Yes, there's Anakin and Obi-Wan, Yoda and Luke, but I believe we need to stop and pay tribute to the second half of the Star Wars universe.

The women of Star Wars.

For without Leia, what would Han be, but another space bum, barely making his way through the galaxy. And if Anakin hadn't met his "angel", Pame, the republic might not have fallen to begin with.

Boba's profound love for Sintas was intrumental, ironically, in their divorce, and their daugher, Ailyn, hunted him halfway across the galaxy, only to perish at the hands of Jacen Solo. And while we're on the topic of the Jerk-Lord You Love to Hate, without Tenel Ka, we wouldn't be graced with our even newer hope, another Force-sensitive girl, Allana.

The Imperial Admirals Dalaa and Isard have plagued their male counterparts and returned time and again to instigate a vortex of destruction from the Empire to the New Republic to the Gallactic Alliance.

Even TC-14, who escorted Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan to their final, most fateful assignment, was female, not to mention the caption of their shuttle.

Asajj Ventress, Darth Zannah, Darth Talon, Darth Maladi, Shira Brie, Aurra Sing, Gariel Capston, Mirax, Bastila, Mira, Yaddle, Callista, Alema Rar, Jaina Solo, Oola, Didi, Vistas Marr, Shaak Ti, Atris, Darth Traya, Krieia, Mirta Gev, Aayla Secura, Darth Talon, Darth Zannah, Visas Marr, Mission Vao, Tahiri Veila, Deepa Billaba, Zam Wessel, Tahl, Siri Tachi, Jan Ors, Bria Tharen, Tendra and Mon Mothma...the list of heroes and villans, bounty hunters and Sith Lords, Jedi and Echani, the list is more than enough to make Luke Skywalker cringe.

But not Mara.


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