7 Unsung Women Of Star Wars Who Deserve More

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  Sana Starros
  
  
  Marvel
  
  
  
  First appeared in: Marvel’s Star Wars #4
  
  
  The Star Wars universe is filled with male scoundrels, vagabonds, con artists, and general ne’er-do-wells. We rarely get to be able to see females with Han Solo’s cantankerous brand of charm. Sana Starros (left), who first appears in Marvel's Star Wars 4: Skywalker Strikes, Part IV, gives us a chance to be able to see a lady spin on Star Wars‘ scum and villainy. She also or might not directly be Han Solo’s ex-wife...Or it can all be a ruse. That’s segment of the fun as soon as her character is introduced.
  
  
  Starros and Solo have known each other since his smuggling days, before he joined the rebellion in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Their marriage was originally piece of a scam to pull off a robbery. Nevertheless, the nerfherder double-crossed Starros and took her cut of their score, leaving her high and dry. Not one to be trifled with, she set out immediately after Solo and even eventually cornered him and Leia Organa, nearly turning the princess over to Imperial forces.
  
  
  Starros’s brutal tenacity and willingness to take out anyone who stands in her way make her a total badass. Her journey to track down Han Solo immediately after his double-cross is the sort of female-centric story that the galaxy needs more of.
  
  
  
  
  



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  Doctor Aphra
  
  
  Marvel
  
  
  
  First appeared in: Star Wars: Darth Vader #3
  
  
  Young, spunky Aphra is firmly Team Vader, and that alone is a symptom of her fearlessness. You don’t deal consistently with a Sith Lord like Vader unless you’re a force to be reckoned with, and Aphra is definitely someone you wouldn’t hope to cross.
  
  
  The talented “rogue archaeologist,” who made her first appearance in the pages of Darth Vader 3: Vader, Part 3, started working under Vader due to her rather sophisticated ability with droids. She sought out and activated both 0-0-0 and BT-1, seen above on this list, and lived to tell the tale. This act discussed volumes to Vader, who tasked her with building his own private army of loyal droids.
  
  
  The pair traveled to Geonosis, where Aphra was able to pull off the heist of a lifetime: an entire droid factory. She later used the factory to manufacture an entire series of BX droid commandos. In the comics, Aphra regularly proves her ability and pedigree as a capable strategist, routinely a step ahead.
  
  
  Although Aphra is more than her profession or allegiances. She is a brash anti-hero channeling Solo's swagger with the unpredictability of any roguish bounty hunter during the universe. What will she do, and who will it affect next? This wild card is a loose cannon, nevertheless her antics are constantly entertaining.
  
  
  
  
  



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  Captain Phasma
  
  
  Lucasfilm
  
  
  
  First appeared in: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  
  
  Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie) had major roles in the early parts of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, and was an essential segment of the movies' marketing and promotional materials. Yet, her role in the movie ultimately turned out to be a minor one, disappointingly so given the acting chops from Christie and the imposing aura that she exuded even without her chromium stormtrooper armor.
  
  
  Phasma was to be the "tough veteran commander" of The initial Order's stormtroopers any time while she was brought to life. As a result, fans proud in her gleeful cruelty, the single shred of humanity she still clung to despite being a ruthless leader, and her in general vibe.
  
  
  Because Phasma seemingly met her demise in The Last Jedi, we ultimately didn't learn as much about her as we would have fancied, though much of her backstory was filled in by way of a companion novel titled Phasma. It revealed her brutal and complicated past, which eventually molded her into a seasoned warrior who would salvage crashed starships for weapons and supplies. She was even the leader of the Scrye clan at a young age. She's never been one for questioning whether she should kill anyone in her way — only when.
  
  
  
  
  



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  Zorii Bliss
  
  
  Lucasfilm
  
  
  
  First appeared in: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
  
  
  Zorii Bliss (Keri Russell) is a tough-talking scoundrel clad in bronzed helmet along with a maroon bodysuit. A native to Kijimi, she is a no-nonsense warrior whose story would have made a good spin-off companion series to The Rise of Skywalker, so we might explore her adventures that took place long before the Final Order's fall.
  
  
  We first meet the ex-spice runner throughout a later scene in The Rise of Skywalker, right after Resistance agents had headed to the icy planet Kijimi in search of a path to the desert planet Exegol, concealed in the Unknown Regions. It appeared that she wasn't on the ideal terms with Poe Dameron, revealing that the pair had a history together.
  
  
  Both Bliss and Dameron had shared a time as spice runners before Dameron joined the Resistance, which she saw as a move that felt like "abandoning" her. While it isn't directly stated, the pair's interactions are indicative of a previous relationship. It's possible they might have been more than companions, especially given Bliss's unwillingness to assist the trigger-happy flyboy and his companions initially before leading them to Babu Frik.
  
  
  And while Star Wars definitely has its share of romance, it can have been very interesting to be able to see more of Bliss and Dameron’s daily interactions as “co-workers” of sorts.
  
  
  
  
  



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  Jannah (TZ-1719)
  
  
  Lucasfilm
  
  
  
  First appeared in: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
  
  
  Jannah (Naomi Ackle), like Finn, is a former First Categorize stormtrooper who ended up deserting the the business by leading a rebellion against alongside other warriors to freedom. She ended up settling on Kef Bir right after deserting, while in which she honed her alien horseback riding skills and lived peacefully with her tribe of First Sort deserters.
  
  
  Jannah is a fierce fighter who lives by her principles, having left her role as a stormtrooper as a direct result of saying no to a sort to eliminate innocent villagers. She's clearly full of passion and grit, driven to do the correct thing in any circumstance. She might also be uniquely attuned to the Force, as indicated while in a conversation between Jannah and Finn throughout The Rise of Skywalker. Jannah and Finn shared a "feeling" that they required to leave their ranks. This vague feeling they alluded to was likely a reference to the pair’s burgeoning Force sensitivity.
  
  
  as soon as she became an ally to the Resistance, seen later during The Rise of Skywalker, it was tantalizing to know more about her and to understand more of her previous role as a stormtrooper, especially what went into her choice to be one in the initial place. Perhaps Jannah is a character we’ll just be seeing more of in the future, soon after all.
  
  
  
  
  






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  Kaydel Ko Connix
  
  
  Lucasfilm
  
  
  
  First appeared in: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  
  
  Kaydel Ko Connix (Billie Lourd) is a key member of the Resistance hailing from the planet Dulathia. She served under General Leia Organa before as an operations controller, which made her a formidable ally to have thanks to her experience as a military strategist.
  
  
  While in her time at the Resistance headquarters on D'Qar, she coordinated comms between X-wing pilots and their commanders, as evidenced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Soon following the Resistance scored a victory at Starkiller Base, she was advertised to lieutenant under Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, who she worked under as a sensor ops officer aboard the MC85 Star Cruiser Raddus in The Last Jedi.
  
  
  Despite Connix's strength and often heroic actions, she's not given much screen time behind what's necessary for her to accomplish the above actions. It's unclear what sort of person Connix really is other than a stalwart Resistance devotee capable of keeping calm under pressure. Yet lose be a great character to hear more from someday, especially given that Lourd is the late Carrie Fisher's daughter.
  
  
  
  
  



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  Bastila Shan
  
  
  Giphy
  
  
  
  First appeared in: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  
  
  Once it comes to Force-sensitive ladies in the Star Wars universe, few showcased more strength than Knights of the Old Republic's Bastila Shan. A Padawan throughout the Jedi Civil War, this Talravin youth grew up to be a massively essential character that players would get to know over the course of the popular role-playing game.
  
  
  Shan is extremely gifted with the Force, though she didn't grow up wishing to join the Jedi Group. As a substitute, her mother made that decision for her, believing the life Shan would have lived with her parents (namely her father's hunts for prized beasts and the treasure they’d bring) could be also dangerous for her. Shan took on Jedi training, and ended up becoming a formidable ally to a Jedi strike team tasked with capturing the Sith lords Darth Revan and Darth Malak.
  
  
  Shan is a powerful Jedi with companions in high places, and although she once turned to the Dark Side under Darth Malak (following a week of torture) she was able to redeem herself, even helping to bring Revan back around to the Light Side as well. She did all of this more or far less independent of a "squad" or team to help her, and only served to grow wiser and more powerful during the Knights of the Old Republic continuity.
  
  
  Nevertheless, given that Bastila isn't the protagonist of the game and players have their own unique role in the story to play, she isn't in the spotlight as often as she might would be, which means there's still plenty about her that we don't know.