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Until Disney ’s sequel trilogy came along , Star Warsfans failed to realize just how much imagination went into George Lucas ’ prequels . They were pretty much universally maligned . However , one of the thing the prequel trilogy has always been appreciate for is all the nerveless newStar Warsbaddies it introduced .
There are a few rotten apples , as there always are ( except in the original trilogy , of course ) , but the prequels were pretty steady-going for scoundrel . From Boba Fett ’s equally badass father to a Sith Lord with a double - bladed lightsaber who looks like the “ lip rouge devil ” fromInsidious , we ’ll be rank all the villains in theStar Warsprequel trilogy .
Watto
As the used - goods store proprietor who enslave an eight - year - previous son and his mother , Watto is a somewhat bad guy . But he ’s also , unluckily , a pretty spoiled character . He was created with some of the earliest CGI technology , so his look is bland and date . Plus , his over - the - top , noisome mix of Eastern European and Italian accents is grating .
And that ’s not even the worst part . He ’s also a hovering accumulation of ethnical stereotypes of both Jews and Arabs that many devotee have justifiedly called out as anti - Semitic . The only affair about this character that ’s kind of cool is his ability to defy Jedi idea whoremaster .
Nute Gunray
As the Viceroy of the Trade Federation threatening to invade Naboo , Nute Gunray was the evil mastermind behind the most boring part ofThe Phantom Menace . The movie has far too many disputes about trade . Trade is not the panorama of theStar Warsuniverse that lover wanted to be fleshed out .
And when trade wind difference interruptLiam Neeson as a Jedi fighting a Sith Lord with a double - bladed lightsaber , it ’s even more infuriating . Gunray was just a stepping Lucy Stone to more dangerous , more important scoundrel . Anakin slays Gunray on Mustafar at the death ofRevenge of the Sithwith fundamentally no effort .
Zam Wesell
When Jango Fett was charter to assassinate Padmé Amidala , he subcontracted the problem to Zam Wesell , a fellow bounty hunter . Unfortunately for Wesell , Anakin and Obi - Wan had a watchful centre on Padmé . Wesell sent in a couple of place worms to kill her , but Anakin recognize them and slash them down with his lightsaber just in time .
Then , he and Obi - Wan chase her across the Coruscant skyline to get some information about Padmé ’s would - be killer . George Lucas was prompt byRidley Scott ’s originative sci - fi neo - noirBlade Runnerin the gorgeous pattern of Coruscant , and that ’s most observable in this scene .
Sebulba
The podracing primed man is one of the saving blessing ofThe Phantom Menace . No matter what you think of the picture show as a whole , it ’s hard to deny that the podrace is a visceral thrill - ride . The visual effect are groundbreaking , the tracking shaft are breathtaking , and the actual difference of opinion at the inwardness of the race is interesting .
Qui - Gon has localize a stake with Watto : if Anakin advance , he ’ll have to free him . When Anakin ’s snug rival , Sebulba , sabotage his podracer , it gives the sequence a dramatic crux . And the fact that Anakin manages to get ahead anyway proves that he really is “ the chosen one . ”
Jango Fett
Boba Fett ’s Padre had armour and a jetpack just like him , except his was imperial where Boba ’s is green . This is a perfect case of “ if it ai n’t discontinue , do n’t cook it . ” Boba Fett was cool in the original trilogy . Darth Vader had to severalise him to tone up down his fierceness , which is say . George Lucas stamp out him off unceremoniously inReturn of the Jedibecause he did n’t realize how pop he ’d become among fans .
He did n’t make that error again , giving his father – and dead ringer template – Jango , plenty of natural process in the prequels . His decapitation scene is both electrifying and grievous .
Count Dooku
Christopher Lee brought the same degree of delightful theatrical threat to Count Dooku – a.k.a . Darth Tyranus – that he institute to the role of Count Dracula in Hammer ’s horror classics all those decades ago . The hatchway chronological sequence fromRevenge of the Sithisone of the most thrilling in the entire saga , as Anakin and Obi - Wan pass through a breakaway ship to unloosen a captured Chancellor Palpatine .
There , they get into a lightsaber duel with Dooku . Anakin severs both of Dooku ’s hands and he give up . But , encouraged by Palpatine , Anakin begins his path towards the benighted side of the Force by pitilessly behead Dooku .
General Grievous
Armed with the lightsabers of the Jedi Knights he ’s killed , General Grievous is one of the most aesthetically interesting scoundrel in the prequel trilogy . He ’s mostly cybernetic , having lost everything other than his beating heart in a starship chance event , and he has a skull - like head and four lightsaber - wielding metallic limbs . The character is also a brilliant potpourri of classical mustache - twirling baddie .
Fun fact about Grievous : After Gary Oldman drop out of voicing the character , the producer defend open auditions and Matthew Wood , an audio technician work on the movie , submitted his own under a fake name ( to avoid bias ) . He ended up landing the persona .
Anakin Skywalker
Anakin Skywalker does n’t become one of the prequel trilogy ’s scoundrel until the last act of its net chapter , Revenge of the Sith . But when he does , he really cements himself as a bad guy wire . Palpatine seduce Anakin to the dark side of the Force by evidence him about “ the tragedy of Darth Plagueis , ” and then Anakin readily chooses to keep get to the would - be Emperor over Mace Windu .
He slaughters the Jedi younglings , he hit the Separatists , he strangles Padmé , and he campaign Obi - Wan , all before having each of his limb lopped off and being hold to a mechanically skillful suit for the rest of his life .
Darth Maul
Darth Maul ’s appearance – from the red - and - disastrous pattern on his boldness to the demonic horns on his read/write head – is arguably even more terrifying than Vader ’s . His twofold - bladed lightsaber make him stomach out , while his animalistic conclusion to kill is truly disturbing .
And Maul does n’t just look cool . Like all outstanding villains , he pushes the hero , Obi - Wan Kenobi , to the end of his emotional journey . By killing Qui - Gon Jinn , Maul supply Obi - Wan with a do - or - die moment to finish what his wise man could n’t . When he acts recklessly out of anger in pursuance of retaliation , Obi - Wan ends up hanging from a bottomless pit . Only when he center and channel the Force is he able to shoot down Maul and avenge his fall Master .
Chancellor Palpatine
Palpatine was a major villain in everyStar Warstrilogy . He took over the Galactic Senate and corrupted Anakin Skywalker in the prequels , he pull Darth Vader ’s marionette - strings and led the Empire in the original trilogy , and he was retconned as the mastermind behind Supreme Leader Snoke in the sequel trilogy .
The prequels gave Ian McDiarmid the good probability to explore this character . He plays the deceptively meek , mild - mannered politician with an air of campiness , and plays the all - powerful , manipulative Sith Lord with a entangle menace . It ’s really mesmerizing . And he becamethe source of eternal iconic quote and moments .
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