Which Star Wars characters would these The Walking Dead favorites be?

With Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker entering theaters on December 20, let’s look at how some of The Walking Dead’s most beloved characters compare to those in a galaxy far, far away.

The Walking Dead and Star Wars are two of the world’s biggest media franchises with millions of fans supporting them around the globe. Walk into Target and you’ll be sure to pass by the Star Wars Ziploc bags or The Walking Dead themed socks. Simply put, these two franchises are a huge part of our culture.

But unlike some other massive blockbuster movies and television shows, both The Walking Dead and Star Wars feature plenty of interesting, complex, and well-developed characters.

Be it the heroic Rick Grimes and Luke Skywalker or the villainous Negan and Kylo Ren, the two universes are full of stories featuring some of the most unique and recognizable characters out there.

With such a massive following and intriguing stories that have captured fans’ hearts for decades, there has to be some narrative overlap between the two franchises, right?

Let’s take a look at how some of the most popular zombie-fighting survivors compare to their cross-galactic counterparts.