Jaxxon: The Most Hated Star Wars Character

In 1977, George Lucas made a film called Star Wars. Maybe you've heard of it. Also in 1977, Marvel began publishing a Star Wars tie-in comic featuring a bright green six-foot rabbit in a spacesuit called Jaxxon. Everybody hated him, including George Lucas. In this video, Josh takes a look at the origins of Marvel's Star Wars comic, the legacy of Jaxxon, and why he's good and fun, actually.
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[@blairfarrell1706]

I only have place in my heart for one green blaster wielding rabbit, and that's Bucky, Captain Bucky O'Hare.

[@basteagui]

Sure bucky is more original. But even bucky would lose a firefight against jazz jackrabbit. He's got too much firepower and his Rambo 12 inch pythons. Also... Why are there so many green rabbits in fiction... It's not a winning design like a blue hedgehog. But they have their super dedicated fans

[@worldcomicsreview354]

When I first saw him (in the first or second Marvel Star Wars comic after they'd finished the movie story) I thought he WAS Bucky O' Hare! Larry Hama worked for Marvel and later created Bucky O'Hare (as an indie? not sure now), so there could have been some cross pollination. Also I didn't watch the full video so I bet it says all this.

[@russellharrell2747]

Bucky was created prior to Star Wars being released, iirc. Also I’m glad someone mentioned the captain of the Righteous Indignation.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

i’m sure his resemblance had nothing to do with the derision and refusal to acknowledge let alone use him

[@nicholassmart4790]

Let's not forget Stan Sakai's Space Usagi!

[@criticalrants]

The ending to this video was absolute perfection. Now, I can’t wait for Jaxxon: Rebellious Rabbit, a six episode limited series, to hit Disney+ this fall!

[@nachovichoZX]

If I was tasked to make a Star Wars series, It would be a show about decanonized characters being recanonized again, modernize their backstory and make it new, exciting and fitting into the Star Wars canon.

[@Supremmo]

I would do one on Knife

[@chrisdragnet722]

I like Jaxxon alot…..hes a Marvel Star Wars creation and would love for him to pop up in a project. I remember being introduced to him back when Marvel printed those comics.

[@nowthatsjustducky]

I would love to see the entire 8 Against a World arc done up on the small screen, Cone Wars style. And while we are wishing, why not wish big and request Splinter of the Mind's Eye as well?

[@krsj5124]

Supersnipe making it in this makes me so happy. I grew up two blocks away and it closed just after I was born! nice Kirby shout out too

[@edwardbloecher4563]

Loved Jax since Marvel Star Wars #8 in 1978! I was in 3rd grade and home sick with ear infection when my dad brought me issues 6-8 from pharmacy. I loved it!

[@maddog7365]

This is great. Always thought Jaxxon was cool. I really enjoyed his appearance in A Certain Point of View. Love how you make videos covering topics such as these. Keep up the great content!

[@PanelstoPixels]

Thanks, will do!

[@ua_rez6169]

Damn, always thought George Lucas hating on Jaxxon was just a rumor...

[@OfficialRaveBlitz]

Probably was, just like Lucas hating Mara Jade. I want to point this out now, nothing under the old Expanded Universe was approved until George Lucas signed off, if he hated something, he'd veto it immediately and it wouldn't exist.

[@white-dragon4424]

1978 George Lucas: "I hate giant space bunnies!" 1999 George Lucas: "Jar-Jar's my favourite character!"

[@kenefdz]

I had that first issue of the STAR WARS comic!!! As a very excited 11 year old, I remember how the story inside the comic wasn't lining up with the movie I would see later on. Only later, in adulthood, would I learn that the comic was developed and issued based on a "working" script and not the movie script. It was that comic book that I learned about not only Jaxxon but Biggs Darklighter as well. As an adult, I was able to see some of the cut scenes involving the Biggs Darklighter story arc which gave more depth as to Luke's eagerness to leave the farm.

[@HMcQ7891]

Jaxxon ruled. Silly - but cool.

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

I actually want to see a canonized version of Jaxxon (maybe as a darker-colored version), esp. in The Mandalorian Saga. Lop, from the anime Disney + series, Star Wars: Visions, was the first official canon Lepi seen in The SWU, and she is a Force-sensitive. I'd love to see both figure in Live Action and comics, in the near future. BTW, your Bugs Bunny-esque impression (and the Harrison Ford/Han Solo) was perfect and hilarious.

[@PanelstoPixels]

Thanks! A slightly older Jaxxon turning up in The Mandalorian would be super cool.

[@sonic-bb]

is the anime star wars anthology considered canon?

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

@@sonic-bb According to Disney brass: If certain SW: Visions characters and/or stories resonate with the SW audience, and they don't conflict or contradict established lore, there are chances that SOME of the stories in SW: Visions may be inserted within canon. For instance, "The Elder", on the SW timeline, takes place around the time of The High Republic, which the creators of that multimedia initiative have claimed this vignette to be a part of; though it was created and crafted by a Japanese studio. The incidents of, "The Village Bride", can easily represent one of the 45 Jedi Purge survivors who lived during and after The Empire's reign. "Lop & Ocho" can be a self-contained story of 2 (as of yet, untrained) Force-sensitive (adopted) Sisters who defeat a faction of The Empire, while reuniting their family, and protecting the gifts that a Jedi of The High Republic bestowed upon their house. "TO-B1" can absolutely fit with The SWU, esp. if We allow the existence of The Shards/Iron Knights (from The EU) to officially join the canon. And, there can always be a SW Japanese-inspired Rock band in the galaxy. ;)

[@sonic-bb]

@@anthonyyoutubefan7567 ayeee that's pretty awesome x) thank u for the info :)

[@lackofsubtlety899]

I loved Jaxxon from those early issues as a kid and have never understood the hate for him. Yes he's a big green bunny with references to Bugs Bunny, but as a Star Wars character he is very much another Han Solo. He's an adventurous smuggler with a custom spaceship who is handy in a fight and with a blaster. He's quippy, tough and loyal. There are plenty of other silly looking charcters in Star Wars, but he is a silly looking character who fits right in with the kind of stories that get told in this universe.

[@rodrigomarcondes5857]

it's kinda ironic how George hated someone putting a cartoon rabbit in his story, then he went on and created his own cartoon rabbit to much worse reception

[@astrothewolfman]

I know that the guy made Star Wars, but he also created Jar Jar Binks.

[@Thr3pio]

here because I was yesterday years old when I discovered this character’s existence at all… and I wish it was sooner

[@MattyStoked]

That Harrison Ford impression is spot on. This was fantastic bud. Always happy to see EU content out there. Great job man!

[@PanelstoPixels]

Yep, Aeric absolutely nailed it. Thanks brother!

[@sjborgerding4368]

I have always liked Jaxxon, since I first saw him in the original comics. I made sure I bought a Black Series figure when it was available.

[@bZman]

I love those campy old Marvel Star Wars comics. So much better than the modern Star Wars comics

[@shellpose]

6:03 That was good Bugs impression!

[@richardcoleman3425]

Loved this! Great to see you back with another very interesting video... Hope all is well with you, Josh. Be safe, Dude. :)

[@MonkeyJeebus]

I have the Jaxxon black series figure. He's possibly the greatest Star Wars character ever because he's also a Marvel character. Like Deaths head is a transformers and marvel character.

[@angusmacfrankenstein7227]

3:36 -“a demand for stuff…” No kidding! I was there in ‘77, and _Star Wars,_ for me, was in some ways an accidental STEM program! There were all sorts of books published for younger people linking _Star Wars_ to anything tangentially related-there was, as I remember, lots of filmmaking books, mostly focused on special effects, but also using the movie as an excuse to introduce kids to filmmaking 050, if not 101. But my favorite of these tie-ins was _ Star Wars Question and Answer Book About Space._ Amongst other things, I learned about the speed of light. 186,000 miles per second was probably the first number I memorized, probably even before we had a phone and that number to memorize. Yes, it’s probably unthinkable to most of this audience, but not too long ago, one could function fairly well not only without internet, one could even go through life without a phone. Until you really couldn’t. But that’s another story…

[@KGBeast.]

I can see them adding Jaxx into live action like what they did with Rocket Raccoon

[@Laz911]

Great video, but I have to correct you on one thing. People forget that when Dark Horse took over publishing Star Wars comics in 1991, the Marvel continuity was rendered non-cannon. Dark Horse would occasionally pick and choose bits from the Marvel to reconnonize, but for the most part all of the Marvel comics where thrown out. When Disney took over (and Marvel returning as the comic publisher) they just did the same thing: threw out everything that came before them.

[@AgentNevets]

As always, this video was so well thought out, researched, performed (is that the right word?) and produced. Your videos are always favorites of mine, and I look forward to them, even when I don't know the first thing about the subject...Jaxxon?? I'm into him now though!

[@PanelstoPixels]

Thanks so much! I’m really glad you enjoy my videos.

[@delwynklassen3644]

Jaxxon was too colourful to fit into the look of early Star Wars comics but his personality was perfect. Glad to see him get his due after all this time.

[@CastOfCharacters13]

In Star wars visions I love the new rabbit character of Lop she was like the coolest new Star Wars character i’ve ever seen she was a cute sweet kind and cool she’s a lot different than Jax

[@nick6var]

Amid the creatures in samurai helmets and 3P0 is a blaster-weilding bunny. Due to when the Rocket Raccoon comic came out, it was likely seen by readers as Bucky O'Hare, though it was probably a little bit of both characters.

[@mickeymouse7726]

Hey can you make a video about how transformers lore was created by marvel comics that's really interesting and not a alot of people know about it man

[@themotivatedmaycry9120]

Just found your channel and this was an insanely interesting video

[@TheVileOne]

Cmon guys give this a million views!

[@PanelstoPixels]

Yes, please.

[@Inspectornills]

dude, there was a comic of Jaxxon drawn by Stan Sakai, creator of Usagi Yojimbo? I am so in! Also, thanks to Jaxxon opening the door to his species, we now have Lop from star Wars Visions. Get me more meat-eating rabbits!

[@worldcomicsreview354]

Check out Albedo by Steve Galacci, where Usagi Yojimbo first appeared. Amazing stuff!

[@basteagui]

He didn't think it was too different from Chewbacca? But this green rabbit also makes rabbit related puns, even though he's an alien from space.... Was this guy okay? That seems like he was phoning it in. I would have fired him day one

[@alecjackman2655]

If there are normal ducks on Naboo then is it really to far fetched to think normal rabbits can exist in Starwars. In the Mandolorian they have Anthropomorphic frogs while also showing normal frogs that Grogo eats

[@basteagui]

@@alecjackman2655 you can have alien rabbits, but they would be called something else and not eat carrots, just like ours do. come on. really? can you say Worldbuilding? this takes star wars from a fantastical setting into a parody, and the mandalorian is also bad. i don't like anything past the first 3 movies and some of the games for the consoles in the 90s and early 2000s. it would seem like disney had to go really badly after having a stomach infection and they wiped the mess they made with the star wars IP

[@timulewicz466]

Awesome video man, thank you

[@TheShadowchiefstudio]

To quote much of the THR fandom, "Cav knows what he did".

[@EBDavis111]

A green rabbit having adventures in outer space. Boy, oh boy. This sure fills me with Righteous Indignation.

[@nomadk8619]

Amazing work yet again ❤️

[@PanelstoPixels]

Thank you!

[@bobcrandall7749]

George also got his inspiration from Saturday morning cartoons. I was watching Herculoids. They were protecting the sand people who looked like the jawas.

[@ncapone87]

Fun video! I forgot all about Jaxxon. On a side note, where the tune from the channel title card from? It's on the tip of my brain

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

What about his mortal enemy Jaxxoff?

[@robzilla730]

I remember Jaxxon. I liked him but then i was 7 years old then lol!

[@Facade953]

Raxxon Rabbit X Jessica Jade Rabbit. Framed by...GEORGE LUCAS!

[@Vampiranhador]

Jaxxon, the odd one in the bunch (?...) haha. Makes him all the more interesting to me. Entertaining vid. btw P&P

[@nazishhussain2712]

Jaxxon remind me of jet the hawk from sonic

[@sonic-bb]

he reminds me of Jazz the jackrabbit. A video game character inspired by sonic in 1994 lolol

[@benitorex541]

Great character, thank you for video 💪❤️

[@joefell5311]

Another great video in the can.

[@PanelstoPixels]

Thank you!

[@TheSuperhomosapien]

The Star Wars Marvel series is what got me into comics. Make Hoojibs cannon again!

[@swager090]

wow, what a great video here, thanks

[@nazishhussain2712]

I didn’t know dark horse publish Star war comics

[@Danaluni59]

Jaxxon was way cooler than Jar Jar and a million times better than any Ewok.

[@darkwoods1954]

I'd actually be down with Jaxxon getting a series. But that's the Bucky O'Hare fan in me.

[@PhoenyxAshe]

Oh man, how did I miss that Black Series figure? Must. Find. Now.

[@redwaldcuthberting7195]

George hates Bucky O'Hare.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

be realistic: Lucas hated him because he didn’t personally create him. it’s the same with many other characters, it’s all about rights issues and payments to the creators. it had nothing go do with being disliked by anyone, it was all about rights issues

[@johnpendleton4158]

Star Wars Visions had a female bunny character in one episode.

[@zooweemama3835]

And...?

[@MichaelH416]

Jaxxon is Rocket Raccoon’s personality before Rocket.

[@NickolasNameolas]

No mention of his suspicious resemblance to Bucky O'Hare?

[@PanelstoPixels]

I thought about it, but since Jaxxon predated Bucky and Larry Hama claims there is no connection, it didn’t seem relevant.

[@markcarrico7908]

But George Lucas also said that “Jar Jar was the key”..

[@jfrsnjhnsn]

That fact that he was created by Roy Thomas is a strike against him, for me.

[@SonOfUberTuber66]

"Everybody hated him"? Where do you get this idea? I was 9 yrs old and I loved Jaxxon. Still do.

[@nowthatsjustducky]

That little Clone Wars shot couldn't have been Jaxxon. Clone Wars is well BBY, while Jaxxon appeared shortly after BBY.

[@RuubRoyce]

So.. George hated Cpt Bucky O'Hare. But.. he gave us JarJar instead?!

[@cryogenixoldskool5803]

I love Jaxxon, he's Han and Chewie in one character

[@michaelwaulters3982]

I would def watch a star hoppers show

[@lord_egg]

Imagine if the peramiters hadn't been set and Marvel did this entire storyline where Luke and Leia become a couple. ... And then Return of the Jedi release lmao.

[@comradecid]

Howard the Rabbit has his revenge

[@sgtdonaldduck]

Future Disney + show ?

[@Colin-Fenix]

Hmmm, sounds like a raccoon we know as Rocket.

[@neitherhereorthere7131]

He ain’t cannon never was never will be I don’t care who says he is whether it’s a fan, Disney,Kathleen Kennedy, Yoda or George Lucas there ain’t no 6ft rabbit in Star Wars him in fact I’ve forgotten him already.

[@-thesalemcrow-5941]

Why is everyone praising him?

[@BatmanForever995]

Cuz he's neat

[@liamlinson7563]

and then disney recanonized him instead of revan lol

[@scifiguy9000]

Revan has been made canon via a mention/in-universe name drop.

[@sonic-bb]

@@scifiguy9000 wait really? :O

[@scifiguy9000]

@@sonic-bb Yep.

[@sonic-bb]

@@scifiguy9000 that's awesome z)

[@THETONESHOW]

Now that Disney owns Marvel and Star Wars I couldn’t think of a better time to bring this character to the Disney+ screen. Hell they giving everything a series over there

[@scifiguy9000]

Would live-action Lepi work or should Jaxxon be a cartoon set in the Star Wars universe?

[@THETONESHOW]

@@scifiguy9000 I would prefer live action - grab a Chewbacca suit and throw a bunny head on an actor, I don't know what the timeline would be but he should pop up on Mando but I think a Bad Batch episode wouldnt hurt as a trail run before live action

[@Concreteowl]

Jaxxon is worth a trillion jar jars

[@Anders010]

Jaxxon rules

[@sokutokh3521]

Jaxxon looks too out of place in Star Wars, for me at least.

[@michaelroque2662]

Eh… you just can’t keep a good Rabbit Down Doc.

[@Brizzardlegofilms]

Poggers

[@Tebigong101]

Narrators hot.

[@Robin_Is]

Ok.

[@davidrooker5141]

omg

[@sonic-bb]

i just think this character is soooooooooooo out of place for star wars. at least if he made his appearance after empire but before Return of the jedi was released. also he looking like Jazz the Jackrabbit. an awesome game back in the day lolol

[@Hollowalone1]

Most hated? That dishonor goes to kylo ren

[@grassyknollman]

The worst names associated with the Star Wars franchise are J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson. Change my mind.

[@timothygalli9601]

I liked Jaxxon better than Jar jar Binks. Jar jar should have gotten blasted in episode 3.

[@nowthatsjustducky]

I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit it, but I thought Jar Jar actually became likable in Clone Wars.

[@Trollstrolch]

Love the jar jar emperor meme, but could as well have been Kermit, the 🐸