General Armitage Hux is one of the more underrated characters from the Star Wars sequel trilogy. As the leader of the First Order’s war machine, he goes to great lengths to attain his position. Supreme Leader Snoke, Kylo Ren and many others underestimate him, not realizing how dangerous he is and that he is patient and calculated enough to play the long game. Hux is not capable of being the big bad, but he is still dangerous.

From his most pathetic to his most chilling moments, Hux has many memorable quotes in the movies and even in some of the comics as well. His snark and his intense passion for destroying his enemies are unmatched, especially when it comes to besting his archrival, Kylo Ren.

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Hux Tries To Provoke Kylo Ren

“Careful, Ren, That Your Personal Interests Not Interfere With Orders From Leader Snoke.”

Early on in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, this quote helps establish the rivalry between General Hux and Kylo Ren. They are openly antagonistic toward each other. Hux is unafraid to say things designed to get under Kylo Ren’s skin and relishes any opportunity to goad Ren into making a decision that will undermine his position within the First Order.

Hux does not believe Kylo Ren has earned his place in the First Order and does not trust him. He knows Luke Skywalker is a sore spot for Kylo Ren and is eager to use these emotions against his rival.

Hux Delivers His Starkiller Base Speech

“All Remaining Systems Will Bow Before The First Order And Will Remember This As The Last Day Of The Republic.”

One of Hux’s best quotes in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and in the sequel trilogy comes from his speech before Starkiller Base fires on the Hosnian System. Hux knows that this is a turning point in galactic history and is far too eager and excited at the prospect of obliterating so many planets in one fell swoop.

While fans sometimes feel bad for Hux, his Starkiller Base speech depicts him as a full-on villain without remorse. What’s most terrifying is that he believes he is in the right and that he is doing the galaxy a favor by destroying the Republic and the planets in the Hosnian System.

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Hux Is Mocked

“Can You— Can He Hear Me?”

After delivering a villainous speech about wiping out the Resistance and their base, Hux is mocked by Poe Dameron as he stalls for time. Seeing Hux have to switch from an evil, over-the-top speech to his uncertain, frustrated question reveals a lot about his character.

Hux wants to be a ruthless mastermind who outsmarts and crushes his enemies. He’s not quite that person, though, which he proves as he is distracted and fooled by Poe pretending not to hear him, along with Poe’s jab about Hux’s mother. Hux desire for fear and respect falls flat because no one seems to take him serioiusly.

Hux Is One Step Ahead Of The Resistance

“We Have Them Tied On The End Of A String.”

At the beginning of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Hux seems like an incompetent fool as he falls for Poe Dameron’s bait. Hux is unable to prevent Poe and other Resistance ships from destroying a First Order Dreadnought and escaping.

However, it is quickly revealed that Hux is not as incompetent and defeated as he appears. Thanks to his use of hyperspace tracking, Hux knows where the escaped Resistance ships have gone. This means that the Resistance cannot simply make a hyperspace jump to evade the First Order as Hux and the rest of the fleet will be able to follow them. Despite some of his failures, Hux is still able to prove that he is valuable to the First Order.

Hux Gets Frustrated In Combat

“What Is The Point Of All This If We Can’t Blow Up Three Tiny Cruisers?”

Hux asks the question that many fans were wondering about the first time they saw The Last Jedi. What is the point of the First Order’s Dreadnoughts and their well-armed fleet if they can’t destroy three small Resistance cruisers?

Fans are often irritated by Hux, but he does them a favor by asking the very question that is on their minds. By acknowledging the apparent disparity between the First Order’s resources versus the Resistance’s, he underlines the Resistance’s capability as well as the limitations of the First Order’s impressive-on-paper war machine.

Hux Makes A Snarky Comment

“Keep Up The Barrage. Let’s At Least Remind Them That We’re Still Here.”

Another First Order officer explains to Hux that the Resistance cruisers are able to protect themselves from the First Order’s fleet because the cruisers are faster, lighter, and protected by shields. This protection is only temporary, though, as the cruisers will eventually run out of fuel and their shields will be rendered ineffective.

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Hux’s remark about keeping up the barrage until this happens to remind the Resistance that the First Order is still there is unexpectedly funny. Hux is usually not a funny person, but he does have moments of sardonic humor like this that help to humanize his often rigid character.

Hux Reacts To Snoke’s Death

“Who Do You Think You’re Talking To? You Presume To Command My Army? Our Supreme Leader Is Dead. We Have No Ruler.”

Hux’s outrage is palpable when Kylo Ren orders him around in the wake of Supreme Leader Snoke’s death. Hux tolerated disrespect from Snoke but he has no tolerance for disrespect from Kylo Ren.

For years, Hux has been playing the long game to take control of the First Order and is not going to accept the audacity of Kylo Ren declaring himself Supreme Leader. After being Force-choked, Hux is left with no choice but to cooperate, but his hatred toward Kylo Ren is still there and stronger than ever.

Hux Reacts To The Battle Of Crait

“Do You Think You Got Him?”

Hux has another moment of unexpected and delightfully sardonic humor during the Battle of Crait, one of the Star Wars sequel trilogy’s best battles. When Kylo Ren has all of the First Order AT-M6 walkers fire repeatedly at Luke Skywalker, Hux asks if Kylo thinks he got his uncle.

It’s such a sarcastic and blunt thing to say during a particularly intense moment, another small way for Hux to get a dig at his rival. Of course, Kylo Ren and Hux both look like fools when the dust clears and Luke is still standing there unscathed, but that doesn’t diminish the humor of Hux’s line.

Hux Betrays The First Order

“I Don’t Care If You Win. I Need Kylo Ren To Lose.”

While not all fans like how Hux’s character was used in Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, few would deny that his motivations are succinctly summarized in this quote. In the past, former Imperial loyalists like Kallus, one of the most intelligent characters in Star Wars Rebels, helped the Rebellion because they felt it was the right thing to do.

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Hux helping the Resistance in The Rise of Skywalker has nothing to do with such idealism. It’s simply about his all-consuming hatred toward Kylo Ren. Unlike Imperial spies like Kallus, Hux’s betrayal doesn’t show character growth as he sabotages the First Order only to serve his own hatred and selfish interests.

Hux Plays The Long Game

“I Am Not Weak. I Am Patient.”

This quote is not from the movies but from the Age of Resistance comic about General Armitage Hux. The comic shows how, years earlier, Admiral Brooks watched and laughed at Brendol Hux abusing his son Armitage. Years later, Armitage gets his long-awaited revenge by framing Brooks for a crime he didn’t commit and killing Brooks himself.

Hux’s line “I am not weak. I am patient” encapsulates the more conniving and cutthroat version of the character that is shown in the books and comics, but that wasn’t as present in the movies. Hux spent years making deliberate and calculated moves to gain power and to eliminate all those who wronged him and underestimated him. It is chilling to see Hux like this as he feels like a true threat.

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