“Star Wars” characters who made their animated debut and then appeared in series or movies

“Star Wars” is one of the best franchises in the history of cinema and with productions that include movies and TV, there are many characters that are created and make their debut in an animation or cartoon, but their popularity is so great that they later make the jump for live action, here are some examples:

Bomba Fet

Prior to the premiere of “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” (1980), in which the bounty hunter first appeared on screen, he had already made his public debut in “The Star Wars Holiday Special” in 1978.

In that story he meets Luke and Han Solo, pretends to be his friend and another Empire fighter to capture them at the behest of Darth Vader, but the droid C-3PO and R2-D2 discover his plan and expose, for what Fet undertakes. the flight.

Ahsoka Tano

Anakin Skywalker’s Padawan (Jedi Apprentice) was created exclusively for the animated film “Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)” and later became a recurring character in the animated series of the same name.

Her character became a favorite of fans who saw her grow from a little Padawan to a woman in “Star Wars: Rebels” and finally made her debut in “live action” with actress Rosario Dawson in the 2nd season of “The Mandalorian”, when met Mando.

He saw Guerrera

The extremist revolutionary who appears in the movie “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016) appeared years ago in the animated series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” in the 5th season and in 2012.

In the animation, Andrew Kishino gave his voice for the first time, while in the film, the actor Forest Whitaker brought him to life. Since then, Whitaker himself has voiced his character in the “Star Wars Rebels” animation and the “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order” video game.

Bo-Katan Kryze

Mandalorian appeared in the fourth season of the animated series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and believes that the planet Mandalore must return to its former glory, which leads her into conflict with Satine’s sister, the peaceful Duchess of her planet. In the end, Bo-Katan acquired the Dark Chamber and proclaimed himself the legitimate governor of Madalor.

However, on the night of the Thousand Tears, the Empire invaded the planet, exterminated most of the Mandalorians, and the Dark Chamber was left in the hands of Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito). Here the character makes the leap into live action in the second season of “The Mandalorian”, played by Katee Sackhoff, the same actress who gave her voice to the animation.

The Great Examiner

The character made his Star Wars Rebels debut, and his story goes that he was a guard at the Jedi Temple, but he developed dissatisfaction with the way the Jedi got involved in politics and war, except that he was always denied knowledge inside the temple library.

When it came time for Battalion 66 where Darth Vader and an army of clones slaughtered all the Jedi in the temple, the guard was not present. He later succumbed to the Dark Side of Power and was appointed Grand Examiner by Palpatine, with the mission of leading the other Examiners and chasing all surviving Jedi.

He will make his live-action debut on May 27, 2022 with the series ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ and will be represented by actor Rupert Friend.