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What is the deal with Rey and Finn from The Force Awakens? Missing last names is certainly a flag for us, that those last names might well be important. But who exactly are they? Discussing some of the possibilities today…
Star Wars Fun Fact
Surprising or little known Star Wars tidbits, sometimes related to today’s Force Feature.Did you know? The card sets from the olden days tended to (but weren’t always!) be numbered in chronological story order. That Rey and Finn’s cards are two numbers away from each other does suggest that the two scenes happen in short succession.
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Topps trading card images reveal 4 major #StarWars #TheForceAwakens character names: http://t.co/CcTi3lg33L pic.twitter.com/tUQfHyZGZL
— TheStarWarsSagaCom (@TheStarWarsSaga) December 12, 2014
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Trivia Time!
Test your knowledge of the Star Wars universe!Yesterday’s answer: Han and Chewie
Today’s question: What, according to the Emperor, would be “complete” if Luke struck him down in hatred?
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Why can’t Finn be the son of solo/skywalker? Just because he has dark skin? You really need to learn more about biology and genetics. Your thinking is racism based on ignorance.
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Wow, Chris, you’re coming in hot on that one! It’s based on what Star Wars as a brand has given us in the past, and what the rumor and spoilers are revealing, not on biology or genetics.
Jedi are supposed to be ascetics, so it’s unlikely Luke is the dad. Han and Leia hooked up in ROTJ, and there’s every reason to believe it lasted for a significant period of time post-ROTJ.
Sure, it’s possible that Leia dumped Han and took up with someone else in the intervening years who could have been Finn’s father. But is that likely? I’d say no. Even though the Expanded Universe version of Han and Leia’s long life together post-ROTJ isn’t canon anymore, I’m sure you’d agree that having Han and Leia be just a fling is not likely to be the kind of story Lucas would set out to tell.
And if you’ve been reading the rumors and spoilers out there, then you know that the evidence is pointing in another direction, and not at Finn as the son of a Solo or Skywalker.
So Chris, before you come blazing into our metaphorical living room with accusations of racism and ignorance, please try giving the benefit of the doubt to a fellow human being, and ask why I’ve arrived at an idea or conclusion that you don’t understand, instead of jumping to an unfounded one of your own.
–Allen