4) Baze Malbus
Rogue One’s freelance assassin doesn’t join the Rebellion out of any noble cause, he and Chirrut just wind up on the same path as Jyn and Cassian on Jedha. After the four of them are captured by Saw Gerrera’s men, they find Bodhi Rook and escape. With nowhere else to go, Chirrut and Baze stay with them, even deciding to see things through and join the Death Star heist on Scarif. While Jyn, Cassian, and K-2SO go inside the facility, Baze, Chirrut, and the rebels take the beach to draw attention away from the true subterfuge.
How he dies: After holding his partner Chirrut in his arms as he dies, Baze decides to take the Stormtroopers on the beach by himself. He manages to get a few of them before being taken out by a frag grenade, giving a look at Chirrut’s body as the explosion consumes him. Certainly touching, considering that he ultimately dies to be with his partner, but also awesome for just how he doesn’t look at his own explosion.
“I fight the Empire now.”
