Are there gay characters in star wars ai

This article contains spoilers for Andor season 2 episodes Despite the fact that Star Wars takes place in a galaxy far, far away and is populated by a vast number of different alien species, Star Wars projects have historically struggled to capture the potential of a diverse storytelling universe — particularly when it comes to queerness. But unfortunately neither of these stories were able to escape a tragic ending. Queer people want to see themselves front and center in this world just like everyone else, not just a part of the background.

There's a moment near the end of " Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker " where two female characters from the Resistance share a brief kiss. The Hollywood Reporter called it historic for being the first same-sex kiss in a "Star Wars" movie. Abrams told Variety in early December. However well-intentioned the moment was meant to be, it's incredibly frustrating that the kiss occurred between two minor side characters.

Vel Sartha, played by Faye Marsay who is maybe best known as that girl who smacked Arya Stark with a stick for like two seasons straight on Game of Throne s, was a poncho-sporting, no-nonsense backwoods resistance fighter who seemed to maybe be a little more than friendly with a woman who was also one of her fellow comrades in arms. Vel is queer. She is in fact sleeping with fellow rebellion fighter Cinta Kaz played by Varada Sethu. Given the high stakes and often action-packed plots of Andor , showrunner Tony Gilroy had more than one opportunity to bury some gays.

The Star Wars is universe vast—encompassing 42 years of movies, TV shows, comics, books, toys, video games, and so much more. These stories are only limited by the imagination—the tales of magical beings, of aliens of all types, of distant worlds, languages, and relationships. But, in four decades, the franchise has never managed to depict a single queer romance on screen. And though it's long overdue, that might be about to change.