This is an incomplete list of prominent characters from the
Star Wars franchise, sorted by last name. Many of the characters listed below created for the original
extended universe now called Legends. These are no longer are considered part of the
Star Wars canon but remain on this list. While it's commonly considered that
C-3PO and
R2-D2 are the only Star Wars characters to be in all 7 movies,
Obi-Wan Kenobi also appears in all of the films: during
The Force Awakens, Ewan McGregor's voice can be heard saying "
Rey" during a flashback caused by Rey's touching
Anakin Skywalker's
lightsaber. Before
The Force Awakens, Anakin also appeared in all of the films, and was planned to make an appearance as a
force ghost in
The Force Awakens, but was removed in later versions of the story.