1. Synopsis of the prequel novel "Catalyst" of "Rogue One"
Galen Erso was born on the planet Grange. He was admitted to the Republic Futures Program because of his amazing mathematical talent since he was a child. In school, he and his classmate Orson Krennic (Orson Krennic) became friends. After graduation, Krennik joined the Corps of Engineers (Corps of Engineers) and was quickly promoted to major, overseeing the construction of one large project after another. At the same time, he helped Galen become a visiting professor at the Institute of Applied Science, whose main research direction is crystallography and energy enhancement technology. Later, Galen married Lyra, a surveyor and explorer, and joined Zerpen Industries. Lila is not a force sensitive person, but she believes in the force, so she has always been skeptical of Galen's research on Kyber Crystal.
After the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Major Krennik was secretly selected into the Special Weapons Group of the Republic’s Strategic Advisory Cell, as the coordinator, responsible for the development of the Death Star Super Laser Cannon. Galen was sent by Zeppen Industries to the planet Vallt to study energy enrichment technology, but was captured by the separation forces. It was during the imprisonment that Galen and Lila's daughter Jyn Erso was born. Six months later, Krennik rescued them again. As a pacifist and did not want to work for the government and the military, Galen was arranged by Krennick to join the Helical HyperCom to produce crystal arrays.
After the establishment of the empire, Krennik made Galen the director of the research center of the empire’s Project Celestial Power. On the surface, the Tianneng Project is to provide continuous energy to the planets damaged by war, but in fact it aims to study the Death Star super laser cannon. But Galen didn't know this at first. Galen's research results made the first test firing of the super laser cannon a complete success. Krennik was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
At the same time, the ambitious Krennik wanted to borrow the hand of the smuggler Has Obitt to get rid of his superior Wilhuff Tarkin. As a result, Obitt was countered by Tarkin. Turn to watch Krennik for Tarkin. Moreover, Obit, who has a conscience, wants to rescue the Erso family from Krennick's clutches. So, when Galen learned that his research was actually weaponized by Krennic, Obitar arranged for his comrade Saw Gerrera to connect the Erso family of three from the imperial capital Coruscant to a remote planet. Lah'mu (Lah'mu). Since then, So Guerrera has become the protector of the Erso family.
"Catalyst" detailed introduction: Galen Erso and Orson Krennik
II, "Rogue One" background settings and easter eggs
The background setting information mentioned below, if not stated, are all from the reference book "Rogue One" Number: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide.
The shuttle model of Director Krennik is the Delta-class T-3c shuttle (Delta-class T-3c shuttle), number ST149. This is the original shuttle for Rogue One.
The robot working on Erso’s farm is the SE-2 worker droid (SE-2 worker droid). It was this farm robot that informed Galen Erso that the Empire Shuttle had arrived. This is the original robot of Rogue One.
Lamu is located in the outer ring and has a satellite. Its planetary ring is the remains of another shattered satellite, the main component of which is silica. Lamu’s soil is rich in minerals, making it impossible for humans to drink the local natural water, so local people have to rely on a moisture vaporator to obtain drinkable water. The moisture condenser first appeared in the movie "New Hope" and was mainly used on desert planets such as Tatooine and Jakku. Lamu has a global population of less than 500.
Xiaoqin Erso quickly ran into the house when he saw Krennick's shuttle flying close to his home. At this time there is a bottle of blue liquid on the dining table. That is Blue milk, the milk of the animal Bantha. Blue milk is one of the common drinks in the galaxy, first appeared in the movie "New Hope".
In order to avoid Krennik, after Xiaoqin Erso ran home, Galen Erso told her to pack her things and run away. The first thing Xiaoqin Erso picked up after running into the house was a Tooka doll called "Koodie". Tuka is a common small cat in the galaxy. It first appeared in the "Star Wars" legendary universe desktop role-playing game setting book "Otherspace" published in 1989, and was later introduced into the official history of the animated series "The Clone Wars" . The Loth-cat in the animated series "Rise of the Rebels" is a breed of Tuka.
So Guerrera first appeared as an animated character in episodes 2 to 5 of the fifth season of the animated series "The Clone Wars". He was the leader of the rebel army of the planet Onderon, who used guerrilla tactics to attack the robot army of the Confederacy of Independent Galaxies. In the novel "Catalyst", he met the smuggler Haas Obit. The two of them temporarily organized a smuggler arm to transport arms to the Salient system, and then helped the local armies to resist the imperial invasion. After the defeat of the campaign, he was entrusted by Obit to smuggle the Ersuo family from Coruscant to Lamu, and he has since become the protector of the Ersuo family. So when Krennik found the Urso family, Lila contacted So Guerrera as soon as possible. So Guerrera also appeared in the third season of the animated series "Rise of the Rebels".
The Death Trooper is recruited by the Imperial Intelligence to defend the high-ranking officers of the Imperial Navy. Their bodies have been secretly strengthened by medicine, and their abilities are higher than ordinary people. The name "Dead Soldier" comes from another secret project of the Imperial Advanced Weapons Research-"Blackwing". The goal of the Black Wing Project is to resurrect the dead human tissues, and as a result, the Empire creates a group of living dead soldiers. Of course, the Death Soldier itself has nothing to do with the Black Wing Project, just borrowed a name. The Black Wing project first appeared in the 2009 "Star Wars" legendary universe novel "Death Troopers" (Death Troopers), and was later introduced into the "Star Wars" official universe by the mobile game "Commander".
According to the setting of the novel version of Rogue One, Jen Erso was once locked up in the labor camp on the planet Vobany because she conspired to blow up a little dictator’s spacecraft and steal his arms. Her sentence is 20 years. In addition, adjust the alphabetical order of "Wobani" to be "Obi-Wan".
Jean Erso's cellmate in Wobbany is called Oolin Musters (Oolin Musters). This female alien is played by the pocket actor Kiran Shah (Kiran Shah). In 1983, Kieran Shah played two roles in the movie "Return of the Jedi": an Ewok and a tortured powered robot in Jabba's palace. In 2015, he played three more roles in the movie "The Force Awakens": Teedo (Teedo) who captured the robot BB-8, and the musician Lanwai Zedbeidi Kokin in Maz Castle. (Infrablue Zedbeddy Coggins) and customer Pru Sweevant (Pru Sweevant).
The man who brought Bodhi Rook into the So Guerrera guerrillas was Moroff, a mercenary who took money to do things. He has a translator on his mouth. His race is Gigoran. The Gigs first appeared in the fourth issue of the Star Wars Adventure Journal published in November 1994, which now belongs to the legendary universe of Star Wars.
In So Guerrera's guerrillas, there are two important members wearing double-pipe breathing masks. They are Edrio and Benthic. They are Tognath (Tognath), from the planet Yar Togna (Yar Togna). As an oviparous race, they are "eggmate" (eggmate). Edrio has a square breathing device on his chest, but Bensik does not. Because they both wear double-tube breathing masks to deal with oxygen that is toxic to the Togner, they are both nicknamed "Two Tubes". After Yaltogna was conquered and occupied by the Empire, they were forced to flee as refugees and become mercenary pilots. In order to resist the empire, they joined So Guerrera's guerrillas in Jeddah. Among them, Edrio joined So Guerrera's "Cavern Angels" flying squadron. They are all original characters in Rogue One.
The Rebel informant who was killed by Cassian Andor in the Ring of Kafrene was called Tivik, an original character in Rogue One.
The HCVw A9 turbo tank (turbo tank) was used to transport prisoners such as Jean Erso and Ulin Masters in Wobany. Note that it is similar in appearance to the cloned turbo tank that appeared in the movie "Vengeance of the Sith", but it is not a model. The model used during the Clone Wars was HAVw A6 Juggernaut.
The main troop transport tool of the Rebels was the U-wing. Its official model is UT-60D, produced by Incom Corporation, and has the functions of fighter jets, gunboats, support ships and troop carriers. It is the original spaceship of Rogue One.
In the rebel hangar of the Yavin IV satellite, you can see GNK power droid (GNK power droid), R5 robot, Rebel troop cart, etc. These first appeared in the movie "New Hope".
The Yavin 4 satellite first appeared in the movie "New Hope" as the secret base of the Rebel Alliance. The first place where Jean Erso met the leader of the rebel army was the Strategy Center in the Great Temple, which also first appeared in the movie "New Hope".
Rebel leader Mon Mothma (Mon Mothma) first appeared in the movie "Return of the Jedi", played by Caroline Blakiston at the time. In the 2005 movie "Vengeance of the Sith", Mon Mossma was played by Genevieve O'Reilly, but in the feature film there was only her long-term view, and her close-up shots only appeared in cut-off clips. inside. Mon Mothma in "Rogue One" continues to be played by Genevieve O'Reilly.
Also appearing in the Strategic Center is General Jan Dodonna. He first appeared in the movie "A New Hope", played by Alex McCrindle at the time. Jane Dodenner in "Rogue One" is played by Ian McElhinney.
In the strategic center, coming out of the shadows is Bail Organa, one of the founders of the League of Rebels. He was first mentioned in the movie "A New Hope" and later appeared in the movies "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith". This role has been played by Jimmy Smits from beginning to end.
Jyn Erso and Captain Cassian Andor led the mission. When walking towards the U-wing, in the overhead view of the tarmac, half of the figure of the VCX-100 light cargo ship "Ghost" (Ghost) can be seen in the upper left corner. . This spaceship first appeared in the animated series "Rise of the Rebels" and is the main scene of this cartoon. The protagonist team of this cartoon uses this spaceship as its base of activity.
The footage of K-2SO, Jean Erso and Captain Cassian Andor leaving Yavin 4 on the U-wing for the first time is almost identical to the footage of the X-wing leaving Yavin 4 in "New Hope". On the watchtower of the secret rebel base of "Rogue One", the sentinel was made a cameo by "Rogue One" co-producer John Swartz (John Swartz).
When the Death Star first appeared, the Imperial Star Destroyer that sailed out of the shadows was Wilhoff Tarkin's flagship Executrix. "Executive Woman" first appeared in the 2005 "Star Wars" legendary universe novel "Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader" (Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader), and was later used by the novel "Tarkin" Introduce the "Star Wars" official history universe.
Since Peter Cushing, who played Wilhoff Tarkin in "New Hope", passed away in 1994, Lucasfilm invited a guy who looked similar to Peter Cushing. Guy Henry played Tarkin, then used facial expression capture and CGI technology to restore Peter Cushing's face.
The first scene that Jean Erso dreamed of on the U Wing took place in Coruscant, the capital of the Galactic Republic and Galactic Empire. Coruscant first appeared in the movie "Return of the Jedi".
Jada is a small, cold desert satellite located in the Jada galaxy in the Freestanding subsectors of the Inner Rim. One of the earliest civilizations to explore the mystery of the Force originated in Jeddah. A long time ago, an asteroid collided with Jada and brought Kyber Crystal to Jada. The Kaiber crystal is a key component in the manufacture of lightsabers. Therefore, for the Jedi, Jada is a place of origin. There are huge Jedi statues. After the Jedi was purged by the Empire, those who still believe in the Force regard Jeda as a pilgrimage site. Because the Camber Crystal was also one of the key components of the Death Star Super Laser Cannon, Jada was occupied and exploited by the Empire.
The imperial star destroyer floating above Jedha is the "Dauntless", which first appeared in the 1989 "Star Wars" legendary universe desktop role-playing game setting book "Riders" (Riders). of the Maelstrom).
The tallest building in Jada is the Temple of the Whills (Temple of the Kyber), also known as the Temple of the Kyber, which is the holy site of the Church of the Force. At the beginning of the movie "The Force Awakens", most of the villagers in Tuanul village who were slaughtered by the First Order were members of the Force Church.
The imperial shuttle with two pairs of wings is the Zeta-class cargo shuttle (Zeta-class cargo shuttle), which first appeared in the 1996 "Star Wars" legendary universe short story "Command Decision" (Command Decision) .
When Jean Erso and Cassian Ando were walking on the streets of Jeddah, a black Imperial probe droid (Imperial probe droid) could be seen behind them. This kind of robot first appeared in the movie "The Empire Strikes Back".
Those wearing red cloaks and T-shaped masks in Jeddah City are Anomids (Anomid). This race also first appeared in "Maelstrom Knights".
The people in Jeddah who wear red capes and square top hats are members of the Brotherhood of the Beatific Countenance (Brotherhood of the Beatific Countenance). At 22 minutes and 45 seconds of "Attack of the Clones" (according to the Blu-ray version), in the Outlander’s nightclub, passing behind Anakin Skywalker, a person in similar attire-this person is the Sisterhood of the Beatific Countenance). The Kaiyan Brotherhood and the Kaiyan Sisterhood are two religious organizations that originated from the planet Lorrd.
When Jean Erso followed Cassian Ando into Jeddah City, the two passers-by who hit him on the road were the famous Doctor Evazan and Ponda Baba. They first appeared in the movie "New Hope". At that time, Luke Skywalker followed Obi-Wan Kenobi into the Mos Eisley Tavern, but Dr. Evazan tried to provoke Luke. Although Obi-Wan tried to dissuade them from getting involved in the violent conflict, Evazan and his accomplice Ponda Baba drew their guns and pushed the conflict into a potentially fatal situation. When the anxious bartender tried to shout "No guns allowed!", Obi-Wan lit his lightsaber and chopped off Ponda Baba's arm. Speaking of which, Dr. Evazan and Ponda Baba are also witnesses to major historical moments in the Milky Way, facing the thief of the Death Star design and the destroyer of the Death Star.
Chirrut Îmwe (Chirrut Îmwe) repeatedly said "May the Force of Others Be with You." when he first met Jean Erso. This sentence was originally written in the early script of "New Hope", but was used in the final movie. Condensed into "May the Force Be with You." "Rogue One" this time confirmed that the two sentences belong to official history.
Kirut Inway and Baez Mabus are the Guardian of the Whills, not the Whills. The Weills themselves are still one of the most mysterious groups in the "Star Wars" universe. They are only mentioned in the "New Hope" script and novel, "Sith Revenge" script and novel, and "The Force Awakens" novel. They seem to be recorders of the history of the Milky Way, and have a strong connection with the Force. Apart from this, Lucasfilm did not give any more descriptions of the Weil people.
The commander of the imperial combat assault tank in Jeddah is Jimmon Arbmab (Jimmon Arbmab), who belongs to the Imperial Hammers Elite Armor Unit. The Abu Mabu and Hammer elite armored units first appeared in the 1989 "Star Wars" legendary universe short story "The Assault on Protazk" (The Assault on Protazk).
When So Guerrera's guerrillas ambush the imperial battle assault tanks, several imperial officers can be seen drinking drinks at the coffee stall beside them. A few people with only half their heads stood beside these imperial officers. These people belonged to a religious organization called "Decraniated" (Decraniated). Most of them are wounded or disabled whose brains have been illegally removed. Their brains were replaced with machines, causing them to become thoughtless, semi-robots at the mercy of others. The person who performed this horrific operation for them was Dr. Evazan, whom Jean Erso ran into on the street just now. "The Skullless Man" is the opposite of the B'omarr Monks who appeared in Jabba's palace in "Return of the Jedi". The Buoma monk took out his brain and put it into the body of a spider-shaped machine to reach the religious realm of separation of spirit and body. "The Skullless Man" is the original organization of "Rogue One".
When So Guerrera's guerrillas ambush the imperial battle assault tank, the short guerrilla was Weeteef Cyubee, a Talpini. This role is played by the famous pocket man actor Warwick Davis (Warwick Davis). Warwick Davis played Wicket in the movie "Return of the Jedi," the Ewok who first discovered Leia Organa. In the movie "Phantom Menace", he played four roles, the most famous of which is Wald, the Rodian partner of Anakin Skywalker when he was a child. The other three characters are: Weazel, a human sitting next to Watto during a shuttle race, a dirty human on the outskirts of Mos Espa, and Palpatine. Yoda when the Speaker arrives in Naboo. In the movie "The Force Awakens," Warwick Davis plays Wollivan, a wine drinker in Maz Castle.
The place where So Guerrera's guerrillas ambushed the imperial battle assault tanks is called Tythoni Square. This place is named after the planet Tython. Tai Sang first appeared in the 2006 "Star Wars" legendary universe novel "Darth Bane: Rule of Two" (Darth Bane: Rule of Two), and is described as the origin of the Jedi Order. The "Star Wars" official history reference book "Complete Locations" (Complete Locations) continues this setting into the official history. Therefore, Taysang is listed as one of the five possible origins of the Jedi alongside Coruscant, Jada, Ossus, and Ahch-To in The Force Awakens.
The two-legged walking machine used by the Empire in an ambush is the All Terrain Scout Transport (All Terrain Scout Transport), commonly known as the AT-ST walking machine, which first appeared in the movie "The Empire Strikes Back".
A black X-wing fighter jet that crashed can be seen where Chiru Inway and Baez Mabus wiped out the Imperial Stormtrooper. This fighter belonged to the Cave Angel Squadron of the So Guerrera guerrillas. The squadron has six fighters. "Cave Angel" is the original organization of "Rogue One".
In So Guerella’s base, guerrillas can be seen playing a physical chess version of Dejarik (Dejarik) game, one of the guerrillas also called "Houjix" (Houjix). This kind of board game first appeared in the movie "New Hope", when Chewbacca and R2-D2 played a holographic version of Dejarik in the "Millennium Falcon", and Hoggex was one of the chess pieces. The name of the animal represented.
In contrast to Dejarek’s chess, in the movie "Return of the Jedi", we saw real Tirek dancers dancing in Jabba’s palace, but in "Rogue One", the guerrillas can only Watch a holographic video of the dancing dancers of the Tirek.
Before meeting So Guerrera again, Jean Erso saw a thin male Tirek at a table looking back at her in the guerrilla base. This Tirek is Beezer Fortuna. In the movies "Return of the Jedi" and "Phantom Menace", Jabba the Hutt also has a male Tillek housekeeper beside him-his name is Bib Fortuna (Bib Fortuna). Bibu and Bize are relatives of the same clan. Unlike the greedy and smooth Bibu, Bize has a sense of justice and political consciousness, and is a freedom fighter against the empire. In So Guerrera's team, Bitzer will participate in the planning of various military operations.
"It's a trap!" was originally Leia's line in the movie "The Empire Strikes Back", and was later carried forward by Admiral Akbar in the movie "Return of the Jedi". So Guerrera said this line this time.
Whether in "New Hope" or "Rogue One", the series of preparation workflows before the Death Star fires are basically the same. In "Rogue One", the two Death Star gunners were guest appearances by "The Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson and producer Ram Bergman.
According to the description of the novel version of Rogue One, Galen Erso added loopholes when designing the Death Star: In order to reduce the increase in radioactive particles of the Death Star's reaction nucleus, he proposed multiple solutions, one of which was to build one. Heat exhaust port. He pointed out that this is the simplest plan, and deliberately opposed it. As a result, the imperial bureaucracy adopted this plan.
In the film's original trilogy and "The Force Awakens", "Punch it!" is the classic line of Han Solo when he took off from the "Millennium Falcon". This time Captain Cassian Andor said this line.
Vader's sanctum is located on the planet Mustafar. This planet first appeared in the movie "Vengeance of the Sith". It was here that Darth Vader had his hands and feet cut off by Obi-Wan Kenobi, and was disfigured and severely burned, so he had to undergo transformation and become a half-man, half-machine. In the "Star Wars" legendary universe, Vader also has a similar castle, namely Bast Castle (Bast Castle)-this castle is located on the planet Vjun (Vjun), first appeared in the comic "Dark Empire" (Dark Empire) ) Episode 6 of the second part. Vader’s Sanctuary and Bast Castle are both inspired by the concept painting of Vader Castle by Ralph McQuarrie.
The liquid Darth Vader soaked was bacta, a highly effective medical solution that first appeared in the movie "The Empire Strikes Back." Standing on either side of the Bhakta tank is the Imperial Guard, which first appeared in the movie "Return of the Jedi". Vader's servant is called Vaneé.
At the high-level meeting of the rebels, the three cowardly officials were:
The male human in red and black on the right hand of Jean Erso was Nower Jebel, from Uyter's imperial assembly. Member of Parliament, Minister of Finance of the Civilian Government of the Rebel League.
The male human in blue on the left hand side of Jean Erso is Vasp Vaspar, a member of the Imperial Parliament in the Taldot sector and the Minister of Industry of the Civilian Government of the League of Rebels.
Located on the left hand side of Vaspar, the female human in gold clothes is Tynnra Pamlo, a member of the Imperial Parliament from Taris and the Minister of Education of the Civilian Government of the Rebel League.
The Alliance Civil Government first appeared in the 1990 "Star Wars" legendary universe desktop role-playing game setting book "Rebel Alliance Sourcebook" (Rebel Alliance Sourcebook). But the three MPs, Jebel, Vasper, and Pamelo, are the original characters of Rogue One.
After the high-level meeting of the rebels, Jean Erso walked into the hangar with a heavy heart. Before she speaks to Baez Mabus, the hangar can be heard calling "General Syndulla" (General Syndulla). "The Rise of the Rebels" director Dave Filoni (Dave Filoni) confirmed that this refers to the heroine of "The Rise of the Rebels" and the captain of the "Ghost" Hera Syndulla (Hera Syndulla).
After the rebel high-level meeting, the Jedi friend that Mon Mosma mentioned to Bell Organa was Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the person he trusted by Bell Organa was the adopted daughter Leia who appeared at the end of the film. ·Princess Organa, the "Captain Antilles" he mentioned is the captain of "Tantive IV" Raymus Antilles (Raymus Antilles). It was this passage that led to the opening plot of "New Hope".
The Rebel flight controller who forced Bodhi Luke to improvise the call sign of "Rogue One" was voiced by Tony Gilroy, one of the screenwriters of "Rogue One".
Pao is a Drabatan from the planet Pipada. The slogan he shouted during the battle was "Sa'kalla". In Drabata (Drabatese), his full name is "Paodok Drabatakat Sapdrechti Nicklinekti Kivevnikene Sevevlikek "(Paodok'Draba'Takat Sap'De'Rekti Nik'Linek'Ti' Ki'Vef'Nik'Ne Sevef'Li'Kek), referred to as "Paodok'Draba'Takat" (Paodok'Draba'Takat) . He is the original character of Rogue One.
After Cassian Ando, Jean Erso, and K-2SO entered the Scariff’s imperial facility disguised as imperial personnel, K-2SO said the classic line "I have a bad feeling about this." about this). This is one of the most frequently used lines in the "Star Wars" series. Take the previous seven movies as an example:
"The Phantom Threat" 3:06 seconds, said by Obi-Wan Kenobi.
"Attack of the Clones" 1 hour 46 minutes 05 seconds, said by Anakin Skywalker.
"Revenge of the Sith" 7 minutes and 28 seconds, by Obi-Wan Kenobi.
"New Hope" twice: 1 hour, 04 minutes, 39 seconds, by Luke Skywalker; 1 hour, 21 minutes, 34 seconds, by Han Solo.
"The Empire Strikes Back" 59 minutes and 12 seconds, said by Leia Organa.
"Return of the Jedi" twice: 8 minutes and 05 seconds, C-3PO said; 1 hour, 12 minutes and 46 seconds, said by Han Solo.
"The Force Awakens" 45 minutes and 46 seconds, said by Han Solo.
Cassian Andor, Jean Erso, and K-2SO, disguised as Imperial personnel, walked out of the lift and carefully walked onto an aisle lined with Imperial personnel on both sides. At this time, a black RA-7 ceremonial robot could be seen on their right hand talking with two imperial officers. The number of this RA-7 is 4D6-J-A7, and its program is set to be female. Although the RA-7 ceremonial robot first appeared in "New Hope", 4D6-J-A7 is the original character of "Rogue One".
After sneaking into Scarif, the first two stormtroopers killed by Kirut Inway were chatting about T-15. This plot echoes "A New Hope" 1 hour 26 minutes 48 seconds and "The Force Awakens" 1 hour 37 minutes 58 seconds. In "New Hope", there were two stormtroopers chatting about VT-16 at that time; in "The Force Awakens", there were two stormtroopers chatting about T-17 at that time. VT-16 is a kind of robot; T-17 is a kind of flying boat. In "Rogue One" and "The Force Awakens", the two chatting stormtroopers are both voiced by Sam Witwer and David Collins. The two of them are old partners. In the "The Force Unleashed" series of games, the protagonist Starkiller (Starkiller) is played and voiced by Sam Witworth, and the robot "Proxy" of Starkiller is played by Dai Voiced by Vi Collins.
In addition to the ordinary white-armored stormtroopers, Scarif also stationed the yellow-armored Coastal defender stormtrooper (Shoretrooper). They are the stormtrooper units that specialize in fighting in the tropical rainforest environment, and are the original units of "Rogue One".
When Scarif’s Imperial Garrison was dispatched to investigate the explosion site, Cassian Ando, Jean Erso, and K-2SO saw a stormtrooper running by. The stormtrooper finally followed a MSE-6 series repair robot. This kind of robot is commonly known as "mouse robot" and first appeared in "New Hope".
The first imperial officer who reported to Tarkin that the rebels had infiltrated Skariff was Hurst Romodi (Hurst Romodi). He first appeared on the Death Star conference table in "New Hope".
When the Rebel messenger rushed to Mon Mossma, preparing to inform him that Skarif had been attacked by the Rebels, an orange and white aerospace mechanic robot flashed by on the left side of the screen. That is one of the protagonists of "Rise of the Rebels", the robot Chopper. In fact, this prop is the treasure robot in the office of the official website of "Star Wars", and it often appears in the network show "The Star Wars Show".
Matthew Wood, director of sound editing for Skywalker sound effects, confirmed that in the secret base of the Rebel Army on Yavin 4 satellite, the broadcaster who ordered the pilots to report to the officer was Wedge. Antilles (Wedge Antilles). The person who read that radio line was American actor David Ankrum. Forty years ago, it was he who dubbed Wedge Antilles in "A New Hope." Pablo Hidalgo of Lucasfilm's story group further explained that as a broadcaster, Wedge Antilles himself did not participate in the Battle of Scarif. Therefore, in "New Hope" 1 hour 46 minutes 0 seconds ~ 2 seconds (according to the Blu-ray version), the first time he saw the giant Death Star, he would be amazed: "Look at the size of that thing!"
Before the rebel fleet assembled to Scarif, the robots R2-D2 and C-3PO, which are currently appearing in all "Star Wars" movies, angered their presence.
The giant walking aircraft deployed by the Empire in the Scarif ground battle is the All Terrain Armored Cargo Transport (AT-ACT walking aircraft for short). It is larger than the AT-AT walking aircraft in "The Empire Strikes Back", and is usually deployed near imperial construction projects such as docks and research facilities, and can transport heavy construction materials or military supplies. AT-ACT has two heavy laser cannons.
The spacecraft deployed by the Rebels in the Battle of Scarif included three categories: the
first category: X-wing interstellar fighters, Y-wing interstellar fighters, Braha'tok-class gunships, CR90 light frigates (CR90 corvette), EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate (EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate), GR-75 medium transport ship (GR-75 medium transport) and other spaceships that first appeared in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" ; The
second category: VCX-100 light cargo ship "Ghost", Hammerhead corvette (Hammerhead corvette) and other spacecraft that first appeared in "Rise of the
Rebels "; the third category: Admiral Raddus' flagship is MC75 cruiser (MC75 cruiser) "Profundity" (Profundity), the original spacecraft of "Rogue One".
Admiral Radus is a Mon Calamari from the cold polar regions of Mon Calamari. In order to avoid the flames of war, the submarine city buildings of the Mon Calamari are equipped with space navigation capabilities. The cruiser "Esoteric" of Admiral Radus was originally the municipal high-rise of the submarine city of Nystullum. And Radus himself is the mayor of Nestrum. The crew of the "Esoteric" were originally Nestrum's city defense personnel. Admiral Rados is the original character of Rogue One.
In the Scarif space battle, the leader of the Rebel Blue Squadron was General Antoc Merrick. In fact, in the script and novel of "New Hope", Luke's flying squadron is the blue squadron. However, during the filming, due to the related special effects to be completed in front of the blue screen, in order to prevent the color of the props and the background from mixing together, Luke's squadron was changed to the red squadron. However, in the 1993 "Star Wars" legendary universe game "Rebel Assault" (Rebel Assault), there was another blue squadron from the Yavin 4 satellite to Endor, and the leader was Merrick Sims ( Merrick Simms).
In the Scarif Space Battle, the images of the Gold Leader and the Red Leader were all taken directly from the archive footage of "New Hope" 40 years ago, not new.
When the shield over Scarif was closed, the first Rebel pilot to crash into the shield was the "Blue Six" Vangos Grek (Vangos Grek). His helmet is very similar to the helmet of "Red Six" Jack Porkins (Jek Porkins) in "New Hope" and the helmet that Rey wears in "The Force Awakens" because these three helmets are all pedestals. The helmet of Tierfon Yellow Aces squadron. The helmet Rey wears belongs to Dosmit Ræh. Wangos Greck, Jack Perkins and Dosmit Ray were all members of the Yellow Ace Squadron of Thielfang.
The tactics of striking the leg joints of AT-ACT have similar performances in the official history novel "Lost Stars" (Lost Stars). "Lost in the Stars" actor Thane Kyrell (Thane Kyrell) killed an AT-AT walking machine in the Battle of Hoth by breaking the joint screw.
The U-wing hatch shooter who hit AT-ACT's leg joints was called Bistan, a Iakaru from the imperially-occupied planet Iakar. He is the original character of Rogue One.
In the Scarif space battle, Pedrin Gaul (Pedrin Gaul) died unfortunately. Therefore, after Luke joined the Red Squadron in "New Hope", he inherited the call sign of "Red Five".
The empire’s main combat aircraft in the Scarif atmosphere is the TIE "strike" (TIE striker), officially named TIE/sk x1 experimental air superiority fighter (TIE/sk x1 experimental air superiority fighter). They are designed and manufactured by Siena Fleet Systems, and are mainly used for combat in the atmosphere. The speed in the atmosphere can reach 1,500 kilometers per hour, which is faster than ordinary TIE fighter jets. The TIE "Batterer" is equipped with four laser cannons, two heavy laser cannons and three proton torpedoes, which can effectively strike ground targets. TIE "Batterer" can also carry freighters. They are the original fighters of Rogue One.
When the Rebels and the Imperial Stormtroopers were in full swing on the beaches of Scarif, Director Orson Krennik ordered his escorts to join the battle to reinforce the Imperial Stormtroopers. Then, under the escort of three TIE "Strikes", a larger Imperial troop carrier similar in appearance to TIE "Strikes" sent a group of dead soldiers to the beach. Soon, this group of dead soldiers killed Chiru Invi, Bez Mabus and other rebel fighters. This imperial troop carrier is the TIE Reaper, with two laser cannons. In fact, in the scene of the Ring of Kafrene (Ring of Kafrene), a TIE "Reaper" flashed past. TIE "Reaper" is the original vehicle of "Rogue One".
Although he believes in the force, Chiru Inway has not been trained by the Jedi, and his force sensitivity is obviously not as good as the Jedi or the Sith. His extraordinary skill may come from the following three points:
1) The martial art he practiced is called "zama-shiwo" (zama-shiwo), which originated from Jeda and was described as "the inner eye of the outer hand". The core is to perfect the body's perception-consciously pay attention to the position, contact and internal functions of the body, and achieve supernatural effects by controlling the subconscious functions.
2) There is a metal electric lamp on the top of the long stick with a small piece of Camber crystal inside. He could hear the slight vibration of the battery and the crystal, thereby judging the position of the top of the long stick.
3) An echo resonator is hung on his belt to help him perceive his surroundings.
Chiru Inway is the original character of Rogue One.
When Admiral Radus received the Death Star design, the audience would find that the super laser cannon on the design was located at the Death Star's equator instead of the northern hemisphere. This is actually a bug in "New Hope" that has not been changed. "Rogue One" continues to use this bug.
Before the Death Star bombarded Skariff, Tarkin said: "You may fire when ready." In "New Hope", Tarkin also said this sentence before the Death Star bombarded Alderaan. Later, when the Death Star bombarded the Yavin 4 satellite, Tarkin said this again, and it turned out to be Tarkin's last words.
According to the records of the novel version of Rogue One, the Rebel Hammerhead light frigate that caused the collision of the two Imperial Star Destroyer was called the Lightmaker.
According to John Knoll, one of the writers of Rogue One, of the two imperial star destroyers that collided, the Intimidator was hit by the Intimidator, and the Persecutor was hit by the Persecutor. ). Neither ship has appeared in other works before.
When the Rebel fleet evacuated from Scarif, the Imperial Star Destroyer that suddenly jumped out of hyperspace was Darth Vader’s flagship Devastator, which appeared in the opening scene of "New Hope" Imperial Star Destroyer.
The shuttle that Darth Vader took from "Ravager" to "Esoteric" was the "Λ-class" T-4a shuttle (Lambda-class T-4a shuttle). Escorting him are TIE fighter jets and TIE/br boarding shuttle (TIE/br boarding shuttle). The "Λ-class" shuttle first appeared in "Return of the Jedi"; the TIE fighter first appeared in "New Hope"; the shape of the TIE/br landing shuttle was basically the same as the TIE bomber, which first appeared in the 1979 "Star Wars" legend The Universe newspaper serialized the comic "The Constancia Affair" (The Constancia Affair).
Darth Vader in "Rogue One" is played by a total of three people: the English actor Daniel Naprous (Daniel Naprous) plays Mustafa's Darth Vader, including those soaked in a bhakta jar Fuzzy semi-naked body; Welsh actor Spencer Wilding (Spencer Wilding) plays Darth Vader at the end; Darth Vader’s voice actor is James Earl Jones (James Earl Jones) from beginning to end. The original trilogy, from "Vengeance of the Sith", to "Rise of the Rebels", to "Rogue One", 86-year-old James Earl Jones has dubbed Darth Vader for 40 years.
Finally, when Darth Vader slaughtered the rebels, a member of the rebels yelled "Launch", and then another member of the rebels pulled down a crossbar, and Princess Leia's "Tantif IV" flew out. The one who pulled down the bar is the director of the film, Gareth Edwards (Gareth Edwards) personally cameo.
On "Tantif IV", the person who passed the Death Star design to Princess Leia was the captain of "Tantif IV" Remus Antilles. In "A New Hope", he is played by Peter Geddis; in "Revenge of the Sith", he is played by Rohan Nichol; in "Rogue One" , He is played by Tim Beckmann.
Like Tarkin, Leia's face is also CGI. The role of Leia in "Rogue One" is Norwegian actor Ingvild Deila (Ingvild Deila). Carrie Fisher, who played Leia in the original trilogy and "The Force Awakens", died of a heart attack on December 27, 2016, at the age of 60. Her mother Debbie Reynolds died of a stroke the next day at the age of 84...May the Force be with their mother and daughter!
3. The legendary cosmic origin of "Rogue One"
In the "Star Wars" legendary universe, the Death Star is also the crystallization of the collective wisdom of empire scientists and engineers, the chief designer of which is Bevel Lemelisk (Bevel Lemelisk). Bever Lemelisk was first mentioned in the book "The Galaxy Guide" (Galaxy Guide) Vol. 5 "Return of the Jedi" published in 1990 in the "Star Wars" desktop role-playing game series. Subsequently, this character mainly appeared in various reference books and setting books. The only literary work that officially introduces him is the 1995 novel "Darksaber" (Darksaber).
The experience and character of Bever Lemelisk are completely different from those of Galen Erso or Orson Krennik in Rogue One, and they are hardly comparable. Lemelisk is an ambitious, talented, shrewd and pragmatic, but at the same time careless scientist. He only cares about science, technology, knowledge and his own wisdom, and he is almost indifferent to morality, justice, the safety of the galaxy, and even his own health. The top empires and the galaxy underworld love and hate this person. On the one hand, almost all super weapons such as the Death Star prototype, Death Star 1, Death Star 2, "Eclipse-class" super star destroyer, "Tarkin" combat space station, and "Dark Sword" combat space station are almost all He designed it. On the other hand, the heat vent that caused the Death Star 1 to be destroyed by Luke was indeed caused by a loophole in his design. Emperor Palpatine executed him seven times in various ways because of his work mistakes, and then resurrected him by cloning and transferring consciousness, allowing him to continue to contribute his talents to the empire. He was finally arrested by the New Republic and executed as a war criminal. He asked the New Republic to guarantee "do it right this time".
In the "Star Wars" legendary universe, there is no single work telling how the Rebel Alliance learned of the existence of the Death Star and how to steal the Death Star design. The related stories are scattered and recorded in the multimedia project "The Force Unleashed" (The Force Unleashed) , Game "Empire at War" (Empire at War), game "X Wings", comics "Empire", game "Dark Forces", game "Lethal Alliance" (Lethal Alliance), short story "Dark" "Interlude at Darkknell" (Interlude at Darkknell), the game "Battlefront II" (Battlefront II), the novel "Rebel Dawn" (Rebel Dawn) and other different books and games.
The
rebels learned of the existence of the Death Star from four channels: 1. The top leaders of the Rebels, such as Bell Organa, Mon Mothma, and Gam Bell Iblis, were once escorted to the Death Star;
2. In Han With the help of Solo and Chubacca, Captain Remus Antilles obtained Death Star intelligence from Klulag;
3. The Rebel pilot Samuel Reid, who was once captured by the Empire, reported his death to the upper ranks of the Rebel army. The existence of the star;
4. Leia Organa induces Brigadier General Tion to tell the secret of the Death Star.
The Death Star design drawings were divided into seven parts, and they were obtained one by one by the
Rebels : 1. The Rebel AX-235 outpost intercepted a part of the Death Star design drawings with the stolen Imperial communications satellite;
2. Kyle Katane received from Danu Tower steals a part of the Death Star design;
3. Liana Sarren steals another part of the Death Star design from Danuta;
4. Moranda Savage sells it to Gam Bell in Daknell Part of the design of the Death Star of Iblis;
5. A group of Rebel prisoners of war transmitted a part of the design of the Death Star to the Rebel base after the Death Star escaped from prison;
6. The Rebels intercepted a part of the design of the Death Star over Toprava;
7. Ha Waite Storm stole a part of the Death Star design at the Imperial Research Station in Toplava.
The Battle of Toprava was the first victory that the Rebels as a whole won against the empire, but it also paid a heavy price: the Rebels on the surface of Toprava sent the Death Star design to Princess Leia’s “Tan” through the communication antenna. The spacecraft TIFF IV was almost wiped out.
The Rebels put the above seven parts together to get the complete Death Star design.
For details, see: How was the Death Star blueprint stolen in the legendary universe of "Star Wars"?
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