The best and worst Star Wars couples, ranked

Star Wars centers on love, family and hope, yet its romantic pairings rarely get an easy path. Fans still invest in those doomed stories, and this piece ranks ten notable canon couples from the films and TV shows, explaining what works and what doesn’t. These picks come from recognized Star Wars canon; fan ships are not included.

Rey and Kylo Ren stand out for the unusual Force Dyad that links them across time and space, a connection that gives grit to their fraught arc in the sequel trilogy. At the same time, Kylo’s obsession with Vader, his pleasure in harming others and his repeated attempts to convince Rey she is “nothing” undermine the relationship; his last-minute redemption and death after saving Rey feel emotionally abrupt.

Leslye Headland’s The Acolyte presents Osha and Qimir as a darker pairing: Osha’s turn from Jedi to Sith-acolyte and Qimir’s manipulation form a romance built on deceit and violence, one the show refuses to sugarcoat.

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