10 Terrible Star Wars Characters With ONE Incredible Scene

Regularly unleashing some of the hammiest moments in Star Wars history and being anything but an intimidating member of the First Order, General Armitage Hux ultimately became one of the galaxy far, far away's biggest disappointments.

Whenever he wasn't being mercilessly bullied by Kylo Ren or Supreme Leader Snoke, the villain often had folks cringing in their seats thanks to the usually outstanding Domhnall Gleeson's strange pantomime performance.

But that still doesn't change the fact that Gleeson's Hux was very much at the centre of one of the most eye-catching moments of the entire sequel trilogy - that being the jaw-dropping destruction of the New Republic.

After delivering a rather passionate speech about this being the last day of the republic - complete with eyes bulging and bright red face - Hux released the full power of Starkiller Base as its superweapon shockingly ripped through the planets within the Hosnian system.

The world-breaking red laser cutting through space and exploding multiple planets at the same time, with John Williams' affecting score only adding to the impactful moment, certainly sold the First Order as a force to be reckoned with.

Sure, the destruction of the Republic may have been even more heartbreaking had fans spent a little more time on those Hosnian system planets beforehand. But it was still an utterly incredible display of power and one of the few times when Hux genuinely seemed like a cold-hearted figure not to be messed with.