What If Finn Was The Main Character In The Star Wars Sequels?

Regardless of how you feel about the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, most people who loved the Finn character thought he deserved better by the end. In our longest FanScription yet, we place Finn at the center of the new films as its main character. How would things have been different? What would have changed? Find out here!
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[@googamp32]

"What If The Incredibles Joined The MCU?"

[@tameladow858]

I'm glad you brought back the theories

[@Kakaragi]

"What If Kylo Ren Was The Main Character In The Star Wars Sequels?"

[@RomaroBrandon]

Channel Awesome What if 1. Power Rangers adapted more elements from the show (Rita could send monsters to Earth that pose an internal conflict to the Rangers; Red Ranger in the first film (Jason getting blamed by a monster for pranks he didn't pull), Pink in the second (Kimberly gets private information leaked by a cyber monster), Blue Ranger in the third (Billy has to try standing up to a monster he keeps missing with him and only him), Yellow Ranger in the fourth (Trini fears she doesn't fit in with the other Rangers and befriends a monster who understands her), Black Ranger in the fifth (A monster makes Zack sick, causing him to think he's mother is dead and that he's alone), and Green Ranger in the sixth (N/A). Then a 7th movie could be made where Rita is tearing them apart and they have to band together to stop her). 2. Ben is Omar in Ride Along. 3. Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island was more faithful to the first movie by having the Mystery Gang agree to make a film based on their adventure on Zombie Island. 4. Fiona doesn't tell Shrek she is pregnant until the end of Shrek 3. 5. Carmen & Juni Cortez trained Rebecca & Cecil Wilson to be spies in Spy Kids 4: All The Time In The World. 6. Joker was the villain in Suicide Squad. You could have a love triangle between Joker, Harley, and Deadshot like it was teased in Batman: Assault on Arkham. And as far as Enchantress, she would appear in a end credit scene where we start with Dr. Moone letting her out. 7. Max destroys Planet Drool in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. 8. Emma Frost was in X-Men: The Last Stand. 9. Scott Calvin willingly gave up being Santa Claus in The Escape Clause. 10. Mufasa survived the fall in The Lion King. This idea came from Wotso Videos. 11. Mr. Incredible let Buddy Pines be his sidekick. 12. Agent Jay was still a cop in MiB 3. This idea came to me a few weeks ago because continuity wise, he should be a cop in MiB 3 if K is dead. They tried explaining why he still remembered K in the alternate timeline, but that doesn't explain how he still became a MiB agent in the new timeline if K dies in 1969. 13. Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, The Godfather, and The Dark Knight got a 4th film. Like the last Fanscription, these are trilogies that at one point was planned to continue with another movie that was never made (in Spider-Man case 3).

[@vishalkalicharan7710]

May the fourth be with you too! And hello there!

[@shippouma121]

A stormtrooper who sees the errors of his ways and becomes a Jedi over the course of 3 movies. Yeah that would have been amazing.

[@basch_g]

Revan

[@nicolasvillasecaali7662]

Even if not a jedi, he leading the movies and dragging a growing, but unwilling Rey into doing good could have been a good move.

[@kentonbaird1723]

He'd be Black Kyle Katarn ... Which would be awesome. That's like having Idris Elba play James Bond.

[@CreatorKPT]

That’s some Zuko levels.

[@kentonbaird1723]

@@CreatorKPT just think, he'd be shouting "Honour!" instead of "REEEEEEYYY!!!"

[@KoyMcCloud]

What If Finn was the main character in the Star Wars Sequels - Short Answer: Disney would have a stroke.

[@randominsanity5210]

It would bomb in China...and that is all that matters to Disney

[@cord113]

@@randominsanity5210 almost word for word what I was going to say...

[@JGandthe2kk]

In all fairness China doesn’t really give a fuck about Star Wars anyway

[@vintagegirl31]

Um, Disney, your racism is showing....

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Yeah Disney is pretty much arrogant and I think racist. Plz correct me if I’m wrong.

[@bon7029]

A stormtrooper becoming a Jedi would have been one hell of a story.

[@seabookfarno8656]

**FINN = JEDI STORMTROOPER OUTCAST** --- GO!!!! >8(

[@mackswontexist]

it would have been badass.

[@leftout1663]

​@@erhanemrefirat3556atleast a rare occurence can finally be seen in a movie dude. Don't worry about him, we know him, we meant that to show the rest of the majority world of that concept. Pretty unique you would agree right? Right! Cuz that's what we've been saying. 😂😂😂

[@obsideonyx7604]

They couldn't show the movie in China if Finn was the main character.

[@cesarst3720]

@@obsideonyx7604 Lol why?

[@nateriver1005]

Imagine if Skywalker told Finn that he was a Windu. The fans would have went nuts in the movie. Finn was the ultimate bait and switch character in Star Wars movie history

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

It could work. Gray Jedi's don't adhere too closely to full light side Jedi's, and so would have less of a problem to have secret children and relationships.

[@Scringus]

@@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289 grey jedi dont exist

[@bailujen8052]

@@Scringus Asajj Ventress is one Edit: I realised Ventress is a dark Jedi while Ashoka is a grey Jedi in Rebels

[@Scringus]

@@bailujen8052 No, none of them are. "Gray Jedi" don't exist. One can't use the dark side without being pulled further into it. Asajj and Ahsoka were merely two force users who did not affiliate with the jedi or sith.

[@OscoBosco]

Absolutely not, they fucked up making Rey a palpatine. He should be entirely his own character

[@SkyKingAzure]

Finn: *making a purple lightsaber* Samuel L Jackson: My man~

[@dxpdigital5343]

This was the only funny comment. All the other shit is like “wHy wOnT d3y mAk3 h1m d4 mAiN cHaRaCtEr?!!!” Bitch why do you think? When has there ever been an actual good black or dark skinned Star Wars character? On top of which they make him a janitor? Fucking wow.

[@Blackmage4001]

We could of had that, but we didn;t....

[@marywinchester1322]

That makes it even better! Man, Disney messed up.

[@Lemuel928]

“It’s over,Kylo Ren!..I have the high ground!”-Finn.”You underestimate my power!”-Kylo Ren.”Don’t try it!”-Finn.

[@Yoyozlitt20]

@@justsomeguywitharedeyes3472 Wendy’s?

[@chillpill2600]

Fin was the first face we had seen since the last star wars movie. Not to mention he was holding the iconic first lightsaber in the posters. They drew so much importance to him only to toss him aside. Broke my nerd heart

[@Loki.B.Mohammad]

same.

[@troytaylor5746]

He was the only reason why I was excited for these films

[@ambrosebucy6890]

Me too

[@Sasu123456789x1]

Same!!

[@mikeclarke5732]

Same

[@RyanTheDark]

Things that I would have changed: 1) Finn does not kill his fellow Stormtroopers. There should be him destroying machinery and technology but not killing his comrades who were brainwashed just like him. Whenever he encounters them, he aims for arms and legs. 2) Have Finn fight Phasma on Takodana. The Stormtrooper should have been Phasma for sure. Make her an elite warrior, and build chemistry. Phasma knocks Finn onto his back and she is about to deliver the killing blow when she is incapacitated by a stray blaster shot or Chewie's browcaster. 3) Kylo Ren is a more serious threat, not throwing tantrums but remaining motionless. For example, when that officer reports "FN-2187" managed to escape with the Droid, he remains calm. 4) Finn is not a janitor. He could easily be a private or someone among a special legion like Kylo Ren's Fist, something along those lines. Those deleted scenes of Finn using the lightsaber such as using that to destroy the shields are added back in instead of framing Phasma in a pitiful light. 5) One change I made from my original script. The First Order would be just Empire's remnants who haven't accepted the New Republic and is now actively going against the galaxy and their former allies, led by Kylo Ren. That means they would essentially use the Confederacy of Independent Systems with a secret threat from the shadows, using outdated dreadnoughts while the Republic has modern technology. 6) Kylo Ren defeats Rey and Finn who takes him on together, and maybe have Rey receive the injury that Kylo received in the original timeline while Finn receives a spine injury, and before he can deliver the finishing blow, a green lightsaber activates, revealing none other than Luke Skywalker, giving Hamill exactly what he wanted. Kylo Ren needed to be build as a threat. Finn beating him is problematic because it could be argued that he is a Gary Sue at that moment, but we can still give Kylo a reason why he would lose. It takes away from Kylo Ren that someone with no lightsaber and Force training is able to beat him. But Luke showing up would be amazing. We can see him almost reaching Kylo before the forest breaks apart. 7) Luke is not a coward. He went to the island to find a way to save Ben as well as to find a way to adapt the Jedi Order to a modernized view. He would take Finn to Tython which would have been his place in hiding instead of another planet we never heard about. Finn would have training montages. He is the one who manages to manipulate the Force to do the Holdo maneuver later down the road, thus helping the Republic drastically. The Force can do amazing things and I feel like him doing that would just be awesome. 8) Leia dies in the Last Jedi. She can summon the Force one last time, reaching out to her son once more and pleading for him to turn to the light. Ben hesitates but Hux orders the planet's destruction, giving a sweet moment where Ben just looks horrified. Ordering her allies to escape, Leia sacrifices herself for the lives of others, Luke feeling this across the galaxy. It would make more sense that way and give Luke a moment where he breaks down after the lost of his sister. 9) The Knights of Ren have a more active part. They are searching for Force Sensitive children, killing those who they find unworthy and capturing others, as well as attempting to find Luke Skywalker after he humiliated Kylo Ren. They would have their own feelings on Ren, believing him weak and doubting him intensely after he failed to kill a ex Stormtroopers and the daughter to Han Solo. 10) Have Snoke be revealed as Darth Plagueis. It was built up, and pretty much developed, and would make a lot of sense. 11) It should not be Luke igniting his lightsaber on Ben. It should be Ben igniting his lightsaber on Luke when he's asleep, tempted by Plagueis and the Dark Side. Luke awakes in the last second, countering Ben through the Force, surprised his own nephew would attack him. 12) Have Luke defeat Finn in combat when he lashes out at him despite his training. This could be shown that arrogance is a major flaw within Finn, and he could struggle with the Dark Side as a whole at the fact that he almost did something unforgivable. The problem with having Luke beaten here makes him look pathetic. 13) Like in this video, Luke confronts both Ben and Snoke, but it would be on a Star Destroyer, not on the planet. They would fight, 2v1, but Luke would just show off more of his skills. Eventually, they would be a stand still and Luke would appeal to Ben, telling him that he can come back to his family like Vader did even in his last moments. This weakens Ben and causes him to stand down. Luke and Plagueis continue their battle and eventually it would end when a red lightsaber stabs through Plagueis's back, dropping him instantly. It would be Kylo Ren who stands there, looking down at his Master's corpse before up at Luke who simply waits. Eventually, Kylo would attack, though his assaults would be less forceful and more of just trying to kill the past, even though both of his parents words are vibrating in his head. Eventually, reinforcements would arrive and Luke would be forced to escape to the planet to help Finn. 14) Have Poe die on Crait, doing the sacrifice in the orbital cannon. He could say something in the comlink to Finn: "The name Finn, I'm glad you liked it." This could be shown Finn with more struggles at losing one of his first friends, humanizing him as well like Leia's death did with Luke. The thing about the movies is that they lack stakes, and now that Poe is dead this could make the next movie more interesting and give him motivation to stand up against Phasma and the First Order. Rey could be shown taking command now that one of their best pilots has fallen. Poe has really nothing to do after this aside from standing there, and his sacrifice could have shown he learned from Leia. 15) Remove the Hux's spy thing. Have it been revealed that he has been betraying Kylo Ren from the shadows. He wants to see the Force Users destroyed as a whole. He is the ultimate threat, receiving loyalty from the First Order, and even the Knights of Ren, tricking them that Kylo Ren is a flawed leader. 16) Continuing, have Hux be the main villain and cause problems for our heroes, it being revealed. Finn recruiting Troopers and Kylo Ren just going on about finding the Republic and destroying them once and for all. The Knights of Ren turns on Kylo Ren at Hux's command and so do his own men. Angered, Kylo Ren lashes out, doing a lot of damage, and just chasing Finn and Rey himself. 17) Originally, Luke was going to die, but I changed my mind. Have Luke survive. In essence, this would be reversed Luke vs Vader on the Second Death Star. Eventually, Luke gets the upper hand and de-mask Ben but not killing him, telling him that Vader came back to the light and he can too. At this moment, Anakin Skywalker would appear, telling him to make the right decision and that admiring Vader would lead to destruction. This time, Luke would reach Ben who would take his hand and ask him how can he redeem himself. This would be a touchy moment. I did this after a comment made me reconsider. Besides, let someone live after that much death and destruction. 18) Meanwhile, have Hux assume command of the galaxy and threaten to wipe out the remnants of the Republic. He comes to the system of the Republic and warns them that their Republic will be wiped out. Rey leads the Republic's freighters while Finn takes out the Knights of Ren on the station, finding the controls and dismantling them briefly, allowing a pathway. He runs into Hux and a group of Stormtroopers who remain loyal. Taking them all out, Hux states that Finn would always be a slave and that he is nothing. Finn is unmoved, demanding he surrenders. Before Finn can even arrest Hux who loses the battle, he activates a lightsaber kept hidden away and stabs himself, giving a very Hitler type ending. At the end of all this, you can show Luke, Ben, Finn with a new Jedi Order, and Rey along with the Force Ghosts of Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Yoda, closing the final installment out.

[@CertainOverlord]

wait hold on. you dropped this..... 👑

[@PenziPitlergaming]

Sometimes Fans deserve to rewrite stuff

[@barbatos8498]

These are really awesome ideas but can I ask any reason why Han should be the one to ignite the lightsaber?

[@editornoob4606]

​@@barbatos8498I guess we'll never know

[@perrykv7312]

The only thing I disagree would be Phasma replacing FN-2199's fight, it could be that FN-2199's character is given more importance considering he used to train alongside Finn and then make a confrontation between Phasma and Finn at the Second Death Star

[@wyattwilson7597]

This was so much better. Shows how having consistent direction throughout the sequel trilogy would have been so much better than what we got. Great plot overall and having Finn convince his former brothers and sisters in arms to defect with him is a really beautiful message that the original missed out on (Phasma should've lived tho).

[@potatoeater9499]

yea, phasma should have been captured and then defect or be punished

[@scot_lad5862]

Also Finn being given the last name skywalker feels more impactful and earned than it did in the actual trilogy when rey was given it

[@BlackClaw2]

Screw it. This is canon to me. Nobody can tell me otherwise.

[@KawaiiNancy]

YES!! 👏👏👏

[@windghost2]

I'm accepting it as Canon as well.

[@coolbeans3752]

Yup!

[@shadmanhasan4205]

Mine as well. How about Finn the *Dark-skinned* Stormtrooper recovers after his clash with Kylo + gets a dream to find Forner Grandmaster Luke Skywalker to be trained? Kylo + Rey get abducted by Palpatine who kidnaps Rey while Kylo tries, but fails to get Rey. Then confonts Snoke, only to find that He was a poser this whole time... they fight, Ben kills Snoke He then goes to look for finding Finn while his rival admiral (the hans-looking dude) chases him. Kylo uses force to break fleet front line to reach Finn only to meet Luke. They fight, then Finn shows up to defend his new master while telling Kylo that Rey's missing. Kylo also says he sees Rey in pain in his dreams. The Duo + Luke find Rey... but she's not herself, but now an acolyte of Palpayine while revealing she's in fact Palpatine's Grand daughter after her mom was raped + she was abandoned by said mom in desert plannet to die (one of the reasons she fell... from excessive guilt... which palpatine thru force grew... making him responsible for giving her said hightened force sensitivity... she's a perverted experiment). Finn fights Rey to get her back from her trance , while Kylo + Luke Destroy the renaining fleet after them. Luke overworks himself and dies at Kylo's hand making Ben realize he needs redemption. Kylo (now Ben) + Finn + Rey fight a vwry powerful Palpatine. They finish him off and Ben marries Rey... making her a skywalker... *THE END*

[@Corsair2092gaming]

What do you mean, there is no sequel series.

[@dumdummcstupid2414]

The "I am Spartacus" moment where all the Stormtroopers remove their helmets and join Finn would have been Iconic and worth more than the price of admission.

[@nocturnaloctopus]

I seriously hate that they didn't think of that.

[@Cozmikazi]

If they did that the movie would of received alot of more love. But noo Disney is stoopit

[@Naramsit]

Captain Rex flashes back to the Umbara

[@HartlyLion]

And them painting the three red lines on their helmets, that awesome.

[@RaikenXion]

I just think Jon & Dave should contact Boyega and get him onboard to reprise his role in one of their shows, just rework the whole defecting stormtrooper idea, into a defecting, force sensitive Imperial storm trooper who exists in the Mandalorian era instead.

[@nateriver1005]

Luke: Take your weapon Finn: All I see are two lightsabers. There are no blasters here Luke: No Finn. This IS your weapon. It belonged to your father. It has ALWAYS belonged to you. You are a Windu Imagine how much the fans would have jumped for joy at the movies?

[@paulogdmg]

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MrChickenking44]

Dam just imagine him igniting a purple lightsaber. The crowd at the cinema would go insane, Mace Windu’s motherf*cking son.

[@kiwizonee5585]

Nah thts goofy.. windu is the most strict jedi I don't think he would have any relationship with anyone. Plus father? He'll nah the rots event is already been like 50years Finn would be a 60year old dude by now. But I like the idea of Luke Trains Finn

[@aaronsmith6388]

@@kiwizonee5585 who says it didn't happen after order 66 when everyone assumed he was dead? Definitely not goofy and was definitely a possibility

[@somniato7759]

@@kiwizonee5585 Aint no way Windo with all his charm had no bitches

[@redblue4127]

It's actually a lot cooler for Rey to be joining the fight with the resistance in an X wing because it gives her a moment of peace and shows her in her element, showing how and why she is a standout in her own ways, in spite of the fact that she was lacking in the force side of things. It's a cathartic moment for her and an instant vindication from everyone of her skill and worth to the team.

[@nobillismccaw7450]

Finn could have been a great protagonist if he wasn’t treated like a joke.

[@dxpdigital5343]

It’s called a minstrel show…

[@f10pped36]

Imo he wasn't the main character all because of Disney being afraid China wouldn't watch it can't tell me otherwise

[@thecraplordsell4575]

@@f10pped36 China obviously dislikes blacks

[@wildchild1823]

He was a joke. Was JAR JAR bin in this.

[@warfightersanonymous7760]

Agreed, he has WAY more gravitas than Ridley, and even as a joke, I took him more seriously.

[@lookingforwookiecopilot]

Then Rey would have spent two movies yelling, "FIIIIIIIIIIN!'

[@leshgo.to98]

😂😂😂

[@archmagosbarrett1955]

Probably would still be a better movie to be honest

[@ValdezN83]

This is an underated comment 👏🏽

[@ebaugh7320]

Lol

[@mako2king609]

😂

[@kommiekoathanger1418]

We were so close to a film where the main Jedi character wasn’t a flat out good guy but instead a person with a good heart forced to do horrible things, and redeeming himself by going against the empire he once served and fought under. This also could’ve been a chance to explore the force and how a persons emotions and past can affect their use of the force.

[@valinn13]

Watching Finn become a growing legend whispered among the ranks of the stormtroopers resulting in a massive defection at the end would have been awesome! But I would have liked to see Captain Phasma used to much better effect. This plotline short changes her just as badly as the movies did. She should have been Finn's recurring nemesis leading up to an emotion-fueled conflict in the third movie.

[@Elyseon]

She was never anything special. Just an arrogant bitch in shiny armor for the toy sales.

[@oneupnerd]

It really seems like Finn was supposed to be the main character from the start. Not to mention his chemistry with Poe made the duo that much more enjoyable.

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

Stormpilot needed to be the main love story, not Reylo. As much as I love the Reylo ship, Stormpilot needed to take center stage. 🌈🌈

[@Al3Xxxxxxx]

@@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289 personally I feel like Fins trilogy shouldn’t have a love story but if there was one I guess Stormpilot

[@realdude6145]

He is a force sensitive but they cut the scenes and replaced the force sensitive role with Rey it would have been awesome to see Finn become a Jedi

[@dukeofwisdom9118]

@@realdude6145 not only that it would still be cool if Rey was the main character but was more focused on the skills of a scavenger with Finn still being a force sensitive

[@commontoastcrunch1198]

I think the only reason rey exists is because they wanted a "strong female character"

[@Arany-Csillag]

Yo imagine if Finn wore like a customized stormtrooper armor while using the force/saber as like a statement it would be soooo badass

[@therocketman8933]

It would have been even better that when he created his lightsaber, the lightsaber hilt has white armored parts to reassemble his past life as a stormtrooper, but making the right choice and becoming the jedi he was supposed to become...

[@Chris-yy5pj]

Like a Ralph Macquarie drawing!

[@Webshooters1]

@@therocketman8933 I'm kinda imagining like Obi-Wan's clone armor from the 2003 micro-series but his old trooper armor and a cape with brown highlights on the armor. Oh man that would've been awesome. Sadly though much like everything in the Disney Trilogy it was wasted potential.

[@mysterynerd3591]

Ooh so like obi wan in the clone wars show where he wears clone armour

[@omegon2540]

Yes

[@KJamess]

Having Finn be the main character and then Ray as a side could have been such an awesome movie

[@kino._.mops.]

The force is strong with finn. He even learned talk no jutsu

[@solidskullz5736]

If Finn was the main character we would have a stormtrooper turning into a Jedi and that would be awesome

[@RyanLBrown9396]

Instead of what we ended up with

[@indiecinemaster4699]

They actually show that happening in the LEGO Holiday Special...

[@GrandAdmiralGamez]

Like Kyle Katarn. Should have just kept the "Legends" universe, made more sense, was more enjoyable, and wasn't spoon-feeding us "wokeism".

[@vicentserrano9268]

@@GrandAdmiralGamez exactly.

[@garrettviewegh677]

It would have made more sense as he’s shown wielding a lightsaber in some of the promo art.

[@arachnidcomics6404]

*Kylo: You have no place in this story! You're nothing!* *Finn: I know who I am! Do you?* The best dialogue exchange in a Star Wars movie that we will never see.

[@WriterKing92]

That gave me chills.

[@LuoSon312_G8]

I know who i am! I'm the dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude.

[@dix0n778]

I am completely oblivious on how much Hollywood relies on the same tiresome group of ideeots to write scripts across multiple franchise, only to toss it to the garbage bin when the films bomb and lock these films hoping people pick their interest down the road, when they can pick scripts from 40 years of fandom or the respective novels inspired on the OT. Lucas should have just dropped the OT as public domain. Many just asked GL for the original theatrical print restored and Disney completely ignored this.

[@jcforward741]

I liked it a lot

[@mouktaralbert7062]

Kylo: You have no place in this story. You are nothing! When this story is over, my story, you will return to nothing!

[@geekzone5685]

2:31 - Episode 7: The Force Awakens 9:44 - Episode 8: The Dark Sith 22:45 - Episode 9: The Temple Of Time

[@lessthanthreemetal]

"The Dark Sith" okay I see what you did there

[@Excaliburtron]

The Temple of Time sounds like an Indiana Jones movie title

[@TragicHeroMat]

Or a video game called the legend of zelda.....

[@PrimeusArbiter]

Wait, Temple of Time? *Song of Time plays intensely*

[@daydaythestutterbro]

This is WAY better than the original Sequel Trilogy. Finn has FAR better growth, Rey has a better character ark, Kylo Ren has a more meaningful/tragic backstory, my boy Luke is WAY better than he was in the original Sequel Trilogy, and "The Rise of Skywalker" actually lives up to the title. Well Done 👌🔥

[@obsideonyx7604]

They couldn't show the movie in China if Finn was the main character. Money always wins with monopoly companies like Disney.

[@jurassicwarrior]

@@obsideonyx7604 what about the Black Panther movies?

[@jurassicwarrior]

@@daydaythestutterbro those movies had black protagonists and were still shown (albeit with poster censoring their faces buy you get the point.)

[@jurassicwarrior]

@@daydaythestutterbro bro i was talking about obsideonyx's comment lmao

[@Jmnzz]

Finn: "Am I a Skywalker? No. But I'ma make one. Now that I got that snowbunny" *Jazz music*

[@SunGawdRa]

You crazy with this one, and accurate! The Rise of Skywalker, indeed!

[@fallenprince1501]

Because Finn never knew his name, marrying into the Skywalker/Solo line would mean that he probably took Rey’s last name. Aside from being more or less appointed as an honorary Skywalker, he would also marrying into the family, indisputably making him a Skywalker. … Kind of funny how a lone fan with an interest and respect for Star Wars can make a more coherent and consistent story than Disney’s team of writers and directors, huh?

[@mobunagathevoiceofresistan801]

For real, Bruh? Smdh

[@clockoff94]

Lol

[@user-it2zg9sr7e]

@@fallenprince1501 Ik it’s strange

[@fumarc4501]

I had so much hope for Finn. Why Rey wasn’t just a Solo made me confused, and then forcing Palpatine on us when they have a whole Lost Tribe of Sith they could have deused on us instead.

[@stevenirizarry1304]

Lost tribe of the sith would have been an incredible villain faction

[@deathpie24]

Rey was supposed to be related to Obi wan

[@Anonyomus_commenter]

@@deathpie24 I’m glad that they didn’t take that route, it would have ruined both obi wan and Satine’s characters

[@deathpie24]

@@Anonyomus_commenter it would have been poetic A call back to all 3 Obi wan and Anakin fights trilogy 1. as the young selves 2. As their enhanced self Darth Vader and (having the secret to become a ghost) 3. Next generation (like originally intended) Plus there's so many cut scenes that would make up for the dumpster fire known as the last jedi It would not have ruined that

[@Anonyomus_commenter]

@@deathpie24 Again, I disagree. Obi Wan would never have a child, he is intensely loyal to the Jedi, obviously had no child with Satine as they would have been shown, or at the very least they would have mentioned that Satine had a child and he wouldn’t have one with anyone else

[@Teeplesexe]

I really love this. Only one thing i would change. Instead of making Rey and Ben twins, make Ben older and establish that in the flashbacks he was a role model for Rey.

[@danielramsey6141]

Honestly, I thought when Han gave Rey that Blaster that she would become more like him! This video rewrite of her makes so Much sense for her!

[@NightHao]

I MOSTLY like this take. What I would change is Finn's ease with killing stormtroopers and Phasma. Whenever he fights them, I think it would be more congruent for him to go for stun and ion only, no blaster, no destroying tie fighters. He states he sees them as brothers and even if Phasma tries to kill him, the cold blooded nature in which he disposes her just doesnt jive with his arc. Other than that, superb take, this is what I expected to see in the sequel trilogy.

[@augustlareyy]

That parallels Ahsoka in the season 7 of clone wars when she don't want to kill any clones during order 66 even tho the clones wanted to kill her

[@NightHao]

@@augustlareyy it's like poetry because it rhymes

[@Checkmate1138]

I'm also not so keen on Finn actually killing Kylo.

[@sergiomoney101]

Probably would be like that for the first part of the movies and being hesitant to kill his former comrades but eventually he would have to in order to help his allies. However, when it comes to Phasma? No, I see no reason why he would hold back against her.

[@noodleydoo2862]

I agree!! I also think that Kylo should appear on the monolith as well, seeing as it's supposed to be both light and dark folks

[@ardendragoon]

As an old fan, I'm almost fifty. This is. What I wanted. Instead, we got a janitor. Why?????

[@dxpdigital5343]

You know it’s because he’s black.

[@hunterv9983]

@@dxpdigital5343 If the character was written well, race nor gender doesn't have any bearing.

[@deasonred8906]

@@hunterv9983 Tell that to China where they cut Finn down to a tiny size on the movie poster

[@kennethrobinson7177]

@@deasonred8906 man and people act like black folks aren’t openly hated

[@ciattathompson7461]

Isn't it funny? The black guy is a janitor, but Disney is so woke.

[@hustle2heritage]

I like the idea of Fins new team of storm troopers becoming the new jedi temple and temple guards. Like a whole new organization outside of the typical jedi sith dichotomy

[@terrealexander4442]

This version of the sequel trilogy is really what I wanted to see. I would have seen these movies more than 2 times in the theater -if the story was written as competent as THIS one

[@jmb0398]

Even from Force Awakens I wanted Finn to be the main character. Not that I had any problem with Rey, I just always thought that Finn was a more interesting character. He definitely has a better potential character arc.

[@ShakShak1999]

Same

[@devontehuntley6274]

You mean LEAD character. He already is a main character.

[@devontehuntley6274]

@Cactus Juice What are you talking about? I'm saying he's nothing less of a main character in this trilogy. The OP meant to say LEAD character as what Rey is, who is the Luke and Anakin of the trilogy as the story revolves around her journey being the hero to everything. How about you read things correctly?

[@sorakh4119]

@Cactus Juice Would you mind explaining how they “bought what Disney” sold them?

[@scooblov]

I think the input of Poe was the end of Finn. I heard that Poe was to die in the beginning crash but people began to like him so they had to bring him back. A let down to me.

[@TheAurgelmir]

I'd not have Finn beat Kylo Ren in the sword fight. Losing to the trained force user , even thou he's wounded, would give the character a lot more motivation to win. "I need to be better, so that I can stop the First Order for doing to others what they did to me" - and thus a reason to seek out Luke.

[@Dead_head4565]

Yes

[@windghost2]

Which is what happened in TFA and then EP 8 did nothing with it. It's unfortunate.

[@o-wolf]

The black guy or the girl who were fighting all their lives beating a Jedi who just got half crippled by a bowcaster bolt is a real sticking point with u ppl ain't it? lmao

[@TheAurgelmir]

@@o-wolf The "janitor" and the girl who was just getting by, versus a trained Jedi/Dark Side user? Yeah, it makes no sense. Neither Finn nor Rey was ever shown to be that powerful. Not even Luke beat Darth Vader, not even once in all three movies. Consistency is key to a sequel "lmao"

[@o-wolf]

@@TheAurgelmir one was a stormtrooper trained his entire life. the other a scavenger who survived on one of the galaxies most remote &dangerous for yrs &was not only blessed with extreme force sensitivity but already very skilled with a staff. all your complaints are prettymuch the same vein of hypocritical smooth brained "b-b-but sHeS a MaRy sUe" excuses we've all heard from incel adjacent quartering types a billion times already tbh

[@bigsmoke1137]

The fight between Kylo, Luke, and Finn in the world between worlds would’ve felt a lot like the duel of the fates in episode 1 Amazing Edit: One thing I would’ve liked would be if Kylo looked to Luke with a sort of sympathetic/apologetic look before falling to his death. It would’ve provided a good bit of closure since we don’t seem to get that between Kylo and his mother or him and Rey in this story

[@marzeloperas]

Imagine that fight scene in theaters Audiences would go crazy

[@S-Fan2006]

The fight being reminiscent of Duel of the Fates would be brilliant - Blue and Green lightsabers clashing with a red one over a narrow path. It would allow the story to go full circle.

[@rogerw211]

This has to be the MOST AMAZING take on portraying Finn as the protagonist. I seriously wish your story could be used to replace the existing Disney trilogy. I actually had goose bumps listening to this take. A Storm Trooper that is force sensitive... the concept itself is freaking brilliant and extremely interesting. Great work!

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

It's a nice idea, but I feel like the Force sensitives have had way too much exposure. I like the idea that an underdog destroys the Empire without these special "magic," abilities myself.

[@yatespmx]

This sort of breaks my heart. Realizing how good these movies could have been.

[@kentonbaird1723]

There's dozens of "what could have been" scripts out there written by fans. I regret not saving the link, but someone wrote this incredible one where Grand Admiral Thrawn is the central villain, manipulating a young Ben Skywalker and using tactical subterfuge to bring down the New Republic. Think the guy also suggested "Keanu Reeves as Coran Horn", which would have been the dankest of the dank.

[@taylorscrews2284]

Disney/Kathleen Kennedy trying to sell to a market that don’t care about Star Wars. The Chinese and white feminist women

[@Kudi0]

This version even makes a better villain of Kylo Ren than the films.

[@garyhood9992]

That I agree with you Finn has so much potential he should have been the main protagonist

[@SAVUFILMS]

All written by a youtuber

[@jwork5680]

@@garyhood9992 Kylo too, dont know he was nerfed af

[@steveandjeanniefrith236]

Probably because he wasn't turned into a teen Goth fangirl's wet dream.

[@Roxas2099ZX]

@@jwork5680 thats a good way to describe it, I thought he was pretty cool at first impressions, but in the other movies he seemed to lose that factor, even when he changed sides.

[@mattdylla3225]

I had a great discussion with my friends about this. We concluded that it felt like the writers wanted to tell a story about Rey, but accidentally made Fin the best character in the sequels and couldn't get away from it.

[@TheHulkbuster13]

I don't hate Rey, the films have a lot of problems, and Rey being the main character is just the face of the films, but Finn was the character I was most looking forward to seeing his character development, I was hoping that he would become the leader of the stormtroopers with a lightsaber, with more and more deserters, it would weaken the Empire's man power. give key information, and strengthen the Rebals.

[@chrislorin9837]

A well-made storyline that actually gives all three mains a good arc? I never thought I'd see the day where that happens for the Sequel trilogy

[@Harrysatt]

Nor did I expect them to acknowledge the animated series' in the Sequel Trilogy

[@JWuKong95]

69th like and I agree

[@camdonking1919]

Poe kinda had to go lacking, but we got WBW. I can't complain

[@zynergx6973]

Honestly, I don't mind this at all. Finn not only has a good backstory(being a cold/heartless soldier of the empire), he keeps showing to have massive potential throughout the movies. Not to mention he's waaaaay more interesting to watch than Rey. The guy's so criminally underrated

[@undertakernumberone1]

He had the POTENTIAL for a good backstory. It's however completely squandered by IT NOT FUCKING MATTERING. "Oh, he'd been a soldier for most of his life, indoctrinated by the first order... well that doesn't matter. He'll just act like a random goof now!" Basically the moment he's in the fighter he goes alL "SUCKS TO BE YOU GUYS!" *BLASTS THEM!* He acually should have issues fighting his former comrades, especially since manyo f htem share his backstory. Then again: I think all of hte First Order pales in comparison to even the least of the Imperial Remnant of Legends.

[@zynergx6973]

@@undertakernumberone1 So true unfortunately 😔

[@michaelmurray8134]

But then that only leads to one question if this were the Trilogy that we got. Who was Finn's parents? I mean he had to got his force abilities from.

[@undertakernumberone1]

@@michaelmurray8134 actually NO. The thing with Rey's parents was, that it'd been a question raised early and Rey being so OP.

[@zynergx6973]

@@michaelmurray8134 Also I think I saw a theory once that it debunked the midichlorians crap and it said that ANY living being has the potential to use the force regardles of if their parents are jedi or regular people.

[@just_another_marvel_dc_gee4004]

I think Finn's lightsaber could have been similar to Ezra Bridger, as in a blaster/saber hybrid, with blaster shooting red lasers in opposition to a blue lightsaber. He is an ex-trooper after all, so beyond the memes of "stormtroopers can't aim for squat", he did have military-level training on weaponry and sniping. The blaster part would be making a connection to his painful past and the lightsaber part serving as a reminder of his future.

[@ariesone3221]

This was cool. I think it would have also been amazing to the world between worlds reacting to Finn's presence revealing his past connection to the force and who he decedend from. As Finn is knocked to the lower platform he walks past portals of past jedi sith battles from ages past (we see what appears to be Bastila and Revan engaged in a battle, this could set up the KOTOR arc..) Finn then stops at a portal with the faint image and familial sight of his ancestry. A lone figure in a Jedi Robes walking among purple hue pointing at Finn telling him to rise, we see a purple light saber activate...its Mace Windu. It would have been a great reveal. Finn in that realm representing balance of both the light and dark like Windu.

[@andyz2861]

I thought that letting Finn sacrifice himself nobly to buy everyone time would have been much, much better than having him as they did in Episode 9 as a Rey Proximity Alarm.

[@indiecinemaster4699]

Even as somebody who loves the Sequels and Finn's character arc, his role in TROS is more of an epilogue to his arc, and he deserved more...

[@littleredruri]

"Rey proximity alarm" lmao

[@kentonbaird1723]

REEEEEEEYYYY!!!!!

[@MaverickChristian]

@@kentonbaird1723 Ack! You beat me to it!

[@kronos1794]

Honestly Poe made more sense as the heroic sacrifice. Throughout the Last Jedi his lesson was understanding the role of a leader and ultimaetly being selfless. Him seeing past himself and sacrificing himself would have made more sense. It would mirror how he took on a fleet by himself in the beginning, getting people killed. What better way to close the loop than having him face down the first order to save everyone?

[@markmetz9167]

So much better than what the “professionals” screwed up. Thank you for effort. I very much enjoyed this version.

[@JohnDoe-sl6di]

Lol yeah it’s pretty sad that the fans wrote a much better sequel than Disney

[@kghacks75]

Unfortunately, the "professionals" have bosses and I'm sure their bosses have agendas.

[@symbiotekid2297]

Honestly this version sounds better to watch and the ending sounds more badass

[@mad0813]

Yeah maybe in hindsight we have a foundation to build off of.

[@ititself5603]

Those who """ screwed It up """" are Just other fans with different points of view

[@jeffreyroedel9804]

Oh yeah, Finn as the main character would have been amazing. Make Rey an orphan Luke had found as a small child and treated like a daughter for a year before Kylo burned the Jedi school to the ground and they got separated somehow. The Rey/Luke relationship could have been the emotional side story. Make Finn the lead, going from stormtrooper to Jedi, to leader of the rebellion and stormtrooper uprising to defeat Snoke and Hux, the evil Nazis who stole Finn and people like him from their families to brainwash them. That's powerful. That's a streamlined story. And watching Finn and Rey become Jedi together could have been epic. You have Rey and Luke confronting Kylo (Luke to try to bring him back to the light for Leia and Han, Rey really just wanting to take him out) and Finn confronting Snoke and having to control his anger and avoid the dark side. Perfect.

[@TKS60163]

This was a MILLION times better than what we got. I would have totally gone to see these if that's how the movies went

[@jacobwiren8142]

"What if Finn was the main character..." Finn WAS the main character, I've been saying this for years. Rey has clunky dialogue, she has no motivation or reason to be there, or reason to be a hero. She was obviously added into the script later when Disney realized Chine wasn't gonna let a black man be the star.

[@TheRatedOniChannel]

Don't you mean West Taiwan?

[@jamesclark7948]

@@TheRatedOniChannel I see what you did there lol

[@mad0813]

I won't lie, the first movie it absolutely felt like Finn was going to be the Main Character. Certain edits and scenes just hint at it so much.

[@jacobwiren8142]

@@mad0813 If you want a summary of Rey's story, just look at the last scene of FA. Rey stands there, holding the lightsaber, and the camera slowly pans away... and NOTHING HAPPENS. Can you imagine what the two actors were doing down there? "Mark! Am I supposed to say anything!? I didn't get a script for this scene! No!? Ok what do I do!? My arm's getting tired! Nothing!? Just stand here!? Ok, I guess I'll do that..." Absolute waste...

[@person2725]

It is also because "the force is female"

[@ArcZenith756]

i absolutely love this. Its hilarious how sometimes fanfiction shows more dedication and heart to the writing than the actual writers of the original film.

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

Mmhm, because fanfiction writers, (the good ones anyway), care more about the characters than these so called Hollyweird scriptwriters.

[@raizer1946]

As a fanfic writer I agree on that one xD, we usually ignore the canon source if it's bad and did some what if scenarios to make them better :D

[@otisyoungblood]

So many ppl have there hands in telling one story its mucks everything up this studio that studio this producer that producer

[@azuldraconic5141]

No kidding, a drunken scottish guy made a better story than the actual writers

[@biazacha]

My only bigger addition would be at the first Finn vs Kyle face off, his moves could be cut to young Finn learning to fight with other future troopers - not only would give a solid base to his skills but would be symbolic of how from even the darkest beginnings light can shine through, a parallel to Ben’s origin and downfall.

[@randallewebb]

Wow..... I can't believe I just found this video. This would have been an AWESOME story to watch. It not only does interesting things with Finn, but also does GREAT things with Rey. Also making The Last Jedi like Godfather 2 (a sequel and prequel) would have helped alot to flesh out WHY Luke became what he did and gives it better motivations. Also giving some backstory and having 1 scene of Han, Luke, and Leia discussing Kylo would have been great. And having Kylo kill Snoke like this makes sense. The World between Worlds incorporation as the threat of TROS would be great as well. Also allowing all the moments of Star Wars to be seen throughout. All in all this would have been great. I am going to share with some friends of mine.

[@endiliel]

Thank you for this! Finn was the first character we saw in the first teaser trailer for The Force Awakens, so I was convinced we were getting a story about a storm trooper becoming a Jedi. I was severely disappointed by Finn's treatment in the sequels. I wish we'd been given a story more like this than what we got.

[@nikoszevgolis9041]

Finn would be a very original jedi and would drag star wars away from the " farmer/scavanger in a remote planet jedi"

[@dukcy7450]

for disney, you cant repeat the same old hero’s journey that luke had realising hes is more than a moisture farmer who is a good pilot. they didnt understand that from the get-go, and made it worse with writing characters in the wrong roles

[@Rougeification]

Yeah, rather than the 'Nobody is actually a special descendent of someone', it would've been a story of someone who starts off as a nobody - one of the many nameless, faceless stormtroopers. Then, he turns against them and becomes a symbol of how everyone has the capacity to change. He could've inspired a revolution to take down the Empire and truly been the face of the Resistance. Oh well.

[@jonyshelby]

*remote sand planet

[@wolfzwizdom]

And thats exactlly where the problem lay. This comment is much more profound than face value. They tried to present the mc with the same tropes that GL set for previous heros. Which like u say is based around the "Farmer" "Savior" archetype a trope GL himself admits to gleaning out of ancient mythologies.

[@blomp5374]

This isn’t too different from the actual sequel trilogy but is still 20x better

[@riskyworks]

Main reason is that Finn is the main character here… Because he was a better character.

[@themoldysausage]

that's the problem with the sequel trilogy, it was really only one fatal flaw once you broke it down. Rey was their cripple.

[@sambob8019]

Yeah Ray didn't really have an interesting back story in any way

[@mischief2344]

@@themoldysausage in this i felt like finn was still like a mary sue he bests kylo in the forest just like rey one of the most complained about scenes

[@primpan2532]

@@mischief2344 agreed. Would’ve been perfect if Finn was able to defend himself but would be outmatched and be forced to retreat

[@chubbyninja89]

That was actually a lot of fun to watch and listen to. You actually made a lot of changes that would've been a lot better yet would still make sense but still work well within the story. I would dare say that I'd take your version of the story as the new cannon version to the actual movies.

[@danielallen4450]

Scenes of Han being a good dad that aren't either his death scene or a figment of Ben's imagination allowing him to forgive himself are a nice addition

[@waynenation4875]

That would of been perfect story telling. A storm trooper comes to there senses and leaves the empire to become a jedi. We've never seen a Strom trooper become a jedi. I was rooting for finn the whole movie of force awakens and in a way he kinda was the main character of that movie.

[@Cs-cp6vo]

I mean that was how the Force Awakens was advertised

[@vicentserrano9268]

Well in legends, there was a stormtrooper who did leave the empire and became a jedi knight and turned a jedi master, you already know who he is, One of my favorite star wars characters of all, Kyle katarn.

[@DGenerationMC]

@@Cs-cp6vo Imagine my surprise while watching TFA in theatres and realizing Rey, not Finn, was the main character.

[@basch_g]

Revan

[@sithmaster4305]

@@vicentserrano9268 And Kyle is a fan favorite in legends because of his games.

[@harrisonstallings4522]

This would’ve been way better. Rey still could been very useful even if Finn being the Jedi. Rey could speak droid, fly a ship, and use a blaster. She could’ve been the tech specialist of the trio and basically made all the cool gadgets and still been a good fighter because of her skills form jakku

[@dukcy7450]

just like han solo did back in the ot!

[@Ryan-sn3uo]

That feels too much like a "female Han Solo" to be original, but maybe that's where characterization and personality can shake things up.

[@hustle2heritage]

Her being a force sensitive bounty hunter type is a really cool idea. Making her a stand alone bad ass in the next trilogy of films would have been the best course for her in my opinion

[@ramonmoreno090593]

And the start of the Jedi training from Luke even if she didn't performed well as a force wielder that little training could provide some perspective that was lacking on Han on the original trilogy and make her a better character

[@haha-lj5sq]

@@Ryan-sn3uo Han Solo wasn’t a gadget guy or melee fighter. Saying that interpretation of Rey is a “female Han Solo” is just silly.

[@agendrairbendr1717]

I guess an alternate version where Ben lives would be one where he sees Vader dying in Luke’s arms after turning against Palpy and Ben realising his Grandpa wouldn’t be proud of him, or something like that

[@lucaswylie2656]

gotta say i love how reylo is just immediately kneecapped in your version really warms my heart

[@prestonendresmovies]

When the Force Awakens' trailer was released, it was immediately Finn that I shifted the majority of my attention to. I wanted a lot from him. And THIS, this gives me something that I can INDEED work with. And I wanted Finn & Rey to be a thing from the start. (I watch the video) Me: (Sobbing) That- That was so beautiful.. (Blows nose on the original scripts)

[@ledernierutopiste]

It was cancelled by the far right of internet.

[@seanmetzer9575]

I like the addition of the Father, the Daughter, and the Son. They were such a strange part of the star wars mythos but I loved them all the same.

[@alexkenchel]

That among other additions or changes would have made it feel more connected to the other trilogies instead of a Spaceballs parody.

[@ciattathompson7461]

@@alexkenchel Please don't compare the corporate hack shit we got in these films with a classic like Spaceballs.

[@dragonsickness4561]

Finn was the most interesting character and well-acted. I wish his role was bigger.

[@JPmax4ever]

I like the idea of the prequels (CW too) being plot points for tRoS. the world between worlds was awesome and should definitely be expanded upon.

[@MasterofOssus]

It's just embarrassing how much better all of the fan ideas are than what we were made to see. The fans care so much more about the Star Wars Universe than anyone working at Disney/Lucasfilm.

[@kyle18934]

It's really sad that people paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for their scripts are able to make such a bland tasteless thing, when a youtuber is able to do a much better job creating a main plot for basicly nothing. Honestly they should just pay fans to use their stories/books and base the stories off of that. At least there would be a decent flow in the story. Edit: grammatical errors... I need to go back to an English class

[@asshat8892]

Disney writer: how about Rey is palpatines granddaughter? writer2: * snorts coke * YEAH FUCK YEAH!! Writer3: sure, why the fuck not?

[@hollykm]

@@asshat8892 Writer 1: AND AND AND....they find the wayfinder with a blade that matches the outline of the death star's fallen debris PERFECTLY!! Writer 2: Uhhh...isn't that a bit convenient? Writer 3: EXACTLY!! Writer 2: I LOVE IT WHERE DO I SIGN

[@hollykm]

@@kyle18934 Facts, and the fact that the writers were writing season 8 of Game of Thrones at the same time was so stupid. Neither of the 2 projects were good lmaooo

[@kyle18934]

@@hollykm that should be a bannishable offense. Instead of focusing on one good thing, they squashed the time together to make two mediocre things. They had obligations, and they royaly screwed them up

[@rickblaine9670]

He would’ve fitted the archetype of the “no one hero” - that they wanted so badly to explore - perfectly. While Rey, even before getting retconned as a Palps, was a no one in name only.

[@ProjectChaos77]

Man, I throughly enjoyed this. It was so well put together and edited. Appreciate the work you put in to make this.

[@bcaguitar]

Your version is so much better! I remember seeing the trailor for the first time and being super excited to see Finn take his trooper helmet off. I thought he was going to be the coolest new Jedi character.

[@aquabard6095]

I loved the idea of a defective stormtrooper, especially if they're the main character. it would add alot of depth to the stormtroopers being that they aren't just brainwashed killing machines. I went into ep 7 thinking that finn would be the main character. nope, we got a marry sue.

[@apersonwithashirt7883]

agreed completely

[@camostrike4395]

Yeah

[@antoniosoto9150]

Agree

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

Agreed. He should have been the main character. Oh, and we deserved canon Stormpilot to happen. If Disney wanted LGBT representation, what better way to have it than to have the defected stormtrooper, and top gun Resistance pilot be the main love story? Oh, and it would be nice for the main character to NOT be Force sensitive for once. Let the Force users like Rey and Kylo/Ben take a back seat for once, and let non Force users drive the ship for once.

[@DaiMie]

Hell, Finn doesn't even have to be a Jedi. He could just use cunning and intuition and try to defeat both Jedi and Sith.

[@gmansgnarlyscienceshow2820]

Supposedly Finn, Poe, and Rey were all considered “main characters”, but the way my boy Boyega got shafted, you can tell that was a massive lie.

[@ghostshadow9899]

I think the second director from movie 2 didn’t want him as a main roll or even seen him with Rey. Remember no one was complaining about Finn or Rey only after the second movie people was …this is dumm

[@windghost2]

@Jean Sanchez I remember John mentioning at an interview on TLJ, where he was answering a question on if Finn was going to have an arc. He said that he went from fighting Kylo Ren at the end of the movie heroically to ending up in the snow. I wondered from then on "Was there an original script for TFA?", turns out there was. You're absolutely right Finn being way more important because not only WAS he important to the plot of EP7, but he was going to be a Jedi.

[@levels1937]

Yep it’s sad because they actually had pretty good chemistry on screen together. The casting was great. It’s the story and plot that are embarrassments.

[@windghost2]

@@levels1937 There was an original script and it was better than what we got by miles. If it wasn't forced to be changed by Disney/LFM we would've had something amazing and a good start to the new trilogy.

[@ghostshadow9899]

@@windghost2 But one think also came into my mind….. U will never see a big movie where a black guys dates the white Girl! It’s not always black woman getting seduced b white dute. Just check out….

[@maggsstuckey487]

the only thing i would have liked more would be fin and phasmas interaction at the end being a skirmish like obiwan and maul. with the saber bouncing on the initial strike due to the armor material being cannonicaly resistant to sabers. this would break her helmet and expose her face and show how much fear she has, followed by the look of relief and bliss as she passes. as if she secretly hated the first order but its all shes ever known. also thinking not much with time travel, i like the thought that the force is the fabric of existence, connecting everything there ever was and will be. its how they made prophecies and had force ghosts. Vader was feeling a prophecy at the time, and ren was talking to Vader's force spirit.

[@nerovanguard846]

Alright, the part where you described an incredible battle between Fin and Luke vs. Kylo Ren... That part literally gave me goosebumps. I could just imagine the tenacity and aggressiveness of Kylo vs the coordinated attacks of Luke and Finn. God! That would have been awesome beyond words!

[@S-Fan2006]

And would make Kylo feel more like a dangerous combatant than someone so weak.

[@LarkManEXE]

Now THIS is a trilogy of stories that come from love: Everyone gets moments to shine and no corporate agendas are shoved down our throats. Well said, Walter...and may Carrie Fisher be one with the Force

[@SkullySmalls]

Genuinely better than the movies. Finn was always my favorite, and I feel like they did him dirty. The moment where he converts the troopers was powerful, I wish they did something like that.

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

The issue is what happens with all the other troopers they fight after that. If I wrote it at all it would be to give Finn the ability to make them remember their names and have that allow them to choose. Maybe it works or maybe it reveals them to be in full control afterall.

[@moshimoshi4268]

Crazy how this was actually better than anything the main writers and directors could have done

[@waiticanexplain3237]

This deserves so many more views, all the views, it also deserves, I feel, to be seen and acknowledged. This is very good.

[@michaelmurray8134]

Literally the movie that we wish we got but didn't. One of the instances when a fan creates a better story than the directors.

[@rayperez6322]

same

[@CptMagnus]

Belated Media kinda did the same for the whole Prequel-Trilogy....

[@HimitsuHunter]

Its what happens when films are written by committee rather than a singular vision.

[@calzoni_325]

It’s honestly utterly tragic how good this is, it shows how the sequel trilogy could have been a cultural icon full of crowd-pleasing moments while having a lot of respect for the Star Wars legacy as well as modernising and furthering the story. This is an outstanding interpretation and I wish the movies had been more like it

[@jaymac7349]

Thank you! 🙏🏾 Your epic story is simply wonderful in every way and exactly what fans deserved! ❤️

[@Chaossiege801x]

This was an interesting take on the new trilogy.. my wife and I always saw Finn as the main character. The way you described the way it could have been really ignited something in both of us. Thank you for sharing your view point on this!!

[@PsykohsiX]

I remember seeing The Rise Of Skywalker, loving it, and then as soon as I left the theatre I said *"Wait A Minute."*

[@adammcgee3205]

That’s facts

[@LanceCorporalKitty]

Same!

[@vak.o]

“That was aweso- wait.. why is Palpatine here?”

[@omegon2540]

Same It took time to realise though

[@gmansgnarlyscienceshow2820]

That was me with The Last Jedi. Once I had time to think, I hated it.

[@deasonred8906]

I can imagine Daisy Ridley see Han on the Falcon and saying "DAD!" and then watching Harrison Ford be a grumpy old Han Solo dad to his rebellious daughter

[@krazyhatter6479]

Heyyy love that

[@TheKing-rp9by]

Then chewie growls with happiness and runs at her almost crushing her in a bear hug, all while she groans and laughs.

[@annieandelsieofarendelle3294]

That would actually be interesting. A Skywalker running away from her family name while her brother strives to be worthy of it.

[@Mr.Needle-Hamster]

That would've been amazing to see

[@KamenRiderSeiryuXV0]

It was all Disney's fault for screwed up going worse even EP9. Finn, a defective Storm Trooper though he atone of his mistakes so the Empire make wrong way. He's not perfect protagonist, but potential of being Jedi will be possible. Your idea is great.

[@chalked_ish]

I’m 15 minutes into your version of these movies and I love it! Great job

[@mykaellolembergmyke5170]

I loved the Finn character, and hated the direction Disney take him, that was the best fanscription ever.

[@nathanblair149]

My one complaints is that after TFA, it doesn't seem like there's much interaction between Poe, Finn, and Rey. Maybe they don't need to be a "trio", but I think having your main "next generation" characters interact more is necessary

[@aaronmontgomery2055]

The writers are children and children do not understand real human interaction

[@numbernumber25]

Yeah the OG always had some funny banter about what they are.

[@ShadowHawk24Real]

They never really got the chance to talk altogether. When Finn and Poe reunite, Rey is taken to Starkiller Base. When the Resistance blows up Starkiller Base, Finn is too injured to do anything and Rey goes to find Luke. It makes sense that they couldn't all meet up in 7.

[@somersault1123]

J.J. Abrams is incredibly terrible at capturing a moment. Rian Johnson did a better job at it. But also made everything boring in trying to lean away from being typecast as an action movie director. He probably still thinks Disney ruined his career by forcing him to do Star Wars when he could have made something great if he didn't specifically make a flop so he wouldn't have his image ruined by it. I wouldn't be surprised if all the characters splitting up to go on solo missions wasn't something that Abrams forced on the second movie because he doesn't do character interaction himself. Then Johnson had to make up new characters like Rose Tico on the fly to have other characters to interact with.

[@oEXTRA]

Great job man. This would've been loads better than what we got and kept the story open enough to make more content and Finn and Rey.

[@die-sas7462]

i come back often, this fanfic inspires me a lot. THANKS FOR SHARING THIS

[@AkuTenshiiZero]

Simple: The series would have had an actual main character with an interesting backstory that could have been the foundation for his personality and development, one who we could follow through his failures and victories over a 3-movie arc. Instead we got a living plot device which does whatever the writers need her to do to move on to the next scenario, while the actually interesting character was retconned to be a bumbling janitor.

[@Necrometalfist]

Interesting? More like shit that would've flopped hard.

[@hunterhorsehelmsley7315]

@@Necrometalfist A stormtrooper who saw the error of his ways and wanted to do better ? How tf is that not interesting ?

[@ORIGINALFBI]

@@Necrometalfist You're were never a SW fan till Disney were you?

[@michaelellis772]

For real, Rey didn't have a backstory until the 3rd movie. The whole nobody parents thing obviously didn't leave good tastes in everyone's mouths, so they tried to retcon it and bring Palpatine back.

[@andyh4518]

Finn didn't need to be the main character but sending him off to Space Vegas in TLJ was worse than just leaving him in a coma.

[@AxxLAfriku]

Chill out, what ya yellin' for? Lay back, it's all been done before. And if you could only let it be, you will see that I am the funniest YouT*ber of all time. Admit it, my dear follow*r andy

[@eziorobetthesecond4776]

shut up Finn did need to be the lead it only made sense

[@aprilbennett4161]

@@eziorobetthesecond4776 Don't be dramatic.

[@racool911]

Honestly I least he did something, unlike Rise of Skywalker

[@eziorobetthesecond4776]

@@aprilbennett4161 I'm not being dramatic I'm being Honest .I'm Just stating what everryone else Knows deep down inside

[@alexlea6777]

This...This is what the sequels should have been. A character that should have been a main hero is the main hero, a character that was well played but poorly written becomes one that I like more, a villain that felt too watered down felt evil, and a saga gets an ending that is beyond fitting. And to top it off 38:37 is the shipping that we all deserved right from the start. Thank you Channel Awesome and may the force be with you

[@amberhernandez]

Genuinely had no idea this was a Channel Awesome video. I mean, it's done by an individual creator using the platform, but man is it much higher quality than I'd anticipated.

[@prakesh2904]

One thing i for sure would have done, is made snoke actually Darth Plageuis, using his techniques that were established in the prequels to come back to life, this way we could have kept him alive until the last movie and had an intimidating villain that made a lot more sense.

[@Mr.Needle-Hamster]

That's what I was thinking! It would've been a lot better if they went that direction but noooooo they instead had to kill him off in The Last Jedi and replace him with a guy that should've stayed dead!

[@echo-048]

You ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagues the wise?

[@Bouwe99]

Maybe a clone of darth plageuis)

[@chrisnorris3641]

Ya, the second I saw him I thought Plageuis?😱

[@jdpower9032]

I actually liked that they killed off Snoke because he’s too similar in premise to Palpatine. But the fact that they brought Palpatine back right afterwards completely ruined it (if it weren’t already doomed from the start).

[@joshuamerriweather2861]

Finn had more scenes using a lightsaber but they cut them out. When Snoke says there's been an awakening in the Force, it was referring to Finn's Force sensitivity.

[@thejawgz6719]

You’re giving it too much credit. It was referring to Rey. Finn being force sensitive was a last ditch effort by Abrams to course correct Finn’s arc in the last film.

[@wisconsinking323]

"source"?

[@imveritasproductions]

@@thejawgz6719 no jj has said it was finn

[@thejawgz6719]

@@imveritasproductions And JJ has been course-correcting this crap since day 1, so I wouldn't place too much stock in what he says.

[@imveritasproductions]

@@thejawgz6719 I mean like recently. You know thats why finn can sense when rey is in danger throughout all the films.

[@sonicfan2403]

Someone give this man a medal attempting to make a simple consistent trilogy concept better than Disney!

[@maxordman4100]

Truly fantastic! Great rewrites! Amazing story! Cool adventures! Well done! Also while I agree that the time travel event was a bit of a messy idea, I thought that it was a cool way to honor the classic trilogy. Your ideas are totally amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this with us!

[@EionBlue]

Rob's "Kylo Ren Lives!" was so glorious, I wish it was somehow in the actual movie.

[@xcrysizz8781]

Just imagine if someone makes this into a comic or at least a novel... This would be awesome

[@Error-zg4po]

I’ll be fine if they make a revised version of this trilogy but Finn as the Jedi and rename it as “Star Wars: The Force Awakens Revised” or something instead of a novel, doubtful but hopefully someone at Disney or Lucasfilm has this idea

[@NeroLeMorte]

@@Error-zg4po like snyder cut?

[@topskrtt1456]

@@Error-zg4po There's actually a star wars version of 'what if' but I forgot the name of it. One of the stories is where Vader turns to good.

[@jpq0721]

Screw that I want them to make this into 3 movies

[@myboicyndaquil2824]

@@jpq0721 I agree entirely i would settle for a well written fanfiction from a talented author with this as the frame work

[@colinbulmann6122]

so glad i came across this. beautiful work.