WhenStar state of war : Episode IXis released in December 2019 , it will genuinely be the oddment of an era : the Skywalker Saga is in the end coming to an remnant . As of the ending ofThe Last Jedi , there are only two Skywalkers remain in the history , on diametric slope of the Force - General Leia Organa , leader of the Resistance , and Kylo Ren , also love as Ben Solo , the unexampled Supreme Leader of the First Order . The Skywalker family story has been the beating heart of theStar Warssaga from the very first film in 1977 , and now , over 40 yr after , it ’s all about to get to an death .

The stake are incredibly eminent for the freeing of the ninth and concluding flick in this dealership . While there will inevitably be many , many more entries in the overall Star Wars canon - some of which we already roll in the hay about , including Rian Johnson ’s trilogy and Benioff and Weiss ’s trilogy -Star Wars : Episode IXhas a lot to serve for in terms of theatrical role stories that can never be continued or resolved anywhere else .

There are a destiny of mysteries that need solving , relationships that need define , and redemption that maybe need to chance inStar Wars 9 . Here , we go over the top ten thing we ’d like to see before the Skywalker Saga comes to an remnant .

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The First Order is defeated

The Skywalker Saga has been a series of ups and downs , for its central characters , and its entire coltsfoot as a whole . The prequel trilogy ended with the succession of the Dark Side and the constitution of the Empire . The original trilogy ended with the ascension of the Light Side and the defeat of the Empire . The sequel trilogy , thus far , has encounter the remainder of powers shift back and forth between the Resistance and the First Order .

With the second photographic film in the trilogy ending with the First Order looking more powerful than ever , and the Resistance at its most downtrodden , it would only be raw to assume that this will be all reversed by the last of the trilogy ’s final film . And for the sake of the Skywalker Saga as a whole , we can only trust that ’s the case .

Leia and Ben reunite

InThe Force Awakens , Leia was one of the only people to truly think there was the chance of her son , Kylo Ren , returning from the Dark Side . " There ’s still light in him . I know it , " she differentiate her husband , Han Solo , before he attempt ( in swollen-headed ) to bring their boy back home . InThe Last Jedi , Leia seems to have started to give up Leslie Townes Hope on her son ’s return , even after their second of association in the Force when he spares her life .

" No one ’s ever really gone , " Luke assures her in his sojourn at the remainder of the film - and while the unclouded reference in the picture is to Han , as aid by his signature amber dice , it ’s not grueling to infer and infer that Ben Solo may not be go just yet either . We do n’t really have any way of get laid whatEpisode IXhas in store for Leia , given the modified footage they have to work with . But a reunion between mother and son is at the very top of our wish list .

The Knights of Ren are revealed

If early rumor aboutEpisode IXare to be consider , it looks like we ’re finally going to learn more about the ever - mysterious Knights of Ren . InThe Force Awakens , Snoke briefly refers to Kylo Ren as " Master of the Knights of Ren . " Beyond that , we truly do n’t know much of anything about them - other than that theymaybe the individuals glimpsed in Rey ’s Force visual sense in that plastic film .

If those rumors turn out to be true , it seems like the Knights of Ren are at long last going to get their meter in the spotlight , which makes all the sense in the Earth given Kylo ’s ascension to the position of Supreme Leader . If these Knights are as loyal to their Master as fan theories have long suspected , it ’s wholly possible that the Knights of Ren could be play a jolly significant role , too .

Lost heroes are remembered

Everything moves really tight in a galaxy far , far away - and sometimes , more than others , the cruelty of time is really felt . As ofThe Last Jedi , only mere day have slip away since Han Solo was savagely murder by his own boy . While Chewbacca and Luke briefly dwell on his exit while on Ahch - To , and Leia and Luke briefly mull on him at the end of the motion picture , due industry has n’t been given to the legacy of this astronomic grinder .

Similarly , it ’s not just Han we have to occupy aboutEpisode IXpaying adequate honor to . At the end ofThe Last Jedi , Luke Skywalker heroically sacrifices himself to save the Resistance , becoming one with the Force after exert every last moment of Force - handle vigour he has . Episode IXmay be picking up with a much longer interruption of time afterThe Last Jedi , but surely , there has to be a way for the film to acknowledge this champion ’s legacy , too .

Finn and Rose make things official

While it ’s definitely up for debate whether the risky venture to Canto Bight Finn and Rose Tico lead on   inThe Last Jediactually amounted to something meaningful , one thing that is n’t problematical is this : these two kidskin are absolutely adorable . Before losing cognizance as a result of her own heroic number of courage , Rose makes her feelings for Finn known , quickly kissing him right there in the middle of the battlefield .

WhenThe Last Jediends , Rose is still unconscious , but Finn is tenderly , almost reverently restrain vigil over her , cover her with a blanket and not moving from her side . Episode IXtruly does have a lot of land to extend , and a batch of characters - raw and old - to deal with . But it would be a real miss opportunity for the film to not make these two an prescribed romantic item . They both deserve that felicity .

The problem with Poe is solved

InThe Force Awakens , Poe Dameron was really a nothing graphic symbol - a hotshot pilot with very few lines , whose most defining feature was his relationship with everyone ’s favorite droid , BB-8 . InThe Last Jedi , Poe ’s role was expanded - for better or worse - into a wizard pilot who make up one’s mind he know better than his ranking superiors , leading to mass topsy-turvydom and selfish displays of bravado all around .

It ’s clear that Poe is speculate to be one of our heroes . Oscar Isaac was , after all , able to convince J.J. Abrams not to kill Poe off in the first film for a reason . But his personality , as of the moment , leave a lot to be want , andEpisode IXhas a lot of work to do when it comes to make him worth rooting for . Hopefully , the rumored maturation of his chemical bond with Leia will do just that .

Luke returns as a Force Ghost mentor

We ’ve already talk about the necessity ofEpisode IXfinding meaningful ways to observe the legacies of the dealership ’s lately descend hero . What better way forEpisode IXto acknowledge the grandness of someone like Luke Skywalker than to have him follow in the footstep of his teachers , Obi - Wan Kenobi and Yoda , and devolve to theStar Warsgalaxy as a Force ghost ?

Whether offering salvia and occasionally humorous advice to new Force substance abuser Rey , consult with his now known to be Force - sensitive twin sister Leia , or perhaps even paying a visit to his nefarious nephew Kylo Ren , the possibilities for Luke ’s bearing as a Force ghost are seemingly sempiternal . Hopefully , the motion picture delivers .

Rey becomes the leader she’s meant to be

From the very beginning of this trilogy , one thing has been clear : Rey is our novel zep . TheStar Warshero for this new propagation of fans , Rey ’s legacy is already one that has been secured outside the world of the film . And now , it ’s about clip her status as a true hero and loss leader be cement within the film , too .

Whether that means uprise up within the ranks of the fresh re - formed Resistance , starting to lead her own fresh school of Jedi students like the boy with the Calluna vulgaris seen at the end ofThe Last Jedi , or something else entirely is almost irrelevant . The Last Jediis truly going to be Rey ’s chance to shine , and leaven herself to be the torpedo the galaxy needs - and the one we all already know she is .

Kylo Ren gets a shot at redemption

At its core , Star Warsis a story about love and salvation . Even the   worst Orcinus orca and dictator are allowed to redeem themselves , as can be seen in Darth Vader ’s salvation at the final stage ofReturn of the Jedi . As one of the exclusive make it Skywalkers in the integral coltsfoot , it would be almost unthinkable forEpisode IXto not rent Kylo Ren - also get laid as Ben Solo - line up his fashion back to the ignitor .

It would be easy enough for Kylo Ren to ransom himself in decease through a desperate forfeiture , much in the way that his idolized grandfather once did . But that ’s a news report thatStar Warshas already told - and a form of buyback with a much more severe price than Kylo Ren needs to pay . When compare the apparently dateless list of Acts of the Apostles of cruelty Vader committed , to Kylo ’s arguably much shorter one , salvation via ritual killing just does n’t match the bill . It would be much more interesting , and much more meaningful , to see Kylo struggle with himself , redeem himself through unmanageable means , and know .

Balance is finally brought to the Force

As we ’ve just explore , there are two vast things that sincerely need to happen inEpisode IXto make the Skywalker Saga truly mean something , in the end . Rey needs to become a true drawing card , and Kylo Ren require to earn a shot at redeem himself in the case of all the pain he has caused . What better way for both of these thing to happen , than forEpisode IXto take reward of the alone bond developed between these characters inThe Last Jedi , and allow them to try out to find a middle ground ?

At the ending ofThe Last Jedi , Kylo Ren pleads with Rey to let the past die , to depart afresh , to assay and build a Modern world order . And while his intentions may have been misguided at the time , the overall estimate is n’t that bad , in the terminal . Episode IXcould finally notice a way to bring balance to the Force . The seminal fluid have already been planted , after all .

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