Star Wars: 10 Truly Disturbing Side Character Backstories
1. Paige Tico
Although the new trilogy did little more than anger long time fans of the franchise, they did have some great characters.
The opening sequence of The Last Jedi depicted a tense and thrilling space battle, showing the brave escapades of Paige Tico - a young pilot who manages to destroy an Imperial Dreadnought, allowing the Resistance fleet to escape.
Along with her sister Rose, Paige was motivated to join the Resistance after witnessing the horror inflicted on her people by the First Order.
Originating from the Otomok system, Paige's mining home world was occupied by the First Order. They worked her people to death in order to extract all resources they required. Soon her world became polluted, with many more of the inhabitants dying as a result. Paige and her sister managed to escape but their parents remained.
Some time after joining the Resistance the two sisters received the news that their home had between destroyed. After draining the planet of resources, the First Order had little use for its people, using them as target practice, then shelling the world from orbit.