Wait, wait, wait, bear with us here. Don’t you want to know how young Lieutenant Ackbar became General Ackbar? How he learnt to perceive imminent traps? What he was up to during The Empire Strikes Back? What the flippin’ heck he is, species-wise?

Okay, sure, we know what species he is – Mon Calamari, fact fans, just like your favourite fried squid dish – but there’s a story to tell here, of the Mon Calamari homeworld, how it was bombed to hell and back by The Empire, and how the surviving inhabitants fought valiantly with the alliance, building battleships and generally suspecting certain things to be a bit fishy.

Ackbar was also caught by Boba Fett at one point, which would offer a nice few scenes, and even in his old age he helped planned the decisive battle against the Yuuzhan Vong – the extended universe baddies post-Sith – meaning that he is, without a doubt, an absolute legend. Even if he looks weird and would make an awful, awful protagonist. Screw it, make it a slapstick comedy. Job done.