Bad characters can ruin a good movie. We're ranking the worst sci-fi characters in film and TV history. Great series have been marred by characters like Jar Jar Binks and Ruby Rhod. Who's the absolute worst? Is Bella Swan more annoying than Dawn Summer? Is Howard the Duck worse than Wicket W. Warwick? Or is George McFly more cringeworthy than Jurassic Park's computer programmer? Vote for the worst sci-fi characters and add your own to the list.
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Jar Jar Binks, a fictional character from the Star Wars saga George Lucas created, appears in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. He has a smaller role in Episode II: Attack of the Clones and a one-line cameo in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Jar Jar also appeared in the television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Ahmed Best played Jar Jar in most appearances. Jar Jar's main job in Episode I was giving the audience comic relief. Audiences strongly disliked Jar Jar.
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Steve Gerber wrote and Val Mayerik drew Howard the Duck for Marvel Comics. Howard first appeared in *Adventure into Fear #19*. Several series show the misadventures of the ill-tempered, anthropomorphic "funny animal" stuck on Earth. Howard's stories often satirize society. Some parodies target genre fiction with self-awareness of the medium. Gerber states the main joke is that there is no joke: "that life's most serious moments a"
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Isabella Marie "Bella" Swan is the main character of the *Twilight* series. Stephenie Meyer wrote the series, which includes *Twilight*, *New Moon*, *Eclipse*, and *Breaking Dawn*. Bella narrates the *Twilight* novels. Kristen Stewart played Bella in the film series. In *Twilight*, Bella moves to Forks, Washington. She meets the Cullen family and falls for Edward Cullen. Bella finds out the family is a vampire coven. Bella wants to become a vampire, against Ed
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Carter J. Burke was a junior executive at the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. Burke was friendly with the Marines and Ripley at first. However, Burke had hidden motives. His loyalty belonged only to Weyland-Yutani.
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Dennis Nedry is a character from the 1993 film *Jurassic Park*.
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Nero is a character from the 2009 film *Star Trek*.
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Starscream is a character in the 2009 science fiction/action film *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen*.
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Donald Gennaro is a character from the 1993 film *Jurassic Park*.
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Neelix is a character in the television series *Star Trek: Voyager*. Actor Ethan Phillips played Neelix.
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Lee Sizemore is a main character in the first and second seasons of *Westworld*. He manages the Narrative and Design for the Westworld and Shogunworld parks.
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Carol Marcus is a character in the *Star Trek* media franchise.
Also ranks #28 on Top 50 Fictional Carols
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Tess Harding is a character created by Jason Katims for the 1999-2002 American science fiction series *Roswell*. Actress Emilie de Ravin portrayed Tess Harding.
Also ranks #29 on The Greatest TV Aliens
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Ruby Rhod is a character from the 1997 film *The Fifth Element*.
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Joss Whedon created Dawn Summers. Marti Noxon and David Fury introduced her on *Buffy the Vampire Slayer*. Michelle Trachtenberg plays Dawn. She debuted in the fifth season premiere. Dawn appeared in every episode of the next three seasons. Dawn is Buffy Summers' younger sister. Fate chose Dawn as a vampire Slayer. Whedon added Dawn so Buffy could have an intense, non-romantic emotional relationship.
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George McFly exists in the *Back to the Future* film series.
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