10 Minor Film Characters Whose Lives Were Probably Ruined Forever

9. Ponda Baba - Star Wars

Everybody remembers Ponda Baba, of course: there's no way any Star Wars forgets the first moment they witnessed a Jedi wielding a lightsaber - unfortunately for this character, who is noticeably proud of the fact that he's wanted in a bunch of galaxies, he picked the wrong day to start a bar fight. The scene has been immortalised, of course, given that it's been parodied and referenced so much, but occurs when Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi enter the Mos Eisley Cantina to find a pilot to take them to Alderaan, but encounter Ponda Baba and his pig-faced friend Dr. Evazan instead. When a brawl breaks out, Obi-Wan retaliates by slicing off Ponda Baba's arm with his lightsaber, which falls memorably to the floor in a splatter of blood. This keeps the pair quiet, of course, but you have to consider the repercussions of Obi-Wan's actions: was he a little overzealous with his attack? Wouldn't a simple Force Push have done? Anyway, Baba loses his arm, which wouldn't have been quite so bad if he weren't a wanted man - presumably his work consisted of mostly bounty hunting and smuggling. Lacking an arm isn't great for a guy in that line of work. From that day on, Baba presumably had the least successful career ever, and was noticeably sad for it.