In the GBA version of "Lego Star Wars: The Original Trilogy", there are a total of 45 playable characters- 36 for normal levels, and 9 vehicles.

==================== LOADOUT STRUCTURE

For standard play, the loadout usually consists of the following types of characters- - Lightsaber/Force user - Blaster use - Astromech droid - Protocol droid - Imperial (not necessary) - Lando

================= CHARACTER META

Below are characters I’d strongly RECOMMEND for running the Any% Category:

• Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker- good for menuing (takes two inputs to select), lightsaber destroys things from a distance
• Padawan Luke Skywalker- not good for menuing (takes four inputs to select), lightsaber destroys things from a distance
• Yoda- decent for menuing (takes three inputs to select), Force Push ability destroys objects through forcefields (useful on Hoth Escape), small hitbox allows him to jump over ledges, forcefields, (useful on Death Star Escape)
• Rebel Trooper- best for menuing, takes one input to select, no special animations
• R2-D2 (used by default)
• C-3PO (used by default)
• Lando- useful for a small cutscene skip on Cloud City Trap

Below are a handful of characters I’d strongly AVOID for running the Any% Category:

• Princess Leia- charge shot animation takes up roughly 35 frames. Probably best to reset if she gets picked, won’t be very good in general
• Han Solo- filler character, not needed. Dodge animation isn’t useful
• Emperor Palpatine- expensive, Force Lightning isn’t good at killing enemies, requires other characters to unlock all canisters in Emperor Fight
• Darth Vader- expensive, requires other characters to unlock all canisters in Cloud City Rescue
• Stormtrooper- filler character, not needed
• Ben Kenobi- Force Confuse isn’t useful, animation freezes player for 90 frames, cape swish animation takes ~63 frames