10 Actors Completely Wasted In Star Wars

Taking his place as one of the Sequel Trilogy's new set of principal players spearheading the next chapter of the Skywalker Saga, the reveal of John Boyega's former Stormtrooper Finn joining the good fight throughout The Force Awakens felt like the sort of refreshing development needed to catapult the franchise into exciting new territory.

Only, instead of doubling down on FN-2187, the story largely sidelined the wise-cracking one-time First Order member in the wake of that first Episode VII outing, with Finn often being sent on pointless side missions and being reduced to little more than comedic relief for the most part.

Boyega himself was also quick to note how he felt Finn was "pushed to the side" later down the road, admitting that Disney "gave all the nuance" to the likes of Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley and “I’m the only cast member who had their own unique experience of that franchise based on their race,” when talking to GQ about his time in the galaxy far, far away.

And when assessing how each of the main feature characters' arcs progressed over the course of said Sequels, it's hard to argue with Boyega being completely short-changed on the compelling and detailed character front in comparison to his contemporaries.