The Sith aren’t the only bad guys in the galaxy far, far away.
Here are 7 other villains we’d love to see in Episode VII.
It is possible to have too much of a good thing.
In both Legends and canon, Jedi reign supreme.
Maybe this is why there are so many Sith antagonists.
Theyre evenly matched and clearly distinguishable, and who can resist the sights and sounds of lightsabers clashing?
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But there are a lot of them.
Darth Maul was even resurrected inThe Clone Wars.
But they dont have to be alone.
These villains can be inspired by, but not replicate, the ones already seen in the Expanded Universe.
Bounty Hunters
Sometimes, it seems like there are only so many occupations in the universe.
Smuggler, bounty hunter, crime lord, and Jedi are all jobs with very specific lifestyles inStar Wars.
Bounty hunters also come custom packed with one purpose collecting the bounty.
They have unique weapons that are every bit as dangerous as a Siths lightsaber.
They came from the outer reaches of the galaxy space that had never been explored byStar Warswriters before.
The Yuuzhan Vong were so far from being Sith that they couldnt even be sensed through the Force.
And they ransacked the galaxy, almost defeating the Jedi for good.
Some of their habits were shown, but never entirely explained.
He even has a collection of lightsabers from Jedi he has killed.
Durge fromThe Clone Warsis another example of a creature who can stand up to Jedi through muscle alone.
General Grievous foreshadowed what Darth Vader would become inRevenge of the Sith.
Just like Vader literally lost his humanity, Grievous lost his identity as a vicious but honorable Kaleesh warrior.
Mandalorians
The Mandalorians arent always the villains.
They were the cowboys, the gunslingers of a galaxy thrown into a civil war.
TheStar Wars: Son of Dathomircomic showed that an armored Mandalorian army can do a lot of damage.
Instead, he commanded his own forces on his own power.
Crime Lords
In a way, crime lords are the most successful villains in theStar Warsuniverse.
And lets not forget Jabba the Hutt.
Empires and Jedi Temples rise and fall, but the crime lords remain.
ManyStar Warsstories have portrayed crime lords who replicate the exotic opulence of Jabbas palace.
Viest shakes things up a bit and runs an entire pirate space station.
They come in all shapes and sizes, but are also a ready-made enemy for fans sick of Sith.
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