The Star Wars the sequel trilogy unfortunately had a number of plot holes, and these 10 are the biggest of them all. The next trilogy remains one of the most controversial additions Star Wars movies and TV shows to date. Indeed, despite the fact that almost ten years have passed since then Star Wars: The Force Awakens He talked about the topics that debuted Star Wars the sequel still prevails.
Some might argue that it is among the sequels star wars' worst movies, they have their merits. True, however, there were a number of plot holes throughout star wars' sequel trilogy films. Of all the plot holes in the three films, big and small, these 10 are the most significant.
10 The New Republic never discovered Starkiller Base
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Ironically, it took the Rebels long enough to discover the Death Star, as construction had only begun later in the year. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. This caused the New Republic to be unaware of Starkiller Base. In fact, in The Force Awakensthe joke is obviously that Starkiller Base is like the Death Star, but bigger.
However, the attack on the New Republic comes out of nowhere, at least from the Resistance's point of view, and they are shocked when Starkiller Base is revealed to them. However, unlike the discovery of the established Death Star Andor and will undoubtedly continue to be explored in the coming period Andor In season 2, the sequel trilogy gave no explanation as to why Starkiller Base was not discovered. This is a significant plot hole, especially considering its size The Force Awakens.
9 Luke's island “Unfound” was of great importance to the Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Luke Skywalker's sequel trilogy arc was generally unpopular with audiences, especially since it seemed like such a departure from his character throughout the original film. Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi especially. One of the most significant aspects of this change was Luke's decision to leave the galaxy and exile himself to Ahch-To after his nephew Ben Solo fell to the dark side of the Force and became Kylo Ren. But the choice of Ahch-To was quite strange.
Why did Luke choose the birthplace of the Jedi as his hiding place?
In Star Wars: The Last JediLuke described as Ahch-To “the most elusive place in the galaxy.” However, Ahch-To was actually very important Star Wars galaxy, especially for the Jedi. In particular, Ahch-To was the site of the first Jedi Temple. This raises a serious question: why did Luke choose the birthplace of the Jedi as his hiding place? This seems like a huge misstep, reflecting a rather large plot hole The Last Jedi.
8 Leia was able to Fly in Space
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
One of the most controversial moments in the entire sequel trilogy was when Leia Organa was thrown into space from an attack on her ship, but then managed to fly to safety. This moment was beyond incredible feat of the Force – something not even Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One, could have accomplished. In fact, Star Wars He hadn't directly confirmed Leia's Force abilities before this moment, which confused him even more.
Even with Leia's Force sensitivity now clearly canonized, Leia, flying through space through the Force and living to tell the tale, remains the plot hole of a massive sequel trilogy. Even how the Force allowed Leia to survive in space without any protective gear, including a helmet, and then fly back to her ship using nothing but her body remains unclear. hopefully Star Wars won't replicate this weird ability, but it would be nice to explain it in some way and address this plot hole.
7 Anakin's Lightsaber Shatters…Then Suddenly Stabilizes
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Anakin Skywalker's blue lightsaber is one of the most iconic objects in all Star Wars. Submitted first New Hope When Luke was given his father's old lightsaber by Obi-Wan Kenobi, the weapon returned in the prequel trilogy (as Anakin's lightsaber, of course) and then reappeared in the film. Star Wars It continues when Rey shockingly discovers her in Maz Kanata's castle The Force Awakens. However, the tragic end of the lightsaber was in sight The Last Jedi When Rey and Kylo Ren tore it apart while fighting over it.
Again, Anakin's lightsaber was visibly fixed without explanation Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Unfortunately, this was a common problem The Rise of Skywalkerwhich also saw the return of Kylo Ren's previously destroyed mask with minimal explanation. In fact, it was symptomatic of a larger problem in the trilogy that followed, where each addition to the trilogy actively canceled out what came before.
6 Leia had the power, but she didn't use it to lift rocks either
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
As mentioned, Star Wars the sequels finally confirmed what the original trilogy hinted at: Leia Organa possessed the Force. However, he was rarely seen using it on screen and The Last Jedi he even forgot that Leia was so incredibly powerful in the Force that she could fly through space. Specifically, at the end The Last JediResistance fighters find themselves trapped in a cave on Crete. In the end, Ray saved the day by lifting the rocks to make a path for them.
That's the plot hole here Despite being incredibly powerful in the Force, Leia has never even attempted to lift rocks herself.. That's pretty weird, especially considering how dire the situation is. The resistance was as close to extinction as it had ever been, but Leia had acted almost helpless throughout this entire battle.
5 Jumping the speed of light breaks all the rules of hyperspace
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The Rise of Skywalker very controversially introduced the concept of “jumping the speed of light”, which, as the name suggests, is the ability to quickly jump several times the speed of light. However, the concept of skipping the speed of light is completely broken Star Wars canon. up to The Rise of Skywalkerit is well established that ships cannot jump into hyperspace until they are out of a planet's gravitational field.
Again, unfortunately, it was minimally explained The Rise of Skywalker. In fact, this is one of several examples The Rise of Skywalker 'breaking the rules' is a concept Star Wars but left unexplained in the film itself. while Star Wars the books and comics have done some work to flesh out these and other plot holes The Rise of Skywalkernevertheless, it represents a major sequel trilogy plot hole.
4 “Now they fly” suggests that the Stormtroopers didn't fly before – But They Did
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The sequel trilogy is full of much-criticized (and meme-turned) lines, but one of the most significant is the chorus. “Are they flying now?” Between C-3PO, Finn and Poe Dameron The Rise of Skywalker. With this line, all three characters were probably expressing their disbelief that stormtroopers had just gained the ability to fly. However, this is far from the case; stormtroopers had the opportunity to fly Star Wars long ago The Rise of Skywalker.
In fact, the origin of the stormtroopers, the clone troopers, were already equipped with jetpacks. Obviously, in light of this history, the idea of flying stormtroopers was not that revolutionary. Indeed, even Imperial stormtroopers were sometimes equipped with jetpacks. Star Wars Rebels. Moreover, still Star Wars Maybe Finn and Poe could pretend they hadn't seen it before, C-3PO joining the conversation spoiled it. Given its long history Star WarsC-3PO was fully aware that stormtroopers could fly.
3 C-3PO knows the Sith language
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Indeed, The Rise of Skywalker was full of rushed and loosely explained plot points, one of which is C-3PO's programming, including the Sith language. While C-3PO is a pretty capable protocol droid, it makes no sense for him to have access to the Sith language.. After all, a very young Anakin Skywalker had built C-3PO, and ironically, while that builder himself went on to become a Sith, he didn't even know how to program C-3PO in that language, nor did anyone else likely.
Where or how C-3PO acquired this language is not revealed in the franchise, but it is quite clear that he did. In fact, C-3PO's ability to translate Sith became absolutely essential as the heroes acquired another Wayfinder. Unfortunately, this turned out to be another example of a major plot hole The Rise of Skywalker.
2 Switched to Supporter Fleet without Resistance Supporters
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
In The Last Jedithe situation has become incredibly bad for the Resistance. On Crait, the First Order had them cornered and seemingly on the brink of extinction. In fact, The Resistance called for help and no one came, even when their distress signal made it clear that this could be the end of the Resistance for good. The resistance survived only thanks to Luke Skywalker's trick on Kylo Ren and Rey's arrival with the Millennium Falcon.
The Rise of Skywalker
obviously rewrote it completely, revealing that a large fleet of fighters was ready to join the Resistance.
However, The Rise of Skywalker obviously rewrote it completely, revealing that a large fleet of fighters was ready to join the Resistance. It is not clear what will be such a big difference between them The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalkerespecially since the Resistance also seemed on the verge of total destruction The Last Jedi; therefore, urgency must have existed in this case as well. Unfortunately, this remained a plot hole that was only used to explain this major change with Lando Calrissian's ability to find support.
1 Anyway, Palpatine is back
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Easily the most criticized and most popular plot hole of the sequel trilogy was the return of Palpatine.. After the first two sequels established Kylo Ren as the “big bad” of the trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker made a shocking twist by bringing back the villain from the prequel and original trilogies at the last minute. This proved to be a very unpopular move, and it remains one of the biggest sticking points in the franchise.
Star Wars canon books and television shows published since then have done much to explain it The Rise of Skywalkerbut within the film itself, it remained a major plot hole. Actually, even now Star Wars hasn't really done enough to make this very sharp turn meaningful. Finally, of all the plot holes Star Wars sequel trilogy, this remains the most significant.