{"id":110234,"date":"2020-01-21T01:13:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T23:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/?p=110234"},"modified":"2020-01-21T01:14:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T23:14:23","slug":"an-original-trilogy-star-wars-character-died-in-the-rise-of-skywalker-and-no-one-noticed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/en\/cinema-tv\/an-original-trilogy-star-wars-character-died-in-the-rise-of-skywalker-and-no-one-noticed\/","title":{"rendered":"An Original Trilogy ‘Star Wars’ Character Died in ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ and No One Noticed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A number of characters die in The Rise of Skywalker<\/em><\/a>, and a number of them manage to cheat death, just like their Disney stablemates in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, an original trilogy character did die for real in Episode IX<\/em> \u2014 and it seems to have escaped attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some would argue that\u2019s because the movie is so frenetic. Detractors have argued the rushed production resulted in\u00a0a choppy finale to the Skywalker saga<\/a>, with not one but two alternate versions of the movie that are supposedly better.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who has died in the sequel trilogy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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The sequel trilogy killed off a lot of prominent characters. What follows is not a comprehensive list, but it hits the high points (or low points, depending on how you look at it). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The major death of The Force Awakens<\/em> was that of Han Solo at the hands of his son, the former Ben Solo turned Kylo Ren. In The Last Jed<\/em>i, it was Luke\u2019s turn to go, and The Rise of Skywalker<\/em> saw the departure of Leia, after the untimely passing of Carrie Fisher in 2017. So the three sequel movies killed off one of the principals each. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some minor characters met their demise, too. Leia almost met her end when the First Order attacked the ailing Rebel fleet, and one of those attacks killed Admiral Ackbar, the alien character best known for saying \u201cIt\u2019s a trap\u201d in Return of the Jedi.<\/em> And it was another minor character from that movie who met his end in Episode IX. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which character death escaped notice?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Screen Rant reports<\/a> that Nien Nunb died in The Rise of Skywalker.<\/em> Although his name sounds like the song that concluded the original version of Return of the Jedi<\/em>, it\u2019s actually the character who flew the Millennium Falcon with Lando Calrissian during the Death Star attack, while Han and Chewie were working to disable the Death Star\u2019s shield. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nien Nunb had been an arms dealer and smuggler before joining the Rebellion, and he continued to fight on that side with the resistance facing down the First Order. In the Battle of Exegol that concludes Episode IX<\/em>,  Nunb is flying the Tantive IV, the Rebel ship attacked in the very first scene of A New Hope<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That ship is one of the many destroyed by Palpatine\u2019s Force lightning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans shouldn\u2019t feel bad about missing this for a couple of reasons. First, the death of Nien Nunb was not specifically shown. And because of that, not even the actor who played Nunb was aware his character didn\u2019t make it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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