'Star Wars' characters through the years

Yoda was a powerful Jedi master with a deep understanding of the force. (Lucasfilm)

Han Solo was an intergalactic smuggler that got caught up in the Rebellion. (Lucasfilm)

Emperor Palpatine orchestrated the Clone Wars to ensure his rise to power. (Lucasfilm)

R2-D2 was a savvy droid assignment to help Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars. (Lucasfilm)

Lando Calrissian was a colleague of Han Solo's that joined the Rebellion. (Lucasfilm)

Leia Organa was a princess and a leader of the Rebellion, who was also secretly a child of Darth Vader's. (Lucasfilm)

Chewbacca was Han Solo's co-pilot and best friend. (Lucasfilm)

Boba Fett was a bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader to capture Han Solo. (Lucasfilm)

C-3PO was made by Anakin Skywalker before becoming Princess Leia's droid. (Lucasfilm)

Obi-Wan Kenobi was Anakin Skywalker's Jedi master before he fell to the dark side. Kenobi would eventually train Anakin's son, Luke. (Lucasfilm)

When Anakin Skywalker fell to the dark side, he became the evil Sith Lord Darth Vader. (Lucasfilm)

Luke Skywalker, the son of Darth Vader, trained to become a Jedi and ultimately saved his father from the dark side. (Lucasfilm)

Jar Jar Binks was a fast friend of Qui-Gon Jinn on Naboo. (Lucasfilm)

Mace Windu was Yoda's right hand man during the Clone Wars. (Lucasfilm)

Count Dooku turned against the Jedi and became a Sith. (Lucasfilm)

Darth Maul was a Sith Lord, responsible for killing Qui-Gon Jinn. (Lucasfilm)

Qui-Gon Jinn was the Jedi master who discovered a young Anakin Skywalker and brought him to the Jedi Temple for training. (Lucasfilm)

Padme Amidala was Anakin Skywalker's secret wife and the mother of his children. (Lucasfilm)

Anakin Skywalker was said to be "The Chosen One" who would restore balance to the force. (Lucasfilm)

Jyn Erso, a rebel soldier, captured the Death Star plans so the weapon could be destroyed. (Lucasfilm)

Cassian Andor was Jyn Erso's ally in the mission to capture the Death Star plans. (Lucasfilm)

Rey, an orphaned scavenger, finds herself in the middle of the Resistance against the First Order. (Lucasfilm)

Finn, a runaway stormtrooper, takes up with the Resistance to destroy the First Order. (Lucasfilm)

Poe, an ace pilot, is a leader in the Resistance. (Lucasfilm)

Kylo Ren, born Ben Skywalker, was Leia's son who fell to the Dark Side. (Lucasfilm)

BB-8 was a charismatic droid loyal to the Resistance. (Lucasfilm)

Rose Tico, a member of the Resistance, was dedicated to restoring peace to the galaxy. (Lucasfilm)