

Luke and Rey are presented as the saviour, and both are Force sensitive individuals who slowly learn about their capabilities. Luke vs Rey: The young hero whose true identity is unknown The first time Rey references the Falcon, and before audiences see it, she says, “That is garbage.” But as audiences, we cheer because it is the Falcon and we love it. The first time Luke (and the audience) sees the Falcon, he says, “What a piece of junk!” If not for the other astromech blowing up at the last moment, R2-D2 wouldn’t have been picked. R2-D2 and C3PO needed saving from the Jawas with Luke as with BB-8 and Rey.

Verdict: Empire Stormtroopers don’t have to show us how evil they are.įor some reason, Droid seem to always end of up the hands of Alien scavengers, and then, requiring the aid of our human heroes to save them. In TFA, the stormtroopers slaughter an entire village on Jakku and the deaths are shown on screen. In ANH, the stormtroopers slaughter a bunch of Jawas, before killing Owen and Beru Lars. James Earl Jones, come back!Įmpire Stormtroopers vs First Order Stormtroopers: Stormtroopers killing innocents Ren’s first appearance tries to be impactful, as he also kills a rebel spy, but there’s just something childish about the way he does it. Vader’s first appearance was a truly terrible one, as he simply killed a rebel spy. If no one said otherwise, both planets can stand in for each other.ĭarth Vader vs Kylo Ren: The first appearance of the Dark Lord of Sith at the start of the movieīoth men clad in black appear on screen, demanding the secret data.

Both planets are not on our list of planets to visits. Tatooine has twin suns and Mos Eisley, while Jakku has a downed Star Destroyer and… something that resembles a space port. Tatooine vs Jakku: The desert planet that both films start onĭesert and sand. Poe, you might be the best pilot in the Resistance, but everyone wants to save the Princess. They then entrust the data to their droids, and release them to the planet. The one person entrusted with highly vital information that both sides want gets captured, because their ship gets damaged. Princess Leia vs Poe Dameron: The Rebel spy who gets captured by the Empire at the beginning of the movie. Verdict: Sorry BB-8, but R2-D2 continues to be useful so you’ll just have to roll with it.

One became a fan favourite over the course of 6 movies, with the other is a new fan favourite because of its appearance in the trailer. The movies both start with two droids possessing vital information that has to be passed to the resistance, with the evil Empire after it. R2-D2 vs BB-8: The important droids that everyone is looking for
