So, I was thinking about Baldo Ren recently (what is wrong with me??), and if I remember right, you don’t love the idea because the whole purpose of Kylo as a villain is that the entitled, “Good-looking”, white guy is the one most capable of this evil. Making him ugly in some way neuters that. Now, all of that said, it might get him back in his mask for episode 9 as he becomes increasingly ashamed of his Dark Side-fueled looks. Thoughts? Personally, I want to see him in the mask again.

I’m the opposite, I want him to continue to go unmasked. Abandoning the mask symbolized his choosing the Dark Side, not abandoning it, and also showed that he’s a different kind of villain than Vader–a visibly human one, not seemingly monstrous and mechanical as Vader was. Kylo was play-acting as Vader in the mask; his unmasked face shows him coming into his own. His is the unsettlingly normal and human face of evil and I think that should continue in IX.

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critter-of-habit:

Padawan Rey? Padawan Rey!

This is such a good design for Rey. If they ever did a tie-in novel of her time from TLJ to IX then they should just do this.

I felt we got cheated with DJ, who could’ve been really interesting but became a one-note character really quickly. My version would be the last of the scoundrels Han hires to help Finn and Rey. In this version, he’s a doctor instead of a slicer, since Rose gets that role. He’s a heavy drinker and highly pessimistic, but content to stay in the cargo hold of the Falcon. But when Finn expresses uncertainty over abandoning the Galactic Union, we get his story.

DJ was an Imperial cadet serving in the Mid-Rim. He didn’t agree with all of the politics of the empire, but, like Finn, thought by enforcing order, he was doing his best to protect people, especially his loved ones. However, his family was from Alderaan. He had seen the Empire kill people before, but this was the first public demonstration of condoned slaughter of civilian innocents. He deserted and drank himself into a hole, blaming himself for being a cog in the machine that killed everyone he cared about.

Years later, he found enough resolve to join the Rebellion. The nearest cell was on Jedha: the Partisans. On DJ’s first mission, he was ordered to bomb an Imperial parade. His mission was successful, but landed three civilians in a hospital. DJ invested himself in caring for them, learning the trade of medicine and surgery. He realized any position in the war would be one of killing. This lead to his final desertion.

He doesn’t encourage Finn to join the New Republic, but he gives him a poignant line of advice. “If your only justification for staying with the Union is it’s better than the other guys, you’ve fooled yourself into a role you don’t want.” This version is admittedly more pacifist non-combatant than spineless centrist, but I personally find that more interesting. (Moth)

Vice Admiral Holdo of the cruiser Ninka. This is mostly a joke, but I couldn’t help myself. Emmy Award winner Laura Dern as a Selonian warmonger. This Holdo would be less of a lesson for teaching Poe and more of a facet of the New Republic’s military. I’m thinking she would be the leader of the forces that are squared off against the Mandalorians. (Moth)

Here is the revised Teros. Same stuff applies. Powered-up gloves for combat and utility. Collar based on Mandalore the Vindicated. Mythosaur skull on his breastplate (a wedding gift from Boba). Also, a utility belt. Most often the muscular guys in action movies aren’t the gadget experts, so that goes against that. P.S., I don’t have a last name for him, but if he were from Clan Kryze like Satine and Bo-Katan, his name would be unbearably close to Terry Crews. (Moth)