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AND THE WINNERS ARE... THE
AND THE WINNERS ARE...
SKYWALKER
SAGA:
GALACTIC
SURVEY
AND THE WINNERS ARE...
F R I E N D S , F O E S ,
A N D F I G H T S

Double Acts
Han Solo and Chewbacca

There were only ever two teams realistically in the
running for this category, which boiled down to whether

you prefer your heroes to be flesh and blood or buckets of
bolts. Ultimately, the win went to pair of galactic reprobates Most Villainous
from Corellia and Kashyyyk, with Han Solo and his Wookiee
first mate Chewbacca scoring 51% of your votes. That’s the Sheev Palpatine

kind of deal that could really save their necks! and Darth Vader
Taking second place as your favorite Star Wars double act
were R2-D2 and C-3PO, whose odds of winning we wouldn’t With each taking a 42% share of your votes,
dream of telling you (but they got 31% of your votes). who are we to argue that both Sith Lords don’t
deserve equal billing as the Skywalker saga’s most
villainous bad guys?! Yes, Vader turned out okay
in the end, but try telling that to Admirals Motti,
Ozzel, and anyone else who crossed him along the
way. And as for the former senator from Naboo,
Palpatine is the irredeemable rotter’s rotter.
Meanwhile, Kylo Ren would no-doubt be
more than happy to bask in the shadow of his
grandfather, in second place with 10% of the
popular (or should that be “unpopular”?) vote.
Scoring 5%, crime lord Jabba the Hutt was the
surprise third placer, stealing his position from
the likes of also-rans Boba Fett and Darth Maul.

Battle Stations
The three critical battles that
put the war into Star Wars:
1] The Battle
Most Epic Duels of Endor
Momentous Fought on three fronts, this high-
Moments The top three lightsaber duels
that had the most impact on stakes battle to destroy the second
Lisa Marie.
U.S.A. the Skywalker saga: Death Star and bring down the
“The Battle of Yavin. It Empire polled more than half the
really set the standard. It 1] Anakin vs. Obi-Wan votes cast, making it our defi ning
has amazing music, and the tension on Mustafar clash of the Skywalker saga.
as Han and Luke both fulfi l their
respective destinies is incredibly
well done. Honorable mention The marathon confrontation 2] The Battle of Hoth
goes to the Battle of Coruscant, as between the former friends and 3] The Battle of Yavin
that has my favorite opening music comrades is both visceral and
from any of the movies. I’m fi nding
that in many ways I can’t separate heartbreaking, resonating with 42% of
some of these moments from their our readers as the duel to beat all duels.
musical cues.”
2] Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan vs. Darth
Maul on Naboo
3] Luke vs. Darth Vader on Bespin

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