Oh it's fanfic time? FINALLY. Enjoy my hack garbage for the various main character arcs:
KYLO/BEN: Supreme Leader Kylo Ren sits the throne, having achieved his dream of becoming a new Vader. He's a big strong boy, he has power... but he isn't satisfied. He can never get away from his true nature, he's haunted by the memory of killing Han, he's still bonded with Rey, Ghost Luke is giving him shit from beyond the grave, and Hux is leading a growing insurrection against him from within the First Order. Crazy idea: we let Oscar-nominee Adam Driver actually act this conflict rather than putting him back in a mask.
We're doing the Ben redemption plot, but I want the change to be Ben's choice after realising that the Kylo life isn't right for him, and I want to see him actually face his crimes on-screen and earn the redemption. Have him defect from the First Order, come to the Rebels with Rey and actually meet Finn, Poe, Chewie and the gang in person to help them stop the FO. Deal with the hard stuff on-fuckin'-screen, have him accept whatever punishment they give him. Ben Solo's job is to make up for his crimes as Kylo Ren, which is depicted as him literally fighting his figurative demons (i.e. the First Order). Adam Driver's not coming back after this movie no matter what, so I'm not fussed on whether Ben lives or dies, but I'd probably have him live just to leave the door open.
REY: Her shit is all fucked up after the nobody reveal. She knows she has friends who love her, but she can't accept it, and she's rudderless after confronting the lie she told herself for a lifetime. She throws herself into studying the Sacred Jedi Texts, mastering physical techniques but struggling with the spiritual side because of the aforementioned fucked-up-edness. I wanna see soul-searching, inner-struggle, crises of conscience, all the good stuff. More fighting and talking with Kylo, we get the third lesson with Ghost Luke, but ultimately the acceptance has to come from within and she has to find her own strength in being just Rey. Hopefully we come up with a more organic way of depicting this than a stranger walking by and demanding to know her last name :P
FINN: Rumours of the ex-Stormtrooper who joined the Resistance spread, and with the in-fighting amongst the First Order comes a lot more Stormtroopers defecting to the Resistance cause. Finn, who started the trilogy wanting to run away, has to deal with the fact that deserters are now coming to him. With some encouragement from his friends he accepts it, decides to lead, and goes out looking for more potential First Order deserters. General Finn, baby. In the final battle he lightspeeds in at a climactic moment, commanding his own Star Destroyer manned by a crew of turned FO troopers and turning the tide. He only screams Rey maaaaybe once or twice, and not because he's still in sad, unrequited love with her.
POE: Leader of a newly invigorated Resistance, with more and more joining them every day following Luke's final stand. He's coming to grips with being a jumped-up flyboy now in charge of a giant force, but he trusts that Leia and Holdo both saw something in him, and he starts thinking his plans through and leading with his head. By the end he oversees some clever tactical strategy in the big ending battle that avoids massive losses. And, I don't know, maybe at one point he takes over the controls of the capital ship he leads from and does a sweet manoeuvre in it to win the battle, just so we get a fun "one hell of a pilot" moment because we like Poe doing cool stuff.
MOTHERFUCKING AMBASSADOR ROSE TICO OF THE GODDAMN RESISTANCE: She's going around to systems that aren't quite yet on board with the Resistance, delivering her patented fiery anti-capitalism speeches and reaching hearts and minds. She gets some Mon Mothma-esque gowns, fuckin' slays in them, Yas Queen. Who needs a character arc, she's perfect already. The movie is called Star Wars: Episode IX: Saving What We Love, P.S. Fuck Reddit, and Kelly Marie Tran gets top billing.
SHEEV: Is not in this movie. He blew up in ROTJ, don't you remember? lol could you imagine bringing him back?
Quick notes:
- Finn and Poe kiss. It's real, boys and girls. Oscar Isaac visibly squirms with glee trying to keep it under wraps in all pre-release interviews. The official couple name is Foe Damerone-eight-seven.
- I'd have the Knights of Ren fleshed out a little and use them as the de facto leaders of the First Order after Kylo leaves, i.e. the final bosses of the movie. They don't all need to be fully-fledged characters, just basically a manifestation of Ben Solo's evil past that he can kill with a lightsabre at the end :P
- Hux is obviously still played for laughs and dies like a dog at the end. Maybe you have him puff his chest out thinking it's his big moment now that Kylo is gone, only to have him immediately pushed out of the limelight by the Knights and driven apoplectic with impotent Hux rage. I need at least one more Domhnall Gleeson screaming scene; I love him, and nobody gives him enough credit in these movies.
- Much as I love fantasizing about Reylo, I probably wouldn't actually do it on-screen. A romantic cheek caress, a deep gaze into eachothers' eyes, maybe, but those two have a long way to go before a kiss would feel earned. A casual, no-strings-attached fuck, though? Now we're talking. They're gonna fuck hard, you guys. Just blasting eachother for an uncomfortable length of time. Sweat flying everywhere. You see Adam Driver's balls a little.
- I legit have no idea what to do about Leia, and honestly I feel like having her die off-screen between movies might be the way to go. I mean, I know it sucks, but it's better than the ghastly CG double we actually got. Having her live but just stay off-screen for the whole movie just doesn't work for me, and I think there's a tasteful way to have the characters dedicate their fight to Leia's memory in the same way the movie itself is dedicated to Carrie's.
KYLO/BEN: Supreme Leader Kylo Ren sits the throne, having achieved his dream of becoming a new Vader. He's a big strong boy, he has power... but he isn't satisfied. He can never get away from his true nature, he's haunted by the memory of killing Han, he's still bonded with Rey, Ghost Luke is giving him shit from beyond the grave, and Hux is leading a growing insurrection against him from within the First Order. Crazy idea: we let Oscar-nominee Adam Driver actually act this conflict rather than putting him back in a mask.
We're doing the Ben redemption plot, but I want the change to be Ben's choice after realising that the Kylo life isn't right for him, and I want to see him actually face his crimes on-screen and earn the redemption. Have him defect from the First Order, come to the Rebels with Rey and actually meet Finn, Poe, Chewie and the gang in person to help them stop the FO. Deal with the hard stuff on-fuckin'-screen, have him accept whatever punishment they give him. Ben Solo's job is to make up for his crimes as Kylo Ren, which is depicted as him literally fighting his figurative demons (i.e. the First Order). Adam Driver's not coming back after this movie no matter what, so I'm not fussed on whether Ben lives or dies, but I'd probably have him live just to leave the door open.
REY: Her shit is all fucked up after the nobody reveal. She knows she has friends who love her, but she can't accept it, and she's rudderless after confronting the lie she told herself for a lifetime. She throws herself into studying the Sacred Jedi Texts, mastering physical techniques but struggling with the spiritual side because of the aforementioned fucked-up-edness. I wanna see soul-searching, inner-struggle, crises of conscience, all the good stuff. More fighting and talking with Kylo, we get the third lesson with Ghost Luke, but ultimately the acceptance has to come from within and she has to find her own strength in being just Rey. Hopefully we come up with a more organic way of depicting this than a stranger walking by and demanding to know her last name :P
FINN: Rumours of the ex-Stormtrooper who joined the Resistance spread, and with the in-fighting amongst the First Order comes a lot more Stormtroopers defecting to the Resistance cause. Finn, who started the trilogy wanting to run away, has to deal with the fact that deserters are now coming to him. With some encouragement from his friends he accepts it, decides to lead, and goes out looking for more potential First Order deserters. General Finn, baby. In the final battle he lightspeeds in at a climactic moment, commanding his own Star Destroyer manned by a crew of turned FO troopers and turning the tide. He only screams Rey maaaaybe once or twice, and not because he's still in sad, unrequited love with her.
POE: Leader of a newly invigorated Resistance, with more and more joining them every day following Luke's final stand. He's coming to grips with being a jumped-up flyboy now in charge of a giant force, but he trusts that Leia and Holdo both saw something in him, and he starts thinking his plans through and leading with his head. By the end he oversees some clever tactical strategy in the big ending battle that avoids massive losses. And, I don't know, maybe at one point he takes over the controls of the capital ship he leads from and does a sweet manoeuvre in it to win the battle, just so we get a fun "one hell of a pilot" moment because we like Poe doing cool stuff.
MOTHERFUCKING AMBASSADOR ROSE TICO OF THE GODDAMN RESISTANCE: She's going around to systems that aren't quite yet on board with the Resistance, delivering her patented fiery anti-capitalism speeches and reaching hearts and minds. She gets some Mon Mothma-esque gowns, fuckin' slays in them, Yas Queen. Who needs a character arc, she's perfect already. The movie is called Star Wars: Episode IX: Saving What We Love, P.S. Fuck Reddit, and Kelly Marie Tran gets top billing.
SHEEV: Is not in this movie. He blew up in ROTJ, don't you remember? lol could you imagine bringing him back?
Quick notes:
- Finn and Poe kiss. It's real, boys and girls. Oscar Isaac visibly squirms with glee trying to keep it under wraps in all pre-release interviews. The official couple name is Foe Damerone-eight-seven.
- I'd have the Knights of Ren fleshed out a little and use them as the de facto leaders of the First Order after Kylo leaves, i.e. the final bosses of the movie. They don't all need to be fully-fledged characters, just basically a manifestation of Ben Solo's evil past that he can kill with a lightsabre at the end :P
- Hux is obviously still played for laughs and dies like a dog at the end. Maybe you have him puff his chest out thinking it's his big moment now that Kylo is gone, only to have him immediately pushed out of the limelight by the Knights and driven apoplectic with impotent Hux rage. I need at least one more Domhnall Gleeson screaming scene; I love him, and nobody gives him enough credit in these movies.
- Much as I love fantasizing about Reylo, I probably wouldn't actually do it on-screen. A romantic cheek caress, a deep gaze into eachothers' eyes, maybe, but those two have a long way to go before a kiss would feel earned. A casual, no-strings-attached fuck, though? Now we're talking. They're gonna fuck hard, you guys. Just blasting eachother for an uncomfortable length of time. Sweat flying everywhere. You see Adam Driver's balls a little.
- I legit have no idea what to do about Leia, and honestly I feel like having her die off-screen between movies might be the way to go. I mean, I know it sucks, but it's better than the ghastly CG double we actually got. Having her live but just stay off-screen for the whole movie just doesn't work for me, and I think there's a tasteful way to have the characters dedicate their fight to Leia's memory in the same way the movie itself is dedicated to Carrie's.
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