Star Wars: Episode 7 - The Force Awakens Character Guide
Star Wars - Episode 7 will introduce a new generation of characters alongside returning heroes. Here's a breakdown of who is who in The Force Awakens.
Set 30 years after Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens teams new heroes Finn (John Boyega), Rey (Daisy Ridley), and Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) with Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), who is now a General in the Rebel Alliance. Together they try to track down Luke Skywalker while battling the First Order, led by the villainous Kylo Ren. The Force Awakens is the first Star Wars film to be produced by Disney and was directed by JJ Abrams.
Star Wars - Episode 7 will introduce a new generation of characters alongside returning heroes. Here's a breakdown of who is who in The Force Awakens.
One subtle twist in Asoka has finally explained Star Wars: The Force Awakens' greatest unanswered question about Rey - and set up the future too!
A concept first created for Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens was smartly reused for The Rise of Skywalker in a unique and unexpected way.
The search for Thrawn in Ahsoka creates a familiarity that can be matched directly to another recent piece of Star Wars media: The Force Awakens.
Ahsoka has retconned a plot hole from The Force Awakens that had previously painted the New Republic as even more flawed than it truly is.
The Force Awakens contains a location with a hidden link to Mandalorians, implying that there may be unexplored history between certain characters.
Kylo Ren had different motivations for turning to the dark side, but one The Force Awakens detail proves he was more evil than even Darth Vader.
Even though it was the first movie in the sequel trilogy, The Force Awakens leaves many plot points unresolved eight years after it released.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens set up a mystery revolving around Darth Vader's burnt helmet, and how it was recovered may finally be revealed.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens was heavily inspired by A New Hope and ended up repeating one of George Lucas' biggest mistakes because of it.
The Star Wars sequels would’ve differed greatly if Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, & Harrison Ford had refused to reprise their OT roles - here’s how.
Initially, Mark Hamill was hesitant to return in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with the reasoning being what made Star Wars: The Last Jedi so great.
Despite the controversy around Disney’s sequel trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens holds one incredible record that it may be impossible to surpass.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny mirrors Han Solo's most emotional arc from The Force Awakens, though one can argue that it does it much better.
Rey’s vision in Star Wars: The Force Awakens features plenty of scenes both explained and otherwise; here is everything she saw through the Force.
Concept art for Star Wars: The Force Awakens reveals the original and more significant plans for Darth Vader, completely shattering Anakin's legacy.
One key line from Star Wars: The Force Awakens is enough to prove that Anakin Skywalker should have appeared in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Despite seeing the First Order's defeat through to the end, Chewbacca's sequel trilogy story is more tragic than any other original Star Wars hero.
Star Wars confirms that Leia lied to Ben Solo about their connection to Darth Vader for years, which ultimately led him to become Kylo Ren.
Star Wars has finally confirmed why the New Republic was ill-prepared to counter the might of the First Order in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
In an attempt to cover up some of The Force Awakens' plot holes, J.J. Abrams uses R2-D2 in an explanation that creates even more of them.