Who Is Your Favorite Star Wars Character?

We gave you our Top 100, now it's your turn.

That great disturbance you felt in The Force was IGN unleashing our roster of "Top 100 Star Wars Characters."

Naturally, such a list centering on our fanboy bedrock inspires much debate -- to the point where we thought that a few of you in the comments were going to either Force choke each other or engage in some lightsaber amputation. We heard legions of you cry out for who would rank where on your lists, so we decided to let your list be heard... er, seen.

Most of you have your personal favorites from that galaxy far, far away; here's your Top 10. Which means don't get mad us if you disagree with what you picked.

Starkiller became a quick fan-favorite when he started doing Vader's dirty work in The Force Unleashed. And E3's epic trailer for Starkiller Strikes Back, er, Force Unleashed II seems poised to prove that Galen Marek is here to stay.

The Force Unleashed's storyline is considered canon, and as such we have Marek to thank for the creation of the Alliance to Restore the Republic (the Rebel Alliance) - which we cheered on in the original Star Wars film trilogy. Originally orphaned, raised and then trained by Darth Vader as Vader's Secret Apprentice, Marek would go on to turn his back on the dark side. Making enemies of Vader and the Emperor, Marek fought to the death defending key members of the Rebel Alliance.

Under Vader's harsh tutelage, Starkiller has all but perfected the fine art of lightsaber combat and has learned to wield many fearsome dark side powers, powers he'll no doubt enhance and exercise in his next game.

You know what they say: A scruffy nerf-herder is only as good as his walking carpet of a lifemate.

Han Solo's furry, language-challenged co-pilot is one of the franchise's most iconic and endearing characters, so we are not surprised that Chewie earned a slot on your top ten. With his bowcaster at the ready and a Wookiee growl only Han could understand, Chewbacca is one of the Rebels' most loyal and essential members. Anything that tall that can tear out a man's arms from his sockets is someone you want on your side.

And we have to agree with most of you, that our favorite Chewie moment in the films is when Chewie is in the Hoth Rebel Base. He's just overheard that the shield doors must be closed, despite the fact that his best friend is still out there in Snow City, looking for Luke.

Chewie leans his head against a wall and puts on his best sad growl as the doors close. That there is some loyalty all the credits in the Empire couldn't buy.

"Boba Fett?! Boba Fett?! - Where?!" ...Into the belly of a sarlacc pit, one he would eventually escape from - a feat we're not surprised that our favorite kind of scum achieved.

Boba Fett is as popular amongst the fanbase as he is feared in the galaxy. The guy's Mandalorian armor was forged with badassery; there isn't a scene he doesn't own when he appears onscreen in the original trilogy. He's quick on the draw and even quicker on the hunt, especially when his prey is one Han Solo. Jabba's seemingly favorite Bounty Hunter became hardcore long before we met him in the Star Wars Christmas Special; his path to playing intergalactic Midnight Run was paved the moment Mace Windu lightsaber'd his father's head off and young Boba held it in his hands.

The guy's hardcore. And no good to us dead. Good thing that sarlacc pit has an escape hatch.

As a member of the Jedi, Revan was a powerful and charismatic figure who attracted legions of followers. He forced the Jedi to intervene in the Mandalorian Wars, emerging as the hero of the conflict in the end. However, after a journey to the far edge of the galaxy and an encounter with the Sith, Revan returned as Darth Revan. He and his apprentice, Darth Malak, shared the goal of harnessing the Star Forge and ruling the galaxy. But like any good Sith apprentice, Malak took his chance to kill Revan and take command for himself.

Or so he thought. This betrayal led to one of the greatest twists in all of gaming. The player's character's character in Knights of the Old Republic - a mysterious, amnesic soldier - is actually Revan. After discovering the truth about himself over the course of the game's storyline, Revan confronted Malak at the heart of the Star Forge and prevented all-out catastrophe. The scourge of the galaxy became its savior - and one of your must-haz characters.

Is there anything this beeping trash can on wheels can't do?

He's a projector, a Swiss Army Knife and tolerator of Threepio, all rolled into one. Sure, he may have gone a little too CG in the prequels, but damn if we didn't geek out a bit when R2 dropped oil slick on some battle droids and ignited them with his personal jet boosters.

Whether he's playing X-Wing wingman to Luke, or Murtaugh to C-3P0's Riggs, R2-D2 is never not cool and reliable. He helped the Rebels topple the Empire, and then stuck around to help the new Republic grow and prosper. Any droid that can survive getting spit out by some Dagobah sea whale thing is worthy of your sixth-place ranking.

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