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Hello Star Wars Fans, my name is Joel Robinson and this is the 16-day video countdown to Rogue One! Today, we are going to be speculating on the fate of fan-favorite Rogue One character, Saw Gerrera!
After his *3* episode arc in Season *5* of The Clone Wars, Saw quickly became a character fans began to like, and a character many fans would like to see return in some form. Well, fans prayers were answered in June 2016 as Saw made history as the first animated Star Wars character to come to the big screen.
Now, in Rogue One, we see a very different Saw than we saw in the Clone Wars. He is much older, and with age comes experience. He witnessed and fought along side the rebellion in the rise of the Empire.
This leaves the question, "well what exactly is Saw doing in Rogue One?" Saw, at the time we meet him in Rogue One is the leader of a rebel cell on Jedha. He is recruited by Jyn to help the Alliance to Restore the Republic. He is one of the major unifiers of the Rogue One's team. Pushing them to not only seek the destruction of the death star but believe in the dream of the Republic. What if Saw goes out with a bang, and is a main part of why the Rebels succeed to retrieve the Death Star plans.
I'd speculate that Saw decides to help the Rebel cause once more, and may even sacrifice himself for the greater good. This also leaves the question, "how will Saw die?" Although it is still uncertain, I believe he will die on Jedha, as the Empire tests it's super laser on the moon. If that seems a little soon then I beg you to remember that, Obi-Wan Kenobi died only 93 minutes into the first film and remained a ghost for the rest of the trilogy.
Saw's death would be a heart aching lose, and may make many fans question why would they do that? I say that it is because of that heartache that they would kill such an influential character. By killing saw, his death will have a huge emotional impact for fans of the Clone Wars as well as the character of Jyn. Jyn had known Saw for years before meeting him again in Rogue One. For her, he is as close as family. Plus, as an audience, we need a reason to care for the moon of Jedah. If all our major character survive, why would we care that the entire moon is destroyed?
If the thought of him dying is too much to bare, there is however another option. Saw as a character has the skills and military know how to build the Rebel Alliance into an actual army. An army that will be needed to fight the Empire in many ground battles. In fact, what if Saw become the general of army operations for the Rebels. Is it likely, no… But it does feel better than him dying.
So what do you think of this theory? Will Saw live, or will he sacrifice himself for the greater good? We will all know for sure in just 5 days! A special thanks to Rogue Squadcast co-host Eric Patrick Cameron for helping me script this episode. Be sure to tune into the Rogue SquadcastThank you all for watching, and as always, May the Force be with you!
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