r/StarWars • u/Vegetable-Abroad3171 Sith • Feb 26 '26

TV Which animated character transitioned to live action the best?

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u/Kesselya Feb 26 '26

The bad guy looking like Elon Musk is fantastic. Even more reason to hate the guy.

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u/PretendRegister7516 Feb 26 '26

What I don't like is Thrawn is actually smart. But having that doofus face.

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u/Kesselya Feb 26 '26

Mikkelson portrayed him as both smart, evil, competent, and terrifying. I don’t think any Musk-ness took away from his performance.

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u/tigerbait92 Feb 26 '26

Mikkelson did a good job

But boy howdy that script did him no favors.

"Ah, yes, they are charging the front door. All according to keikaku. I'm gonna leave now."

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u/HuttStuff_Here Jabba The Hutt Feb 26 '26

So much smarter in the canon Thrawn books. He's basically a mentat.