Episode IX Spoiler Chat

[Dasquian Belargic]

So, what did everyone think?

[darth_mcbain]

Sitting down to it now...

[Park Kraken]

It was a lot to take in. I found it satisfactory enough, but for me the film's biggest weakness is a shared weakness with the last season of GoT; Trying to cram too much into too short a time frame. Like other long running film series, this finale should've been split into two movies IMO.

[darth_mcbain]

Wow. There's a lot to unpack there. I need to process it s bit, but ultimately, I found it thoroughly enjoyable
Not perfect, there were a few issues I had, but I found it did a good job of capturing the "spirit" of star wars, and foe me, that outweighs some of the other issues. I'll post more after I had a chance to process it more.

[Crusader]

3 little things I want to nerd out about:

-did you stay for the credits and did you read the list of voices from the Jedi past? One name is a spoiler
-why did the sith ISD need to have more firepower than the death star in Rogue One that was only using a single reactor core
-from all the ships Ben could have picked from the inside of the destroyed Death Star why did he have to take the one that doesn't have a hyperdrive

[Dasquian Belargic]

-did you stay for the credits and did you read the list of voices from the Jedi past? One name is a spoiler

I didn't but I looked it up online afterwards, since I wasn't sure if I recognised everyone correctly.

-why did the sith ISD need to have more firepower than the death star in Rogue One that was only using a single reactor core

This did make me laugh a little, in hindsight. Death Star to Starkiller base to this... what's more powerful than one planet killer? A HUNDRED

[ArnoldGilson]

It's worth noting that the Sith ISD (Imperial Star Destroyer) seen in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" was an advanced model known as the Xyston-class Star Destroyer, equipped with a planet-killing cannon known as the "Kyber weapon." This weapon required a vast amount of power to function, which is why the ship had to be so heavily armed. In comparison, the Death Star relied on a single reactor core to power its planet-destroying superlaser, which was also its primary vulnerability.
It's unclear why Ben Solo (also known as Kylo Ren) chose the TIE whisperer over other ships inside the ruins of the Death Star. One possible explanation could be that the TIE whisperer was the only ship that was still operational or had the necessary components to be repaired quickly. It's also possible that Ben Solo had a personal attachment to that particular ship, which was previously owned by his grandfather, Anakin Skywalker (also known as Darth Vader).