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" What a patch of junk ! "
It ’s time forStar Warsto introduce a replacement for theMillennium Falcon . Despite being a franchise that literally burst onto the screen with iconic spaceship in 1977,Star Warsfinds itself without a proper alive - natural action replacement , or even compliment , to Han Solo ’s old YT-1300 freighter , and the continuation trilogy and spin - offs require to change that .
This is in no mode to knock the Falcon . She ’s the singlemost iconic ship in all of science fictionand her influence on the saga , and pop - culture as a whole , can never be discounted , but 40 years and 7 ( almost 8) motion picture have passed since her initial introduction and she ’s still the only iconic named ship in live - activeness Star Wars outside of capital ship or ships with picayune screen metre like the Tantive IV or Slave I.Star Wars Legendsmaterial introduced a slew of vessel that , with an admittedly spotty cart track record , were still able-bodied to take hold with lover . There are some dud like the overpowered Suncrusher , but there ’s also The Outrider fromShadows of the Empireand the Ebon Hawk fromKnights of the Old Republic .
Outside of unrecorded - legal action , Star Wars Rebelshas done a gravid job on this front , making The Ghost and her crowd a major mend in canyon , and The Ghost even made a abbreviated cameo inRogue One , but only eagle - eyed fan of the series would even know that .
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The problem is n’t that the Falcon is insufficient . It will always be a major part ofStar Wars , and no fan could say they did n’t feel a chill when they finally ensure it fighting TIE fighter again for the first clock time in several decades when the first house trailer forThe Force Awakensarrived in November 2014 . The trouble is that in a galaxy as prominent as the one presented inStar Warsmovies , there has to be more than just one beat up old freighter with some personality amidst the ocean of unvarying X - Wings , TIE Fighters , and Star Destroyers ( all of which have also only ensure minor evolutions since 1977 ) . This is especially unfeigned when we look at the upcoming vent slate and seeThe Last Jedi , a movie where Rey and Chewbacca presumptively fly the Millennium Falcon from Ahch - To to Crait , andSolo : A Star Wars Story , where we expect to see Han Solo get the Millennium Falcon from Lando - and do n’t forget thatSolomight even breed its own trilogy .
Lucasfilm has done a fantastic job of mix things up with its newest offerings , but with fans always gear up toaccuseStar Warsof recycling old storiesor bank on nostalgia , the fact that the only named ship of note in the continuation trilogy is the same one introduce inA New Hopein 1977 is n’t help matter . It ’s not as if the talent necessary to design and name a memorable vessel is lacking , in fact , most of the best people for the caper are already employed by Lucasfilm , it just demand a floor that does n’t want to stretch all the fibre aboard the Falcon again , an apprehensible enticement for any writer given the chance to go down their news report in this universe .
To be unmortgaged , this is n’t a failing exclusively of the sequel trilogy or post - Disney Lucasfilm , either . Through 3 prequel movies and 5 ( and a half ) season ofThe Clone Wars , all of which happened under George Lucas , the franchise also go wrong to bring forth another iconic Cuban sandwich craft , not for want of brilliant ship excogitation . The principal reference in the prequels fly around in gorgeous , but nameless , chrome plated Nabooian ships , and inThe Clone Wars , Anakin and Ahsoka have " Twilight , " a ship that even some hardcore fans would have tolook up on Wookieepediato name or identify .
What make the situation even odder is the fact thatStar Warsmerchandisingis a importantly large revenue stream for theStar Warsbrand than the storytelling from movies , Quran , comic strip , and TV , and while many people will continue to buyMillennium Falcon playsets and LEGO kits , a new ship purpose with an iconic name would be an instant must - have for fan .
Eventually , most of the original trilogyStar Warsfixtures will have to be phased out of succeeding stories . Han Solo was killed off inThe Force Awakens , and the rest of the original trilogy plaster bandage will need to be indite out of the story somehow as well . The Falcon has always been former and in various states of extreme disrepair , but it only seems logical that it too will one Clarence Day make its last flight - a instant that could arguably pass as many teardrop as the death of Han Solo - and before she run out her last hyperspace jump , she needs a desirable replacement .
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