10 Star Wars Deaths That Should NEVER Have Happened

The iconic fish-faced Star Wars military commander who famously let audiences know it was a trap during the original trilogy had a decent ol' run in the Skywalker Saga.

But you'd be lying if you said you weren't even a little bit frustrated about the way the great Admiral Gial Ackbar's time in the galaxy far, far away was brought to an end.

After surviving the Clone Wars, helping the Rebel Alliance take down a Death Star, and eventually going on to serve in Leia Organa's Resistance, the Mon Calamari legend was swiftly murdered in the most underwhelming way imaginable in Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.

When said daughter of Vader was blasted out of the Raddus by the First Order, Ackbar was among the many blown to smithereens during that shocking attack.

That was it. One of the most respected military leaders ever to fight the good fight in Star Wars, just gone, and with only a throwaway line acknowledging his sudden death.

Though Ackbar was never a starring figure in those original flicks or his TV appearances, he surely deserved a more dramatic and emotional send-off or sacrifice than the waste of an off-screen end he was given in the sequels.

Fans aren't the only ones who were annoyed by the way this death went down either, with Tim Rose - the man inside the suit - also expressing disappointment over such a lacklustre conclusion for the Rebel hero.