A galaxy of scum and villainy A true sequel to the original trilogy rst released 38 years ago, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which opened on Dec 17, sees the old heroes join forces with new allies in an all-new adventure. As sci- movies go, it will only be as good as its villains. By MIKE M DIZON and CHNG CHOON HIONG. I II III IV V VI THE PHANTOM MENACE ATTACK OF THE CLONES REVENGE OF THE SITH A NEW HOPE THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK RETURN OF THE JEDI 1999 2002 2005 1977 1980 1983 DARTH MAUL COUNT DOOKU GENERAL GRIEVOUS GRAND MOFF TARKIN DARTH VADER EMPEROR PALPATINE Darth Maul serves as an Once a respected Jedi Master, General Grievous is a Along with Darth Vader, he is Anakin Skywalker’s descent Palpatine is actually Darth apprentice to an even more he falls to the Dark Side of brilliant CIS military tasked with pursuing and into the Dark Side many years Sidious, plotting his rise to sinister villain called Darth the Force as Darth Sidious’ strategist and a feared Jedi destroying the Rebel Alliance earlier culminated in a duel power from the beginning. Sidious, doing his bidding second apprentice under the hunter, known for his who has gained an ally in with Obi-Wan, his mentor, As Sidious, he instigates the including the attempted name Darth Tyranus. As the ruthlessness and hacking Luke Skywalker, Vader’s son. leaving him severely injured. Clone Wars, all but destroys assassination of Queen founder of the Confederacy of cough. Completely He is also commander of the Reborn as Darth Vader, he the Jedi and transforms the Amidala, the future mother Independent Systems (CIS), he cybernetic except for the Death Star, a formidable becomes Sidious’ apprentice Republic into the Empire. of Luke and Leia. He kills instigates the Clone Wars, a brain, some vital organs and weapon that can destroy and leads the Empire’s His plan to lure Luke to the Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn, whose galaxy-wide conict between parts of the head. He is worlds. Rebel ghters led by campaign to destroy the Jedi. Dark Side backres as disciple Obi-Wan Kenobi the CIS and the Galactic killed in a duel with Obi-Wan. Luke destroy the Death Star To lure Luke to the Dark Side, Vader kills the Emperor to later cuts him in half. Republic. with Tarkin in it. he tells him: “I am your father.” save his son. VII THE FORCE AWAKENS Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers. KYLO REN (Adam Driver) Kylo Ren is a member of the Knights of Ren, an organisation which leans towards the Dark Side of the Force. He is also an ally of the First Order, the remnants of the fallen Galactic Empire. He wields a lightsaber he built himself, a dangerous and ragged design unlike that of a typical lightsaber. In the trailers he is seen as a devotee of the destroyed Darth Vader who vows to destroy GENERAL HUX the last remaining Jedi. (Domhnall Gleeson) A young, ruthless ofcer in the First Order. Gleeson said of his role as Hux: “He’s kind of opposite Kylo Ren. They have their own relationship, which is individual and unusual. One of them is strong in different ways than the other. They’re both vying for power.” CAPTAIN PHASMA (Gwendoline Christie) Clad in distinctive metallic armour, Captain Phasma commands the First Order’s legions of Stormtroopers. She is the franchise’s rst female villain. SUPREME LEADER SNOKE (Andy Serkis) Kylo Ren’s master and a powerful gure of the Dark Side. Snoke, a digital character, is played by Serkis via motion-capture. Serkis described Snoke as “quite an enigmatic character, and strangely vulnerable at the same time as being quite powerful”. TEXT: MIKE M DIZON ILLUSTRATION: CHNG CHOON HIONG & MIKE M DIZON.