Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi

Attribution information
Director(s)	Rian Johnson
Producer(s)	Kathleen Kennedy Ram Bergman J.J. Abrams (executive producer) Jason McGatlin (executive producer) Tom Karnowski (executive producer)
Writer(s)	Rian Johnson
Starring	Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher Adam Driver Daisy Ridley John Boyega Oscar Isaac Andy Serkis Lupita Nyong'o Domhnall Gleeson Anthony Daniels Gwendoline Christie Kelly Marie Tran Laura Dern Benicio Del Toro
Music by	John Williams
Production information
Released	December 15, 2017
Run time	152 minutes
Language	English
Chronological information
Timeline	34 ABY
Preceded by	Episode VII The Force Awakens
Followed by	Episode IX

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"Darkness rises...and light to meet it."

―Snoke

Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, marketed as Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is a 2017 film written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman, along with executive producer J.J. Abrams. It is the second film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. The film sees the return of Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Andy Serkis. New cast members include Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern, and Kelly Marie Tran.

The Last Jedi begins immediately after the events of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, set thirty years after the conclusion of the original Star Wars trilogy. It continues the story of Rey and her discovery of the exiled Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, along with the story of the war between General Leia Organa's Resistance and the First Order.

The film was released on December 14, 2017 in the United Kingdom, Mexico, Latin America, and European countries; December 15, 2017 in North America; and January 5, 2018 in China. Some North American theaters offered special limited advance showings on the evening of December 14th rather than the traditional midnight showing. The sequel to The Last Jedi, Star Wars: Episode IX, is scheduled for release on December 20, 2019, marking the conclusion of the sequel trilogy.

Opening crawl

Episode VIII THE LAST JEDI
The FIRST ORDER reigns. Having decimated the peaceful Republic, Supreme Leader Snoke now deploys his merciless legions to seize military control of the galaxy. Only General Leia Organa's band of RESISTANCE fighters stand against the rising tyranny, certain that Jedi Master Luke Skywalker will return and restore a spark of hope to the fight. But the Resistance has been exposed. As the First Order speeds toward the Rebel base, the brave heroes mount a desperate escape....

Synopsis

"This is not going to go the way you think."

―Luke Skywalker

Resistance Evacuation

Following their successful operation to destroy Starkiller Base, Resistance fighters led by General Leia Organa, now widowed by the murder of Han Solo at the hands of their own son Ben Solo, alias Kylo Ren, evacuate their main base as a First Order fleet reaches them. The First Order brings in a Dreadnought to destroy the Resistance base but not before the last Resistance personnel evacuate. With his BB droid, BB-8, Poe Dameron holds off the First Order vessels by taunting General Armitage Hux. After taking out the Dreadnought's point-defense cannons at close range, Dameron leads a counter-attack with a squad of Resistance bombers to destroy the Dreadnought, disobeying orders from General Organa to retreat, and suffers severe losses, including gunner Paige Tico and the entire Cobalt Squadron. The Resistance vessels escape by jumping to lightspeed.

Leia reprimands and demotes Poe to Captain for disobeying orders, while Supreme Leader Snoke reprimands General Armitage Hux for his failure to block the evacuation and the loss of a Dreadnought. Hux reveals, however, that the First Order is tracking the Resistance through a hyperspace tracker and a long pursuit begins, with the Resistance relying on their spaceships' mobility and shields to stay out of effective weapons range while their fuel supplies dwindle. The First Order fleet, led by Snoke, Hux, and Ren aboard the Mega-class Star Destroyer Supremacy, quickly catches up with the Resistance fleet.

Motivated by Snoke's harsh dismissal of his efforts to fully embrace the dark side of the Force, Kylo Ren leads a devastating starfighter assault against the Resistance fleet, flying inside the Raddus's hangar bay to destroy most of the Resistance's fighter complement within. Lining up for a bombing run on the Raddus's bridge, Ren hesitates to fire after sensing his mother's presence onboard. However, his TIE fighter escorts take the shot, destroying the bridge killing many Resistance leaders, including Admiral Gial Ackbar. Leia survives exposure to space through use of the Force, but is seriously incapacitated, leaving Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo in command.

Captain Dameron and Vice Admiral Holdo get off to a rough start, with Holdo reminding Poe of his demotion and dismissing him as a "hot–head" pilot. After awakening from his sleep, a rejuvenated Finn seeks out Rey only to discover that she has already left. Believing his friend to be in danger, Finn tries to seek her out in an escape pod. He encounters a young Resistance mechanic named Rose Tico, who is mourning the death of her older sister Paige, who perished during the earlier bombing run. Rose mistakes Finn for a deserter and stuns him. However, Finn manages to convince Rose that he can help them take out the First Order's hyperspace tracker. Finn and Rose convince Poe about the viability of their plan. After Maz Kanata calls them on hologram, they consult with her and she tells them to seek out the Master Codebreaker on Canto Bight. Disapproving of Vice Admiral Holdo's leadership, Poe dispatches Finn, Rose, and his BB-series droid BB-8 to seek out the Master Codebreaker.

Training on Ahch-To

"I will never train another generation of Jedi. I came to this island to die. It's time for the Jedi...to end."

―Luke Skywalker, to Rey

Luke teaching Rey about the nature of the Force.

Having arrived on the waterworld of Ahch-To with the Wookiee Chewbacca and astromech droid R2-D2 aboard the Millennium Falcon, the Force-sensitive Rey meets Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. Luke refuses to initiate her in the ways of the Force because of his past failure when teaching Ren, even after learning of Han's murder. Unbeknownst to Luke, Rey and Ren begin communicating with each other through involuntary shared visions. Prodded by R2-D2, Luke eventually agrees to teach Rey, showing her the ancient texts within the first Jedi Temple and telling her to reject her simplistic view of the Force as cleanly defined between the light and the dark side. He is, however, deeply perturbed by her lack of caution when approaching the dark side.

Rey and Ren continue to experience shared visions and Rey excoriates him for murdering Han Solo, while Ren mocks her need to find replacement parental figures, first in Han and now Luke.

Continuing his attempt to train her, Luke lectures Rey on the failures of the Jedi Order and Rey realizes that Luke has shut himself off from the Force.

Rey faces her own reflection in the cave.

Rey travels to a cavern beneath the island where the dark side is powerful and experiences a vision while touching a reflective rock wall, asking to see her parents but seeing only her own reflection. She resolves to abandon her Jedi training and leave Ahch-To. Luke revisits the cliffside outcrop where he first began training Rey and attempts to re-open his connection to the Force, succeeding when he makes mental contact with an unconscious Leia.

In another shared vision, Ren claims to Rey that Luke grew afraid of Ren's growing power and tried to murder him while he was asleep and defenceless. They are soon discovered by Luke, by now reconnected to the Force. Luke angrily destroys Rey's hut with the Force and demands that she leave Ahch-To immediately, but Rey attacks him in her rage. Proving to be more than a match for her, Luke easily stops Rey's attacks and disarms her, but submits when she threatens him with his own lightsaber. He confesses that he contemplated killing a sleeping Ben Solo upon discovering his corruption by Snoke but instantly relented. Ben, however awoke to see Luke standing over him with an ignited lightsaber and immediately counter-attacked, destroying Luke's new Jedi Temple and disappearing to become Kylo Ren.

Luke and Yoda discuss the importance of masters.

Unable to convince Luke to join the Resistance, Rey leaves Ahch-To without him to confront Ren, hoping to turn him to the light side, succeeding where Luke failed. Luke attempts to destroy the ancient Jedi texts but is interrupted by the ghost of Yoda. As Luke hesitates at the task, Yoda himself summons a thunderbolt to destroy the library, then tells Luke that the most important lessons that masters can give are their failures.

Finding a Codebreaker

Finn, Rose, and BB-8 travel aboard a Resistance transport pod to the city of Canto Bight on the planet Cantonica in the Corporate Sector. Canto Bight is the haunt of wealthy war profiteers who sell weapons to both the First Order and the Resistance. The three Resistance operatives park their transport on a public peace, antagonizing the Abednedo businessman Slowen Lo, who alerts the Canto Bight Police Department. While Finn is mesmerized by the wealth and opulence of Canto Bight, Rose tells him that the city is built on exploitation. While watching a fathier race at the Canto Bight racetrack, the two witness a child racer being beaten by an overseer.

Finn, Rose, and BB-8 then make their way inside the Canto Casino where they try to make contact with the Master Codebreaker, who is dancing with "Lovey". However, the three are promptly arrested by Canto Bight police officers for their traffic violation. At the Canto Bight police headquarters, Finn and Rose encounter the slicer DJ, who offers to help them disable the First Order's hyperspace tracker in return for freedom. With the help of BB-8, the Resistance operatives and DJ escape the police headquarters. Pursued by the police, they head to the fathier stables where Rose manages to convince the stable boy Temiri Blagg to help them escape by leaving him a Resistance ring.

Temiri releases the fathier, creating a stampede that allows Finn and Rose to escape through the streets of Canto Bight. Riding on a fathier, the two flee to the outskirts of the city where they are picked up by DJ and BB-8, who have stolen the luxury yacht Libertine. While traveling through hyperspace, the three discuss their plan to infiltrate the Supremacy and disable the hyperspace tracker. DJ agrees to help in return for receiving Rose's gold pendant as upfront payment for his services.

Proceeding with their plan, Finn, Rose, DJ, and BB-8 infiltrate the massive Supremacy. They steal First Order officer uniforms from an automated launderette and make their way to a hyperspace tracker. BB-8 is disguised as a trash compactor. However, the intruders are spotted by the First Order astromech droid BB-9E. Inside the hyperspace tracker chamber, Finn, Rose, and DJ are apprehended by First Order stormtroopers led by Captain Phasma, who gloatingly welcomes Finn home. Only BB-8 is able to escape.

Escape and death of the Supreme Leader

"You think you can turn him? Pathetic child. I cannot be betrayed. I cannot be beaten. I see his mind. I see his every intent. Yes...I see him turning the lightsaber to strike true. And now, foolish child, he ignites it, and kills his true enemy!"

―Snoke, to Rey as his final words

Vice Admiral Holdo reveals her plan to discreetly evacuate the remaining Resistance members using a fleet of U-55 orbital loadlifters. Believing her actions to be cowardly and risky, Poe instigates a mutiny, apprehending Holdo and her command staff. Poe seals himself in the ship's command bridge and tries to restart the Raddus. However, Holdo snatches a blaster and frees herself. Meanwhile, having recovered, Leia breaches the command bridge and stuns Poe, ending his mutiny and allowing the evacuation to begin. Leia later tells Poe that she approved of Holdo's evacuation plan, which is to retreat to an old Rebel Alliance base on nearby Crait.

Rey and Kylo join forces against Snoke's guards.

Meanwhile, Rey delivers herself to the Supremacy in order to meet Ren, but she is immediately placed in binder cuffs and he takes her to Snoke. In Snoke's throne room, Rey tries to turn Ren to the side of the Resistance. Snoke reveals that he was responsible for the mental connection between her and Ren as part of a plan to find and destroy Luke. Snoke commands Ren to execute Rey, but Ren instead kills Snoke with Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber. Rey and Ren cooperate to win a furious melee against Snoke's guards.

Rey and Kylo battle for Luke's lightsaber.

In the aftermath, Ren compels Rey to admit what she has known all along: that her parents were insignificant junkers who sold her as a child for drinking money, and that they are dead and buried in the wastes of Jakku. Ren invites Rey to rule the galaxy with him, but Rey refuses and asks him to join the Resistance. Using the Force, they struggle for possession of Anakin's lightsaber until it breaks into two pieces, causing a large explosion. While Ren is unconscious, Rey escapes on Snoke's escape craft.

In the Supremacy's hangar bay, Finn and Rose are brought out for a public execution in the presence of General Hux, Captain Phasma, and many First Order officers, soldiers, and pilots. Finn and Rose learn that DJ has sold them out for his own freedom. DJ also reveals the Resistance's evacuation plan to the First Order. Finn remonstrates with DJ but the criminal is indifferent to their struggle. Believing Finn and Rose to be a waste of blaster bolts, Phasma orders First Order stormtrooper executioners to behead them with laser axes.

Acting on DJ's information, the Supremacy bombards the Resistance's U-55 orbital loadlifters, destroying several ships and inflicting heavy losses on the Resistance. However, Holdo sacrifices herself to ram the Raddus into the Supremacy at lightspeed, cleaving it in two and destroying much of its escort fleet instantly. The resulting explosion sets the Supremacy's cargo hold aflame and interrupts Finn and Rose's execution. Amidst the chaos, Finn and Rose are cornered by Phasma and several stormtroopers.

However, BB-8 commandeers a docked AT-ST walker and saves them. Finn duels Phasma and bests her, after which she falls into a fiery chasm when the floor beneath her gives way. Finn, Rose, and BB-8 then flee the Supremacy, joining the Resistance survivors on Crait. In Snoke's chamber, Hux nearly executes the unconscious Ren, but is forced to relent when Ren awakes. Ren claims that Rey killed Snoke and issues orders for the fleet, which causes Hux to explode in fury at the presumptuousness. Ren quickly silences him by means of a Force choke and declares himself the new Supreme Leader, before ordering the First Order to prepare for a ground assault on Crait.

Battle of Crait

"The Resistance is dead! The war is over! And when I kill you, I will have killed the last Jedi!"
"Amazing. Every word of what you just said was wrong. The Rebellion is reborn today. The war is just beginning. And I will not be the last Jedi."

―Kylo Ren and Luke Skywalker

The Resistance ski speeders fly towards the First Order.

On Crait, the surviving Resistance fighters regroup at the abandoned rebel base, which was once a mine. Pursued by TIE fighters, Finn, Rose, and BB-8 crash-land their stolen shuttle inside the base. A brief reunion ensues with Poe hugging BB-8. Rose leads the search for weapons and finds several old ski speeders.

When the First Order landing forces arrive, Poe, Finn, and Rose lead a charge with old ski speeders to destroy the First Order assault force's massive Superlaser siege cannon, but take concentrated fire from the First Order's AT-M6 walkers and TIE fighters, suffering heavy losses. Rey and Chewbacca arrive in the Falcon and draw the TIE fighters away, while Rose prevents Finn from sacrificing himself to destroy the battering ram cannon, which then blasts a hole in the fortress and leaves Rose injured and unconscious. The Resistance broadcasts a distress signal to their allies in the Outer Rim, but receives no response, and Leia laments that the galaxy has lost hope.

Luke makes his stand against Kylo Ren.

However, Luke suddenly arrives to comfort Leia and confronts Ren alone outside the breached door, giving the surviving Resistance fighters time to escape. Ren orders the First Order walkers to unleash a massive volley of turbolaser fire on Luke's position, but Luke emerges from the blast crater completely unscathed. He mocks the First Order's firepower with a brush of his shoulder. Ren confronts his uncle personally in a lightsaber duel on the salt plain outside the base, but Luke repeatedly evades Ren's attacks. Luke apologizes to Ren for failing him, but Ren angrily rejects his apology, declaring the Resistance is dead and the war over, and that with Luke's death shall come the ultimate death of the Jedi. Luke counters by saying that both the Jedi and the Rebellion are born anew in Rey and the Resistance, and invites Ren to strike him down. Ren tries, but is surprised to see Luke is still standing. He pokes his blade through Luke's torso, and to his horror it passes through him as if he were a ghost, revealing that Luke is still physically on Ahch-To and has been stalling for time via a non-corporeal Force projection of himself. Luke says goodbye to his fallen nephew and his projection fades, leaving Ren outraged and alone on the salt plain.

The Rebellion is reborn

"How do we build a rebellion from this?"
"We have everything we need."

―Rey and Leia Organa

The effort to create the projection was too much for Luke, and he collapses from exhaustion. With the last of his strength, he climbs up to the cliff where he trained Rey and stares out towards Ahch-To's binary sunset, similar to the one he saw on Tatooine thirty-four years earlier before he became a Jedi. Luke then dies and his body vanishes as he becomes one with the Force.

On Crait, Leia and Rey sense Luke's death. The First Order storms the base, but are too late to prevent the remaining Resistance fighters from escaping aboard the Falcon, much to Ren's disappointment. After leaving Crait, Finn opens a drawer on the Falcon to get a blanket for the gravely injured Rose, revealing briefly to the audience that Rey stole all of the books from the original Jedi library and Yoda did not destroy them after all. After being formally introduced to Poe, Rey laments Luke's death as she looks hopelessly at his broken lightsaber and the group's small numbers. Leia, however, notes that Luke is now at peace and that the Rebellion has all it needs to rise again.

Later, on Canto Bight, Temiri Blagg, who had helped Finn and Rose escape, and the other stable children regale themselves with a story about Luke's adventures. They are interrupted by the overseer Bargwill Tomder who angrily orders the children to get back to work. Outside, Blagg summons his broom with the Force and hopefully gazes up to the stars.

Development

"The second film is where we start zooming in on the characters and getting to the heart of them, challenging them, and pushing them deeper."

―Rian Johnson

Unofficial reports claimed in November 2012 that Lawrence Kasdan—who originally wrote the screenplays for both The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi—and Simon Kinberg would divide writing responsibilities for Star Wars Episodes VIII and IX, and both would co-produce all three films of the upcoming sequel trilogy. However, in February 2013, Disney confirmed that Kasdan and Kinberg were working on standalone films, not saga films. On June 20, 2014, a spokesperson for director Rian Johnson confirmed that he would write and direct Episode VIII, as well as pen a story treatment for Episode IX, though he later dismissed the latter. Ram Bergman, Johnson's frequent collaborator, was also confirmed to be brought onto the project as a producer, working alongside Kathleen Kennedy.

As Lucasfilm had not developed a story beyond that of The Force Awakens, Johnson was allowed to develop his own story based on access to the script as well as footage screened for him by The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams (Abrams's friend Greg Grunberg claimed that Abrams was so impressed by the script that he regretted not directing it himself). In fact, Abrams also wrote the early drafts for Episodes VIII and IX in addition to direct Episode VII, but Johnson opted to rewrite Episode VIII, using none of his original ideas. According to Johnson, "I saw it as the job of this middle chapter to challenge all of those characters—let's see what happens if we knock the stool out from under them." .... "I started by writing the names of each of the characters, and thinking, 'What's the hardest thing they could be faced with?'" While writing, Johnson regularly met with the Lucasfilm Story Group and members of the cast to share ideas and drafts of the script. The story was partially derived from one of George Lucas's ideas for Episode VII, in which Luke lives in seclusion in a Jedi temple and reluctantly trains a young girl named Kira. John Boyega later told Vogue that the script was "darker" than the one for The Force Awakens. To prepare for Episode VIII, Johnson and crew screened select classic films such as The Bridge on the River Kwai, Gunga Din, Letter Never Sent, Sahara, Three Outlaw Samurai, To Catch a Thief, and Twelve O'Clock High. Adam Driver, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, and Daisy Ridley also underwent physical training.

Production

Preliminary filming took place in September 2015 on Skellig Michael, an island off the coast of mainland Ireland. The island stands in for the planet Ahch-To, which first appeared at the end of The Force Awakens, but is featured prominently in The Last Jedi; Production design was inspired by the real-world elements of Skellig Michael. This sequence was filmed with IMAX cameras. Before leaving, the crew donated €10,000 to the ferry service that had transported them to-and-from the island.

Production officially began in England in February 2016, under the working title of "Space Bear." It utilized 14 stages at Pinewood Studios and a total of 125 sets, with many of the crew from Episode VII returning. As with the original trilogy, the character of Yoda was an entirely practical effect, with a new puppet created based on original molds for The Empire Strikes Back, and Frank Oz returning to operate and voice the character. From March 9-16, production took place in Dubrovnik, Croatia, followed by a return to Ireland for twelve weeks in County Cork. Several members of the production likened the experience of making the film to working on an independent production. Johnson took a lot of the behind-the-scenes photographs himself, and also shot a brief bit of content for Episode IX. Carrie Fisher worked with Johnson on some of the dialogue, in sessions that he described as "stream-of-consciousness ad-lib." Per a suggestion from Fisher, several of the film's characters wear jewelry of some type. Hamill was surprised by the changes in his character, and had to forumulate a personal backstory for the character so as to play the character effectively. In an interview with Polygon, Hamill described the security measures on set: "You get your pages in the morning, and they take them from you as you walk so they can shred them before it somehow leaks. You have security lines you have to walk through, both to and from set. And, not to mention, you have to wear these big monk hoods to protect your costume from drones." By June 2016, filming was "in the home stretch." Principal photography wrapped on July 22, 2016.

Post-production

Johnson began editing on August 15, 2016. His first cut ran over three hours, and included full sequences that were cut from the final film. Carrie Fisher passed away on December 27, 2016. Though she had completed filming, she had yet to record ADR. This required significant work by the film's sound editors. Relatively few pick-ups were required, mostly dealing with the Canto Bight sequence and refining the Holdo character. John Williams returned to compose the score, which was recorded from December 2016 to June 2017; He utilized a 101-piece orchestra and a 64-voice choir. On September 21, 2017, Johnson revealed that post-production was complete.

Release

Disney chairman Bob Iger originally announced the release date for Episode VIII of May 26, 2017, forty years and one day after the release of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, though the release date was later pushed back to December 15, 2017. Rian Johnson first publically discussed the film in a panel at Celebration Europe. The film's title, The Last Jedi, was announced on January 23, 2017. The title announcement was accompanied with a release of a logo for the film featuring the Star Wars logo in red rather than its traditional logo. This coloring change, previously seen with Return of the Jedi and with "Brothers" and "Revenge," installments of Star Wars: The Clone Wars focused on Darth Maul, led some to speculate that the film's creators may be hinting at dark events within the film. The title's announcement also launched a frenzy of online speculation in regard to the identity of the "last Jedi," with some noting that the term "Jedi" can be used plurally. (Foreign translations also had the title as plural.) However, Rian Johnson later said that it refers specifically to Luke Skywalker.

Footage of The Last Jedi was shared with Disney shareholders in March 2017, including a look at the beginning of the film, which happens immediately following the ending of The Force Awakens. Disney CEO Bob Iger, having seen the film, referred to it as a "perfect chapter" in the saga, stating, "I can promise you it's worth the wait." On April 11, Hamill and Ridley appeared on Good Morning America to promote the Force for Change charity; One of the three rewards was a trip for two to the premiere of The Last Jedi. Cast and crew featured in a Last Jedi panel at Celebration Orlando. At the end of the panel, Johnson debuted a teaser poster and teaser trailer. The film was featured in the May 2017 issue of Vanity Fair (for which the cast and crew were photographed on-set by Annie Leibovitz) and both the August and December 2017 issues of Entertainment Weekly. Johnson and the cast again appeared at July's D23, during which a behind-the-scenes featurette was released. In the lead-up to release, cast and crew made various media appearances to promote the film, including Ellen, Good Morning America, Live with Kelly and Ryan, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Conan, and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Cast members were also spotlighted in contemporary issues of Elle, TIME, Esquire, Rolling Stone and The New York Times, and Johnson and the cast participated in Facebook/Twitter Q&As.

The theatrical trailer and poster debuted on October 9, 2017 during Monday Night Football, after which tickets went on sale. Johnson advised spoiler-weary fans to avoid the trailer. On October 24, USA Today published an exclusive behind-the-scenes video. A TV spot known as "Awake" debuted during the November 1 broadcast of the World Series. Behind-the-scenes content is being shown before theatrical screenings of other Disney movies. The official Star Wars Tumblr held a contest in which fan art was showcased at the film's world premiere, which was held on December 9, 2017.

Merchandising

The film's product line debuted on September 1, 2017, known as Force Friday II; Target launched its Force Friday campaign early with a video centered around Rey and female fans. Like with The Force Awakens, the months leading up to the debut of The Last Jedi saw the release of several novels, short stories, comics, reference books, and activity books known collectively as Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The media, written and created by several different authors, cover various topics related to The Last Jedi as well as other aspects of the Star Wars universe. Toy merchandise includes many plush toys based around the porg creatures introduced in the film, as well as various action figures, including action figures of porgs.

Lucasfilm arranged licensing tie-ins with Ample Hills, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Cargo Cosmetics, Christian Louboutin, Dole, General Mills, Hot Topic, Nissan, Philips, rag & bone, Samsung, Verizon and Vizio. The UK's Royal Mail released a series of The Last Jedi-themed postal stamps. Disney added The Last Jedi-themed content to its Star Tours: The Adventures Continue ride, including the new planet Crait. The video game Star Wars Battlefront II features sequel trilogy characters as they appear in The Last Jedi. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes introduced The Last Jedi characters and material. LEGO released an online minigame, "The Last Jedi" 360 Experience. ILMxLab's Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay is a virtual reality experience that ties into the film.

The film's soundtrack was released in physical form and digital download on December 15, 2017, the same date as the film's theatrical premiere. Many of the books previously announced on Force Friday were also released on this day; The rest, including the novelization and a number of other adaptations, will be released in early 2018.

Home video

The film was released on digital platforms on March 13, 2018 and on physical media on March 27. Multiple physical editions were released:

• Best Buy-exclusive (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital; SteelBook packaging)
• Best Buy-exclusive (4k/Blu-ray/Digital; SteelBook packaging)
• DVD-only
• Multi-screen Edition (Blu-ray/Digital)
  • Disney Movie Club-exclusive Multi-screen Edition (includes DVD copy and lithograph)
• Target-exclusive (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital; includes "Meet the Porgs" featurette and a 40-page booklet)
• Ultimate Collector's Edition (4K/Blu-ray/Digital)
• Walmart-exclusive (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital; interchangeable covers)

Bonus features include:

• The Director and the Jedi – Go deep behind the scenes with writer-director Rian Johnson on an intimate and personal journey through the production of the movie—and experience what it's like to helm a global franchise and cultural phenomenon.
• Balance of the Force – Explore the mythology of the Force and why Rian Johnson chose to interpret its role in such a unique way.
• Scene Breakdowns
  • "Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle" – Get a close-up look at the epic space battle, from the sounds that help propel the action, through the practical and visual effects, to the characters who bring it all to life.
  • "Snoke and Mirrors" – Motion capture and Star Wars collide as the filmmakers take us through the detailed process of creating the movie’s malevolent master villain.
  • "Showdown on Crait" – Break down everything that went into creating the stunning world seen in the movie’s final confrontation, including the interplay between real-word locations and visual effects, reimagining the walkers, designing the crystal foxes, and much more.
• Andy Serkis Live! (One Night Only) – Writer-director Rian Johnson presents two exclusive sequences from the movie featuring Andy Serkis’ riveting, raw on-set performance before his digital makeover into Snoke.
• Deleted Scenes – With an introduction and optional commentary by writer-director Rian Johnson.
• Audio Commentary – View the movie with in-depth feature audio commentary by writer-director Rian Johnson.

Each purchase also grants access to a music-only version of the film.

Reception

The film topped polls from both Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes as the most anticipated film of 2017. It generated the highest level of film discussion on social media for late 2017, and analysts expected a $200 million opening. The film currently holds a 91% Fresh rating on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, with 337/357 Fresh reviews and average rating of 8.1/10. The site's consensus for the film states that "Star Wars: The Last Jedi honors the saga's rich legacy while adding some surprising twists -- and delivering all the emotion-rich action fans could hope for." Stephen Whitty of the Newark Star-Ledger praised that "Rian Johnson clearly remembers something that Lucas' most fervent followers sometimes forget: These are movies for the young, or at least the young at heart," while Peter Howell of the Toronto Star praised Johnson's ability to "find the humanity within technology," similar to his well-known film Looper. Star Wars creator George Lucas called the film "beautifully made."

The user-generated review sections of Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic contained scores that were far more negative, with ratings of 47% and 4.6/10, respectively. Certain reviewers speculated that the low user scores are the result of manipulation, either by coordinated vote brigading from internet groups or from bots. In response to tampering claims, Rotten Tomatoes released a statement that they did not detect any unusual activity aside from a noticeable "uptick in the number of written user reviews" on The Last Jedi.

Regarding more mixed online user scores for the film, Dave Hollis, President of Disney theatrical distribution, commented, "Rian Johnson, the cast, and the Lucasfilm team have delivered an experience that is totally Star Wars yet at the same time fresh, unexpected and new. That makes this a Star Wars film like audiences have never seen – it's got people talking, puzzling over its mysteries, and it's a lot to take in, and we see that as all positive, that should help set the film up for great word-of-mouth and repeat viewing as we enter the lucrative holiday period." When asked about the backlash, Johnson himself commented "Lucas never made a 'Star Wars' movie by sitting down and thinking, 'What do the fans want to see?' And I knew if I wrote wondering what the fans would want, as tempting as that is, it wouldn't work, because people would still be shouting at me, 'F--- you, you ruined "Star Wars,"' and I would make a bad movie. And ultimately, that's the one thing nobody wants."

As projected, the film took a domestic box office in its opening weekend of well over $200 million, a final figure of an estimated $220 million, and an overall global box office of approximately $450 million. It was predicted to break the billion-dollar barrier within days, as fans flocked to the box office for the Christmas holiday weekend. In 2018, the film received four Academy Award nominations (including Original Score, Visual Effects, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing), and won AARP's "Best Movie for Grownups" Award.

Continuity

The film shows Rey and Poe meeting for the first time. The two, however, were depicted as meeting in a deleted scene that was made canon in the novelization of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. This error in continuity led to a tweet by Pablo Hidalgo discussing the canonicity of deleted scenes and other canon materials' depictions of those deleted scenes.

Media

Poster gallery

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Cover gallery

North American releases

Multi-screen Edition

4K Ultra HD Collector's Edition

Best Buy Exclusive 4K Ultra HD SteelBook

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Target Exclusive Filmmaker Edition Blu-ray

Walmart Exclusive Blu-ray

DVD

Best Buy Exclusive 4K Ultra HD SteelBook product layout

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International releases

Blu-ray 3D

4K UHD MovieNEX Premium Box (Japan)

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Credits

By type

Cast

Uncredited cast

Crew

Uncredited crew

Special thanks

Cast

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker and Dobbu Scay Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa Adam Driver as Kylo Ren Daisy Ridley as Rey John Boyega as Finn Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron Andy Serkis as Snoke Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata Domhnall Gleeson as Hux Anthony Daniels as C-3PO Gwendoline Christie as Phasma Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico Laura Dern as Amilyn Holdo Frank Oz as Yoda Benicio Del Toro as DJ Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca consultant Billie Lourd as Kaydel Ko Connix Amanda Lawrence as Commander D'Acy Timothy M. Rose as Gial Ackbar Tom Kane as Gial Ackbar (voice) Mike Quinn as Nien Nunb Jimmy Vee as R2-D2 Veronica Ngo as Paige Tico Mark Lewis Jones as Captain Canady Adrian Edmondson as Captain Peavey Hermione Corfield as Tallissan Lintra Noah Segan as X-Wing Pilot Starck Jamie Christopher as X-Wing Pilot Tubbs Paul Kasey as C'ai Threnalli Justin Theroux as Master Codebreaker Warwick Davis as Wodibin Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Slowen Lo (voice) Kiran Shah as Neepers Panpick Gary Barlow Michaela Coel as Unidentified female Resistance monitor Navin Chowdhry as Resistance cargo pilot Jonathan Harden as Resistance monitor Dan Euston as Resistance bombardier Priyanga Burford as Resistance medical officer Andrew Jack as Caluan Ematt Crystal Clarke as Pamich Nerro Goode Aki Omoshaybi as Resistance bridge officer Togo Igawa as Resistance bridge officer Hugh Skinner as Amilyn Holdo's officer Tim Steed as Amilyn Holdo's officer Simon Lowe as Resistance bridge captain Joe Van Moyland as Command Center Resistance pilot Shauna Macdonald as Command Center Resistance pilot Darren Morfitt as Transport deck officer Gerard Monaco as First Order commander Kate Dickie as Armitage Hux's First Order monitor Patrick O'Kane as Tritt Opan Paul Bazely as Lank Paze Orion Lee as Suday Bascus Amira Ghazalla as Moden Canady's First Order officer Ralph Ineson as Senior First Order officer Akshay Kumar as First Order monitor Michael Jibson as Jober Tavson Luke Neal as Canto Bight policeman Andy Nyman as Jail guard Temirlan Blaev as Stable boy Josiah Oniha as Stable Kid Sara Heller as Stable Kid Matthew Sharp as Salty Lily Cole as Lovey Jack Greenless as Unidentified Resistance evacuation soldier Danny Sapani as Unidentified medical frigate captain Kevin Layne as Resistance Bomber Pilot #1 Ben Morris as Resistance Bomber Pilot Teene Uncredited Chris Adams as First Order stormtrooper Dante Briggins as First Order stormtrooper Jair Burgos as First Order stormtrooper/Reemar Kayvonix Glen Carroll as First Order stormtrooper Bern Collaco as First Order stormtrooper Joe Cornish as Resistance Trooper James Cox as Elite Praetorian Guard James Filanowski as Resistance soldier David R. Grant as Elite Praetorian Guard Christopher Jaciow as First Order stormtrooper Lucas Jones as Unidentified Canto Bight casino droid Nick Kellington as Snook Uccorfay Mickey Lewis as Unidentified Resistance bridge commander Tyrone Love as First Order stormtrooper Antonio Lujak as Lexo Sooger Andrew Mackinnon as First Order stormtrooper 36 Josh Methvan as Resistance soldier Ross Moneypenny as First Order stormtrooper Florian Robin as Elite Praetorian Guard/Ronith Blario David M. Santana as Unidentified First Order stormtrooper commander Tanner Scott as Resistance soldier Clem So as Unidentified Canto Bight casino patron Leo Thompson as Resistance Trooper Andy Wareham as Elite Praetorian Guard William Willoughby as Elite Praetorian Guard Edgar Wright as Resistance Trooper Oscar Wright as Resistance Trooper Liang Yang as Elite Praetorian Guard Karanja Yorke as Elite Praetorian Guard Filmmakers Joe Cornish, Gareth Edwards and Edgar Wright all have cameos as Resistance soldiers. Tom Hardy, Prince Harry and Prince William all visited the set and filmed cameos as stormtroopers, though their scene may have been left out of the final film. After the main credits a special section was dedicated to Carrie Fisher reading the following: In Loving Memory of our Princess Carrie Fisher

Crew

Director — Rian Johnson Producers — Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman Executive producers — J.J. Abrams, Jason McGatlin and Tom Karnowski Co-Producers — Pippa Anderson, Candice Campos, Kiri Hart Screenplay — Rian Johnson Music by — John Williams Production designer — Rick Heinrichs Cinematographer — Steve Yedlin Costume designer — Michael Kaplan Prop Master — Jamie Wilkinson

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

2BB-2 (First canonical appearance) Gial Ackbar Alcida-Auka (First appearance) Alissyndrex delga Cantonica Provincion Guila Angira (First appearance) Guswan Askreeth (First appearance) Sommel Atandu (First appearance) Yasto Attsmun Auk-Waimanu (First appearance) (In deleted scene(s)) B-U4D Suday Bascus (First appearance) BB-4 (First canonical appearance) BB-8 BB-9E (First canonical appearance) Korfé Bennux-Ai (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only) Temiri Blagg (First appearance) Ronith Blario (First appearance) Derham Boyce (First appearance) Pemmin Brunce Trypto Buball (First appearance) C-3PO Moden Canady (First appearance) Nodin Chavdri (First appearance) Chewbacca Nossit Cicer (First appearance) Kaydel Ko Connix Corm-Kairuku (In deleted scene(s)) Larma D'Acy (First appearance) Finch Dallow (First appearance) Poe Dameron Vober Dand Dhuz (In deleted scene(s)) Dillon (Mentioned on uniform only) "DJ" (First appearance) Dodibin Wolfid Dorna (First appearance) Daxo Ecloss (First appearance) Edmo Ectacle (First appearance) Caluan Ematt Glowen Faquidde (First appearance) Finn Sturg Ganna (In deleted scene(s)) Ansiv Garmuth (First appearance) Idrosen Gawat (First appearance) Ubialla Gheal

Goneril (First appearance) Pamich Nerro Goode Parallela Grammus Rhomby Grammus Grebe-Korora (First appearance) (In deleted scene(s)) First Guard (First appearance) Seventh Guard (First appearance) Third Guard (First appearance) Hal (Mentioned on uniform only) Soburi Hannemtin (First appearance) Hesper-Inguza (First appearance) (In deleted scene(s)) Hhex (In deleted scene(s)) Amilyn Holdo Armitage Hux Armitage Hux's mother (Mentioned only) Armitage Hux's First Order monitor (First appearance) Nix Jerd (First appearance) Jhat (In deleted scene(s)) Jones (First appearance) Shuma Kalamo (First appearance) Maz Kanata (Appears in hologram) Obi-Wan Kenobi (Mentioned only) Salaka Kuchimba (First appearance) Sosear Latta (First appearance) Anglang Lehet Tallissan Lintra Slowen Lo (First appearance) "Lovey" (First appearance) Armo Malou (First appearance) Master Codebreaker (First appearance) Peera Maso (First appearance) Koo Millham (First appearance) Saile Minnau (First appearance) Ubbla Mollbro (First appearance) Geno Namit (First appearance) Cova Nell (First appearance) Pinrado Noza (First appearance) Nien Nunb Brun Obatsun (First appearance) Tritt Opan (First appearance) Bail Organa (Mentioned only) Leia Organa Neepers Panpick Letrun Pay (First appearance) Lank Paze (First appearance) Edrison Peavey (First appearance) Phasma Phi (First mentioned) (Mentioned on helmet) Derla Pidys Porg Stowaway Clyss Power (Mentioned on uniform only) Prime Jedi (First appearance; depicted in a mosaic) Bollie Prindel PZ-4CO R2-D2

R4-X2 (First appearance) Kylo Ren Rey Ro (Mentioned on uniform only) Riva Rosetta (First appearance) Arashell Sar (First appearance) Torreb Savato (First appearance) Dobbu Scay (First appearance) "Salty" Sharp (First appearance) Rumitar Shay (First appearance) Kedpin Shoklop (In deleted scene(s)) Darth Sidious (Mentioned only) Luke Skywalker Snoke Han Solo (Mentioned only) Loatha Sommover (First appearance) Kaljach Sonmi Lexo Sooger (In deleted scene(s)) Spennie (First appearance) Stomeroni Starck (First appearance) Karlus Stee (First appearance) Stella (First mentioned) (Mentioned on helmet) Defancio Storsilt (First appearance) Hoth Stuff (First appearance) Lusica Stynnix (First appearance) Wayulia Tagge-Simoni (First appearance) (Appears in hologram) Cobel Tansirch (First appearance) Wilhuff Tarkin (Mentioned on uniform only) Jober Tavson (First appearance) Ted (First mentioned) (Mentioned on helmet) Teene (First appearance) Olvin Teeps (First appearance) Terna-Gentu (First appearance) Stepheden Thaldree (First appearance) Thamm Thodibin C'ai Threnalli Paige Tico (First appearance) Rose Tico Bargwill Tomder Goss Toowers Jaycris Tubbs (First appearance) Snook Uccorfay (First appearance) Unidentified Anodyne pilot (First appearance) Unidentified Canto Casino patron (First appearance) Unidentified creature (Canto Bight) (First appearance) Unidentified female Resistance monitor (First appearance) Unidentified flight engineer (First appearance) Unidentified transport pilot (First appearance) (Appears in hologram) Darth Vader (Mentioned only) Thomkins Watam (First appearance) Wodibin Y5-X2 (First appearance) Yoda (Appears as a ghost or spirit) Arca Yroca (First appearance) Oniho Zaya (First appearance)

Organisms

Bird Porg (First canonical appearance) Dog (Mentioned only) Fathier Fish Billfish (First appearance) (Beak only) (Cut) Fingerlip garpon (First appearance) (Appears as a corpse) Spetan channelfish (First appearance) (Appears as a corpse) Twinfin hyacander (First appearance) (Appears as a corpse) Unidentified fish (Opah-bladder bagpipes) (First appearance) (Appears as a corpse) (Cut) Fox Vulptex Govath (As wool) Pinniped (First appearance) Thala-siren (First appearance) Snake (Mentioned only) Unidentified Ahch-To sea creature (First appearance) Wharlithan (First appearance) (Horn only) (Cut) Whoop hog (First mentioned) (In deleted scene(s))

Droid models

Astromech droid BB-series R-series R2 series astromech droid R4 astromech R5 unit Medical droid IT-S00.2 medical droid (First appearance) MD-15C medical droid (First appearance) Patrol droid Patrol droid (First Order) Protocol droid 3PO unit Repair droid MSE series MSE-6 series repair droid Service droid Laundry droid S0-1P autovalet droid (First appearance) SE8 waiter droid

Events

Battle of Chyron Belt (First mentioned) Clone Wars (Mentioned only) Jedi Purge (Indirect mention only) New Republic Era Destruction of Luke Skywalker's Jedi Temple (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) First Order–Resistance war Attack on the Resistance fleet (First appearance) Battle of Crait Battle of Starkiller Base (Mentioned only) Evacuation of D'Qar Hosnian Cataclysm (Indirect mention only) Mission to Canto Bight (First appearance) Proclamation of the New Order (Indirect mention only) Secret mission to Tatooine (Indirect mention only)

Locations

The galaxy Alderaan (Mentioned only) Chyron Belt (First mentioned) Jakku (Mentioned only) Luke Skywalker's Jedi Temple (In flashback(s)) Oetchi system (First appearance) Otomok system (Indirect mention only) Outer Rim Territories Corporate Sector Cantonica system Cantonica Canto Bight Café Raduli Canto Bight police headquarters Canto Casino Canto Bight racetrack Old Town (First appearance) Sea of Cantonica Crait system Crait Crait outpost Crait (star) (First appearance) Ileenium system D'Qar Resistance base Rothana (Mentioned in hologram only) Unknown Regions Ahch-To Temple island Cove of the Visitors (First mentioned) First Jedi Temple (First appearance) Jedi village Luke's hut (First appearance) Mirror cave (First appearance) Saddle Tree library (First appearance) Starkiller Base (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic (Mentioned only) Arms dealer (Mentioned only) Bodyguard Bouncer Caretakers (First appearance) Matron (First appearance) Casino Security (First appearance) Deserter First Order Attendants (First appearance) Elite Praetorian Guard First Order military First Order Army Stormtrooper Corps First Order stormtrooper executioner Flametrooper Megablaster heavy assault trooper Riot control stormtrooper Snowtrooper Stormtrooper First Order Navy TIE pilot corps First Order TIE Fighter Pilot Transport Corps (First appearance) First Order officer High Command Special Forces First Order Security Bureau Supreme Leader Four Sages of Dwartii (Glyphs only) Galactic Empire (Mentioned only) Gangster Gunner House of Organa Princess (Appears in hologram) Incom-FreiTek (Mentioned in hologram only; misspelled "Incom-Frie-Tek") Jedi Jedi Master Jedi Order (Emblem only) Padawan Jockey KDY (Mentioned in hologram only) Knights of Ren Law enforcement agency Canto Bight Police Department Canto Bight Mounted Police (First appearance) Uniformed Branch Lord (Mentioned only)

Navigator New Republic (Mentioned only) New Republic Defense Fleet (Mentioned only) Officer Adjutant Admiral Captain Commander Flight Officer General Lieutenant Vice Admiral Pilot Pirate (Appears in hologram) Poet (Mentioned only) Police officer Prisoner Resistance Ground Logistics Division Controller Resistance ground crew Resistance High Command Resistance military "Reb" Squadron Resistance army Resistance trooper Resistance navy Bridge guard (First appearance) Fleet Command (First appearance) Resistance Starfighter Corps Blue Squadron Blue Leader Cobalt Squadron Crimson Squadron (First appearance) Green Squadron (First mentioned) Resistance pilot Resistance officer Resistance technician Sacred Circle (First appearance) Scavenger Sith (Mentioned only) Darth (Mentioned only) Sith Lord (Indirect mention only) Slicer Smuggler Soldier Teacher Technician Thief (Mentioned only) Tico family Visitors (First appearance)

Sentient species

Abednedo Bufopel (First appearance) Caskadag Cloddogran Dor Namethian (In deleted scene(s)) Heptooinian Human Alderaanian Chandrilan Coruscanti Cyborg Lanai (First appearance) Mon Calamari Ongidae Palandag (In deleted scene(s)) Shozer Sullustan Suerton Tarsunt Unidentified horse-like species (First appearance) Urodel Wermal (In deleted scene(s)) Wookiee Xi'Dec (First appearance) Yoda's species (Appears as a ghost or spirit)

Vehicles and vessels

Death Star (Mentioned only) Escape pod Repulsorcraft Speeder Airspeeder V-4X-D ski speeder Cantonica Zephyr GB-134 speeder Landspeeder SolarNova TT-86 (First appearance) Tri-Vanquish 7 (First appearance) Starship Bomber MG-100 StarFortress SF-17 (First appearance) Cobalt Hammer (First appearance) Crimson Hailstorm (First appearance) Crimson Smiter (First appearance) Capital ship Battlecruiser Resurgent-class Star Destroyer Conqueror (First appearance) Fellfire (First appearance) Finalizer Harbinger (First appearance) Dreadnought Star Dreadnought Siege Dreadnought Mandator line Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought Fulminatrix Mega-class Star Dreadnought Supremacy (First canonical appearance) Kylo's chambers (First appearance) Snoke's throne room (First appearance) Corvette Free Virgillia-class Bunkerbuster Ninka Cruiser Star Cruiser Dropship First Order dropship Freighter Light freighter YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon Frigate Nebulon-C escort frigate (First appearance) Anodyne (First appearance) Vakbeor-class cargo frigate (First appearance) Vigil (First appearance) Heavy cruiser MC85 Star Cruiser Raddus Shuttle Snoke's escape craft (First mentioned) Upsilon-class command shuttle Kylo Ren's command shuttle Xi-class light shuttle Starfighter A-wing starfighter RZ-2 A-wing starfighter Tallissan Lintra's RZ-2 A-wing starfighter Snub-fighter (Mentioned only) TIE line TIE/IN interceptor (Appears in hologram) TIE/ln space superiority starfighter (Appears in hologram) TIE/sa bomber (Appears in hologram) TIE/fo space superiority fighter TIE/sf space superiority fighter TIE/vn space superiority fighter Kylo Ren's TIE silencer X-wing starfighter T-70 X-wing fighter Black One Tantive IV (Indirect mention only) Transport Resistance transport pod (First appearance) Star yacht Libertine (First appearance) U-55 orbital loadlifter First Order dropship (First appearance) T-17 (Mentioned only) Walker All Terrain Armored Transport First Order All Terrain Armored Transport (First appearance) All Terrain Heavy Hauler (First appearance) All Terrain MegaCaliber Six All Terrain Scout Transport First Order All Terrain Scout Transport Yacht Undisputed Victor (First pictured)

Weapons and technology

Armor First Order stormtrooper armor Phasma's armor Kylo Ren's helmet Pauldron Baton Phasma's baton Z6 riot control baton Ben Solo's calligraphy set (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) Bilari electro-chain whip (First appearance) Blaster Blaster pistol Defender-5 sporting blaster (First appearance) Holdo's blaster (First appearance) Glie-44 blaster pistol Finn's blaster pistol NN-14 blaster pistol Rey's NN-14 blaster pistol Relby k-25 blaster (First appearance) SE-44C blaster pistol Blaster rifle DH-17 blaster rifle (First appearance) EL-16HFE blaster rifle F-11D blaster rifle Phasma's blaster rifle Repeating blaster FWMB-10 repeating blaster Cannon Superlaser siege cannon (First appearance) Computer Targeting computer Computer virus Slicer virus (First appearance) Cybernetics Mechno-arm Datapad MDS-440 datapad (First appearance) Electro-shock prod Engine d'Lanseaux engine (First appearance) Flexpoly bacta suit (First appearance) Glowrod Police glowrod Hologram Holo-map Holotable Homing beacon S-thread transmitter bracelet (First appearance) Hyperspace Hyperspace tracker (First appearance) Jetpack (Appears in hologram) Laser cannon EM-1919 paired repeating laser cannon (First appearance) Heavy laser cannon Quad laser cannon AG-2G quad laser cannon Lightsaber Ben Solo's lightsaber (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) Crossguard lightsaber Kylo Ren's lightsaber Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber (In flashback(s)) Skywalker's lightsaber Liquid-cable launcher (First appearance) Melee weapon Ax Laser ax (First appearance) Electro-bisento (First appearance) Staff Quarterstaff Rey's quarterstaff Sword (Mentioned only) Vibro-arbir blade (First appearance) Vibro-voulge (First appearance) Missile Mag pulse warhead Neural wave relaxer helmet (First appearance) Oculus (First appearance) Orbital autocannon (First appearance) Plasma bomb (First appearance) Proton bomb Pulmonary resuscitation kit (First appearance) Rectenna Repulsor gurney (First appearance) Shipboard Tracking Control Complex (First appearance) Stuncuffs Superlaser Turbolaser MegaCaliber Six turbolaser cannon v-120 artillery emplacement v-232 artillery emplacement

Miscellanea

Alcohol Alien Asteroid Asteroid field Aurebesh Bacta Bandolier Barbel Beach Blood Book Paper Bridge Capital Casino Cave Chromium City Clothing Belt Cape Cloak First Order military uniforms Flight jacket Resistance fighter jacket Flight suit Flight helmet Gaberwool Pants Robe Jedi robes Sackcloth Shirt Snoke's slippers (First appearance) Tuxedo coat (First appearance) Clynese (First appearance) Cockpit Color Coma Croupier stick Crystal Aurodium Kyber crystal Currency Aurei (First appearance) Cantocoin (First pictured) Peggat Zemid (First appearance) Death Distress signal (Mentioned only) Ear Egg Eye Farrier rasp (First appearance) First Order insignia Fishing Flight harness The Force Dark side of the Force Force-bond Force-sensitive Force power Force choke Force lightning Force projection (First appearance) Force vision Telekinesis Force spirit Light side of the Force Fuel Gambling Binspo (First appearance) Chance cube Han Solo's dice Hazard Toss dice Fantafly polyhedral dice (First appearance) Hazard Toss Rolling cup (First appearance) Slot machine Gold God (Mentioned only) Goggles (Appears in hologram) Hair Hangar Haysian smelt (First appearance)

Heart Humanoid Immortality Jedi Code Jedi temple Jedi training Language Abednedish Binary Cloddogran (First appearance) Galactic Basic Lanai's language (First appearance) Shyriiwook Leather Lightspeed Luke Skywalker's compass "May the Force be with you" Medal Haysian ore medallion Paige's medallion (First appearance) Rose's medallion (First appearance) Meditation Milk Green milk (First appearance) Mountain Mouth Musical instrument F'nonc horn (First appearance) Necklace Jedi Crusader pendant (First appearance) Nose Nova Sundari-style hairdo (First appearance) Ocean Orbital bombardment Parent Parsec (Mentioned only) Planet Plant Flower Plom bloom (First appearance) Grass Moss Reed (First appearance) Tree Chinar tree (First pictured) Uneti tree Platinum Prison Brig (Mentioned only) Resistance rank badge Rhodocrosite Ring Codebreaker's platinum ring (First appearance) DJ's ring (First appearance) Rose Tico's Resistance ring (First appearance) Shara Bey's wedding ring (First appearance) Snoke's ring (First appearance) Sacred Jedi texts (First appearance) Aionomica (First appearance) Rammahgon (First appearance) Saddle Salt Sexes Skeleton key (First appearance) Sleep Species Star Binary star Star map Stun Suicide Throne Time Standard hour Standard minute Standard week Standard year Toast Torture Uneti-wood Universe Veers Formation (First appearance) Water Youngling

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• Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi Official Site on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi at the Internet Movie Database
• Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi on Wikipedia

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