70 Facts from The Last Jedi Novelization by Jason Fry - References, Easter Eggs, Connections, & More

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Here are seventy small facts and interesting details from Jason Fry's adaptation of The Last Jedi!
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[@akirafuto7783]

Kylo doesn’t trust Hux because he committed patricide? *Ironic*

[@alliewholp1362]

This made me literally laugh out loud.

[@felixgourlaouen]

After having seen Solo , it’s clear that the personality of the falcon that makes dirty jokes is L3! I really enjoy your videos, well done by the way!

[@michaelstankowski835]

No one has mentioned that the line Poe Dameron says about being the spark to light the fire to burn down the First Order was first said by Cham Syndulla in the book Dark Lords of the Sith.

[@covertrabbit8867]

i thought i had heard that before.

[@chrissonofpear3657]

I didn't know that. I skipped that novel.

[@WaffleLover-my1hi]

Its a great read. Action packed thriller that involves a plan organized by Cham Syndulla to take out Vader and Sidious. Sure we know he doesn't succeed but it is still had me on the edge of my seat.

[@swer762]

+Michael Stankowski Do you know which page was it exactly?

[@michaelstankowski835]

+SW er not sure. I listened to the audiobook on yt.

[@SoLinkSmash]

One thing I found super interesting in the book is that the hyperspace coordinates Holdo jumps to to destroy the Supremacy were actually inputed by Poe when Poe was in charge of the Raddus’ bridge. By the time Holdo used them, their destination had changed from in front of them to behind them, and Holdo had no more time to make other calculations, so saving the fleet actually ended up being a combined effort between Poe and Holdo.

[@DoctorXander]

If that had been in the movie it would have saved what I disliked about that moment

[@bluestormpony]

same

[@MultiTcherry]

DoctorXander I think it is done in the movie

[@Cmmdre977]

So Poe’s escape plan was to turn around and fly right towards the enemy?

[@OhItsLynx]

I really feel bad sometimes seeing the other more 'clickbait' channels have more subscribers and views that you. I just want to say keep doing what you're doing. It's excellent and very well put together.

[@adeadphish7931]

This book emphasizes why I love the EU. I love seeing how the various bits of lore are all connected and everything in the galaxy links to another part of it. Also, in hind sight, the three AI brains in the falcon feels like a hint at plot points to come in Solo

[@Turtle152]

I think the idea of Luke envisioning an alternate life might've been borrowed from Scorcese's "The Last Temptation of Christ," another story of an initially reluctant man who eventually sacrifices himself for the greater good.

[@c-hildy]

Great movie. Great book!

[@MultiTcherry]

agreed

[@joeiorio9654]

Tahj Vader Agreed

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Pretty good, although uneven at times.

[@bullrun2772]

Agreed

[@Enivri]

9:24 that kind of makes more sense on how a droid can’t be used for this manoeuvre as droids can’t turn off safety measures and programme overrides. So that means only people can do this. And people don’t usually think to turn off safety measures.

[@KrypticElement]

I love the possibility of Inferno Squad bringing in Starhawks as reinforcements, that would be awesome to see in EP 9

[@MultiTcherry]

Agreed

[@EntertainmentMan132]

That's why I'm glad this book came out a few months after the movie. The norm for novelizations is usually to release them before or on the same day as the movie. However, this usually leads either to inconsistencies with the final movie, or to the novelizations being pretty average. So I was glad that Jason Fry had extra time to make the book consistent, good, and have all these extra details. I hope that future novelizations will follow this one's example.

[@cjaiezza]

The eeny meeny miney mo, (or however it's written) was a bit silly in my opinion.

[@Alex-ji6ob]

NathanielRoarkProductions Good for us, Solo’s novelization is basically doing just that

[@SineEyed]

Yeah plus writing the novelization after the fact means the author can go in and do some damage control - making sense out of things that made no sense, adding details and tidbits to try and patch plot holes, basically doing whatever it takes to smooth the edges of a nonsensical screenplay..

[@LoboNox]

Finn was supposed to use that axe to cut Phasma's hand off like in episodes 2 and 5

[@joethahobo]

unfortunately they deleted that scene

[@allenmurallo6795]

Lobo Nox1313 And 3, and 8.

[@reid9664]

Lobo Nox1313 When snoke died the lightsaber cut off his hand

[@cjaiezza]

Really?? I'll have to watch for that!

[@smoldream2908]

Christopher Aiezza yeah, his hand is left on the throne

[@ort94041]

So Luke’s green saber is on Ach-to. Doesn’t that mean Rey could go back and pick it up, maybe make herself a new saber with it’s kyber crystal. Have some Luke force ghost visions while she is at it.

[@Janoha17]

I think the kyber crystal from Anakin's lightsaber is still functional, and Rey will built a saberstaff, bridging the gap between her skills with the quaterstaff and her inexperience with a lightsaber.

[@teamcybr8375]

J17 I like this idea.

[@brettgb1314]

Kylo now knows where Luke was. It would probably be dangerous to go back there.

[@LK.]

Yes.. the novel also implies that the caretakers expect to have visitors in the future.

[@WaffleLover-my1hi]

Refresh my memory, when did Kylo figure out Luke's location. I know Snoke knows but he is kinda dead. Was it in the novelization?

[@hammer8771]

I have a new found respect for Fry. Always thought he was more of a children's author but now I see he's much more than that.

[@chrissonofpear3657]

He's been working his way up. He began as reference author, like with the Essential Atlas book.

[@joelbaumgarten8436]

So I guess one of the droid brains on the Falcon was...SPOILERS L3 from Solo. She might be that one who likes romantic gossip and dirty jokes....

[@RedMoonbow4921]

6:29 Rey's Declassified desert survival guide

[@battledroid224]

Love these little facts about SW. It richens the lore and makes the SW universe an immersive place.

[@TheTripleAce3]

I have a question for you, is Poe's booster the first time we've seen a chemical engine, specifically a solid rocket motor, in Star Wars (outside of rocket launchers) as a propulsion method over ion engines?

[@chrp90]

TheTripleAce3 what about Yoda s Exile Capsel?

[@TheTripleAce3]

Thanks for pointing that out. Not a solid rocket motor by the looks of it, but liquid chemical nonetheless.

[@BenC_Builds_Bricks]

Have the book on order but know there's some things I just won't spot like you do! Thanks for the video!

[@RR4711]

Did anyone else notice there were a lot of references to the First Order having something else big super weapon or super ship still hidden in the unknown regions?

[@TheEnecca]

oh no please dont do this again

[@lucasa9480]

Find Orion there's always a bigger fish

[@elijahblechman8633]

what do you guys think it is

[@lucasa9480]

Elijah Blechman no idea but I'm still excited

[@WaffleLover-my1hi]

I thought it was interesting that they said Palpatine had made infrastructure in the unknown regions like shipyards and outposts. That partially answers how the first order got all their ships.

[@scifigamer5543]

by far best star wars youtuber, not shading the others, but your ideas and thoughts on star wars often match my own

[@VincoMalus]

Amazing episode!! 🏆👏

[@SciFiFan2012]

I still think it's weird that in order to properly tell a complete story, a film has to have secondary material to explain things and at the same time have more questions. I mean, reading novels and playing video games wasn't necessary to understand the OT.

[@simmyjester]

It's so nice when writers in giant collaborative 'verses like Star Wars make an effort to keep continuity.

[@Fischi1308]

Perhaps some scenes from the book had a positive effect of movie. I don't understand why RJ has deleted the Phasma and Finn Scene. I like the movie more the Force Awakens but there are some things RJ could make better.

[@Janoha17]

The primary reason: Pacing.

[@teamcybr8375]

J17 Yeah. It was a good scene, but it absolutely wrecked the pace.

[@allenmurallo6795]

The Brennan I highly doubt that it would've ruined the pacing if this was kept in.

[@mylesgaddy8867]

J17 Canto Bight is in the movie, so clearly Rian Johnson is not concerned about pacing.

[@teamcybr8375]

MAGnet Hauser That's different. Inserting a very slow paced scene in the middle of the film's climax kills the pace in a totally different way.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Alex! I also like the tidbit suggesting Maz Kanata's ability to see past lives suggests reincarnation is possible within the Force.

[@teresajenkins9056]

Very good video on movies as well as books in between...very good

[@elementaljedi9335]

So we could see Shriv in episode 9.

[@user-Jay178]

This types of videos are interesting.

[@ADDOITALLDAY]

Great Vid Alex

[@unchainedfilms1328]

All of this should have been in the movie.

[@dresdenvalareo1002]

I wouldn't mind seeing a Character Video on Poe Dameron. We know so little of him from the Movies still, yet he is probably the character from the new trilogy that we have the most background on from books and comics Though, I can understand holding back since his story hasn't been concluded yet really

[@pabond008]

I thought Poe's reaction when Holdo is announced as Leia's successor indicated he thought command would pass to him. Nice to see this confirmed in the book, because I don't think many people picked up on that from his body language in that scene.

[@UraiFen44444444]

Nice Video :)

[@thanosamazing72]

Nice video

[@captainclovian5247]

Jason Fry is so amazing.

[@marcellbiddle8632]

Can you do a episode of the outbound flight project

[@kevreads3269]

Liked this!

[@charliefoxtrot3980]

The pic at 2:48 should be plastered everywhere so fanboys quit whining about "bombs falling in space!"

[@ProfessorGamez]

The three droid brains of the Falcon were actually first mentioned in the Star Wars Sourcebook published by West End Games in 1987. It's nice to see such an obscure reference become canon.

[@charliemylechreest6446]

Cool!

[@dresdenvalareo1002]

I also liked how they explained in the beginning of the book why the resistance fleet was low on fuel

[@birawaich]

I'm always wondering how they keep track of all the events and characters: do the authors just know and check all the possible books when they are unsure, or is the some mighty fine database that contains all the characters with the events in chronological order with a reference to where this event was stated/shown or referenced?

[@pout6038]

i mean, leia and an ewok look pretty similar.

[@marcosbravo9645]

super jedi player poor Han, just being romantic and poetic, doing his best, thinking "it's not that bad, I just need time to finish it" and Leia shows up like "what are you making, an ewok?"

[@tryhardgaminghd3166]

Oof

[@reid9664]

super jedi player I wanna like your comment but since your over 100 likes I just don’t think I need to lol Confusing lol

[@thechairman74]

Maybe it's because he's picturing Leia in that Ewok dress and getting confused. By the way, why would they have a human sized dress anyway?

[@samuellock6000]

Will you do a video about the Bith Species and also why admiral Akbar species were always leaders and pilots

[@kc9eow]

Rose telling Finn his little round droid was hiding in the toilet was hilarious! That whole scene with Rose trying to teach Finn to fly I really wish had been in the movie.

[@TRIP5_GAMING]

That's awesome... All of the connective tissue is the novelization of the film makes me love it all the more .. This is why we're fans .. This is the stuff I live for ... Thanks Star Wars .. For making me love you more amd more with every addition to cannon! ... And thanks SWE... For always being there to flesh this stuff out for us... The fandom is strong with this one! Keep up the great work!!!

[@MultiTcherry]

I'm with you

[@3710stormwolf]

It also recanonized Coranu Radiation and showed that the Raddus wasn't yet in hyperspace when it hit the supremacy.

[@imperialistopinions2276]

So glad there are still true Imperials who know that the First Order is full of incompetent, inexperienced wannabes who try to grasp for glory that does not belong to them. Not at all glad to hear Inferno Squad mentioned in relation to the New Republic and/or Resistance; I will need years to leave that BF2 campaign behind me.

[@betaraybillfan1750]

ImperialistOpinions Story wasn’t even bad smh

[@cinemagoose]

I believe that that dreadnought commander was an old imperial.

[@imperialistopinions2276]

Beta Ray Bill Fan If you take the story for itself, it was perhaps not bad but also not really good. It was simply lacking in execution, devoted too much time to the heroes of the Rebellion when it should have focused on the members of Inferno Squad. Add to that disappointment over the predictable course of the campaign despite all advertisement and interviews, and that I personally am not a fan of what happens post-Endor in canon period, and you get where my lack of enthusiasm comes from.

[@indistraction5414]

Yup. The Fulminatrix commander Captain Canady was an imperial vet who also happened to loath Hux. Captain Peavey (the guy who's by Hux's side for most of TLJ) also hates Hux as can be seen throughout the film with his eye-rolls, side eyes, and death glares. Both respected the chain of command too much to protest though and even if they did, I doubt Snoke cared. He seemed to like having young, insecure officers at the top so he could easily manipulate them because his creepy prune ass was just that arrogant.

[@imperialistopinions2276]

i Tqzy I apologize. I thought people would have it easier to understand "Rebel propaganda speak". Most of them sadly know no better.

[@tallglass]

Please make a video discussing the timeline of Episode 5!

[@paolocostaimori]

One of these facts make me sad. I was expecting that Kylo actually took Luke's lightsaber and bled it's crystal (don't know if it's a Sith technique or a Dark Side technique) to make his lightsaber (instead of of his own crystal). Book seens fun anyway. Can't wait to read. Nice video as always

[@StuartLugsden]

Ben used his own lightsaber.

[@unitedpretzeltwists7480]

YESS! SNAP IS ALIVEEEEE!!!

[@someguy9496]

I would like some more information on general ematt because for an old man he looks like a badass

[@chrissonofpear3657]

He gets a good mention in the forthcoming Rebel Files book, as having fought at Ord Tiddel. He also appears briefly in Moving Target.

[@rebelscum1925]

Could you make a video on how han freed kashyyyk?

[@WaffleLover-my1hi]

Its in the Aftermath series, if you really feel like you will never have the time to read read the wookiepedia page. But I highly suggest not doing that and instead waiting till you have a chance to read the book. The stories in Aftermath are worth the wait and it is so much better to read a book not knowing what is going to happen rather than expecting the events from reading wookiepedia. You could have also get the audiobooks from audible and listen to one book every weekend.

[@joethahobo]

Shriv for episode 9!

[@animeguy10000000]

I didn’t notice that Poe thought that Rey was a boy.

[@j.moon98]

10:47 I guess that's L3?

[@thestrikewyvern2245]

huh, well that's a interesting mentioned, didn't expect that they mentioned Starhawks battleships, hmm i guess more were build after the Battle Of Jakku, though if Inferno Squad were send to the Outer Rim to find allies those allies have some serious firepower

[@lukerope1906]

I'm really curious the true whereabouts of Luke's lightsaber. In HIS version of his confrontation with Kylo. When you see him climb out of the rubble and kneel besides R2, there is no lightsaber on his belt. Unless he dug it out after that. So I wonder if it's actually Canon that the Caretakers have it?

[@jarencascino7604]

What are your thoughts on original Phasma scene?

[@lastdragon55]

The Falcon brain that had a fondness for romantic gossip and dirty jokes. Could that be the droid from “Solo?”

[@bullrun2772]

Lol it is

[@jgr7487]

Solo, this May or dismay. we'll have to wait to see

[@davistwenter6875]

Jason Fry is my grandpa

[@Lord_Imperius]

Didn't Rey and Poe meet in TFA novelization ?

[@alexintheabstract]

Lord Shi'mon when there are any inconsistencies, trust the movies as canon more so than the books. The TFA Novelization came out prior to the movie.

[@csquared2242]

Lord Shi'mon It was retconned, things in this book probably will be too

[@Lord_Imperius]

Aha, ok. That explains it.

[@chrissonofpear3657]

And the junior novelization had that scene too...

[@babysinclairfan]

The deleted scene makes more sense with the axe, since Finn cuts off Phasma's hand.

[@ANBUShogunGaming]

Y u sound like Datto tho? Great vid BTW!

[@gc6096]

Were there any Imperial Super Commandos in the Imperial Remnant and the New Order?

[@kaleido360]

Chirrut’s staff was made of uneti wood... Hmmm...

[@znader213]

Is there going to be a novelization for the Solo movie?

[@da-vidcargill4975]

yes all live action starwars movies have one

[@chrissonofpear3657]

Plus the Last Shot tie-in novel.

[@allenmurallo6795]

Star Wars Trumpet Yeah. I mean, Rouge One got a novelization, so I think Solo will get a novelization as well.

[@CyanKash]

I truly love this channel. But I also truly don't understand how you're so comfortable with all fan service being marginalized to the books and comics. I wish I could feel the same.

[@Bobrob1597]

"fewer the knew the better"....yeah okay that tooootally makes sense :p

[@GhostofCerberus]

Exactly terrible logic when all your forces are getting blown away piece by piece.

[@allenmurallo6795]

Bobrob1597 It still doesn't explain why Holdo didn't tell the plan to Poe.

[@albertortega7160]

Snoke was cut in half at the waist by Rey's lightsaber.

[@ethanroberson3141]

Hi

[@ihatecorpsehusband7147]

10:47 there’s L3 lol

[@blainej5933]

Does it mention the death star

[@lisakaz35]

WooHoo: the green one could come back!

[@gc6096]

I got an question happened to the Mandalorians during the sequel trilogy?

[@nuclearrabbit03]

Biggs looks like discount Burt Reynolds

[@luizwantsaguitar]

Luke didn't react to his old lightsaber? Did he at least recognize it?

[@TheEgyptianGamerGeek]

How come no BB8 Vs BB9E? :( Good thing Luke has his green lightsaber still I thought it was destroyed when he confronted Ben or when he like chopped it in half or that he just threw it away.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

It's, a, er, phantom? Like all of Luke?

[@redtalon8947]

Why do I have all of those books shown in the video

[@blackwatchcommander104]

This is for your q&a but were there any plant based sentient species in star wars

[@chrissonofpear3657]

Master Ood Bnar, for instance...

[@timcarmody4267]

starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Botanical_sentient_species

[@seanduarte5989]

I would actually be really happy if Phasma was still alive.

[@twiztedzero1685]

MISSING: closed captions ... go to your settings and enable it ... do them manually if necessary ... get 'er done!

[@tryhardgaminghd3166]

Wait, Mon Cala is gone?! Wow, I have to pick up these books

[@da-vidcargill4975]

it was a dream sequence , mon cala is still around

[@thechairman74]

How many guys here totally didn't hear that right. I wonder how the hell they were listening.

[@heidifedor]

I think Luke’s “Last Temptation Of Christ” moment allows Legends to be part of Canon, from a Certain Point of View.

[@kaleeshmatriarch455]

After watching TLJ for the first time and seeing the mix of GOOD and BAD moments embedded in the film, maybe the novel adaptation of TLJ will be a decent book to read. Since connections, references, and Easter eggs to the ST [Sequel Trilogy] are finally captured, I am deeply and happily satisfied. NICE job!! Jason Fry has finally been added to my list of favorite Star Wars authors---and meticulous, as well. 🙂😀😎👍👍🌠📚

[@MarStoryTime]

Didn’t Poe and Rey meet in TFA novelization?

[@tampamovieguy8565]

I appreciate your positivity.

[@Veldaren]

Wait what? Mon Cala and Chandrila were destroyed by the Death Star? I hope this is still Luke's dream or something??

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Yes, it was a dream.

[@rosiex2757]

finn loves rey and rey loves finn

[@spinelsimpdespay2480]

I have before the awaking

[@proffmsimod3577]

Do you think Rey goes back to Ach-to to get Luke’s lightsaber???

[@hoopoverthehill]

I hope Rey goes back and gets Luke's green lightsaber. I think it would be fitting for her to have her master's lightsaber.

[@john11719]

Still not going to make me like the direction of new canon, but it makes it more tolerable. The new canon outside of the movies are well done, I just wish that we can now get an explanation on Luke.

[@501st_dude2]

So did the book say if Phasma was dead

[@chariethe]

CT 210 no it didn’t. Just that she was defeated by Finn.

[@theolevasseur1267]

Someone can traduce this video in french please ?

[@Jahus]

So many books…

[@JACKTHEBBTFAN]

How did poe not meet rey at the end of the force awakens???

[@bullrun2772]

I think the thing is that he met her in intercom

[@skilledwarman]

I got the audio book and MAN do I regret it. That narrator does a great Thrawn, Eli, and Col. Yularen, but MAN the rest of his voices sound super low effort.