WARNING: THIS POST WILL CONTAIN LEAKED CONCEPT ART AND COULD BE CONSIDERED A SPOILER. IF YOU WANT TO GO IN FRESH WITHOUT ANY PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, DO NOT READ THIS POST!!!!

INTRO

Hello, my name is Jason Garwood and I effing love Star Wars!

Okay, so there’s been a lot of discussion and debate over the latest trailer for Episode VII of the great Star Wars saga. This post will hopefully clear up a lot of confusion and explain what the hell is going on. All speculation will be backed up using leaked concept art that was released PRIOR to that of this teaser.

BREAKDOWN

I will go through every major frame of the trailer which shows something new. I will piece together what’s being shown off and what it all means. There will be some speculation but I will try to back it up with reason as much as possible. I will not be using any wild theories, instead relying on sources, leaks and concepts that already exist as well as using both teasers for contextual purposes. On to the first still…

1: JAKKU

The first shot we see in this teaser is a very wide-angle shot which Abrams describes as being inspired by John Ford’s old westerns.

Firstly, this is NOT Tatooine. This is a brand new planet called JAKKU. Jakku, like Tatooine, is a desert planet in the outer-rim. It has a low population which consists mainly of scavengers.

1 year after the destruction of the 2nd Death Star at Endor, the late days of the galactic civil war still waged on. A great battle happened at Jakku. The outcome wasn’t great for both sides with Star Destroyers and X-wings crashing onto the planets surface, left for over 30 years to rust away.

Because of the crashed ships, scavengers have come from across the galaxy to collect and scavage all they can from these colossal machines to sell on.

REY, our female lead, is a native of Jakku and has lived there all her life. She is a scavenger who, using her speeder bike, collects parts and scrap metal from these fallen ships. According to leaked concept art. She lives inside a hollowed out AT-AT which has fallen to the ground.

There has been no indiciation that she is, at all, related to Luke or Han / Leia. However, Lucasfilm have yet to announce her last name so anything could happen.

2: LUKE’S QUOTE

This section will have to cover multiple things at once due to the fact I have to explain the voice over which matches the pictures. Firstly, I’ve seen many people get confused over who the voice is. Some are saying its Luke, some are saying it’s luke’s son, some are saying it’s Kylo Ren. I can CONFIRM that the voice is LUKE SKYWALKER.

The quote was lifted directly from Return of the Jedi. However, the order has been edited around. Here’s the actual clip from ROTJ. [Starts at 1:27.]

The Original quote goes as follows….

> You’re wrong Leia. You have that power too. In time, you’ll learn to use it as I have. The Force is strong in my family. My father has it, I have it and my sister has it.

As you can see, I highlighted the parts which were used in the teaser. The order in the trailer is different. The first part has been put at the end. It is possible this was done just to have more impact, or JJ is trying to hint at something familial / nepotistic. This is just pure conjecture, of course.

Now, onto the stills associated with this quote.

My father has it.

In this shot, we see a burnt-up helmet which famously belonged to one DARTH VADER. In this shot, the helmet lays on what appears to be a pedistal of some kind. On display as a monolith or icon for a sith fanatic perhaps? Sources have said that the main sith bad guy,who we shall talk about later, is actually a Sith relic hunter who travels the galaxy collecting items of old which pertain to the Sith and the dark side. It’s most likely this man went to Endor and collected this helmet from the funeral pyre that we see at the end of Return of the Jedi.

Concept art has also shown this helmet being awed upon by a cybernetic man.

Whoever this man is, he has a deep fascination with this helmet.

I have it.

This shot shows the ever-lovable Artoo. The other person? Well, it’s obvious. That’s Jedi master LUKE SKYWALKER. How am I so sure? Well, first off the voice over says so. Secondly, it just fits. The cybernetic hand matches that of Luke’s after his father cut it off in Bespin. Once it had synthetic skin but after 30 years, it has worn away to leave the mechanics showing. In this shot he is petting his old friend who has followed him through many journeys and adventures including the films but also in canonical books such as the newly-released Heir to the Jedi.

An old, wise long-forgotten Jedi who lives in self-aposed exile with his droid friend. Perhaps out of fear that, should he train any one else in the ways of the force, they could become corrupted and we’ll have a repeat of Palpatine. Or even perhaps this new villain, Kylo Ren, was once a former student who found sith relics and turned to the dark side. Luke lost hope in the force and felt like he failed as a teacher, unable to live up to his own teacher, Yoda. This could be the catalyst to the story. Luke could be the only one to stop this new sith threat.

On to the final shot for the voice over…

I took this screenshot a little early, it still hasn’t fully faded out from black yet….this is on purpose. I wanted to drive home the fact that this woman on the right IS NOT HUMAN!. She is a small alien of orange skin who has somehow come to possession of LUKE SKYWALKER’S FIRST LIGHTSABER. The lightsaber he lost, along with his hand, to the bowels of cloud city in Bespin during the events of Empire Strikes Back.

Now, who is this little alien creature? Sources indicate that this is an alien woman known as ROSE. I am not sure if that her final name or just a working name (Like Rey was called KIRA during production). However, she does show up in some leaked concept art.

In this concept, we see a small alien creature who fits the same height as the one in the teaser. In the cocnept art, she’s standing next to BB-8 and Rey, who are watching Finn ignite the lightsaber, possibly for the first time. I believe that this alien and the one who appears in the teaser are the one and same.

The next shot is interesting….

My sister has it.

We see this alien, “Rose”, give Luke’s old lightsaber to someone. But who could this person be? It’s none other than PRINCESS LEIA ORGANA. To be honest, she’s probably now Leia Organa-Solo but I digress.

I’ve seen people say this is Rey or Leia’s daughter…or Rey AS Leia’s daughter. However, it is not. Firstly, the clothing worn by the woman on the left matches perfectly with a sketch drawing of her costume that was released around January of this year, well before the teaser came out.

As you can see, it’s a grey / silver jumpsuit with rolled up sleeve and black cardigan, the exact same costume the woman wears in the trailer.

Also, which I probably should have mentioned earlier, Carrie Fisher herself also some-what confirmed it was her during Star Wars Celebration in an interview with James Arnold Taylor onstage.

The teaser then fades to blackness and the the final part of the quote is said…

You have that power too.

3: LOCK S-FOILS IN ATTACK POSITION!

Oh yes! The ever-beloved X-WINGS are back and now they’re flying, for the first time on-screen, in atmosphere over a coursing river. This seems like a follow-up shot to the one shown in the original teaser.

I wanted to include this shot to give some information on these new X-Wings. Firstly, here’s some pictures from SW Celebration’s TFA Exhibit.

This is a model of the X-wing. Here you can see it uses a BLUE colour scheme instead of the usual RED. Another little thing to notice is that this does not contain a droid like R2-D2, no. It contains BB-8!!

This plaque gives us some information on this new X-Wing and also some information on the universe as a whole during this era. Firstly there is no more Rebel Alliance, there is now The Resistance. This is their flagship fighter, the T-70 X-Wing starfighter, which is the successor of the Original Trilogy’s T-65 X-wing.

4: BEST FREAKIN’ PILOT IN THE WHOLE GALAXY

In this still, we see the 2nd of our trio of heroes. Meet POE DAMERON. Poe is a resistance soldier and pilot who, according to actor Oscar Isaac, has been sent on a top-secret mission by Princess Leia. Whilst on this mission, he crosses pathes with Rey and Finn and form a bond together. Isaac describes Poe as “The best freakin’ pilot in the whole galaxy”. It’s possible that Dameron will be the new “Han Solo” of this trio.

What is this mission? My theory (which could be wrong) is that he was sent to find Luke Skywalker who has gone into exile. The resistance needs a jedi leader to fight by their side in this new war. It’s possible that Poe, during this mission, will temporarily have the keys to the Millenium Falcon which he uses to fly to Jakku. This explains why the Falcon is at Jakku and also explains why BB-8, the droid built for the X-Wings would be on Jakku also. Some have said that BB-8 belongs to Rey but I think he’s actually the property of Poe Dameron.

5: COOL GUYS DON’T LOOK AT EXPLOSIONS

This is a quick shot of Rey, BB-8 and Finn running away from a TIE fighter attack. I will explain what this all means later on in the post during another shot.

I just wanted to quickly mention that I, personally, think Rey’s staff is just that…a staff. A self-made staff which she put together herself. Maybe it’s multi-functional and fires lasers or electocutes people. One thing I DO NOT think it is, is a lightsaber of any kind that some have speculated it to be.

6: VADER WAS JUST THE BEGINNING

Ladies and Gentlemen, please meet your new antagonist, KYLO REN. Rumoured to be played by Adam Driver, Ren is a masked individuals who wield a special lightsaber which allows him to emit a cross-guard of light. The saber is two-handed and the blade is longer than a normal saber.

Sources describe him as a relic hunter, a man who is fascinated and obsessed with ancient and modern sith relics. Its unknown at this time if he, himself is an actual Sith proper or just someone who admires them due to the lack of knowing if he possesses a “Darth” title. It’s speculated that his gear including mask, robes and lightsaber are all relics of the past which he has found. The mask certainly gives off a “Reven” vibe from the KOTOR video game. (not to say this is Revan of course. Just saying, it was probably an inspiration).

Here are some photos from the Celebrations exhibit showing off his lightsaber and costume.

It seems that Kylo Ren has connections with the Stormtroopers, which leads on to the next shot…

7: A NEW ORDER RISES

Meet THE FIRST ORDER. Although we don’t know much about this new organisation, what we do know is that it was formed from the old Galactic Empire and features stormtroopers, TIE fighters and Star Destroyers.

It’s possible that after the destruction of the 2nd Death Star and the death of Emperor Palpatine, the Empire was at a loss on the direction it needs to go next. Perhaps a new leader arose to guide the remnants forward, together as a new order…THE FIRST ORDER.

Who is this person? We have no idea. It’s possible it will be Andy Serkis’ character who did the voice over for the origianl teaser. Is that man the one standing in the middle, addressing the troops? I don’t know. What I do know is that the man is wearing a uniform which is similar to the office uniform of the Original trilogy, except more robe-ish with a flared bottom. Perhaps this new order is ultra-religious and is openly Sith. Unlike its predecessor with the sith controlling it from the shadows. Again, pure conjecture.

Here you can get a glimpse of the new Stormtrooper outfit. Which was also shown at the exhibition. Along with the Flametrooper and Snowtrooper.

The new armour is sleek and shiny. Much more menacing than that of the original Empire.

8: SHORT FOR A STORMTROOPER

These next two shots are out swapped out of order on purpose.

I believe this is the first still will happen first within the film. The second still will be the result of the first one.

In this shot, we see the third of our trio. Meet FINN. Finn starts off as a stormtrooper for The First Order, confirmed by John Boyega during SW Celebrations. However, an event happens within the film which shakes Finn to his core and makes him re-evaluate his career path and the state of the galaxy.

Some speculation from commentators suggest that Finn possibly witnesses an astrosity caused by Kylo Ren and fellow troopers during a mission. Perhaps the slaughtering of innocent civilians. It clearly scars Finn and causes him to change his views.

The 2nd shot, we see a TIE fighter shooting its own people within a Star Destroyer hanger. I believe this is Finn going AWOL, escaping the empire for good.

I believe after this, he will crash-lang on Jakku and wake-up after a short bout of uncounciousness (the first scene from the original teaser) This shows how Rey and Finn first meet.

Here’s some concept art of the TIE fighter crashed on Jakku

As you can see, the rear of this TIE is exactly the same as the rear of the one shown in the teaser. The colour scheme is also the same. I’d imagine this scene will happen within the first 10 minutes of the movie.

9: NEW STAR DESTROYER

This shot is nothing TOO special, I just thought it was cool. A look at the brand new Star Destroyer for The New Order. We also see some shuttles (possibly troop carriers) surrounding a main, big shuttle which could be Kylo Ren’s personal ship. I believe this will be the same Star Destroyer that Finn will shoot his way out of.

10: CHROMED UP

In this shot, we see the first glimpse at this majestic Chrome Stormtrooper. Who is person? Well if sources and rumours are to be believed, this would be one CAPTAIN PHASMA. WHo is he? Phasma is not a he but a she. It’s believe this will be Gwendoline Christie’s role within the film. Captain Phasma is supposedly a high-ranking officer within The First Order. She is incredibly loyal to the cause and has her own personal amour to make her stand out amongst the regular troops.

Here’s some concept art of his person.

11: PEEK-A-BOO

Here’s a quick shot of BB-8 peering around a hallway of the Millenium Falcon. Perhaps quietly watching an alteraction or heated debate from a safe distance. Should note that BB-8 is fully practical and not a CGI creation. It still blows my mind to know that.

12: REY AND FINN MEET

I believe in this shot, this is where Finn meets Rey. I originally thought Rey would meet Finn as soon as he crash-lands, however I don’t think this is the case from this shot. I believe Finn will instead find his way to a market or slavage yard and find some new civilan clothes to wear. However something happens which has him fall on the floor. Perhaps he was attacked by stormtroopers or was involved in an alteraction with the locals.

Either way, I believe Rey comes to the rescue and helps him.

13: SKIRMISH OVER JAKKU

This shot shows a skirmish between at least one TIE fighter and the Millenium Falcon. The falcon flies through the innards of a downed Star Destroyer. Some think this is a Super Star Destroyer, others debate that due to the smaller size. Either way, it’s clearly SOME form of Star Destroyer.

Remember, I do NOT believe Han and Chewie are in the Falcon at this point. I believe the occupants of that freighter in this shot will be Rey, Finn, BB-8 and Poe Dameron, who’ll be piloting. It’s possible that the First Order have found the location of Finn and are trying to kill or capture him for betraying the order. This also explains the previous shot where BB-8, Finn and Rey were getting shot at by TIE fighters.

14: TIE PILOT 2.0

Here’s a new look at the First Order TIE Pilot. It’s clear that there’s inspirations from the original TIE pilot in its design but it features the sleek look that the rest of the stormtroopers have but in black. I’ve seen some people think the red lines are part of the suit design, they’re actual just red reflections of lights featured within the cockpit.

Here was leaked concept art for its design released in December last year…

I’d say that’s quite damn close to the final version.

15: CHEWIE, WE’RE HOME

Han and Chewie are back, bitches! Yes, this is the last shot of the teaser. It shows han and Chewiw aboard The Millenium Falcon with guns raised and pointed at the cockpit.

Why would Han and Chewie have guns raised on their own ship? Well remember, like I said, I believe at this point the Falcon was in the posession of Poe Dameron. Sometime through the story, I believe that after the skirmish in Jakku, they fly back to a Resistance base where they are “greeted” by Han and Chewie. It’s likely that Poe took the falcon without permission (or at least permission from Han.) and its been a long time since he’s seen his beautiful ship.

Perhaps, to be safe, he jumped in and went straight to the cockpit with guns at the ready, only to be greeted by Dameron, Finn, Rey and BB-8. The line “We’re home” is saying that he’s relieved the Falcon is back and safe again.

THANKS!

And that’s what I have. Most of this is pure speculation but I had to get it off my chest. I hope you enjoy the read and if you have any questions or wish to know more of my views, hit me up on twitter @OfficialGarwood or on reddit /u/OfficialGarwood. I’m always up for a good ol’ debate.

Thanks! Hope you enjoy the read.