Star Wars Characters Who Have Appeared in the Most Movies and Shows (Canon Only) (2024)

  • 1. R2-D2

    Number of Appearances - 17

    1) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    2) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    3) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    4) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    5) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    6) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    7) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

    8) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2014, 2020)

    9) Star Wars Rebels (2014-2015)

    10) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    11) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

    12) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    13) Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

    14) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

    15) The Mandalorian (2020)

    16) The Book of Boba Fett (2022)

    17) Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

  • 2. C-3PO

    Number of Appearances - 15

    1) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    2) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    3) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    4) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    5) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    6) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    7) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

    8) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2011)

    9) Star Wars Rebels (2014)

    10) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    11) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

    12) Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

    13) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

    14) Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

    15) Ahsoka (2023)

  • 3. Darth Vader

    Number of Appearances - 14

    1) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    2) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    3) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    4) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    5) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    6) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    7) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

    8) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2014, 2020)

    9) Star Wars Rebels (2014-2018)

    10) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    11) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    12) Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

    13) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

    14) Ahsoka (2023)

  • 4. Princess Leia

    Number of Appearances - 12

    1) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    2) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    3) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    4) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    5) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    6) Star Wars Rebels (2016)

    7) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

    8) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    9) Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

    10) Star Wars Resistance (2018-2019)

    11) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

    12) Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

  • 5. Luke Skywalker

    Number of Appearances - 12

    1) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    2) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    3) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    4) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    5) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    6) Star Wars Rebels (2017)

    7) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    8) Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

    9) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

    10) The Mandalorian (2020)

    11) The Book of Boba Fett (2022)

    12) Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

  • 6. Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Number of Appearances - 12

    1) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    2) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    3) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    4) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    5) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    6) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    7) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

    8) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2014, 2020)

    9) Star Wars Rebels (2014-2017)

    10) Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)

    11) Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

    See Also
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    12) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

  • 7. Yoda

    Number of Appearances - 12

    1) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    2) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    3) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    4) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    5) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    6) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

    7) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2014, 2020)

    8) Star Wars Rebels (2016)

    9) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    10) Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

    11) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

    12) Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023)

  • 8. Emperor Palpatine

    Number of Appearances - 12

    1) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    2) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    3) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    4) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    5) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    6) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

    7) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2014, 2020)

    8) Star Wars Rebels (2015-2018)

    9) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker

    10) Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021-2023)

    11) Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

    12) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

  • 9. Chewbacca

    Number of Appearances - 10

    1) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    2) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    3) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    4) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    5) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011)

    6) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    7) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    8) Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

    9) Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

    10) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

  • 10. Mon Mothma

    Number of Appearances - 8

    1) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    2) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    3) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2010-2014)

    4) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

    5) Star Wars Rebels (2017)

    6) Andor (2022)

    7) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

    8) Ahsoka (2023)

  • 11. Senator Bail Organa

    Number of Appearances - 8

    1) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    2) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    3) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2010-2014)

    4) Star Wars Rebels (2014-2017)

    5) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

    6) Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

    7) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

    8) Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2023)

  • 12. Ahsoka Tano

    Number of Appearances - 8

    1) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

    2) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2014, 2020)

    3) Star Wars Rebels (2015-2018)

    4) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    5) The Mandalorian (2020)

    6) The Book of Boba Fett (2022)

    7) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

    8) Ahsoka (2023)

  • 13. Han Solo

    Number of Appearances - 7

    1) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    2) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    3) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    4) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    5) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    6) Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

    7) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

  • 14. Boba Fett

    Number of Appearances - 7

    1) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    2) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    3) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Special Edition (1997)

    4) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    5) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2010-2012)

    6) The Mandalorian (2020)

    7) The Book of Boba Fett (2021-2022)

    See Also
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  • 15. Padmé Amidala

    Number of Appearances - 7

    1) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    2) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    3) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    4) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

    5) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2014, 2020)

    6) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    7) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

  • 16. Grand Moff Tarkin

    Number of Appearances - 6

    1) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    2) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    3) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011-2013)

    4) Star Wars Rebels (2015-2018)

    5) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

    6) Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021-2022)

  • 17. Mace Windu

    Number of Appearances - 6

    1) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    2) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    3) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    4) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

    5) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2014, 2020)

    6) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

  • 18. Plo Koon

    Number of Appearances - 6

    1) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    2) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    3) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    4) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

    5) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2014)

    6) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

  • 19. Captain Rex

    Number of Appearances - 6

    1) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

    2) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2014, 2020)

    3) Star Wars Rebels (2015-2018)

    4) Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021-2022)

    5) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

    6) Ahsoka (2023)

  • 20. Wedge Antilles

    Number of Appearances - 5

    1) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    2) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    3) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    4) Star Wars Rebels (2016-2017)

    5) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

  • 21. Lando Calrissian

    Number of Appearances - 5

    1) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    2) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    3) Star Wars Rebels (2015)

    4) Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

    5) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

  • 22. Jabba The Hutt

    Number of Appearances - 5

    1) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    2) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Special Edition (1997)

    3) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    4) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

    5) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2010-2013)

  • 23. Admiral Ackbar

    Number of Appearances - 5

    1) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    2) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011)

    3) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    4) Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

    5) Ahsoka (2023)

  • 24. Ki-Adi-Mundi

    Number of Appearances - 5

    1) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    2) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    3) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    4) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2009-2014, 2020)

    5) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

  • 25. Count Dooku

    Number of Appearances - 5

    1) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    2) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    3) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

    4) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2014)

    5) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

  • 26. Chopper

    Number of Appearances - 5

    1) Star Wars Rebels (2014-2018)

    2) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

    3) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    4) Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)

    5) Ahsoka (2023)

  • 27. BB-8

    Number of Appearances - 5

    1) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    2) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    3) Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

    4) Star Wars Resistance (2018-2019)

    5) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

  • 28. Qui-Gon Jinn

    Number of Appearances - 4

    1) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    2) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011-2014)

    3) Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

    4) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

  • 29. Darth Maul

    Number of Appearances - 4

    1) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    2) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012-2013, 2020)

    3) Star Wars Rebels (2016-2017)

    4) Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

  • 30. Clone Commander Cody

    Number of Appearances - 4

    1) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    2) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

    3) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2014, 2020)

    4) Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2022)

  • 31. Kanan Jarrus

    Number of Appearances - 4

    1) Star Wars Rebels (2014-2018)

    2) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2020)

    3) Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)

    4) Tales of the Jedi (2022)

  • 32. Hera Syndulla

    Number of Appearances - 4

    1) Star Wars Rebels (2014-2018)

    2) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    3) Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)

    4) Ahsoka (2023)

  • 33. Poe Dameron

    Number of Appearances - 4

    1) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    2) Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

    3) Star Wars Resistance (2018-2019)

    4) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

  • 34. Kylo Ren

    Number of Appearances - 4

    1) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    2) Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

    3) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

    4) Star Wars Resistance (2020)

  • 35. Rey

    Number of Appearances - 4

    1) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    2) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    3) Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

    4) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

  • 36. Finn

    Number of Appearances - 4

    1) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    2) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    3) Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

    4) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

  • 37. General Hux

    Number of Appearances - 4

    1) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    2) Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

    3) Star Wars Resistance (2019-2020)

    4) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

  • 38. Maz Kanata

    Number of Appearances - 4

    1) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    2) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)

    3) Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

    4) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

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