Queer Star Wars Characters (Round 1): Problematic Characters from 2015
Aleksin/Pavol vs Moff Moors
Aleksin/Pavol
Moff Moors
Aleksin/Pavol | Identity: mlm couple | Media: Lando comics
“Would you fuck your clone?” “I’m gay, so I’d totally fuck my clone.”
Aleskin and Pavol are a pair of very strange characters, who if it wasn’t for all the rest of the queer characters in Star Wars, would stand out as problematic. They’re two cat-man clones in a relationship with each other. Lando Clarrisian hires them to help him hijack Palpatine’s personal yacht the Imperialis. They planned to use the money from the job to buy another clone they could raise as their child. Further context for their existence has yet to be provided.
Aboard the Imperialis, Aleksin was corrupted by Darth Momin’s mask (of building Fortress Vader fame) and turned on his crew. In attempting to stop him, Pavol was likewise corrupted. They were killed by Lando and the bounty hunter Channath Cha while they escaped the Imperialis.
Moff Delian Moors | Identity: wlw | Media: Lords of the Sith
Moff Moors is technically the first queer character in the New EU, Lords of the Sith coming out a few months before Aftermath. But since she isn’t what you’d call representation, people prefer to forget about her.
In the early days of the Empire, Moors’ wife Murra was killed in a transport accident. Around the same time, she was given the governorship of Ryloth. Due to her grief, she neglected her duties and became a spice addict, spending her time on Ryloth’s largest moon surrounded by scantily clad female Twi’lek slaves.
Her poor leadership allowed the Free Ryloth Movement to almost assassinate Dath Vader and Emperor Palpatine. By managing to lead the crew that rescued the Sith Lords and killing the traitor that allowed this to occur, her life was spared. This event acted as a wake-up call forcing her back to competence and actually utilizing her skills.
