10 Star Wars Deaths That Should NEVER Have Happened

Another eye-catching antagonist dispatched way too early into their run in the galaxy far, far away popped up during the sequel trilogy, with the shiny badass known as Captain Phasma instantly turning heads from the moment she popped up in Episode VII: The Force Awakens' promotional material.

A rather uneventful showing in that first sequel flick got her off to a pretty poor start as supposedly one of the First Order's most intimidating leaders. But there was still hope she could redeem herself after it was revealed she'd survived the destruction of Starkiller base in the 2017 follow-up.

Sadly, though, Phasma's return didn't last all that long and she was ultimately beaten by Finn in what ended up being her only real duel in the series.

Had Phasma somehow found a way to cheat death once again after her fall through the flames in The Last Jedi, then perhaps there's a world where Episode IX ended with one hell of rematch between the chrome captain and Finn.

Watching a scarred and unhinged Phasma wrecking everyone in her path to finally get revenge on the traitor who ruined her life would have made for a seriously compelling addition to the poorest entry into the sequel series.

It also would have kept the stormtrooper from becoming yet another utterly wasted villain.