General Armitage Hux

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General Armitage Hux, also known as General Hux, or simply Hux, is one of the primary antagonists of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. He is the military leader of The First Order, as well as the main antagonist of the 2015 epic space-opera film, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. He will return in Star Wars: Episode VIII. He is Finn's former master, Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma's boss and mentor, and the master of each of his Stormtroopers. He took the Stormtroopers as kids, thus trying to convert them to darkness. He is also Supreme Leader Snoke's co-conspirator, and the son of an admiral that served under the former Galactic Empire.

He is portrayed by Domhnall Gleeson.

Information
A young, ruthless officer in the First Order, General Hux has complete confidence in his troops, training methods and weapons. Hux is commander of the First Order's primary facility, Starkiller Base. Unlike Kylo Ren, who is a delusional anti-villain, Hux is characterized as being more overtly evil.

Appearance
Hux appears in a uniform with a dark cloak, reminiscent of an Imperial military uniform. Hux is a human male with red hair and a slender body.

Personality
General Hux is an evil tyrant who rules with an iron fist. He will attempt to kill anyone to get what he wants: power and control. He seems to be bitter to his minions, as he screams at the stormtroopers and takes control of every action of theirs by force. Egoistic as he is, his methods to rule the universe and destroy any goodness are his main priorities, and he has no remorse at all.

He is extremely manipulative and clever when it comes to Snoke, and he uses his "green lights" to do what he wants. He is willing to kill billions of living beings in order to achieve his goals.

Background
His program for creating Stormtroopers result in Finn and many other children being stolen from their houses, attempting to use them and force them to rebuild by empire and construct a mega-weapon inside a planet. That mega weapon converted fire from the sun to other planets.

The Search for BB-8
At first, Hux tried to kill Finn and Poe who were escaping in a TIE Fighter. When finding out their ship has crash-landed in Jakku, he sent spies to follow them. Kylo Ren told him to show the locations of Luke on the map. However, Hux disagreed, reminding him of his own rank to Snoke. Kylo Ren and Hux were later called by Supreme Leader Snoke, to talk about his plans against the rise of The Resistance. Hux claimed full responsibility for the rise of the Jedi, just as an excuse to find a new plan. Informing Snoke about the weapon which is almost ready, able to allow him to finish his plans; to find R2 D2 and massacre The Republic. Snoke asked him to oversee preparations, and gave him a green light on his evil scheme. Hux stares at Kylo Ren who is in trouble, and leaves the hologram room, while Kylo Ren stays inside.

The Rage of General Hux
Hux then introduced his weapon to his Stormtroopers, while he had auditors who controlled his Stormtroopers and his mega-weapon. Hux stated it will be the end of a regime which acquiesces to disorder made by the "loathsome Resistance". After the speech, he ordered his auditors to fire the weapon on the Hosnian Prime star system. The weapon of Hux's has destroyed billions of people.

Hux ordered Kylo Ren and some Stormtroopers to find the location of the Resistance Base. However, while Kylo Ren was trying to protect Rey infront of Snoke, the fearsome Hux interfered, stating that Kylo Ren had an excuse that all they needed, was the girl, and that as a result he may have lost the map already. He then suggested destroying their base before they reached Skywalker. Snoke agreed, but told Kylo Ren to bring Rey to him, so he could handle her.

The Collapse of Starkiller Base
After that, he prepared the machine on conditions of a 15 minute load and a supreme strike. However, using information from Finn, the Resistance planned to destroy Starkiller Base's thermal oscillator. In order to destroy it, they had to use their star-fighters. Hux tried to stop them, however, it was too late when the thermal oscillator blew up. As Starkiller Base collapsed, Hux prepared for retreat, and he had to inform Snoke about his failure. Snoke was fed up, ordering him to bring Kylo Ren back in order to complete his training.

Star Wars: Episode VIII
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In the LEGO game
He appears much more sarcastic than in the film, actually showing the map to Snoke and celebrating while destroying the Republic. He also runs away from the base, thus leaving Kylo Ren behind to die, all of which are extremely evil.

Inspiration
General Hux is very much inspired by Adolf Hitler, the ultimate leader of The Nazis. Many people criticize his evil character, as they say he is much of a real life dictator, and ultimately a Nazi. Even Domhnall Gleeson always mentions how evil he is, stating that he is a tyrannical brute.

Similar Antagonists

 * Drago Bludvist (How to Train Your Dragon 2) - Both treat their henchmen as if they were slaves.
 * Grand Moff Tarkin (Star Wars franchise) - Both had a weapon that could destroy planets.
 * Darth Sidious (Star Wars franchise) - Both were main villains in the Star Wars saga.
 * Henry J. Waternoose III (Monsters, Inc.) - Both are manipulative.
 * Dawn Bellwether (Zootopia) - Both are far more evil than their bosses.
 * D-Structs (Dreamworks's Dinotrux)- Both are very destructive.
 * Scarlet Overkill (Minions) - Both are diabolical and overtly evil.
 * Queen Alien (Independence Day: Resurgence) - Both are willing to destroy entire nations, and wipe out all good.

Trivia

 * His speech about the Republic shares some similarities to a speech of Adolf Hitler, since they are both dictators who receive "hail commander" calls.
 * He kidnapped the Stormtroopers as children, using them to create the megaweapon.
 * He has an even higher body count than Tarkin.
 * He is simular to Drago Bludvist, by how he treats his Stormtroopers.
 * Though new, he might one of, if not the most, evil Disney villain to ever exist.
 * He is simular to Hans Zeller from Sound of Music, as they are both corrupt politicians who incriminate and intend to destroy other countries, and they both train youth and brainwash their minions to be devlish and wicked.
 * He is set to return in Star Wars: Episode VIII, possibly returning as the primary antagonist. However, Von, whom was said to be in the Star Wars: Episode VIII plot leak, is theorized to be the true main villain of the sequel.
 * According to a possible leaked script of Star Wars: Episode VIII, Von is going to be the true villain of the upcoming film.
 * He is often thought to be an inspiration of his own father. However, though Admiral Brendol Hux was evil, it is unknown how Brendol has acted and what he had done.
 * He serves as the secondary antagonist in Disney Infinity, only watching Kylo Ren's job. However, in the LEGO game, he reappears as the true main villain, even ridiculing Snoke by simply calling him just "Leader Snoke", thus making Snoke hate him even more.
 * He is theorized to use Snoke's darkness and with that fire the weapon. That is basically not true, as the weapon is fully made of tech and is charged by nearby stars, according to the film. However, Snoke may have some unseen powers on the weapon.
 * He is very simular to another main villain of the Star Wars series, Orson Krennic. They both continue Tarkin's legacy and construct massive weapons to achieve their own goals.
 * He is the second Disney villain to adress a massive group of Nazis. The first is Scar from The Lion King.
 * According to the Aftermath book trilogy, he had witnessed the destruction of The Galactic Empire together with his father.

Quotes

 * "Today is the end of the republic! The end of a regime that acquiesces to disorder! At this very moment in a system far from here, the New Republic lies to the galaxy while secretly supporting the treachery of the loathsome Resistance. This fierce machine which you have built, upon which we stand will bring an end to the Senate, to their cherished fleet. ALL REMAINING SYSTEMS WILL BOW TO THE FIRST ORDER AND WILL REMEMBER THIS AS THE LAST DAY OF THE REPUBLIC!!!"
 * The weapon! It is ready! I believe the time has come to use it!!! We shall destroy the goverment that supports the Resistance! The Republic!!