
Despite having starfighter escorts led by Blue Leader Tallissan Lintra, several of the slow moving bombers are destroyed by TIE fighters. With the Dreadnought's cannon's knocked out, Resistance bombers advanced on the Fulminatrix. Resistance StarFortress bombers advancing on the First Order. BB-8 completes the repairs and Poe takes out the last cannon before shooting down the two pursuing TIE fighters. Disobeying General Organa's orders to disengage, Poe continues with the assault. With the evacuation complete, General Organa wants to evacuate the Resistance forces but Poe wants to take out the dreadnought. Despite being attacked by TIE/fo fighters and TIE/sf fighters, Poe calls upon BB-8 to fix the ship's cannons so they can take out the dreadnought's last cannon.Ĭanady's dreadnought manages to destroy the Resistance base from orbit but not before the last transport led by Lieutenant Kaydel Ko Connix escapes into space.

He bellows orders to scramble the fighters, realizing that Poe wants to take out his cannons. When General Hux demands to know why Captain Canady is not shooting down the enemy fighter, Canady replies that the ship is too small and at too close range. Poe's X-wing quickly takes out the dreadnought's point-defense cannons. However, this verbal exchange turns out to be a ruse for Poe to power up his X-wing's cannons for an assault on the dreadnought. Over the intercom, Poe taunts Hux and pretends to ignore his threat to wipe out the Resistance. General Leia Organa, now widowed by the murder of Han Solo at the hands of their own son Ben, alias Kylo Ren, cautiously approves Poe's reckless plan. Together with his BB-series astromech droid, BB-8, Poe Dameron confronts the Fulminatrix in his X-wing Black One. Seeking to destroy the Resistance, Hux orders Captain Moden Canady to destroy the Resistance fleet and base with his Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought Fulminatrix.Īfter the Fulminatrix exits hyperspace, one of General Hux's officers reports that a single fighter is flying to confront them. Before they can complete their evacuation, a First Order fleet of Resurgent-class Star Destroyers under General Armitage Hux arrive. Poe flies the Black One against the Fulminatrix.įollowing their successful operation to destroy Starkiller Base, Resistance fighters evacuate their main base on the planet D'Qar onto their fleet. No leaders." ―Poe Dameron and Leia Organa The following and final installment of the sequel trilogy, Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, was released on December 20, 2019. The Last Jedi garnered four nominations at the 90th Academy Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Visual Effects. Some North American theaters offered special limited advance showings on the evening of December 14th rather than the traditional midnight showing. The film was released on Decemin Hong Kong, Mexico, Latin America, and European countries Decemin North America and Januin China.

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 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. New cast members include Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern, and Kelly Marie Tran. 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. It is the second part of the Star Wars sequel trilogy.

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