So a few more things revealed at Celebration so far. This stuff revealed by the props on display which have card that explain them.
1. The new faction of stormtroopers (and probably crossguarded lightsaber wielding Sith, Kylo Ren) who stand in front of that revised Imperial looking logo with the dark robed figures on the stage behind them...are actually officially called "
The First Order"
2. The new T-70 X-Wing pilots (Poe Dameron chief among them) are a part of "
The Resistance".
3. Though we know that Daisy Ridley's character in her sand scrubs/scavenger gear is called Rey...but her sweet box speederbike was on display and next to it the placard reads "Kira's Speeder". So it sounds like the rumour that Rey is simply her disguise name and Kira is her actual name...sounds like it pans out. Which is cool, I like Kira better anyway.
Anyways, as to the other two changes. Here is what MAYBE occurred post ROTJ.
The cutting off of the two rotted heads at the top of the Imperial chain, would not just cause the Imperial government to fall. It would change, but too many citizens in the galaxy were under those laws to allow it to fall completely and abruptly (This is something that always bugged me about the New Republic springing up FAIRLY soon after ROTJ in the old EU). So perhaps the old Empire was kept in certain places and the Senate was reformed and space was split up between the old Imperial rule, and the option to go with the Alliance and form something new in another part of the galaxy (Yavin 4?)...so perhaps there is a benign Imperial government who maintain the status quo post ROTJ right? And the Rebel Alliance has formed their own government as well. The two have an uneasy alliance and understanding...but it's all good. Then a Sith arises, and basically co-opts those from within the new Imperial remnant (for lack of a better term) ranks to form the First Order...which is a terrorist organization that hold to pre-ROTJ ideals...especially under a Sith leader...so a Resistance is formed from the Alliance side of things to help the Empire repel these insurgents.
The imagery is very Nazi-ish in the teaser with the red and black banners, the upper echelons in black and the rank and file in white. And "Resistance" reminds me of occupied France in WWII...so less of an upgrade of name from Rebellion to Resistance...I think the latter is just a term for those that were chosen to FIGHT these terrorists?
Whatchoo guys fink?
EDIT: I didn't see this yet, but Celebration showed a cast list of names:
Han Solo
(Queen) Leia
(Queen!!!!)
Luke Skywalker
Rey (Kira)
(So Kira IS her real name. Good stuff!)
Finn
Kylo Ren
Poe Dameron
Rose
(<-----I think this is Lupita Nuongo's character)
Chewbacca
C-3PO (See-Threepio)
The General (Gleeson)
Uber (Serkis)
(<----huh, I thought he'd be Kylo Ren, apparently not?)
R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo)
BB-8
EDIT 2:
I LOVE, love, love this shot of Rey (Kira). It just gives me such a Classic Star Wars vibe. Very Ralph McQuarrie in nature.
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EDIT Tha Third: Someone over at the Force.net forums freeze framed the shot where whomever is handing Anakin/Luke's saber to Leia, brightened it and showed as much as you can see of whomever is handing it to her...she'd have to be old and sitting when she does it...but it could be Ahsoka. The skin colour is correct, and you can KIND of see facial markings...and maybe that's who this Rose character is that Lupita is playing. I gotta say, Lupita as a live-action version of Ahsoka would be PERFECT. So I kinda hope that's what it is. But yeah, it might just be fan dreamery at this point.
This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 17 April 2015 - 07:29 PM
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