#tros

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Kylo Ren/Ben Solo + my tears ricochet by Taylor Swift comm for @emfys-nest

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happy pride month this tweet is blatant misinformation

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Good thinking, Chewie. Finn, we can boulder these TIEs.

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got around to reading the actual synopsis for Rise of the Resistance ride, and was delighted to see that it actually substantiates a headcanon I've had forming, which is that at some point after gaining a fleet again after Star Wars: Allegiance, the Resistance once again takes heavy losses and is whittled down to practically nothing again by the time Rise of Skywalker rolls around:

In keeping with the setting of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, Rise of the Resistance is set on a single, repeating day in the "in-universe" year 34 ABY (set between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker).[17] Following the Battle of Crait, the last vestiges of the Resistance have retreated to the planet Batuu – once a thriving trader's port on the edge of Wild Space, long-since bypassed by hyperspace travel. There, the regrouping Resistance has set up a hastily-constructed makeshift base in the wilderness outside of Black Spire Outpost, repurposing ancient tunnels once home to an unseen civilization.[18] Defected Stormtrooper and Resistance loyalist Finn has infiltrated the Finalizer – the First Order Star Destroyer belonging to Kylo Ren – and has learned that Ren is aware of the Resistance's hideout on Batuu and plans to occupy the planet to ferret out the Resistance forces. With word of the encroaching threat shared back to the Batuuan Resistance faction, the Resistance has made the decision to evacuate the planet and meet on the mid-rim planet Pacara where General Leia Organa plans to regroup and stage a final stand against the First Order.

(from the Wikipedia page).

On the ride, when the Resistance fleet turns up above Batuu, it's pretty similar to the fleet that we see in The Last Jedi (probably because the CGI models already existed), but there's a Mon Calamari cruiser (Allegiance call-back), a Nebulon-B escort frigate, and a couple of StarFortress SF-17 heavy bombers.

However, the biggest ship the Resistance seems to have by the time they're on Ajan Kloss, that we see when they take off for the Battle of Exegol, is the Tantive IV. So either they took heavy losses on Batuu (I don't think so, given the triumphant nature of the ride), or that final stand mentioned that was planned on Pacara went south very quickly.

And I think the concept that the Resistance rebuilt, then got knocked back down hard, fits in well with the attitudes that we see in TROS: Poe is exhausted and beaten down, and it could even add a little more depth to Rey's concern over the Falcon.

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#most adorable flyboy in the galaxy award goes to...

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Finn rant

This is gonna be a long one and I still can’t cover everything.

Finn is probably the most original and unique character in the entire sequel trilogy and the way his character arc ( if they even wrote one for him) took place was a slight disgrace.

He was taken from his family at a very young age and trained to be a faceless and order-following no questions asked killer. FN-2187 was his call sign, so he had no name. One day he sees his friend killed on the battlefield and realizes the ruthlessness of the first order when he was asked to murder a bunch of innocent villagers. This mission changed his life trajectory and he decided that he would start a new life by doing a good deed: saving Poe.

No hate to Poe or Rey, but compared to them he had one hell of a backstory.

Let’s look at his relationships with other characters and how he was treated in the series. He found Poe, who gave him a name and a way out of the terror. Then he thought Poe died in the crash, which is a really big loss considering the above factors. He found Rey and BB8, who he decided to help reach the resistance. Keep in mind that he thought Poe was dead, so he could’ve just found another way out. Instead he wanted to fight for the cause. When he found friendship in Rey, he was ready to die fighting to protect her from Kylo.

I think in a way the original plan for the trilogy was for him to be the lover boy but that storyline fell off the train like Bucky Barnes. The man was kind, fair and just despite his upbringing.

We all know he was sidelined and John Boyega does too.

Finn is wasted potential. Back in the day people pointed out that large number of his lines was just him screaming REYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

One reason for the sidelining is probably racism( as said by Boyega himself. Despite being a very interesting character, he didn’t have a satisfying conclusion to his story. His relationship with Rose was thrown away (Rose deserves another rant), and that one plot point in tros where he met Jannah, who was also a stormtrooper that defected from the order, was never explored.

Speaking of wasted potential, there is a deleted scene in TLJ where he confronts and berates Plasma, saying something along the lines of “ When a blaster was pointed to your bucket of a head you screamed like a whoop dog”. Like this dialogue was cut but they kept the porgs and Luke drinking that disgusting milk from whatever that thing was.

I don’t think people would’ve minded if he was the main character instead of Rey (not 100% for a multitude of reasons) because he had a lot of depth and originality to his character, whereas Rey was a tragic desert Jedi like Luke and Anakin.

Note: I just checked on wookiepedia and it says he’s force sensitive?? Not only do you disrespect him by not including that in the movie but you bring it up in a random interview?????

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Hux Rant

Its been a while since I’ve seen tros so i might miss a few details.

Armitage Hux was main leader of the First order, not Kylo. Just like the big guy of the Death Star was Tarkin and not Vader. In TFA, Hux was a leader filled with hate and ambition. He wasn’t on the same wavelength as Kylo. In tros he lost his status since Kylo Ren became supreme leader, which lead Hux to leak information to the resistance.

The thing is, even though he hated Kylo with his whole being, it doesn’t make sense as to why he went against the first order, the very thing that gave him all that power. Sure he wasn’t as powerful as before, but working with the resistance brought his demise, as seen in the movie. No matter how anti Kylo Ren he was, TFA Hux would never turn away from the first order. I highly doubt that the resistance would welcome him with open arms.( Finn was genuinely a good guy who turned, and if you bring up Vader or Ben their excuse is “corrupted by the Dark side”). Hux has no excuse as to why he committed those atrocities( all the planets destroyed in TFA for example). So him being the “spy” merely for shock value is a another instance of terrible writing in tros.

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Rey Rant

The year is 2019/2020 and I just witnessed Rey kill Chewie with force lightning. For a full 30 minutes I absolutely hated Rey ( I was and still am a staunch Rey defender simply because men hate her, though I acknowledge that she is a very flawed character and a victim of terrible writing) .This simple act made Rey an unforgivable character in my eyes until it was revealed that Chewie was alive and I was relieved.

They should have kept him dead.

Don’t get me wrong, Chewie is everything to me and millions of fans, which is why him being killed by Rey’s hands was such a big deal and it wasn’t even her fault. The drama and tension it added to the movie would have been beautifully and horribly cinematic. By reviving him ( and making Hux the spy but that’s another discussion) they cheapened their entire story and threw away the consequence and curse of Rey being Palpatine’s descendent.

Dare I say this plot point and Finn’s character were the most original things to come out of the sequels.