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Popverse Picks: Best underdog characters like Cassian Andor in Star Wars

Star Wars is full of underdog characters, and we offer our favorites who are absolutely worth your time in this week's Popverse Picks

Features by Jules Chin Greene, Staff Writer

Published on Tue Apr 15 2025

Everyone loves a good underdog story, and luckily for us, Star Wars has a plethora of these beyond its movies and television shows. With Andor season 2 just around the corner, it's time we take a look at some of my favorite underdogs within a galaxy far, far away. Whether you're a bounty hunter lover, a friend of the Republic, or a dark side user at your core, there's an underdog character for you here.

Beilert Valance

Now I know what you're thinking - gee, that fella fighting Chewbacca looks an awful lot like The Terminator. Well, the bounty hunter, Beilert Valance, actually predates the first Terminator movie entirely: he made his debut in Star Wars #16 all the way back in 1978. Now, Beilert Valance genuinely hates Darth Vader more than anyone else in the galaxy (there, I said it). That's because

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Jules Chin Greene: Jules Chin Greene is a journalist and Jack Kirby enthusiast. He has written about comics, video games, movies, and television for sites such as Nerdist, AIPT, Multiverse of Color, and Screen Rant.