Star Wars fans love the franchise because of its colorful assortment of timeless characters. However, this doesn't mean they were all model adults. Indeed, some of the best-known characters in the franchise made a habit out of whining incessantly, sometimes for comedic effect and other times for no good reason at all.
Some of these dramatic and immature characters may have started out as bellyachers, but they eventually grew into remarkable and respectable people. Others, however, made complaining a mainstay character trait, and they never let off the gas. For better or worse, they are memorable for their ability to whine for all it was worth.
Jar Jar Binks
Jar Jar's whining was juxtaposed with his inability to gauge just how dire a situation was, which made him a head-scratcher of a character. He would typically whine about things that affected him personally as opposed to others or his own homeworld.
For that reason, he's more oblivious than neurotic, but he still knows how to lay on the drama. Throughout The Phantom Menace, Binks gets caught up in a series of situations where he freaks out instead of remaining calm (much to the detriment of his character).
Luke Skywalker
The first Star Wars film showed Luke Skywalker as a young man barely experienced enough to think about life outside of his own moisture farm. He whined incessantly, non-stop, until the final act of the film, where he finally found himself, paving the way for Luke's character to get better and better throughout Star Wars.
Whether it was moaning about power converters, kicking stones over having to spend another year with his Aunt and Uncle, or bellyaching about the price of transport via the Millennium Falcon, Luke had ammo to spare. In the second film, his whining turned into impatience and anger, which was, of course, entirely the point of his character arc.
Princess Leia
Princess Leia griped her way hilariously through the first three films, though in a different way. Her complaining stemmed largely from frustration, perhaps due to the people who were not actually involved in the Rebellion until they met her. That included Luke Skywalker, and of course, Han Solo.
By the time they rescued her from Vader's clutches on the first Death Star, Leia had seen a lot of conflicts and she knew how to handle herself. In The Empire Strikes Back, she started up all over again, perhaps due to the stress of being pursued halfway across the galaxy by the Empire. Thankfully, she toned it down for Return of the Jedi.
Han Solo
For a smuggler and a scoundrel like Han Solo, he had a remarkable propensity to grumble and moan about everything. Typically, this manifested itself in times of great duress, such as when the Empire attacked Hoth, and he couldn't get the Millennium Falcon running.
It's a wonder how Solo ever managed to stay alive while letting his emotions get the better of him. Both he and Chewie were a pair, especially when things went sour. For all his courage and bravado, Solo definitely knew how to gripe.
Chewbacca
Chewbacca is one of the few Star Wars characters that didn't have a lot of lines in the films, primarily because he spent most of his time complaining. There was always something to scream about, whether it was the Millennium Falcon breaking down in the midst of an Imperial pursuit, or Ugnaughts playing keep-away with Threepio's head on Cloud City.
The character couldn't verbalize very well, which meant that screaming and yelling became a necessity. As the films progressed, Chewie learned to stifle a lot of his whining and directed his frustration in a more direct and precise way - at the end of his bowcaster.
Nute Gunray
Nute Gunray was one of the pettiest characters in Star Wars history, and he spent much of his time bemoaning his plight (whether it was the failed blockade of Naboo or his delusional revenge fantasy against Pé Amidala).
He schemed his way alongside the Separatist movement, but he did so with a coward's grace. As more and more things went wrong, Gunray became more incensed, and his complaints went up tenfold. His final seconds alive were spent whining and sobbing in the face of Darth Vader, right before he was cut down with merciless efficiency.
Anakin Skywalker
One of the main gripes Star Wars fans had regarding Anakin Skywalker was his incessant whining, which was there from the start. It was understandable from the point of view of a young boy growing up as a slave on Tatooine, but it became insufferable by the time Attack of the Clones debuted in theaters.
The young man Anakin had become was prone to temper tantrums on a constant, rotational basis. This was supposed to foreshadow Anakin's fall into darkness but it came off more like a petulant child who should have been sent to bed without any supper.
Director Orson Krennic
Until Rogue One debuted back in 2016, Star Wars fans were convinced that the Death Star had always been under the sole operational control of Grand Moff Tarkin. However, it was Orson Krennic who was originally put in charge of the project (at least until Tarkin swooped in and stole his thunder).
When that happened, Krennic became enraged and whined his way to the top of the food chain - to Darth Vader, himself. The Dark Lord of the Sith didn't put up with it, even for an instant, but that didn't stop Krennic from stomping his feet like a spoiled child.
Kylo Ren
Kylo Ren was supposed to be a Darth Vader character for a new trilogy, but he turned out to be little more than a grown man-child with some serious parental issues. His constant complaining and childish temper tantrums made him nearly impossible to fear, if not for the fact that he had such a powerful grasp of the Force.
Throughout the trilogy, Ren fails to harness any of the menace that made Vader such a bone-chilling villain. He sobs, he whimpers, and he acts like a grade-schooler upset over the fact that he didn't get picked for the school play. It's not a good look and it did little to establish him as the story linchpin he was supposed to be.
C-3PO
No other Star Wars character has made a living out of complaining quite like Threepio. Though his Threepio's ranting is usually quite hilarious, he remains the worst offender of the bunch, and there's nothing he won't gripe about. It could be Tatooine's sand getting into his ts or another round of space travel. Things really become terrible when the danger quotient starts to ratchet up, however.
He was practically unbearable during the Imperial pursuit of the Millennium Falcon, following the attack on Hoth. When it took refuge in an asteroid field, Threepio was still going on, forcing Leia to switch him off. In later years, he'd complain far less, but he wouldn't be Threepio without his circuits constantly getting into a twist.
