Star Wars: Episode IX

[Andrew NDB]

But it's like, "It's a TOTAL mystery and will always be that... but it WASN'T Palpatine."

Which is dumb. Either it's a mystery or it's not.

[MikeandRaph87]

Oh, it was him. " The past must die...kill it if you have too". Palpatine manipulated the midicholorians thus Anakin is born.

[CyberCubed]

Still not confirmed, they purposely won't say anything because they don't want it to be canon. And as Leo said, either way Rey and Kylo Ren have no blood relation whatsoever either way.

It almost feels like trolling when people go around screeching, "incest" over them kissing.

[Andrew NDB]

Isn't it kind of sad to think about it, the 10,000 foot view?

Prequel Trilogy: A galactic civil war. The Republic becomes the Empire, Chancellor Palpatine becomes the Emperor.

Original Trilogy: The Empire is overthrown by the Rebel Alliance. The Emperor is killed.

Sequel Trilogy: The Empire comes back and is overthrown by rebels again. The Emperor comes back and is killed again.

How lame is that?

[CyberCubed]

Technically the EU did the same thing, at least for a little while.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Technically the EU did the same thing, at least for a little while.

And it sucked toilet sewage back then too, what's your point?

[Andrew NDB]

A Rose Tico movement.

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertain...ose-tico.html/

I actually agree with them, but not for the same reasons or reasoning. I'd have tried to save the character in TROS, if only to bring some payoff and retroactive meaningfulness to TLJ. Even if her character was poo IN TLJ, ignoring what few things could be salvaged in TLJ doesn't serve the trilogy.

[Turo602]

Where was Jar Jar's movement? His role got smaller and smaller in each film.

[CyberCubed]

It's more that people feel bad for the actress than the character.

[oldmanwinters]

So this Marvel-No-Prize thought randomly came to me...

What accounts for Ep.IX Rey knowing all these random Force Powers nobody had ever displayed on film before?

She literally read the Jedi Instruction Manuals.

[Leo656]

Maybe she did. The Last Jedi strongly suggested that Luke had skimmed those books at BEST, so if Rey actually read them then in theory that would put her ahead of the game.

[Andrew NDB]

So the new Force powers:

* Freezing blaster bolts in mid-air.

* Using the Force to comb through someone's memories.

* Levitating actual people (presumably even themself?).

* Force healing.

* Force video Skyping with someone you're "bonded" to.

* Item transference via the previous power.

* Force Ghosts able to physically interact with the physical world. Even throw lightning bolts.

Is that about it?

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

So the new Force powers:

* Freezing blaster bolts in mid-air.

* Using the Force to comb through someone's memories.

* Levitating actual people (presumably even themself?).

* Force healing.

* Force video Skyping with someone you're "bonded" to.

* Item transference via the previous power.

* Force Ghosts able to physically interact with the physical world. Even throw lightning bolts.

Is that about it?

Just from Episode 9 alone? Yes. The only other notable one from the sequel trilogy was Leia's only real-time use of it when she used the Force to pull herself back into the ship.

On another note, of the three trilogies only the prequel trilogy was the only one planned first, second ,and third film by outline and followed through with. Partly because it had to end a certain way but it gives it more validity in hindsight. Anakin became Vader in 1979 and Leia was only his daughter in 1982 for example which shows even though its the greatest of the trilogies there were some things not planned out from day one.

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

So the new Force powers:

* Freezing blaster bolts in mid-air.

* Using the Force to comb through someone's memories.

* Levitating actual people (presumably even themself?).

* Force healing.

* Force video Skyping with someone you're "bonded" to.

* Item transference via the previous power.

* Force Ghosts able to physically interact with the physical world. Even throw lightning bolts.

Is that about it?

Force Healing was hinted at on Episode 7 of The Mandalorian.

[CyberCubed]

It seems like had Carrie now died, she would have had a much bigger role in episode 9.

Each member of the old cast got a major role in movie to themselves. Episode 7 was Han's movie, Episode 8 was Luke's, Episode 9 would have likely been Leia's. I just wonder what her role might have been since it's hard to imagine her doing much more than staying at the rebel base.

[Allio]

I guess I'm just so used to Force Healing in videogames I wasn't really effected by it in the movie.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

So the new Force powers:
* Freezing blaster bolts in mid-air.

Introduced in Force Awakens with Kylo Ren, so far as I know.
Sure would have been handy in the Prequel Trilogy!

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

* Using the Force to comb through someone's memories.

Isn't this essentially what Vader does with Luke's knowledge of Leia being his sister in RotJ?

As a kid, I assumed Qui-Gon Jinn had this ability in Phantom Menace, as he was the only one who didn't look surprised when Padme revealed her true identity.

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

* Levitating actual people (presumably even themself?).

I think Anakin "Force lifts" poor Padme off the ground as he "Force chokes" her in Ep.3.

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

* Force healing.

Don't know if it "counts," but this was a power Obi-Wan had in the Game Boy Advance/DS video game adaptation of Ep. 3. Very handy Force power although it didn't negatively affect the health bar!

Originally Posted by Allio

I guess I'm just so used to Force Healing in videogames I wasn't really effected by it in the movie.

Wow, Rise of Skywalker really was a video game put to film!

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

* Force video Skyping with someone you're "bonded" to.

Introduced in The Last Jedi, so far as I know.

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

* Item transference via the previous power.

I'm also thinking The Last Jedi did this.

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

* Force Ghosts able to physically interact with the physical world. Even throw lightning bolts.

Introduced in The Last Jedi with Yoda, so far as I know. In the same movie that Luke busts out his Force projection power, although I didn't get the sense the projection could make physical contact with anything.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

In the same movie that Luke busts out his Force projection power, although I didn't get the sense the projection could make physical contact with anything.

I like to forget about that life draining power. It took away from Luke's actions and what we wanted to see for decades.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

I like to forget about that life draining power. It took away from Luke's actions and what we wanted to see for decades.

My guess is that hermit Luke suffered from poor conditioning and couldn't recover. That special milk just couldn't work miracles for his stamina.

[Allio]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Wow, Rise of Skywalker really was a video game put to film!
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It’s like someone thought that starkiller would translate to film.