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I suppose there’s only so many things you can do within a couple of minutes of footage, and we’ve discussed at length the new things we’ve learned about Rogue One characters Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor, Saw Gerrera, Galen Erso, Darth Vader, Baze Malbus, K-2SO, and Alister Petrie’s Rebel officer. But there are other characters we haven’t talked about or heard from, and we’re going to check in with them here.
The five characters about whom we learned nothing new from the Rogue One trailers include:
1. Mon Mothma. Leader of the Rebel Alliance, not revealing anything new about herself or what she’s doing for the Rebellion on Yavin 4. Incidentally, where was she during the attack on the Death Star in Star Wars? I can’t imagine she wouldn’t be in the command center if she was on the planet. I guess we have to assume she beat feet before all that action went down. (And by the by, why weren’t the rebels evacuating Yavin 4 during that battle? It’s not like they were doing a heck of a lot to help the fighters attacking the Death Star.)
2. Bodhi Rook. The Imperial pilot turned Rebel pilot, played by Riz Ahmed, throws a couple of sideways looks at Cassian and K-2SO, but otherwise, nothing, not even a line of dialogue.
3. Chirrut Imwe. Yes, we got a line of dialogue from Donnie Yen, but not much else. We saw the beginning of him whipping Stormtroopers in previous footage. This time, we see him end it. Impressive, but still, nothing new learned.
4. Bistan. The creature known as “Space Monkey” (actually a member of the newly revealed Iakaru species) got a brief cameo in the behind-the-scenes reel from Star Wars Celebration Europe, and an appearance in The Star Wars Show, too, but beyond that, the Rocket-Raccoon-like alien is still a mystery, aside from his cackling.
5. Director Orson Krennic. Of all the characters I wanted something a little more about, Ben Mendelsohn’s baddie is the one, and we got nothing more than an extra frownie face. Bummer! Hopefully they’ll give us a taste of some dialogue in the next chunk of footage we get.
How about you? What character are you excited to learn more about? Have your say in the comments!
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