‘The Memes Strike Back’: Star Wars memes for Rebels, Imperials and Force Users to Laugh at Across the Galaxy (September 29, 2026)

Giuliana Tiscioni • Writer

Oct 2, 2026 10:30 AM EDT

Apparently, the Star Wars universe keeps expanding beyond what we expected…

The shows never stop coming out, and there's always a new story about a group of underdogs surviving at the beginning of the Empire, the First Order, or a new hidden Jedi who somehow survived Order 66 and is living in the shadows. I think the last one is the show about Darth Maul. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, but was it really necessary? I guess after the failure of The Acolyte and how disappointing Ahsoka turned out to be, they are still trying to redeem themselves. At least Darth Maul is always an interesting character, and the animation was great.

I'll be honest, I never even saw The Acolyte. My brother did, and he swore to me that it was so bad that it wasn't worth watching. To make it even more fun, his TV literally exploded while he was watching the show. If that's not a sign, I don't know what it is. Ahsoka, on the other hand, I did see, and I wasn't disappointed because of her per se, but because of how they ruined the other characters. I had seen Rebels, and it was one of my favourite Star Wars shows, even though some people say it's bad. The thing is that I really loved the characters and their dynamics, and then they ruined them. They turned Sabine into a spoiled little child who couldn't focus on anything or anyone but herself. She disobeyed orders, and half of the problems were her fault. I know you might say, "But she was a rebel; disobeying is what she was good at." Well, yes, and no. She was a rebel, and they were all against the Empire, but even then, they had a chain of command and an organizational system. Besides, she came from Mandalore. There wasn't much room there to be capricious. Well, they took her — confident, skilled, smart, and a good soldier — and turned her into a pathetic excuse of herself.

And don't even get me started on what they did with Admiral Thrawn. In the animated show, his presence was intimidating. Tall, sharp, with eyes that were pure evil, no mercy and no remorse. A quiet kind of evil that made the characters shiver. But in the live-action, they took the main villain and made him look like Elon Musk with blue paint all over his face. Really, it was sad.

Anyway, after this cathartic moment, I think the best idea is to decompress with a galactic roundup of memes to laugh at some good jokes from the characters and movies that we actually like and enjoy!