#sw resistance reborn

[queer-starwars-bracket]

Queer Star Wars Characters (Round 1): General Bracket Match 22

Raf Thatchburn | Identity: mlm | Media: High Republic Adventures (2022)

Raf Thatchburn was a pirate hunter employed by Galactic Antipiracy Command. Despite that, he was in love with the pirate Alak. The two would chat over holo, supervised by the rest of the pirate crew Alak was a part of to make sure he didn’t give any information away that could hurt the crew. He tracked Maz’s crew and the Dank Graks to the battle of Jedha, where his Correlian hound caught the scent of Sav Mallagan (a Jedi padawan undercover with the Graks). She gave her lightsabers to the hound, who brought it back to Raf. Reeling about why Sav would trust him with her lightsabers, his life was saved by Quiet Shan, Alak’s adopted daughter- because of how happy he made Alak. Realizing that all these people were treating him way better than he deserved, he decided to quit his job and become a pirate. He allowed himself to be captured by the Graks, gave up half of Sav’s lightsaber, and so that he could give her the other half and they could stop the Graks from taking control of Takodana. Now a pirate and a member of Maz’s crew, he and Alak could actually be together.

Collective Slicer | Identity: nonbinary | Media: Resistance Reborn

This unnamed slicer was a member of the Collective, a late New Republic era antiauthoritarian slicer group. Although not initially aligned with the Resistance, they opposed the First Order. This slicer received a list of FO political prisoners on Corellia from the aide Monti Calay, which they gave to the organization’s benefactor to auction to the Resistance. A confident and mysterious figure, they were skilled in the in-person parts of espionage as well. They had a cyberpunk-ass appearance with makeup that foiled FO facial recognition. The Collective is a very interesting organization, which like a lot in Resistance Reborn, set up potential future plot threads for the First Order-Resistance War which likely won’t be followed up on for a long time in light of TROS’ failure. Their logo is an ouroboros.

[barissoffee]

much to think about...

[hackedbyawriter]

I need a “Journey to…(insert title of Rey Movie)” book (or trilogy) set in the 15 years after TROS that is Finn focused, gives us canon FinnPoe and is written by Rebecca Roanhorse <3

[finns-poe]

You know mentioning the jealousy my gut tells me they were going for the romance angle in this movie but Disney made them cut it out. Which is why Oscar was so vocal abt it, why he was jealous the the entire time, why they probably introduced Zorri so jealous5 goes both ways and Poe was only flirting to get a rise out of Finn, and why the entirety of Resistance Reborn esp when they said Rose and Rey were just friends with Finn nothing more, and the hands scene and the alternative hug and….need i go on?

FACTS!📠 Still mad that they threw in Zorri for the sole reason to shut down finnpoe smh. Anyway Resistance Reborn is MY third sequel movie yep yep.

[shadowen]

I'm thinking, once again, about the Star Wars sequel trilogy and the incredible wasted potential of the characters. Specifically, I'm thinking about Rey and Poe as foils against Phasma and Hux.

Here, we have two men who were raised from birth as true believers in opposing causes, the only sons of heroes, who then far surpassed their parents in fame and influence. There are some hints of contrast, in that we see the stark differences in how they lead, but the films are almost maliciously committed to misunderstanding Poe as a character*, that I have to assume those moments are purely accidental.

Then there's Rey and Phasma, two women from baren, brutal worlds, with a single name and no legacy**, who survive and succeed based entirely on raw talent and relentless determination. Phasma is nominally set up as a contrast for Finn, but she ends up being an unsatisfying personal villain. Likewise, Rey is set in opposition to Kylo Ren, but that whole dynamic is so messy and loaded, without exploring any of the meaningful parallels and conflicts between them***.

There's also something to be said about contrasting sibling dynamics. With Rey and Poe, we get glimpses of a squabbling rivalry rooted in obvious affection, whereas Phasma and Hux are shown (in EU material) to have a conspiratorial closeness based on mutual respect and mutually assured destruction. Neither of these relationships is developed to full potential or used to develop the narrative or themes of the films.

The reliance on external knowledge to prop up the core films is a long-standing critique of Star Wars, and I wholeheartedly agree that the movies should be able to stand on their own. However, given the volume and emphasis on the extended universe, it's reasonable to expect at least some degree of consistency. In the case of these characters and others, though, the most interesting character development is either jarringly ignored or deliberately removed, as with a scene cut from The Last Jedi which tells more about Phasma in two minutes than the rest of her screen time combined. There's plenty of discussion to be had about what's actually in the films, but I think the great tragedy of the sequel trilogy is what could have been there and isn't.

Footnotes and reading recs under the cut.

*My rant on this subject is long, detailed, and mostly about racism.

**I think Rey is a much more interesting character if she is actually nobody from nowhere, but that's a different discussion.

***This is not about ship vs notp, just about how their on-screen interactions fit into the narrative.

The Star Wars EU is daunting, to say the least. If you want to read more about these characters, may I suggest:

Phasma (novel) by Delilah S. Dawson (my all time fav SW novel)

Poe Dameron (comics series) by Charles Soule and Phil Noto

Captain Phasma #1-4 (comic) by Kelly Thompson and Marco Checchetto

Resistance Reborn (novel) by Rebecca Roanhorse

Before the Awakening (short stories) by Greg Rucka

Shattered Empire #1-4 (comic) by Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto

Age of Resistance (comics anthology) by Tom Taylor et al

[piglet26]

Finnrey! I ship the Bffs while I Reylo. TROS

When starting this post I was very curious as to what happened between FinnRey between The Last Jedi and TROS. I had to do some research into the books that were released during that gap.

I didn't like TROS, but one aspect I did like was seeing FinnRey again and the scenes they did receive warmed my heart. Now.....

Dear John Boyega - I'm not sure what you were promised, I wasn't there for pre-production conversations and I know you were a huge fan of Star Wars - however, this was never your story. This was the Skywalker + Rey story. Reylo was planned from the outset so it wasn't that. Yes, you were the first main black cast member of a SW film, it doesn't mean you were the most important character though.

Yes, Adam Driver is tall, dark, handsome and white... his character is also the son of Han and Leia, a Prince, he's the grandson of Anakin and Padme, the villain AND Luke's nephew and former padawan. Adam Driver is also a helluva actor. From a purely story wise perspective..... he's pretty damn important. No, you didn't sidelined due to him.

I also agree with Jason Fry, he got a fully developed story in The Last Jedi. TROS let everybody down. Ben solo was screwed, Rey was partially developed then screwed, Rose (thankfully) was in two minutes, Leia (unfortunately) was limited, Poe was meh, Hux was replaced then pointlessly murdered, R2D2 was limited..... so calm down.

In the year between TLJ and TROS, The novel Resistance Reborn gives us the biggest clues into their relationship during this time, despite Rey being a side character. It's very clear from Poe and Rose that they find Rey difficult to get to know. Rose comments that she find Rey someone who seems like she's both in the present and just beyond it. Poe attempts to bond with Rey through banter about flying skills, ships or being a Jedi which Rey find mostly annoying. Rey is friendly and she's a dedicated student of the Force, but it's clear she only really has a bond with Chewie, BB8, her master Leia and of course Finn. There's a conversation between Poe and Finn aboard the Falcon regarding his relationship with Rey.

Poe: "So the two of you aren't..."

Finn: "No, nothing like that. Just friends."

Rey and Kylo are both strong in the Force, they are the light and dark sides of the same coin, but FinnRey is made of the same noble cloth. While I Reylo, I'm glad Rey was able to receive such pure friendship and love from Finn. Finn is someone she can connect to especially as she grows more distant from everyone else as a mere byproduct of fate. Finn is so excited that Rey exists, the moment he meets her he has someone he loves to fight for. Over a short time that love grows bigger than his fear of what he fled.

TROS Scenes

(This booty sticking out church hug is not my FinnRey hug)

In the movie, it's made clear that mainly Rey is training while Finn goes out on missions with Poe or Rose. While this frustrates Poe, Finn calmy agrees that they would use her. I disagree with this. While practically speaking, Finn and Rey's strengths and weaknesses complement each other, the best thing she could be doing is training.

When it's revealed that Palpatine has return (eyeroll) Rey decides to head to the desert of Pasaana to find the Sith Way finder to Exegol. While preparing to depart Rey finds that Finn, Poe, Chewie and BB8 are heading out with her. Good. FinnRey are a shockingly good team, a fact they discover within just a few minutes of meeting each other. Plus, John Boyega and Daisy Ridley are brimming with BFF energy that audience enjoys watching.

It's also great to see Finn evolve into a character more centered into himself so much so that he's the more moderating character that bind the trio of Poe, Rey, and himself together. Finn is the only character that has strong connections to everyone on screen.

There definitely seems to be an attempt to not separate Finn from Rey or vice verse but make sure his arc is balanced while still being her confidante. They don't necessarily have many moment in Pasaana where you get a sense of their mutuality. Daisy Ridley commented on the new dynamic.

"The thing for me that was always really exciting is I never felt like there was a specified sort of love that we were portraying. So the relationship between Finn, Rey and Poe in this one, I felt amazing. It's friendship, it's family, and it's just a lovely sort of thing," she shared. "I also think that's nice in a film way to not necessarily have an overt 'This is friendship. This is love.' It's just all a beautiful collection of people."

Now comes the moment when they thought they were going to perish in the sinking sands of Pasaana. Finn starts to confess something to Rey, but he only gets as far as “Rey, I never told you—” before being swallowed up by quicksand. Everyone debated what was he going to tell her. One might reasonably assume—as a significant portion of The Rise of Skywalker’s audience did—that Finn was going to tell Rey he loves her. Abrams declared that what Finn wanted to tell Rey is that he was Force-sensitive. Even after they obviously survive he still won't confide in her just yet cause Poe is this there I guess. Are you for real? Why is this played like some kind of mysterious I've waiting to tell you kind of thing? It's been obvious for two movies - now three movie - can we get this show on the road? Besides, Rey already knows he's force-sensitve.

I think more importantly - this was a missed opportunity to show Rey be there for Finn. Finn could've been developed to show how he feels about anything and Rey could've been there to emotionally support him. When they are safe underground she does ask what he was going to tell her, he's uncomfortable telling her with Poe there - still, this moment needed to have happened.

Now there are some great moments of Finn just checking on Rey or being aware of her safety. When she walks out into desert it's because both she knows Kylo Ren is coming, when Finn realizes this he goes to join her.

There real moment of glory is after she thinks she kills Chewie in a moment of tug-o-war with Kylo Ren. Lightning came out her fingers, shocking her and everyone else. Finn is wonderful in this scene. Showing compassion for where she was at emotionally. Not only did he seek her out alone to reassure her that what had happened wasn't her fault, but he also rallied more support with Poe. It also provided a moment for her to express feelings and emotions she had been hiding inside herself. Over the past year she had been having dark visions and voices inside her head. Finn isn't afraid of her, but he is afraid for her.

Rey : I lost control.

Finn : It wasn't your fault.

Rey : It was.

Finn : No. It was Ren. He made you do it.

Rey : Chewie's gone. That power came from me. Finn, there are things you don't know.

Finn : Then tell me.[pause] 

Rey : I, uh, had a vision. Of the Sith throne. And who was on it.

Finn : Ren?

Rey : [shaking voice]  And me.

The fact that he is also a Force User and could sense what was happening with her just cemented the bond that they already have. He’s going to be able to understand things about her that others cannot. Finn was the person Rey could talk to and trust he would listen and care. He didn’t hold things against her, he had her back 100%. He cried for her. He verbally affirmed her. They spoke in a raw and honest way with each other that was beautiful. Finn absolutely has faith in Rey.

On Kijimi, there are just nice moments of togetherness. You can tell Finn is staying close to Rey as a source of support and just keeping an eye out for her. When Ren's destroyer arrives and Rey begins to go outside, Finn's right there watching her back.

After Rey's interaction with Kylo when Kylo reveals to her not only that they form a dyad in the force, but that she's a Palpatine this is revealed in the novel. In this moment she's tempted once more to join Kylo Ren in the gray or in the dark. Then Finn appears. In the novel, "Suddenly she felt a weight at her back and along with it.....Finn, a bright light piercing the dark......"Come on!" yelled Finn. She sprinted for the edge then launched herself toward the Falcon. Finn grabbed her arm before she could sail by and swung her onto the ramp. They sprinted into the Falcon's belly. The ramp rose closing them in."

Rey tells Finn “People keep telling me they know me. I’m afraid no one does.” Her internal battle became overshadowed by this massive legacy thrust upon her. She's exhausted and isn't pure Jedi. Part of Rey's arc is she's got darkness in her and she knows it. Once again Finn is just present for her in whatever that means while she tinkers with repairs.

Something that isn't given any time or attention is that Finn is pure white light to Rey. Finn is Rey's greatest pull to the light. He also tells Poe that he and Leia can understand Rey’s struggle in a way Poe cannot. This isn't just Finn running after Rey. He's aware of his friends struggles and trying to stop her from leaning towards the dark side.

Poe Dameron : [after Rey heads to the Death Star wreckage alone]  What the hell was she thinking?

Finn : Poe, we gotta go after her.

Poe Dameron : We'll get the Falcon fixed, and get out there as fast as we can

Finn : No, we're gonna lose her.

Poe Dameron : Look, she left us! What do you wanna do? Swim?Finn : She's not herself. You have no idea what she's fighting.

Poe Dameron : And you do?

Finn : Yeah, I do. And so does Leia.

Poe Dameron : Well, I'm not Leia

.Finn : That's for damn sure.

When she's fighting Kylo Ren Rey is out of control. She's dominated by rage and frustration. In the novel, "A presence cut through her awareness - shining and bright and a voice screaming, "Rey!" Finn was running toward her, leaving Jannah behind to watch their skimmer. Rey's instinct to protect Finn was overwhelming. With no thought at all she called on the Force and thrust out with her hand. He flew backward toward Jannah toward the edge of bridge wreck. A wave crashed down on the streach of bridge between them.

Finn : The Force. The Force brought me here. It brought me to Rey. And Poe.

I really love that Finn became a General alongside Poe and I think one of their best scenes together is when they gave a speech to the members of the Resistance.

Now it is implied that this is both Rey's workstation AND Rey/Finn's bedroom. I cannot confirm and this might just be me, but there we go.

Finn: Hey, don't touch that. That's my friend's.

Droid. Sorry, she is gone?

Finn: Yeah, she's gone. I don't know where.

Droid: I miss her.

Finn: I miss her, too.

I loved the moment when he sensed her death. The confirmation of his Force-sensitive instincts was so satisfying. And then his joy when he saw her alive was completely consistent with everything Finn has done with Rey since the moment they first met.

John Boyega, Finn's actor, was once asked whom he would like to see Finn end up with between Rey and Rose and he replied, "[Finn] had this kind of banterous relationship with Han, then he has this loving relationship with Rey. Now with Rose, it feels like he has this great relationship. Personally? Rey. Yeah, Rey."

[gffa]

hi lumi! pls don't feel pressured to answer this but i'm currently reading Phasma by delilah dawson (i'm loving it so far) and i was wondering if you would know some nice sequels' books and comics to get into (preferably the ones that delve more into the first order but anything works tbh)? I know your thing is mostly the prequels (it's more my thing too tbh) but i was wondering if you could help me or perhaps if you would know someone who could help me with it?

Hi! I actually do have a handful of sequels-centric content that I've liked! When the expanded world of SW comics and novels was first getting started, there was a lot of focus on the sequels and a lot of it was genuinely delightful and to this day I still heartily recommend them! Phasma is one of them (I loved that that book was just so joyfully batshit in exactly the way a Star Wars book should be) and my recs for other stuff you'll hopefully enjoy are:

Captain Phasma by Kelly Thompson (comic) - Gorgeous art, a solid story, and even some Feelings if you've read the Phasma novel, because it features some flashbacks from there.

Poe Dameron by Charles Soule (comic) - In addition to being one of the best SW comic runs out there, it's also a great look at Poe's character, has gorgeous art, and is just a fantastic read all the way around, I would put it at the top of my recs list.

Aftermath, Aftermath: Life Debt, Aftermath: Empire's End by Chuck Wendig (book) - I always recommend that I think this series almost MUST be in audiobook form, that I could not get into it in novel form, but the audiobooks were such a fun adventure. This does the most establishing of the galaxy after the Empire falls, it gets into several of the characters that would go on to help form the First Order. It's mostly a set of new characters (that I grew to love) and the OT characters, but I think it helps set the world a lot, so if you don't mine the lack of ST characters, it does lead into ST worldbuilding.

Bloodline by Claudia Gray (book) - Is a Leia story and is mostly about why she stops being a Senator and founds the Resistance, but it helps tell the foundation of the New Republic (along with the Aftermath trilogy) and the rising of the First Order. It's still quoted a lot for some pretty iconic Leia moments, but I think if you're looking for ST worldbuilding (as opposed to sequels characters), it's good for that, too.

Star Wars Battlefront II (game) - The story of Battlefront II is focused on the OT characters, but I like recommending it because it does a lot of great work in connecting the OT to the ST, including moments of how the First Order came to be, and has some really great Luke characterization. You can look up a "movie" version on YouTube and watch it that way!

Spark of the Resistance by Justina Ireland (book) - I hesitate to recommend this one whole-heartedly if you're not already hip-deep in SW books, because it is very referential to other SW comics/books, but I genuinely enjoyed it as connective tissue between the ST movies where it showed all the characters coming together in this fight. It was cute and charming and had some delightful moments of the main cast!

Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse (book) - Is much in the same vein as Spark of the Resistance, it does a lot of good connective work, is a charming read, and has good focus on the main ST characters!

Age of Resistance by Tom Taylor (comic) - This was a series of one-shots focused around several main characters and they're solid, fun highlights of the characters. I remember especially enjoying the Rey and Rose ones!

Star Wars Adventures by various authors (comic) - There are two volumes of this (they rebooted the title a couple of years ago) and basically any issue that has the sequels characters is a fun read. I mean, the whole entire series tends to be really great for any era, but the sequels ones are fun--including a darling one from the first volume with Poe and Rose interaction that has forever made me pine for more team-ups with those two.

Allegiance by Ethan Stacks (comic) - A mini-series set post-TLJ where they're trying to gather allies for the Resistance and has some lovely character moments, I especially remember feeling a lot for Leia in her scenes of trying to rally people to stand up against the First Order, now knowing it was her own son leading them.

Join the Resistance by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker (book) - This is a cautious rec because it's set during the time of the Resistance, but it doesn't really have a lot to do with them or even particularly strong worldbuilding, I just REALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THOSE KIDS over the course of the series.

Star Wars: Resistance (TV series) - This show isn't for everyone, it's much more kid-friendly and the animation doesn't do it for everyone, but I adored the characters (especially Kaz, the main character) and their main antagonist is the building First Order, as well as occasional guest appearances by Phasma or Kylo Ren. It had a lot of heart, it was really charming, but it's a cautious rec despite that I loved it very much.

Hopefully, this should help you find some stuff to read!

[intothecocoverse]

I'm so happy that Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor are finally aware that my generation, the ones who grew up with the prequels, loves their movies; especially seeing in interviews Hayden receiving the praises he deserves for a long time now. But also sad because as I said, they're "finally" aware of that.

Back then, most of us didn't have internet or weren't using it. And I don't even know if we were already using it as a place to talk about movies, to share theories and so on, on the English speaking side of the internet or the French one. I was about to be nine when Revenge of the Sith came out. Since we saw it at the cinema, my sister and I are still randomly using parts of the last """""discussion"""" between Ani and Obi. [If you don't "You were my brother Anakin. I loved you." to your sibling, are you really siblings ???] And of course, we have the memes, the high ground thing, THE SAND and so much more. But yeah, it took its time.

I remember at school, I had classmates with the padanwan braid. We used to fight with imaginary light sabers.

Now, I'm -almost- 26 and I'm still in this amazing universe, reading SW books (Resistance reborn at the moment), buying merch because capitalism is ok when it's related to something you love haha, planning for years a certain cosplay that I hope I'll be able to wear during the next SWC, talking about the movies like I'm doing right now, still laughing and crying while watching these films and shows. And I know I'm not the only one and I know we will pass the love we have for this franchise to our friends and, if you want to have some, to our children too.

I just wanna thank all the journalists, the fans who said how much they loved the prequels to Ewan and Hayden and I want to specifically thank Tyrell Charles for saying welcome back to Hayden during his interview with him for all of us.

I'm gonna repeat myself but I am so so over the moon to know that they are aware of how much their movies mean to us, how much their characters mean to us, at last.

May the force be with you ❤️

[shatterpoints-and-fractures]

SDTCI: Dark Times

Two concepts for Post Order 66 SDTCI events, based off of the Dark Times SW comics.

Jocasta Nu’s Heist

Definitely based off the Vader comic. Jocasta Nu, Tera Sinube & Sha Koon team up to infiltrate the Jedi Temple to either retrieve and/or destroy any information the Empire could use to hunt down remaining Jedi.

While Jocasta & Tera infiltrate the Archives, Sha Koon draws the attention of Sora Bulq, one of Sidious’ apprentices (rechristened Murted) by pretending she’s gonna join the Empire.

Meanwhile, Team Old People’s data retrieval/deletion is interrupted by the Grand Inquisitor and a team of lesser Inquisitors, including Beyghor Sahdett. A scuffle occurs.

Sha, very emotionally volatile right now, finds herself losing against Murted, who uses Vaapad & Jar’Kai. She puts up a good showing, and while she ultimately falls, she sees the same visions of a brighter future she saw in the comics.

She holds off Murted long enough for the transfer and deletion to go through, while Tera & Jocasta fight off the Inquisitors, killing several in the process. They attempt their escape, but Tera is ultimately fatally wounded by Beyghor. Jocasta breaks out her Lightsaber Rifle and shoots her way out using several pilferd lightsabers, and manages to partially avenge Tera by shooting Beyghor’s arm off.

As opposed to Canon, Jocasta ultimately survives, and brings with her a pretty comprehensive cache of Jedi knowledge and artifacts, which will prove pretty important a few decades later. While she eventually succumbs to old age, it’s not before spending several years helping to coordinate the efforts of Rebel cells in the Inner Core.

Conclave at Kessel

A much more tragic story, detailing the efforts of surviving Jedi to gather in an attempt to coordinate resistance against the Empire. Based almost lock stock and barrel off the Star Wars: Purge oneshot, with cues taken from the 2003 Clone Was cartoon, and of all things, “The Ninth Jedi”.

Order 66 survivors Bultar Swan and Tsui Choi follow a series of encoded messages, leading them to a fortress mine on the spice moon of Kessel. They reunite with fellow survivors Koffi Aran, Ma’kis’shaalas, Roblio Darte, Jastus Farr, Sia-Lan Wezz, and their leader, Shadday Potkins. As they wait for a ninth survivor, Empatojayos Brand, discuss their next course of action. As differences occur and tempers begin to rise, the lights cut. Empatojayos Brand has arrived, but not as a Jedi, but a newly christened Sith warrior.

Renamed Lord Torca by Sidious, his broken body captured and rebuilt into a cybernetic chassis based off the last great Jedi hunter: General Grievous, but now actual Force Sensitivity. What happens next is the repeated horror story of Hypori, but there are no more Jedi to save them, and any clones will be foes, not saviors.

This is not to say the Jedi go down easily. They fight like cornered animals, and manage to get in several hits on Grievous 2: Once More With Midi-Chlorians, cutting off one of his hands and disabling Torca’s lightsabers with a Cortosis weave blade. But still, Wezz falls, then Ma’kis, then Shadday. Torca grabs the Cortosis blade, the clones move in, and between waves of blaster fire and one of recent history’s most prolific Jedi killers reborn, the Conclave ends in a slaughter.

[thelaughingmerman]

I want to continue reading Resistance Reborn but the first chapter made it seem like it was about a new cast of characters during the time frame and the second chapter was like psyyyyche. I love the cast I do. But I just like to read the perspectives of new characters in the SW universe.

[queer-starwars-bracket]

Queer Star Wars Characters (Round 1): General Bracket Match 17

Sister | Identity: trans female | Media: Queen’s Hope/Brotherhood

Sister was a trans female clone trooper who played a minor role in the novel Queen’s Hope. She transitioned before leaving Kamino, where she was given the name Sister by her fellow clones. She was nervous that the Jedi wouldn’t accept her gender, but they did. As part of the 7th Sky Corps under Obi-Wan Kenobi, she fought beside his Padawan Anakin Skywalker. After the battle, she created a memorial for her fallen brothers, where Anakin approached her and they talked about her gender. 

After Anakin’s knighting, in the novel Brotherhood, she commanded a transport that was part of an aide mission performed by the 302nd battalion. She briefly met Anakin again, who was supervising the Jedi Initiates joining the aide mission (because Palpatine suggested that Jedi younglings needed to get used to clones). What happened to her later in the war is unknown. 

She is the first trans female Star Wars character and the first binary trans person in the New EU.

Monti Calay | Identity: mlm | Media: Resistance Reborn

Monti Calay was the assistant to Winshur Bratt, a Correllian who collaborated with the First Order occupation of the planet and was given a high position in the Records Department of Corellian engineering for it. Also a Correllian, Monti joined the First Order to be a datapusher when they annexed the planet. Due to his compliance with appearance standards, he had the respect of Wishur. Generally morally unconcerned, although opposed to personal violence, when he saw a bunch of political prisoners being sentenced to hard labor, something broke and he gave the list of all those prisoners. He sold the list to the anti-authoriatian hacker group the Collective, who then auctioned it to the Resistance. This wasn’t a full defection, and he wanted to remain as uninvolved as he could. However, his fellow aide Yama Dex, figured this out and reported both him and Winshur to Winshur’s commanding officer. She made sure to implicate Winshur, who killed his CO and planned to bring in Monti himself. However, he was killed by the Resistance before he could do so. As such, Monti’s ultimate fate is unknown (Resistance Reborn set up so many plot hooks and characters only for TROS failure to mean they won’t be followed up on for a long time).

Monti Calay is the kind of man, lacking in will but also hate, that is required for fascism to operate. Although him giving the list to the Collective suggests a moral core that can be cultivated. His level of awareness about his hypocrisy and cowardice makes his PoV more sympathetic than you’d expect. He has a male ex who was mentioned in a throwaway line that established the extent of the First Order’s surveillance, hence his inclusion in this bracket.

[barissoffee]

what's your fav star wars novel?

I've actually haven't read that many SW novels HOWEVER I have read Resistance Reborn which is my favourite anyway. I love how they wrote Poe and focus on him, talking about the events of tlj and how he can learn from it, (like a little redemption arc for poe) while also mentioning Finn, Rey, Rose every now and then. But the MAIN reason I love the novel is cause it's literally a finnpoe book. I'll always remember me reading chapter 20 (yes I remember the chapter) and literally gasping from all the finnpoe moments I had to make sure if it was a canon novel (it is). So yeah it will always be number one in my heart and Also cause it has this moment

[absolxguardian]

For me the saddest part about TROS being bad is that because of everyone's negative reaction it's likely going to be a very long time until we get sequel trilogy era eu content that isn't set around Galaxy's Edge or Galactic Starcruiser. And not only does that mean that we won't get the stuff that could recontextualize the sequel trilogy into being less bad (like a book series that tries to recompense Finn the character arc he's owed), for me personality it means there's all these characters who had their stories left open ended which I'm more invested in than I ever was than the sequels trio- Joph Seastriker, Greer Sonnel, the Join the Resistance kids, the Resistance cast, or even just all the plot hooks left in Resistance Reborn because there was no plan for the sequel trilogy and no proper coordination between the mediums. All these authors had to wait for the movies to be done instead of being given the proper information to write around and influencing them, and now we won't get the conclusions for a very long time.

[space-girl-and-droids-art]

I need resistance reborn as a comic so I can see Finn and Poe going undercover to a fancy event in fancy clothes together . Or maybe I should draw that scene myself

[finns-poe]

You heard that Leia wants me to go get that political prisoners list? The auction in Coronet City,  Finn confirmed. Going undercover to sneak into some mysterious thief’s private party. Poe grinned. That’s right. I have room for one more on the invitation. Finn tilted his head. Oh yeah? I want that to be you.

Resistance Reborn

: by Rebecca Roanhorse

[scooterpengie]

I had to draw this now that it’s canon 😏😏