Every Star Wars Movie Villain Ranked From Worst To Best
6. Grand Moff Tarkin
We all knew Moff Tarkin was a bad egg when he blew up an entire planet in A New Hope, but it wasn’t until Rogue One we realised how much of a lunatic he was. Controversy over Peter Cushing’s CGI revival aside, it helped shed light on Tarkin’s methods, where he falls in love with the destructive power of the Death Star.
He essentially steals credit for the weapon out from under Krennic and is content to watch on a monitor while it blasts away all of his problems. This makes his eventual demise in A New Hope all the sweeter; it’s the sum total of Galen Erso’s revenge plan, and just like Krennic the Death Star ultimately destroys him.
Tarkin is one of the most underrated villains of the series, so lets give the genocidal douche his due.