With the release of Angry Birds Star Wars II comes incredible responsibility… To remember all of the characters, that is. As Yoda would say, “Do or do not, there is no try.” The purpose of this guide is to provide you a one-stop reference to all playable characters found in Angry Birds Star Wars II. We put names to faces, explain their abilities, and hopefully answer a few questions along the way. Be sure to use the quick links below to jump between the Bird Side and the Pork Side.
Qui-Gon Jinn features a single swipe of a lightsaber. While not the most powerful, it is effective enough to slice through chains and wooden blocks with ease.
Obi-Wan Kenobi is strong with the Force. His ability features a single strong push directed by the user.
Yoda features a lightsaber spin attack, causing him to pinball around the level for several seconds. The ability must be activated manually before contact.
Jar Jar Binks can use his tongue to grab nearby objects and swing via his tongue. Aiming his tongue is done manually by the user, as is releasing his tongue upon a second tap/click.
Anakin features a aloud racer, which can be directed in a relatively straight line toward a user-selected direction. Anakin himself will trail behind, swinging into blocks.
Captain Panaka carries a special laser blaster which fires a spray of three lasers at a time. He fires twice in quick succession, for a total of six lasers.
Padme Amidala features a tractor beam capable of pushing large objects. The direction of the beam is user-controlled with nearly-unlimited range.
Anakin now wields a basic, single-swipe lightsaber while he assumes his role as a Jedi Apprentice. He is not particularly powerful, but can still slice through wooden blocks cleanly.
As is to be expected, the Blue Bird assumes the role of a Jedi Initiate. While Force-sensitive, Jedi Youngling can only attack by splitting into three Younglings.
Mace Windu wields a boomerang lightsaber capable of slicing through large quantities of chains and blocks. It has an extremely far range and is only destructible by permanent items, such as land.
Our fantastically fuzzy friend Chewbacca is as massive as ever. Plow your way through any structure using his huge frame, in what we call an Earthquake Attack.
Beep boop! Our friendly droid R2-D2 features his patented ability to shock any nearby enemies with electricity.
Invaluable in his friendship, partially because he is made of gold, C-3PO has the ability of breaking into fragments at your command. Each piece has capable to doing some damage to any block or enemy it touches.
Princess Leia, similar to Padme Amidala, features a tractor beam. However, Leia's beam will pull at objects instead of pushing them. Makes you wonder if the two gals are related...
Our young hero from the original trilogy, Luke Skywalker wields a basic lightsaber capable of a single swipe.
As his Jedi training progresses, Luke Skywalker is now capable of two swipes with his lightsaber. I'm no mathematian, but that seems like double the power!
With his training complete courtesy of Master Yoda, the full Jedi Luke Skywalker now swipes his lightsaber an unprecedented three times in quick succession!
Han Solo wields a simple laser blaster. With it, he is capable of taking three quick shots wherever the user aims.
Just like his golden equivalent, Silver C-3PO breaks apart into pieces, each if which can pop enemies and topple structures.
Kit Fisto features a lightsaber spin, though far less extreme than Yoda or Droideka.
When Han Solo is frozen in Carbonite, his blaster is rendered useless. Instead, this character turns every block in its immediate vicinity into ice.
Lando yields a blaster capable of a single triple-shot.
Three Ewoks are launched from the slinghsot, each with the capability of splitting into three more!
She will drop a blaster cannon that will shoot visible targets
Kanan Jarrus possess a massive laser gun that penetrates everything
With a huge force Zeb will smash right thru just about anything, getting more and more furious along the way until he is red in the face and explodes.
Darth Sidious, aka Emperor Palpatine, can conjure and direct lightning. It is particularly effective against metallic objects, such as chains. It has little effect on wood, however.
Jango Fett features a single missile that can be aimed wherever the user pleases. Be aware that both Jango and the missile are metallic, and thus heavily effected by magnets.
The Battle Droid carries a simple laser blaster capable of taking three quick shots wherever the user aims.
Darth Maul features his patented double-ended lightsaber, able to reduce most blocks to rubble in a single spin.
Count Dooku's boomerang lightsaber is an extremely strong weapon. It is indestructible unless it contacts a permanent structure such as the ground. It has exceptional range and is capable of detonating any TNT that stands in its path.
Droideka can tuck into a tight ball, resulting in a spin attack capable of great destruction. Similar to Yoda, Droideka can pinball around a level and topple many structures at once.
Zam Wesell has a grappling hook in her repertoire. This allows her to grab nearby objects and swing around them. The user must tap-to-aim the initial firing of the rope swing, then may tap again to release Zam.
Quite possibly the most powerful straight-attack character in the game, General Grievous features an unprecedented quadruple lightsaber attack! No blocks stand in the way of this four-pronged fury.
The Force is strong with Anakin as he falls to the Pork Side. His ability pulls nearby objects closer temporarily before launching them with great power in all directions.
This is CNN. Oh wait, wrong voiceover line. Anyways, to avoid any spoilers, Darth Vader has an ability that bears an uncanny resemblance to that of Anakin. We can just leave it at that, shall we?
Perhaps the most beloved member of the Pork Side, Boba Fett features a double missile attack. Be aware that neither missile actually travels at the user-determined location. Rather, they travel approximately 10-15 degrees above and below that line.
The Biker Scout behaves similarly to Anakin with his Podracer. The Scout will follow behind the Speeder Bike, which can be redirected toward any other location on-screen. The Scout will tail behind, knocking down structures as he goes.
The TIE Fighter Pilot wields the most powerful blaster in the game. Capable of pulling the trigger twice in quick succession, each pull fires a double-dose of laser glory.
The Stormtrooper is the typical bad guy minion who is absolutely incapable of hitting anything it shoots at. A Stormtrooper can five shots, but the shots are pretty scattered. Nonetheless, this can be useful if aiming for five different targets, I suppose.
Similar to its non-red equivalent, the Red Battle Droid fires three quick shots with its laser blaster, directed toward wherever the user aims.
Hologram Darth Sidious, like his non-hologram equivalent, uses lightning to heavily attack metallic objects. The hologram effect allows him to pass through objects without touching them. Note that the hologram disappears after the normal ability is activated.
The Shadowtrooper is a tweak of the Stormtrooper, as so fires five scattered shots. However, the Shadowtrooper can pass through objects, just like Hologram Darth Sidious. Note that the hologram disappears after the normal ability is activated.
The Red Clone Trooper, aka Shocktrooper, wields a blaster capable of two shots of three blasts each.
Jabba the Hutt has been meaning to go on a diet, but sometimes the first step is the hardest: PUTTING DOWN THE FORK! As he struggles, his massive bulk will throw blocks across the entire level.
The Royal Guard carries a spear that allows him to grab onto a single item. The Guard will pull the item and hold on for dear life.
The Tusken Raider is a classic baddy and an extraordinarily good shot. He takes a single shot anywhere on screen, sniping that item despite any blocks between the character and the target.
The Inquisitor has double-ended lightsaber, Spinning his way thru most blocks and debris.
The Imperial Officer shoots like a maniac, machine-gun style and continuously or where ever you tap to aim until his clip is empty or if he smashes into something.
The AT-DP Pilot with a laser gun that is reflected by anything metal, he can do great damage when the angles are just right.
Cikatro Vizago carriers 3 shockwave bombs and will release them where ever the aiming point is. If the bombs bounce just right he can damage an entire section.
He sacrifices himself and split himself into a lot of different pieces attacking from multiple points and doing damage to anything it hits.
Joined by two mini stormtroopers Agent Kallus engage the target, waiting for a surprise attack by splitting the Mini stormtroopers in to a trio on demand. Creating a small army which he leads.
The characters above appear in the same order as their levels in the Reward Chapter. To unlock a character’s Reward Level, you must earn a specified amount of damage points with that character. For a complete layout of point thresholds, see our achievements list.
Some characters are not yet playable via normal gameplay. As of v1.2.x, we will mark characters with:
Update Log:
May 28, 2014: Four characters (Padawan Anakin, Mace Windu, Jedi Youngling, Boba Fett) added to normal gameplay in v1.5.0
Feb. 07, 2014: Eight characters added in v1.3.0
Nov. 04, 2013: Three characters (Captain Panaka, Padme Amidala, Zam Wesell) added to normal gameplay in v1.2.0
Nov. 03, 2013: Four characters (Silver C-3PO, Red Battle Droid, Hologram Darth Sidious, Shadowtrooper) added in v1.1.0
Oct. 01, 2014: 12 New characters (Ezra Bridger, Sabine Wren, Chopper, Hera Syndulla, Kanan Jarrus, Garazeb “Zeb” Orrelios, The Inquisitor, Imperial Officer, AT-DP Pilot, Cikatro Vizago, Vizago Droid, Agent Kallus) added in v1.7.1