Summary

Death is only ever a temporary inconvenience inStar Wars , and here are the most noteworthy resurrection . Star Warsis science - fantasy , not science - fiction , which means death has never really been final . George Lucas himself created the idea ofForce Ghosts- a chic way to allow graphic symbol to pay the ultimate cost , while avoiding permit them go .

Lucas made the power to overturn death itself a key to the prequels , driving Anakin Skywalker to the dark side . While Anakin never pick up this forbiddenForce power , this has n’t stopped other characters testify golden enough to return from the dead . With the right-hand condition , heroes and villain alike have been able to occur back from the dead . Here are some of the honest exercise .

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Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn from Star Wars The Phantom Menace, Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker from Star Wars A New Hope, Daisy Ridley as Rey from Star Wars The Force Awakens

11Fennec Shand

The Mandalorian

The talented premium huntsman Fennec Shand made quite a name for herself in the criminal underworld in the early Clarence Day of the Empire before going into relative hiding follow its fall . She was eventually tracked down by Din Djarin and Toro Calican , who formed a tentative partnership in their attempts to take her down . Shand essay to make a deal with Calican after she was becharm , proposing they turn on the Mandalorian themselves and collect the H.M.S. Bounty extend for his seizure . Instead , Shand was shot and left for utter in the comeuppance of Tatooine .

Shand was later discovered in her near - death commonwealth by none other than Boba Fett , another brainy premium huntsman who has recently cheated death himself . Well cognizant of Shand ’s repute , Boba Fett made the effort to save her life with cybernetic replacements for the intestines that had been ruin by the would - be killing shot . thankful for her delivery , Fennec Shand joined him as a spouse in crime for a while , helping him reform the assorted equipment that he lost after his own binge with expiry .

10Princess Leia

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

When her ship is blown apart , General Leia Organa is cast into space . Even in the Star Wars universe , most lifeforms - in particular the human characters - breathe O and almost none can survive unprotected outside a starship or courtship . When Leia ws shown adrift in space , her fortune seemed pretty non - negotiable . But this particular moment of death was swiftly reversed .

In a shocking and rather controversial turn , Leia reached out with the Force to protect herself and pull herself back to the safety of a ship . Many query the logic of such a move , butthis was the first actual use of the Force Leia was present on sieve , and such a display of power was a tactful reminder of her heritage . She ws badly weakened but ws able-bodied to regain long enough to feel her Logos return to the light side of the Force .

The novelization of Star Wars : The lift of Skywalker ultimately explains just how Leia redeemed her Logos , calling Kylo Ren back to the spark .

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9Poe Dameron

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Poe Dameron seemed to die at the very start ofStar war : The Force Awakens , when the ship he and Finn were flying in was shot down . Though Finn ejected from the foxiness , Poe was unable to disconnect from the cockpit and appeared to go down with his ship . The tragical fate was befitting of any proficient and noble headwaiter , which made it all the more convincing when the ship is shown sinking into the sand .

However , Poe last the Battle of Jakkuand return later in the movie , without a scratch . The novelisation ofThe Force Awakensgoes into further detail about how Poe survived the clank and made his way back to the Resistance . A lucky thing he did : his survival allow him to provide several daring delivery throughout the rest of the flick and the subsequent sequel .

8Ahsoka Tano

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Ahsoka ’s tumultuous prison term as a Palawan included more near - death experiences than she could probably weigh … and one with actually die , though she might not call up it . After crash - landing on the mysterious major planet Mortis , Ahsoka , Obi - Wan , and Anakin are thrown intoa physical representation of the unending struggle to balance the light and dark incline of the Living Force . TheMortis godsare avatars of the Force ; the Son , embodying the non-white side , poisoned Ahsoka and went on to dispatch her life violence entiirely .

The Son had mortally wounded the Daughter ( who typify the wakeful side ) . When Anakin begged for help , the girl used him as a conduit to transfer what was left of her liife to his Padawan . Ahsoka remembers nothing of the experience , but it ’s hard to ideate that being touched by such a concentration of the wanton side would n’t impact her abilities .

7Echo (CT-1409)

One of the most compelling clone commandos inStar Wars : The Clone Wars , Echo ’s arc chronicled his journey from rookie to trooper - and ended in his apparent death . After an assault on the clone ’s home planet of Kamino , Echo was part of a rescue commission to the Citadel . The escape ship was shoot apart , and Echo was not among the survivors rescue by Jedi Master Plo Kloon .

In realism , Echo outlive and was fit with cybernetic replacements for his leg and one of his arms . He was sold to the Techno Union , where he was intended to be used for counterintelligence . Captain Rex eventually realized that Echo might still be live , andthe lost clon was rescued by his former commanders and the Bad Batch .

6Admiral Trench

Admiral Trench command the USA of the Confederacy of Independent Systems in several fight , realize a reputation for ruthlessness in combat . Luckily , General Anakin Skywalker had a penchant for conflict strategy himself . Taking advantage of Trench ’s choler and hurry , Skywalker ’s forces attacked the enemy fleet while their shields were down . The intact fleet was destroy , and it was assume there were no survivor . Shockingly , though , Trench made a miraculous recovery .

He come back inStar war : The Clone Warsseason 6 with a serial publication of cybernetics replace his odd arms and one-half of his spider - like face . Trench ’s involvement in a rescue mission brought him face - to - human face with Anakin , who severed his robotic limbs in an attempt to get the unarm codes . When Trench tried one last attack with his electric staff , Anakin impaled the admiral with his lightsaber . This death would be much more final for Admiral Trench .

5Darth Maul

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

The big , bad Sith Lord introduced inStar Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menacewas unexpectedly burn down ( literally ) at the end of the movie , stimulate way for the instauration of Count Dooku and General Grievous . Darth Maul was engaged in struggle with Qui - Gon Jinn and his then - Padawan , Obi - Wan Kenobi , in one of Star Wars ’ most famous lightsaber duel . After killing Qui - Gon , Obi - Wan retaliate his master by cutting Maul in half before watching him fall through a melting pit .

Even GeorgeLucas realized he ’d made a mistake killing Maul . The Sith apprentiice refund inStar war : The Clone Wars , with Maul literally rebuild himself to make the resurrection seem ( a little ) more plausible . Maul became a formidable resister throughoutStar Wars : The Clone WarsandStar Wars Rebels , drive by a thirst for power as well as a blood feud against Obi - Wan Kenobi .

4Asajj Ventress

Asajj Ventress began as a prospective learner to Count Dooku , and quickly became an interesting antagonist that re-emerge often throughout the series . Thanks to her cunning and adaptability , Ventress always seems to make it out alive … until she sacrifice herself to protect her lover Quinlan Vos in Christie Golden ’s novelDark Disciple . Her death highlighted her rejection of the dark side , and she was honored by the Jedi after her body was lay to rest .

Ventress has been mysteriously resurrected , however , appearing inStar Wars : The Bad Batchseason 3 . Lucasfilm has predict the story of Ventress ' Resurrection of Christ will be tell apart , although it ’s currently unclear when this will take place . She now seems much more balanced , uphold to manage a yellow lightsaber .

3Boba Fett

The Book of Boba Fett

George Lucas originally intended Boba Fett to serve as a major opposer , but his plans had changed byReturn of the Jedi , and the dreaded premium Orion was belt down off in unceremonious mode - with his jet - camp flying him into the Sarlacc Pit . This would seem to have been the end of the route for the storied premium hunter , butStar WarsLegends play him back , and canon followed suit . He unexpectedly returned inThe Mandalorianseason 2 , avail Din Djarin against the Empire .

2Emperor Palpatine

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

One of the most polarizing twists in theStar Warsfranchise has to be theresurrection of Emperor Palpatine . The originalStar Warstrilogy terminate with the triumphant frustration of the evil emperor , which went hand in hand with Darth Vader ’s return to the light . The prequel trilogy revealed that Palpatine had been searching for the secret to rip off death for quite some time , andStar Wars : The climb of Skywalkerrevealed that he was actually more successful with his quest than it was ab initio assumed .

Palpatine ’s design to go forever hinge on having a separate body to inhabit should his be destroy . Using an unbelievable amount of tycoon from the dreary side , Palpatine hatched a secret plan to have a dead ringer of himself that could survive his strong-arm death . He miscalculated the power of the Jedi , rein in its entirety by Reyas she bolt down him for right .

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Palpatine’s Project Necromancer in The Bad Batch season 3 and Palpatine in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

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Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars

Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron in Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker

Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano in Ahsoka

Ray Park as Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace

Asajj Ventress in Star Wars The Bad Batch Season 3

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Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars Return of the Jedi

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