance.
The sequels brought full closure to their stories by reuniting them.
Luke passed away in Episode 8 and Leia in Episode 9 before both reappearing as Force
ghosts watching over Rey.
It is also interesting to note that Luke Skywalker and R2D2 also make appearances in the Mandalorian
TV series.
And there you have it!
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