Star Wars: 10 Exact Moments We Knew These Characters Were Doomed

10. Luke Catches Up With An Old Friend Called Biggs - A New Hope

War is a cruel and merciless mistress. And make no mistake about it, from the second we stumble upon The Rebel Alliance and their conflict with the big bad Empire, our heroes find themselves thrown right into the thick of this frequently harsh reality.

And in order to get over just how high the stakes are in this galaxy-altering battle for the future of their universe, Lucas and the gang opted to add a rather genius but eventually devastating callback to simpler times when Luke Skywalker bumps into his old pal Biggs Darklighter as the pair both prepare to take on Darth Vader and his stormtrooper cronies on The Death Star.

As the pair reminisce and Biggs bigs up the future Jedi's supreme pilot skills, Darklighter's comments on wanting to hear about all of Luke's stories when he gets back pretty much acts as the verbal nail in his own coffin.

Sure enough, in the heat of battle, Biggs is blasted to smithereens by none other than Luke's own papi, acting as yet another significant blow to the young farmboy.

Those good ol' womp-rat-shooting days must've felt like a lifetime ago...