The Rise of Skywalker Backstabbed me, so I Reworked the Whole Sequel Trilogy - Star Wars 

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"Finn has learned mainly through theory and improvisation" Finn is a jazz Jedi

This whole video is just, "Fine, I will do it myself."

I like how in this version Finn cares for storm troopers rather than yelling “WOOOOOOO” whilst killing many storm troopers

“This is like fanfiction. But making the movie just better in general” I literally only clicked onto this video bc I had to say that that’s what a “fix-it-fic” is called.

Snoke: You fool! I have 70 alternative accounts!

I LOVE how Finn is an actual character in this one.

Bit late, but making Rey a force plague is genius. Her subconscious actively fighting her is such a cool idea

Rey thinking she's Luke's daughter is *such* a good change. And her actively chasing her family is a great change! This is more realistic as adopted children even those who get adopted by great families can still feel that curiosity and pull towards seeing why their origional families gave them up

It helps me sleep at night knowing that this is star wars canon in a parallel universe.

“Because Snoke gave me a choice” is honestly such a better reason for him to turn than just “oh he told me the dark side was better”

"I come from a matched set of millions, but I'm still here... aren't I" is such a great line and would have been an amazing piece of characterization for Finn in the actual trilogy. He doesn't care about his upbringing, he just cares about being better and making his own decisions

Would’ve loved to see Finn as a turned storm trooper who was still very deadly and tactical minded, but slowly sheds those attributes through the the trilogy. Like yes, he turns after not obeying orders in TFA, but he still keeps his hardened exterior until he learns to relax and have a good time with his friends. You could’ve had a lot of content with Finn if they kept his character grounded in that reality. How he doesn’t quite mesh with the civilian world but he’s trying to cope with not being in a strict regime anymore. He slowly relaxes and makes jokes, but still retains his ability to snap into action like he was trained. He would not be a bumbling idiot. Just simple things like that could’ve given him depth and uniqueness

It will always frustrate me how so many genuine fans can write better plots *IN THEIR SPARE TIME* than the people who are paid *MILLIONS* for this shit.

Rey: "What do you want to be?" Kylo: "I...I want to be a radar technician-"

The way Finn constantly goes "ok, I'm cool with this" is honestly very endearing

Finn being a stormtrooper advocate makes him 50x more likeable.

"According to the archives, you are basically a jedi" "IMPOSSIBLE! Perhaps the archives are incomplete!"

I'm sorry, I'm just stuck imagining Daisy Ridley in a Kylo Ren costume trying to impersonate the 6'2 hulk that is Adam Driver.

I love how Finn wants to SAVE his former brothers in arms instead of just DESTROY those who hurt him.

The reveal that Luke has been dead this whole time is BRILLIANT and explains everything of his absence.

Rey: "what do you want to be?" Kylo: "I...I want to be a chef-"

The plot twist of Luke being dead would be unreal in cinemas.

AHA! You left the ending up to interpretation! You know that that means!!! Finn: "What is your name?" Rey: *"JOHN CENA"*

Having finn be the main character of the trilogy is a fantastic choice

Last Jedi: Rey is a nobody. Rise Of Skywalker: JK, she’s a Palpatine. Also Rise Of Skywalker: That doesn’t matter though.

I like the ending as her smiling and saying "Its Rey. Just Rey."

The Force Plague is an utterly terrifying concept, and Kylo describing her as an anomaly that shouldn't exist actually frightened me. (Though it was probably the VHS glitches are made me jump-I've been watching too much analogue horror.)

I think this firmly shows, that almost anyone can write the Sequel Trilogy better than Disney can

I like how Uniquenameosaurus came out of nowhere after 6 months and just dropped us his 2nd longest video made yet

"You shouldn't go alone!" Fin: "I won't, I'll have Ben and Rey." I love how FREAKEN cheeky Fin is in this version, SO ADORABLE.

I like the idea of Rey having a more force-heavy fighting style, with Kylo’s being more brutal. What if Rey had a technique where she made a lightsaber float and fight on its own alongside her, like Kylo Ren’s sword?

2 changes I'd make: Finn has a white saber, canonically they are kyber crystals that were purified from the dark side, metaphor for him turning Ben and Rey to the light. Rose is not force sensitive but has a yellow saber once used by Temple Guards, since she is the closest thing to one so Rose teaches Finn additional/advanced forms of saber combat that she had stored in from Cin Drallig's notes (nice little name drop)

What I love about this: -Finn and Rey taking divergent paths. Rey is the naturally gifted one who feels she doesn't need training so she's unfocused while Finn doesn't have her knack for it but is far more disciplined so he becomes a Jedi first. -On top of that, they sort of diverge on the paths of the Jedi, almost becoming the old video game split between Jedi Consular and Jedi Guardian. Rey the one with more raw power in the Force but not as impressive fighting techniques while Finn becoming the more physical, lightsaber duelist but with a weaker connection to the Force. At least at first for both of them. -Finn being more reluctant to kill and having more visible sympathy for the Stormtroopers. Really makes him stand out as a character and makes him an even better candidate to be a Jedi. -That Force Plague thing is a BRILLIANT way to head off the "Rey's a Mary Sue" bullshit by basically saying that she totally is but justifying how wrong and out of place it feels in-universe. That's devious! -This version of Rose is so much more likable. And I didn't even hate her to start, but making her a kind of cool near human cyborg who's all book smarts but little practical experience who becomes an officer is a brilliant re-working of the character. -Luke being dead . . . that just solves SO MUCH! (And again, I didn't hate his self-imposed exile as it was.) -Phasma's "I fight for the strongest" mentality lends a lot of depth to her character and her redemption is almost as cool as Ben's. -Kaminoan Snoke. Oh, that is so good. It's a great way to tie the entire franchise together instead of the new movies pretending the prequels didn't exist. Overall, Snoke is a much-improved version where he's kind of like Sidious but not exactly. Simply willing to martyr himself for his belief already makes him a far different antagonist. -Giant Snoke final boss. I was so disappointed to find out he wasn't as big as advertised and the idea of fighting a giant with a lightsaber could lead to so many possibilities. . . . Yeah, this was pretty much exactly what I wanted from the new trilogy.

Uniquenameosaurus: *"Force Plague"* Everybody liked that

I didn’t like the fact that multiple clones of Snoke showed up at the same time, but other than that, this is masterful. I think you accomplished your goal. Also, that tiny gripe could probably be fixed just by making them all visually distinct. Extra limbs, extra noses, different heights or stances, whatever. Absolutely bang-up job, sir!

kylo calling rey an anomaly literally gave me goosebumps despite there being no auditory buildup to it/ considering i didnt get goosebumps watching any of the sequels, this shows this is a significant improvement

“No, you’re The Last Jedi.” It didn’t think it could be done, but you just made that scene good. I proudly present to you the Star Wars medal of honor.

*SOMEBODY NEEDS TO ANIMATE THIS! WE'LL START A GO GO-FUND ME*

I really like the subversion of Luke being dead the whole time. Totally explains everything AND made me gasp with surprise and awe. Beautiful

I think that having the junk trader be the same species as watto could be a good idea because that could be a good way to explain why her “charms” won’t work on him just like how the Jedi mind trick qui-gon used didn’t work on watto

Dude this is what Finn should have been man. I always thought that Finn should have been a Jedi because him having been a storm trooper is such an interesting origin for a Jedi! But because I'm black, whenever I said this to anybody they just assumed I wanted a black Jedi, and not that like, you know, I want a better story lol

Damn -Finn isn’t only a character, he’s the character that has some authority, AND is the one to change other characters. I LOVE that. And how Rey becomes this anti-hero character, too. You got my vote

I like how this rewrite didn’t really CHANGE the sequels but just took a different approach on generally the same plot, which almost frustrates me because it just shows that the plot was there and in good taste and makes me wish even more that I could see the sequel story executed correctly

Rose in this version really be like, “I’m fluent in over 3 million ways of kicking your ass.”

Luke actually being a ghost the whole time was more emotionally impactful and surprising than anything in the Disney Trilogy. Making a new threat while using stuff we know about already was great. You undid the "Rey is a mary-sue" problem in an amazing way. Great job.

You wanna know what would’ve made Rise of Skywalker better? If Palpatine told Rey the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise…

Ok but what if Leia is the one to do the hyperspace ram, thus immortalizing her as a war hero willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to save the cause

I'll be honest I think Rey saying "Nobody" at the end of the last scene would be a nice and neat way to wrap up her character arc

Rey being an anomaly (but not the Dyad in the Force bullshit, a straight up, horrifying anomaly with powers nobody should have) is great, Finn being rewriten to show actual empathy towards the troopers and being the real Last Jedi is amazing (and boy, you managed to make Rose relevant AND to make her sacrifice actually meaniningful, I'm impressed) but Luke being a Force Ghost the whole time is freaking perfect. It makes so much more sense.

I love the concept of Zen Finn, he's so likeable and intriguing rather then a regular dude that screams "Rey!!!"

This rewrite actually made Finn (which already was my fave character in the sequals) into an ACTUAL character, WHILE keeping the protag role. Also this probably would've given the actor for Finn some respect.

The Rey force plague plot twist was amazing but it kinda fell apart in the third movie. No joke that would have been amazing to see in the movies. Crazy how you made the whole Rey is a Mary Sue thing into an actual part of the story lmao.

A New Hope: "That's not a moon, it's a space station." The Force Awakens: "Thats' not a planet, it's a space station." The Rise of Skywalker: "That's not a fleet, *it's a fleet* "

Ben: There was no one in second command. Hux: *Well I'll just go and not be apart of the movie anymore, don't mind me*

I loved this so much.The only thing I would have changed was giving Poe more screen time but that's just because Poe is my comfort character and I love Oscar Isaac.

Just dope, loved everything about this. Finn upgrade to an actual significant interesting hero, Rey having a legit dark side turn, reconnect to the Prequels (since this is a saga finisher) and just greatness all around. Thank you.

I love how you turned the whole "Rey is a Mary Sue!" thing into an actual thing in the Force.

I'm impressed, you made Rose actually a character worth caring about.

I would like to point out that what you've designed is a story that is pushed by its characters rather than its writers. By making the characters in the story real characters and causes the story to go in a different direction. The original sequel trilogy was pushed entirely by the writers and therefore sucked because it was supposed to happen and not because the characters caused it to happen. Your version feels very character driven which makes it satisfying also I feel like it breaks way less of the established rules of the Star wars franchise.

Rey being able to use the force from the beginning makes perfect sense as it establishes she has some experience with the fundamentals and makes her instant proficiency with mind tricks and force pushes less ridiculous.

"Why does that have to be a named character?" This is Star Wars. *Everyone* is a named character. That lizard thing from Empire Strikes Back? Named character. The droid that blows up when Luke and his uncle buy R2? Named character. That one stormtrooper who says "Look sir, droids!" in the first movie? Named character. It's pointless and dumb, but it's just what Star Wars is.

Holy Crap. That twist with Rey genuinely gave me the chills, and I'm usually the type of person who HATES extreme twists in movies! IT would make tons of sense, and totally sounds like something that could happen with the force.

The Poe and Chewie dynamic is fantastic, there's a level in skywalker saga where this plays out and I loved it.

"Luke being a hermit IS unexpected, but it hurts his character investment." That's actually a problem with The Force Awakens, not The Last Jedi. The entire plot of The Force Awakens is finding a map to find Luke. Based solely on what we know from TFA, SOMETHING caused Luke to withdraw from galactic society. SOMETHING caused him to do it in such a way that'd make him hard to find. SOMETHING caused him to turn his back on his friends. No matter what TLJ did, resolving those SOMETHINGs in a logical manner would piss off a lot of people.

this rewright makes the black man the hero, so disney would never allow it.

This is like fanfiction. But making the movie just better in general

Snoke is very similar to funny valentine with being willing to dispose himself for his "greater good" in the same way that funny valentine died himself multiple times without having his conciousness transfered.

I love your backstory for Snoke, and how the First Order never dies. It makes sense and it's definitely Star Wars level weird. I also love how you actually made Finn's past as a stormtrooper actually part of his identity! And how you made that grieving scene with Po and Chewie.. it's touching.

It wasn’t chewy just walking away, it was leia ignoring him even though he just saw his life long best friend die in-front of him.

30:56 instead of wanting to destroy his past, Kylo should have said "I want to be nobody. I want to leave all this retched conformity behind. I want to be free." This would've provided the necessary foil to Rey as they are born in exact opposite scenarios while having exact opposite motivations. That philosophical conflict would have been epic!

I do like the actual use of Finn being a jedi in this, I felt it was a wasted opportunity with what they showed him doing in force awakens

I love how this makes Finn *and* Rey relevant in their own ways (not to mention sets them up as contrasting protagonists) instead of tossing one off to the side.

Okay, force plague is honestly the best idea I've heard for star wars in a long time. Take my money please, and go make your own full movies

Everyone: Whats Reys last name? Nobody: hmm whats yodas last name?

I just want to say, the "Luke was a force ghost all along" really got me. I don't know why, but I almost shed a tear at that part for some reason. Probably because it reminded me of the movie Sixth Sense. I honestly wasn't expecting it, and it was pretty damn cool.

God I'm a sucker for consistent themes telling an overarching message/moral lesson that ties up so much of what everyone has been up to in different ways

That rose threatening Finn over a book scene made me love her while the actual movie made me hate her

That was fire mate Holy shit, the storytelling in this was so good I’m not gon’lie I didn’t agree with everything, but damn, this felt more right than the actual trilogy, where the OT characters were MORE present “Force Plague” dude that shit actually had me scared (lol) because of how well that works Snoke being a Kaminoan? ...it’s insane how much that would make sense (at least when we first saw him)

I really wish I had seen THIS version of the trilogy. Or that it existed, but this is likely much harder to make than a typical fan edit.

"There's gonna be no lightspeed tracker this time" [everyone liked that]

You know, while you were going over everything, I just imagined Finn wearing a white and black colored Clone Wars era Jedi armor that’s reminiscent of a Storm Trooper.

Ok I love this video a lot and have watched it a dozen times at this point, and I thought of a little something to add in that I think would be great. Someone else suggested that there could be a scene where Finn is looking for Luke and he finds the hut Luke’s been staying in, and in this hut he discovers Vader’s lightsaber. He then sees Luke at the door and they have a discussion about how Vader was his father and Kylo and all that. What I want to add is that in Ep9 we see Finn wielding what is clearly Vader’s lightsaber, but maybe modified a bit to better suit him and for marketing purposes, and most importantly the blade is white. For those of you who don’t know what this means let me explain. Basically all lightsabers are powered by these special force sensitive crystals called Kyber crystals, and Jedi make their lightsabers by connecting with one first then making the actual saber. Sith meanwhile will use the Dark Side to corrupt the crystal before making a saber which is why they always have a red blade. And finally, a white blade is made when someone finds a corrupted crystal and “heals” it through the Force. Since redemption is a big part of this rewrite’s plot and Finn’s character I thought this would be a fitting addition.

I have to admit I went into this skeptical that anything could make me like these characters but you did it, there was a couple of things that I didn't like but they were really just nitpicks, this was great, good job man

> im gonna be making Rey stronger Me: wtf > but gives her some really nice character development Me: hm oook I dig it!!!

*YOU CAME BACK AT AN INTRIGUING TIME. YOU MAY WISH TO DISAPPEAR AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 6 MONTHS.*

I actually really like Rey being a nobody. We aren’t defined by our bloodline, we make our own deeds.

This is so well done. Watched it while I washed up and found myself grinning at the scenes in multiple places. Well done man

I think the best thing about this is Finn actually getting to be a character

_"Waves of Snokes"_ That is a cursed phrase of ever I've heard one...

Your version of Snoke is my favorite part of this. I love that he has no sense of self preservation and that you tied the clone thing in.

You did very good. Wow! All 3 of them actually feel like people going through a journey and also I love how you wrote Rose

FanFiction of your FanFiction: Finn is poking around the island when he sees a box under Luke’s bed. He pulls it out and opens it. Vader’s lightsaber is in it. The camera shifts and we see Luke standing in the doorway, at first with a slightly angry face but then it softens. Finn says under breath, “is that..?!” “My father’s lightsaber,” Luke says, alerting Finn of his presence. Finn is startled but then realized what Luke said. “Darth Vader was your father?!” Finn says, a little scared. Luke nods. “He was one of the best Jedi of his time. But then he was corrupted by the Emperor. He became the most feared person in the galaxy.” “But you turned him back! You saw that there was light in him and you turned him back to the light side.” “There was no light in Ben. The night that he killed my students and destroyed the temple, I saw pure, raw hatred unlike what I had ever seen. And I created it. I was the one that allowed it to happen and I will not let that happen again!” He force pulls Vader’s saber to himself and storms off. In a later scene, he puts the saber back in the box and touches it thoughtfully. Then, he ponders something, and we see him walk away quickly, which cuts to your version of the scene with Yoda.

When you said Finn is the last jedi, I got chills.

I found Rey turning to the dark side a bit weird but the rest seems more fun and more normal for a trilogy than the sequels we know

Force Plague. That is a terrifying concept, and is such an awesome one at the same time.

Okay, here's a quick question: If Rey being a force plague makes everyone love her, why was she kicked out of the city? If you don't have an answer, here's how I think it would work: The force plague effects aren't permanent. If she stays with a person for long enough, it wears off, and that person has an opinion of her based on their own thoughts. My evidence for this is the alien salesman from the first movie. IIRC, he said "Your charms don't work on me anymore," implying they once did, but stopped. So what happened with Rey's rich adoptive parents was they were disgusted by her at first, and then her force plague abilities made them love her, but after a while, it wore off, and they were disgusted by her again, even moreso than before since she manipulated them and got everything dirty, so they, like Ben said, threw her out like trash. There's another level to this: Since the other characters still like her after the time the force plague effects would ware off, it proves that she is capable of making people genuinely like her without the force, and she's not just a manipulator.

when you literally have a "mary sue" disease

I'd also suggest making Finn's use of the lightsaber even more clumsy and amateurish than in the original at first. These blades require a great knowledge of the force after all.

This was a really good rewrite! I love your new directions for the characters and the way you recontextualized existing scenes to fit the new twists. I would've been thrilled and legitimately shocked (in a good way) to see this version in theaters :)