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ST Finn's Name/Lineage

Discussion in 'Sequel Trilogy' started by otherworlds, Aug 10, 2016.

  1. cerealbox

    cerealbox Force Ghost star 6

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    And now we're finally getting a movie about that, 40 years later.

    Do you think we'll get a movie about Finn's origins in 40 years?
     
  2. ObidioJuan

    ObidioJuan Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    You mean an Anthology film?, maybe, if he becomes as popular as Han. Chewie doesn't have a movie announced yet.

    Is Finn Chewie or Han?
     
  3. Gigoran Monk

    Gigoran Monk Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    This is a problem in young adult fiction and blockbuster films. "Showing backstory" is conflated with character development. That way, you don't have to write difficult character scenes into the narrative. You can cover it all in a flashback, and let the rest be action and broad character beats. It's a lazy shorthand.
     
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  4. AhsokaSolo

    AhsokaSolo Force Ghost star 7

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    You know, I hesitate to get in on this action because I lean toward Finn not getting a backs story more than his origin story in TFA, but I kinda like the son-of-Rae-Sloane theory. With the end of Aftermath, I can't help but be curious about what happened to her, how she was ultimately replaced by Snoke. If she is Snoke's predecessor, I think that does give her some importance in the story of Snoke's rise to power in the FO. Perhaps she was usurped and as punishment, her son was placed in the ranks of anonymous conscripted ST recruits? I dunno, I doubt it but it could be interesting.
     
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  5. Velcro Face

    Velcro Face Jedi Youngling

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    I think Finn's character trajectory is 100% forward. I don't think he wants to look back and so we won't get any more back story for him. Definitely not in the films and probably not in any other media either, I just can't see the point in it.


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  6. GregMcP

    GregMcP Force Ghost star 5

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    Hmmm, I think a central theme that Rey, Finn and Kylo all deal with is "Where did I come from and what does that mean?"

    I think Finn deserves a bit of that too. It sounds like they are examining his past as a Stormtrooper in this movie a bit. Which is good. Added depth for his character.
     
  7. cerealbox

    cerealbox Force Ghost star 6

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    That would make the TFA novel scene of Finn thinking he liked the sound of the name "Rey" very ironic.


    (Rae and Rey sound the exact same)
     
  8. ObidioJuan

    ObidioJuan Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I'm not a hard-core SW fan but I'm a lot more versed than your average movie goer and don't have a clue who is Rae-Sloane.

    If there's a scene where it comes out that Finn is the son of Rae I will bet good money that over half the theater would not get anything out of it.
     
  9. JediAce1

    JediAce1 Force Ghost star 5

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    You could say the same for Rey if in fact her parents are characters we've never seen before.
     
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  10. AhsokaSolo

    AhsokaSolo Force Ghost star 7

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    Well it wouldn't be explained in that way. They wouldn't overtly reference a book. It would be more like Finn is the son of the former Grand Admiral of the FO who Snoke took out. But like I said, I don't think it would happen because neither Hux nor Snoke nor Kylo acted like FN-2187 had some secret awesome lineage.
     
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  11. BlurryUFOs

    BlurryUFOs Jedi Master star 3

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    the fact that sloane was so instrumental in the building of the FO is all that's necessary for the audience. LF wouldn't just plop a character from the EU into the movies without any connect. look at saw gerrera, heck look at all of RO, i went with people who'd only seen TFA and they loved it because the most involved elements we're contained in the story
     
  12. Panaka is Finn's Great-Grandfather
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  13. Jedi Jessy

    Jedi Jessy Force Ghost star 5

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    [​IMG] [​IMG] #EverybodyIsLukesKid
     
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  14. Little Ray Sunshine

    Little Ray Sunshine Jedi Knight star 2

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    Speaking of "kid", is that not the Soloian nickname Finn inherited from Luke? And where are the dianoga/rathtar leg grab gifs?
     
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  15. ObidioJuan

    ObidioJuan Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Ok great. So someone called Sloane who I assume is now dead, was part of the FO and sired a kid who was conditioned as a Stormtrooper/janitor.

    What's the payoff or angle?, is he going to then seek revenge on Snoke to avenge his parents whom he never knew or do not remember?
     
  16. Roosterq

    Roosterq Jedi Knight star 3

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    I suspect this will not make it into the story during this trilogy, but it may fit into a future trilogy or another Anthology film. I would love to get the information, and I could see where this may have the potential to being a provocative story.
     
  17. CrazyOldJedi

    CrazyOldJedi Chosen One star 6

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    Finn's backstory has already been explained;

    Like all of them, I was taken from a family I'll never know.

    If there was more to it I'm guessing that his 'parents' would have been revealed in the casting announcements.
     
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  18. JediAce1

    JediAce1 Force Ghost star 5

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    What if his parents are dead though? That goes for Rey as well.
     
  19. LaChiffre

    LaChiffre Jedi Youngling

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    Finn`s real name is Anakin, he is son of Leia and Lando Calrissian

     
  20. BlurryUFOs

    BlurryUFOs Jedi Master star 3

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    we don't know if she's dead. I don't actually think sloane is his mother but to say that it would be inconsequential when she's already of consequence is odd. as to how it would fit into the story... the bad guy is his mom, i'm sure they could make something of that.

    and please don't call Finn a janitor

    We don't know how finn ended up in the FO. If there wasn't more to it, he wouldn't have bothered to mention his family, or imply that he was forcibly taken. He could have been created or have enlisted, but they decided to create this mystery around the stormtrooper program which means it will probably come into play later, which pablo implied I think. There's a chance that it won't tie into finn directly but then what's the point?

    I don't think we'll see his family but who they are or something they did could be what's important. Or maybe not. I just want to know his name, and I think we will learn it because he can't just be Finn forever
     
  21. CrazyOldJedi

    CrazyOldJedi Chosen One star 6

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    By having him forcibly recruited and programmed from an early age then it removes a certain amount of blame for his actions. Although he is on the bad guy's side nothing is down to him - he didn't enlist, he (presumably) has not killed before and when required to do so he doesn't. He is not a bad guy through choice and when he is ordered to do something bad he rejects it. That's his whole story, that's the entire reason for the First Order's 'recruitment process' - to absolve Finn of any blame.
     
  22. starocean90

    starocean90 Chosen One star 8

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    Let's revive this thread and make it as Grand and infamous as Rey's parentage thread.

    5 pages down, 2143 to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![face_devil]
     
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  23. darthOB1

    darthOB1 Force Ghost star 5

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    What do you call someone who works in "sanitation"?
     
  24. oncafar

    oncafar Force Ghost star 6

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    i really hope in either viii or ix there's something about where finn came from
     
  25. Jedi Jessy

    Jedi Jessy Force Ghost star 5

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    I saw some Finn Skywalker theories, I'm not 100% into this but i will left it to who think it can happen