Star Warsis a cornerstone sci-fi franchise that’s been defining the genre and expanding as a universe since it first appeared back in the ’70s. It’s no surprise that such a powerful series spilled over into media besides film, and that includes video games. Even in the last few years,Star Warsfans have gotten some broad choices, fromStar WarsBattlefront 2game toStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderto the upcomingLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
However, among all these diverse choices, there’s a significant lack of games focused on exploring major characters from the main storyline. Although there’s a huge breadth of characters that would be exciting leads for games, here are just a few choices that would be a particularly notable right now.
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Obi-Wan Kenobi
Frankly, Obi-Wan would be an exciting choice at any time. A mainstay of the franchise, Obi-Wan is a main or supporting character in six of the nine installments in the main movies, and he’s made plenty of appearances beyond that. There’s novels and comic books exploring his character and backstory, and naturally, he played a major part in both versions of the animatedStar Wars: The Clone Warsshows. Even more exciting, Ewan McGregor is coming back to reviveObi-Wan in the Disney+ originalKenobi,which will explore his time after the fall of the Jedi and before Luke Skywalker’s heyday.
All this rich backstory goes to showhow important Obi-Wan is toStar Warsand how rich he’d be as a lead character. He’s seen a lot of difficult times that don’t make it into the movies, including some romantic entanglements. A Kenobi game could easily focus on any number of points in his life, whether it’s about his time as Qui-Gon Jinn’s apprentice, teaching Anakin as a Padawan, Obi-Wan’s exploits during the Clone Wars, or his time in hiding after the rise of the Empire. There’s no shortage of possibilities when it comes to bringing this beloved character to life in a game.
Ahsoka Tano
Admittedly, Ahsoka Tano is a slightly less conventional choice than the classic Obi-Wan. Even though she’s a much newer character to the franchise, she’s still become more and more important to the setting. She might have ruffled some feathers when she was introduced for the more recentClone Warsshow, but the show took her through some serious character arcs. It even opened the gateway for future appearances. She’s shown up on other animatedStar Warsshows, she made a voice cameo inThe Rise of Skywalker,and she’s even going to make a live action debut in the second season ofThe Mandalorian.
The break from animation to live action proves that Ahsoka is here to stay. She’s gone from a troublesome Padawan to a well-traveled character with a hand in countless stories across the galaxy. Ahsoka has never had the chance to star in her own show, so maybe she can get a game of her own instead. Much like Obi-Wan, it would be interesting to get the chance to play through Ahsoka’s journeyafter the Jedi Order collapsed. Now that she’s proven that she’s here to stay, Ahsoka deserves to get the spotlight for once.
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Boba Fett
Of course, it’s not only Jedi that deserve more attention. Back in 2002, LucasArts releasedStar Wars: Bounty Hunter,which focused on Jango Fett and explained how he got entangled in the efforts to make a clone army. In a way, this is ironic. Jango Fett only appears in oneStar Warsmovie, while his cloned son Boba Fett was in two of the original movies and has had a devoted following for many years. In spite of that following and appearances in books, comics, and games likeBattlefront,Boba Fett has yet to get his own game.
Boba has struggled to get his own media in the last few years, which is a shame. Not only was his standalone movie cancelled, he very nearly did get his own game,butStar Wars 1313tragically died in development. However,The Mandalorianhas generated such fresh interest in bounty hunting that it might be the perfect time for a Boba Fett game. It would be a great spiritual successor toStar Wars: Bounty Hunter,and channel the beloved grimier side of theStar Warsuniverse thatSolo: A Star Wars StoryandThe Mandalorianhave explored recently. TheStar Warsuniverse is truly rife with beloved characters that would thrive in their own games – if they were only given the chance.
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