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The Force Awakens Ben Skywalker, Jacen Solo, Jaina Solo, Anakin Solo, Mara Jade Skywalker

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If anything I wonder if any of these characters will show in The Force Awakens or in sequels or if these characters will even be mentioned at all point blank period or not?

Because in the 30 years since the events of the Battle of Endor in Return of the Jedi, Han and Leia must have gotten married and if they did then they would have had children I mean come on, and for true Star Wars manga he and Leia have 3 children their children of course being their twin children Jacen and Jaina and their youngest being Anakin

And Luke marries Mara Jade and they have a son, Ben so I am wondering how come none of these characters were even considered to be a possibility for The Force Awakens
 
The characters themselves? No, I don't think they'll be in it. But characters based off of them might be.

Rey is far and wide assumed to be Han and Leia's daughter, some still think Kylo Ren might be their son, and Gleeson is heavily rumored as of late to be Luke's son, and his physical appearance is almost identical to that of Ben.

As to Mara, we have no idea who Luke will have been married to in these movies. In all likeliness, his wife will already be dead, or missing, or whatever, in VII. Some have considered the possibility she may appear in a spin-off, or a hologram that Luke looks at, or something, however. And if she's not in a movie she'll certainly be put in a later book or comic.
 
You may need to do some research on the EU and the 'Legends' brand.
 
When did Apollo get an alt account? :o
 
In my humble opinion I think they will be.

Well my theory is that Anakin Solo and Mara Jade[BLACKOUT] have already been killed prior to The Force Awakens. But they may be mentioned, maybe not. I mean if Anakin is already dead it makes hiding Jaina/Rey more important than ever. The death of Mara can also have a heavy influence on why Luke hasn't been seen in so many years and why he may be in exile. It would also impact Ben's emotions a lot as well. It may also later revel just how bad a dude Adam Driver's character is, which I am guessing is Kylo Ren. Perhaps Kylo already killed Mara. I think this would make the eventually showdown between Gleeson and Driver pretty epic. [/BLACKOUT]

My next theory is that Ben(Domhall Gleeson), Jacen(Adam Driver) and Jaina(Daisy Ridley) are the big three (as in they are the main descendants of Luke, Han and Leia) the new trio may still be Poe, Rey and Finn.

I mean - for me anyways - at this point it is more believable that these three actors will play those three characters than it was to believe that Cumberbatch was playing Khan or Miranda Tate was secretly Talia. I mean for me anyways those were harder to believe. Why would Khan wear a starflight shirt?.. He didn't seem anything like Khan! At the time is was hard to believe he was Khan. In my opinion, Based on the rumors/leaks I think it is more easier to believe this. But that is just me.
 
In my humble opinion I think they will be.

Well my theory is that Anakin Solo and Mara Jade[BLACKOUT] have already been killed prior to The Force Awakens. But they may be mentioned, maybe not. I mean if Anakin is already dead it makes hiding Jaina/Rey more important than ever. The death of Mara can also have a heavy influence on why Luke hasn't been seen in so many years and why he may be in exile. It would also impact Ben's emotions a lot as well. It may also later revel just how bad a dude Adam Driver's character is, which I am guessing is Kylo Ren. Perhaps Kylo already killed Mara. I think this would make the eventually showdown between Gleeson and Driver pretty epic. [/BLACKOUT]

My next theory is that Ben(Domhall Gleeson), Jacen(Adam Driver) and Jaina(Daisy Ridley) are the big three (as in they are the main descendants of Luke, Han and Leia) the new trio may still be Poe, Rey and Finn.

I mean - for me anyways - at this point it is more believable that these three actors will play those three characters than it was to believe that Cumberbatch was playing Khan or Miranda Tate was secretly Talia. I mean for me anyways those were harder to believe. Why would Khan wear a starflight shirt?.. He didn't seem anything like Khan! At the time is was hard to believe he was Khan. In my opinion, Based on the rumors/leaks I think it is more easier to believe this. But that is just me.
You do realize that if Gleeson is playing Ben, he somehow went from the youngest descendant to the oldest. Though I think the name Ben would be nice. Sounds like something Luke would name his child.

And you have clearly not been keeping up with the rumors and leaks.
 
Then I guess someone hacked my account , wants me banned, killed and fed to their pet Rancor. Which I wouldn't be surprised. The dark side is strong with some people. lol :cwink:

Alright lets be serious though. I watch both theForce.net, twitter, facebook and other message boards talking about TheForceAwakens/Eu character crossover and there are plenty of people like me, Great Minds and Tg11. They are out there! There are Jaina/Jacen/Ben/Mara believers :woot:


Now I'll be singing I'm a believer from Shrek for the rest of the night... :wow:
 
The latest rumors don't really go against this. Latest rumor is [BLACKOUT]Gleeson playing Luke's son. Now if that is true and he's red headed you're going to say he's NOT Ben because he's older than he would have been in the books? Who cares about that the books are dead for a reason. [/BLACKOUT]

They can re-imagine characters however they want. I totally get erasing the books, I haven't even read them! I've just read about them and I like the ideas. But consider the fact that they said they want to make these new movies fresh for movie fans and the book readers right? It's why they're not telling the same stories post ROTJ. And they also said they're making this for the fans and whatnot. I know at least three people all unrelated to each other that have read the EU books and are like outspokenly against the idea of erasing those characters. They're a fraction of the fans but still, JJ and everyone is saying "Well screw those nerds" ? They're the Star Wars fans so dedicated that they've read countless novels. I just can't see the execs behind this franchise erasing the basic skeleton structure of the "Skywalker/Solo" family post ROTJ.

Because if you put some of those characters in with new characters and a new plot suddenly it's not the same story told post ROTJ in the books. I know another argument is that it'll confuse people who want to look up the characters. I think that's the weakest argument because Luke, Leia and Han and all the gang have their own EU Legends story too. So if someone looked up Luke and he had in one universe a son named Ben and in the movie universe a son named Gil and they're both red headed would that be more confusing than someone looking up Ben and seeing the option for movie or for Legends canon?
Same with the OT cast... plus I just can't see Luke naming his son anything other than Ben. It's sweet and is totally something Luke would do. To un name his son Ben would feel forced just to separate the names from the EU...

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Yes I think Rey is Jaina and that Kylo Ren will end up being Jacen but for Ben Skywalker Luke's son I can see him having a huge part especially if his father has been in exile
 
I can't wait for this film to come out, just so I don't have to listen to this anymore.
 
You do realize that if Gleeson is playing Ben, he somehow went from the youngest descendant to the oldest. Though I think the name Ben would be nice. Sounds like something Luke would name his child.

plus I just can't see Luke naming his son anything other than Ben. It's sweet and is totally something Luke would do. To un name his son Ben would feel forced just to separate the names from the EU...

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If it turns out the Ben is the only Eu character they use Id be happy... I mean 80% of my heart wound be shattered. But that is better than 100% :nrv:
It is Hollywood though. Gleeson can pass as a 25 year old. Though I think it would interesting if they were all around the same ages. Perhaps Ben just didn't pick up the force quick enough compared to his cousins. Maybe he is having a hard time with it. Maybe he has too much doubt in himself when dealing with the force similar to his Father training with Yoda.
 
Why do you care so much?
I am sick of reading this conversation over and over again with people who ignore logic and reason. I don't even care what the characters names are now. Some posters refuse to realize why they dumped the old EU in the first place. No matter their names, these won't be those characters.
 
If only Danger Mouse was still here. He hasn't logged on since May 2012. But He would love this thread given that he predicted it back in 2003 when he posted this in the 2003 "Star Wars 7,8, and 9 rumor thread"

I'd listen to his wisdom, since he somehow joined SHH back in December of 1969. Also he is in bed with Scarlett Johansson! :wow:

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=81329&highlight=jaina+solo&page=2

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^ Danger Mouse's signature I think also predicts today's social calamity... or should I say this is what may happen during our "aggressive negotiations" :wow:
 
The EU is being tossed out, and is only being used as inspiration.

Rey is rumored to be the daughter of Han and Leia pretty heavily, however this is the only rumor that's pretty consistent.

The rumors about Adam Driver being a Solo have died down since the reveal of Kylo Ren, and were largely only a result of speculation he would be playing Jacen Solo. More recent speculation points to Kylo being some sort of failed pupil of Luke, but all that's known right now is that he's a Sith fanatic.

Mara Jade and Anakin have been entirely absent.

Ben Skywalker again is entirely absent from rumors. A single report from Making of Star Wars (I believe) said that Gleeson would be playing a morally ambiguous character, whom at the last minute has an applause worthy reveal as the secret son of Luke, which many sources ran with. Also Lupita N'yong has been rumored to be everyone from Luke's daughter, student, wife, to a supporting antagonist.

We really have no idea what role Rey (whom everyone had once accepted as Kira), Finn, Kylo, and Poe will be playing in the final product as everything is based in rumor and speculation. The only fact we have is that the EU is done, it's time to accept that. It's still there to inspire and it's presence will be felt, but an exact adaption is not going to happen.
 
While I'm not as passionate about as Darth Skywalker due my jadedness, this can get a little annoying. Disney is not using the EU is common knowledge, that has been documented by the trades, by Disney themselves, The Force dot net and hundreds of nerd sites. Sometimes though, I feel like some fans live in a vacuum. Literally in a Hoover!

Maybe not the people here, but how some folks are just so misinformed about how the EU/Legends are being handled. Meaning that, Lucasfilm will use the EU brand as an inspiration for some ideas, they MAY use some characters or locations. It's all in the maybes, leaning towards 'no' but I'm not smart enough to articulate that.

But with some folks, not here, have this tendency take a mile when they were given an inch. That just will ruin expectations, in a self-imploding manner.

It's kinda like this:

ME: Maybe they'll use an EU character, or a character inspired by them. But I really doubt it. If all else, it would be a minor/side character that they can use for the spin-offs. Think more Dash Rendar than Thrawn.

Crazy Person: Okay, cool. So who's going to play as Jaina, Ben, and Anakin?
 
But seriously, look at how The Clone Wars handled the EU. They added a lot of stuff from the EU, but they did it their way. They also went out of there way to change things when they felt like it. Just look at Ventress.
 
While I'm not as passionate about as Darth Skywalker due my jadedness, this can get a little annoying. Disney is not using the EU is common knowledge, that has been documented by the trades, by Disney themselves, The Force dot net and hundreds of nerd sites. Sometimes though, I feel like some fans live in a vacuum. Literally in a Hoover!

Maybe not the people here, but how some folks are just so misinformed about how the EU/Legends are being handled. Meaning that, Lucasfilm will use the EU brand as an inspiration for some ideas, they MAY use some characters or locations. It's all in the maybes, leaning towards 'no' but I'm not smart enough to articulate that.

But with some folks, not here, have this tendency take a mile when they were given an inch. That just will ruin expectations, in a self-imploding manner.

It's kinda like this:

You said it best, give them an inch they run a mile with it. I could care less what happens, in the end all I want is a great film. But all the information out there it is clear to see what is happening. Well put.
 
I hope Mara Jade is in TFA, I would like to see Kate Beckinsdale play her.
 
I hope Mara Jade is in TFA, I would like to see Kate Beckinsdale play her.

That would be Awesome! Maybe for one of the spinoffs. I think she'd be to young by time TFA comes around
I have a feeling that within the 30 year gap Mara Jade may have already came and went. But maybe we'll see her in a new novel or one of the comics that takes place in between that gap. That would be great too! :woot:
 
I can't wait for this film to come out, just so I don't have to listen to this anymore.

Words cannot describe how much I want Rey to be Luke's daughter in order to completely invalidate the EU.
 

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