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PASS ON WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT STAR WARS TO A NEW GENERATION. BUT DON’T BE SURPRISED WHEN THEIR SPECIFIC TASTES DIFFER.
Are you a parent with children who love the galaxy far, far away? Parenting Padawans is an exclusive StarWars.com column that discusses the various questions and factors that come into play when introducing your younglings to Star Wars.

Every Star Wars fan has his or her favorite character. You do. I do. We all do. And in a universe populated with such amazing characters, it’s hard to choose just one. Still, despite thousands of characters to choose from, most people settle on one of the core cast (for obvious and legitimate reasons). Just take a look at the favorites identified by contributors to this site. You’ll see a lot of love for Luke, Leia, and Han (particularly Han).

As my kids were absorbed into the Star Wars universe and became more familiar with the stories, it was clear that attachments were quickly being made. My daughter gravitated to the Jedi and strong females. My son developed a love affair with stormtroopers and clone troopers. They both love R2-D2 and BB-8.

None of this is surprising.

However, as we explored the saga further and they became more intimately aware of not only the central cast but also the secondary and tertiary characters (the Outer Rim, as it were), I was occasionally thrown for a loop. “What? Really? You like him??”

But this is Star Wars we’re talking about here. Normal rules don’t apply. I have a much stronger emotional response to who they like…and who they don’t like. Still, I can’t object too strongly to any of the following five characters. (Well, maybe one I can.) I may have been surprised to learn that my kids love these specific characters, but at the end of the day, I’m just thrilled we can geek out together and share a mutual love of the same universe.

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