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21 Facts About Captain Phasma

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Captain Phasma is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by English actress Gwendoline Christie.

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Captain Phasma appeared prominently in promotion and marketing for The Force Awakens, but the character's ultimately minor role in the film was the subject of criticism, a complaint repeated for her appearance in The Last Jedi.

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Captain Phasma thereby became the second on-screen female Star Wars villain, after Zam Wesell.

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In playing Captain Phasma, Christie felt encouraged to experiment more with the gesture of a character.

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Commander of the First Order's stormtroopers, Captain Phasma is described as a "tough veteran commander" and one of a "commanding triumvirate" of the First Order alongside Kylo Ren and General Hux.

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Captain Phasma is depicted wearing salvaged chromium armor, which in The Force Awakens visual dictionary is established as coming from a Naboo yacht once owned by Palpatine.

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Captain Phasma is present when Finn's defection is discovered; she mentions that Finn had never committed any infractions in the past.

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Captain Phasma appears in Star Wars: The Last Jedi when Finn, mechanic Rose Tico, and computer hacker DJ infiltrate the Mega-class Star Dreadnought Supremacy, a 37.

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Finn emerges unharmed from the pit, riding its elevator; he knocks Captain Phasma down, breaking the visor of her helmet, and exposing part of her face around the left eye.

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Captain Phasma appears in the 2018 animated series Star Wars Resistance, voiced by Gwendoline Christie.

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11.

Additionally, Captain Phasma is featured in both the adult and junior novelizations of The Force Awakens.

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12.

Four-part comic miniseries, Star Wars: Captain Phasma, was announced in April 2017 as part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi initiative.

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13.

Captain Phasma'spursuit takes her to the planet Luprora after she requisitions a TIE fighter, its pilot, and an astromech droid.

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14.

Lego Star Wars version of Captain Phasma appears in the 2016 short form animated series Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises.

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15.

The trademarking of "Captain Phasma" led to speculation that it was the name of Christie's rumored character, said to be an Imperial officer pursuing Finn.

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Captain Phasma had been the name of a character in one Star Wars fanfic, Tarkin's Fist, leading to MovieWeb wondering if it was an intentional homage.

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IGN's "Keepin' It Reel" podcast discussed the possibility of Captain Phasma being "the next breakout baddie" in the vein of Boba Fett and Darth Maul.

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The Telegraphs Jonathan McAloon called his "one criticism" of The Force Awakens the underuse of Captain Phasma, and wondered if her face would ever be revealed in the films.

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Schedeen hoped Captain Phasma would be revisited in Marvel's Star Wars comics, to help flesh out her character and build her into a better villain.

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Nicholson suggested that Hux and Captain Phasma should have been merged into one character, as they were too similar, or Captain Phasma should have been given the melee fight scene given to a trooper nicknamed "TR-8R" by fans.

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21.

Captain Phasma's figure was the bestselling of The Force Awakens action figures on Amazon.

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