Ah, Force Friday. A day where understocked aisles of Star Wars merchandise were quickly vacated and millions of dollars were made in revenue for Disney and various retailers. But more importantly, it was a day where quite a bit about the state of the Star Wars Galaxy circa The Force Awakens popped up.

Minor spoilers ahead! There’s nothing Alderaan-shattering, but some may want to tread with caution when looking through this article.

Let’s start with the toys. Firstly – you know Jakku’s boar-like creatures? Their species has a name now: Happabore.

At “D Street” store in #DisneySprings, I found our old pal #Hoggsquattle. Looks like his name has changed. @rebelforceradio #Podcast66 @podcast66 A photo posted by Daniel Berry (@danielberrydrum) on Sep 5, 2015 at 1:42pm PDT

We also got a closer look at some of the supporting characters in the movie – including Constable Zuvio, Sarco Plank, Ello Asty, and Teedo, Unkar’s Thug, and BB-8. What you might have missed is a set including General Hux, a Guavian Death Gang Enforcer, PZ-4CO, and Goss Toowers (shown below, courtesy of Entertainment Earth – also included are Kylo Ren and the Grand Inquisitor).

The official Star Wars Databank was also updated to cover some information about some of the less-important characters from The Force Awakens – in addition to some other information on the setting.

Teedo, Unkar Plutt, and Sarco Plank reside on Jakku. Constable Zuvio is implied to be there as well.

The Guavian Death Gang and the Kanjiklub Gang are two criminal organizations.

Takodana is indeed a planet name – the name of the planet where Maz and the various outlaws are located. ME-8D9 is a protocol droid that is present on the planet.

– the name of the planet where Maz and the various outlaws are located. ME-8D9 is a protocol droid that is present on the planet. Starkiller Base – the station that General Hux is using – is a planet converted into a weapon that’s strong enough to destroy entire Star Systems. Furthermore, the First Order’s arsenal includes Torture Droids, Snowspeeders, and Star Destroyers (including the one seen in the trailer named Finalizer). Riot Control Troopers and Flametroopers are part of the First Order’s ranks.

The Resistance have access to X-wings and soldiers equipped to carry out hit-and-run tactics. Members of their ranks include Goss Toowers, Ello Asty, PZ-4CO, and B-U4D.

On to the major characters. We’ve learned from the various toys and masks that have audio that Finn and Kylo Ren have American accents, while Captain Phasma has a robotic-sounding British accent. Kylo Ren’s voice is surprisingly not augmented much, and – for the most part – he speaks calmly in stark contrast to his outwardly violent behavior. Something that interested me about the “speaking” merchandise is that the designation “FN-2187” is spoken twice – once by Phasma, and once by Finn himself. Aside from the cute little nod to the cell block where Princess Leia was being held, the first two letters of the designation – “FN” – sounds extremely similar to the name “Finn”. It’s likely that “Finn” is not the character’s real name, which a creative way of explaining why he has no surname.

There are a number of quotes worth discussing. The first five are from Kylo Ren, the sixth is from Captain Phasma, and the last two are from Finn.

“I feel it, too.” – This is very clearly alluding to the “There has been an awakening… Have you felt it?” quote from Supreme Leader Snoke, and is most likely Kylo Ren’s immediate response to the query.

“Is it true? Are you just a scavenger?” – He could be talking to virtually any character on Jakku, but I think it’s likely he’s talking to Rey – and he’s sensing that she’s Force-sensitive.

“I am immune to the Light.” – Typical bad guy bravado, or something more? In any case, it seems possible that the “Light Side” is just simply referred to as “The Light” in Disney’s Star Wars canon.

“That weapon is mine!” – He’s obviously talking about the Luke-saber. Perhaps he actually owned it at one point, like some have speculated.

“Together, we can destroy the Resistance and the last Jedi.” – A typical “we can rule together” statement, if it’s not just another line he speaks to Snoke. Interestingly, the way this is worded suggests that Luke is the last (known) surviving Jedi.

“Submit your blaster for inspection.” – Phasma is clearly displeased with the firing accuracy of one of her Stormtroopers – probably Finn, who likely reports to her.

“I never should have rescued you!” – Finn is probably talking to Poe. This is probably a throwaway joke line in the middle of the escape sequence from the Star Destroyer Finalizer.

“We go back to Jakku, we die.” – Finn talking to Rey – obviously taking place after the Millennium Falcon escape sequence. While Anakin and Luke both wanted to leave Tatooine to explore the Galaxy, perhaps Rey simply felt more comfortable on Jakku.

As for the plot of the movie itself, the Topps Cards reveal the gist of the events in Act One – there’s an attack on Jakku, Finn deserts the First Order, he meets up with Rey, and they ditch the planet of Jakku. Han and Chewie find themselves back home, and later on, Poe Dameron swings by with his X-wings to presumably save the day. Oh, and for some reason, Luke’s first lightsaber is important. Many of the above quotes seem to support this narrative structure.

Stay tuned for an in-depth follow-up article covering what we’ve learned about the post-Palpatine Galaxy from the five Force Friday novels, Shattered Empire, and Uprising.

(Author’s note: I would have gotten this piece out much earlier, but I had to deal with unexpected technical issues. Better late than never!)