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Star : Wars Episode IXis more than a year away , but Marvel’sPoe Dameroncomic might already be setting up the going of General Leia Organa . Star state of war : The Last Jedileft Leia as the only one of the three human poor boy of the original trilogy exit alive . But with Carrie Fisher ’s unseasonable decease , fans knew that General Leia ’s role inEpisode IXwould need to bring her part in the taradiddle to a close .
WhenThe Last Jedisaw Leia ’s bridge bunch kill in a direct striking , ejecting everyone out into distance , many assumed that the filmmakers had seen no manner around remove Leia from the plastic film . Instead , Leia used the Force to return to living and safety . That left the original question to be answer - but it seems Leia might not be completely out of the woods . At least not accord to the latest issue of thePoe Dameroncomic series .
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After cut into into Poe ’s past beforeThe Force Awakens , Marvel ’s funny series has at long last caught up to the motion picture . The current arc , which set about inPoe Dameron # 26fills in some story beats by showingwhat happened afterThe Last Jediand duringThe Force Awakens . After surviving the Battle of Crait , Poe is recounting to Rey and Finn some of the film ' events fromhispoint of view . The focal point of the progeny ( and serial ) is on Poe … but this issue begins with General Leia .
More is evince than tell , as Leia sit next to Chewbacca , seemingly sensing"echoes"of the yesteryear in all probability through use of The Force . It ’s a heartbreaking moment of Force vision and flashback as Leia remembers Han sitting in the original ’s rump in their young years . It ’s clear that the heavy losses that Leia has endure weigh on her mind after the event ofLast Jedi , even if she dismisses them to assure Chewbacca ( who is also mete out with the exit of her married man and brother ) . But the sccene can also be read as forecast that Leia will be joining them in the afterlife earlier , rather than later .
Leia is noticeably weaker inPoe Dameron # 27than she was at the near ofThe Last Jedi , or the strip coif at the same time . In the film , Leia ’s recovery from the time she spent in the vacuum of blank seemed downright providential . The comic reveals that Leia may be hiding the real toll , and even embed the first cum of more serious ( and fateful ) side - effects . Soon , Leia walks to the inside of the Falcon ( leaning on the doorway as she departs ) to find Poe , Rey , and Finn share their action reports . Leia explains that she needs to remain as she’s"still not a hundred percent,“and that Poe and her must have a conversation presently .
All of this is a somewhat lineal protraction of the event ofLast Jedi , and Leia ’s continuing mission tohelp teach Poe Dameron to take the Rebels . contribute Leia ’s weakened state in the comedian , it seems even more obvious that she will finish up passing the torch to Poe as drawing card of The Resistance at some point in the nigh future . The only literal question is if that passing will add up with Leia ’s retirement , or her expiry .
Episode IXis going to have to do some with child rewriting when comes to Leia , no matter the answer arrive at . In hindsight , Leia ’s space flight was never mean to be more than a powerful demonstration of her own Force powers , with no plan to remove her from the next chapter . If anything , The Last Jedisets the stage for Leia ’s Force ability to become more crucial than ever to the events ofEpisode IX . Yet using the case ofLast Jedito write Leia out of the franchise might be the well potential move forStar Wars . Starting that story in the page ofPoe Dameronnot only encourages fan to seek out these story , but allowsStar Warsto use Leia in a way that does n’t require Carrie Fisher .
Leia ’s reference has so far been fix by her fight , operating on the offensive ever since she was introduced . Having link up the Rebellion at a very unseasoned age , and spent almost her entire spirit trying to make the galaxy a better spot , there will have to be averygood reason for Leia not execute the charge any further ( besides the tragedy of Carrie Fisher ’s passing ) . We would wager that fans might favour Leia succumbing to the true cost of her clock time in space , or stepping by as her strength fades . specially if the choice is an off - screen death or a dissimilar mission duringEpisode IX .
The hints of Leia ’s consideration inPoe Dameron # 27could amount to nothing . Leia ’s weakness could be nothing more than understandable weariness for a woman who lost far too much in her living . Yet given the serial ' consignment to explore the case afterThe Last Jedi , it should be interesting to see what , if anything , Poe Dameronreveals about Leia ’s position inStar Wars : Episode IX .
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Poe Dameron # 27is available now fromMarvel Comics
