Obi-wan Kenobi - when played by Sir Alec Guinness is the quintessential "wise mentor"
Admiral Piett - the only capable staff officer in the entire Galactic Empire (except maybe Veers)
Grand Admiral Thrawn - brilliant strategist, a great villain, and one of the few really interesting characters introduced since the original trilogy
Han Solo - because he shot first
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And his one line: "All right, everyone to your stations, let's go!" :laugh: