10 Most Messed Up Deaths In The Star Wars: Sequel Trilogy

Another fan-favourite original trilogy alien who was given a quite underwhelming and rather disrespectful demise, the sequel trilogy did the legendary Gial Ackbar dirty, too.

Without doubt one of the most respected military figures in the galaxy, this Mon Calamari Admiral ultimately racked up a whopping sixty years of service before his time in the Star Wars universe reached its end.

Rather than ultimately sacrificing himself to save his fellow Resistance fighters and then being respectfully mourned as one of the good guy's bravest and most important leaders, though, Ackbar's death was a bit of a disappointment.

When First Order TIE fighters fired on the Raddus cruiser during Episode VIII - The Last Jedi, Ackbar was one of the people sucked out into space along with General Leia Organa. Unlike Leia, though, the "it's a trap!" icon wasn't able to save himself via the Force. 

If watching him be abruptly shot out into space wasn't already painful enough for long-time fans of the Rebel leader who helped bring down the second Death Star, Ackbar's death is then barely even acknowledged. It's mentioned in a throwaway line, but the much-loved character is pretty much forgotten about after that.

What a terrible way to treat a legend of the galaxy, eh.

No one was expecting Ackbar to die in the middle of a dramatic showdown with Snoke or anything, but he surely deserved a more memorable end than just being blown out of a window in the background.