Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

Emperor Palpatine returns, broadcasting that he is on Exegol with a fleet of Star Destroyers, the Final Order. Kylo Ren finds him and is ordered to kill Rey. Rey, trained by Leia, sets out with Finn, Poe, Chewbacca, C-3PO and BB-8 to find a Sith wayfinder that leads to Exegol. Kylo reveals Rey is Palpatine's granddaughter. Leia dies using her last strength to reach her son; Rey wounds Kylo and then heals him, and after a memory of Han, he becomes Ben Solo again. Lando rallies the galaxy against the fleet. On Exegol, Rey and Ben face Palpatine; Rey destroys him but dies, and Ben revives her and dies. Rey buries Luke's and Leia's lightsabers on Tatooine and calls herself Rey Skywalker.

1. CameoJohn Williams behind the bar

   On Kijimi, the bartender Oma Tres is John Williams himself, composer of every score in the saga. The character's name is an anagram of maestro.

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2. CameoWicket and his son

   At the final celebration on Endor, Warwick Davis returns as Wicket. The Ewok next to him, Pommet, is played by his real-life son, Harrison Davis.

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3. CameoWedge back in action

   In the final battle, look at the Millennium Falcon's gunner: it's Denis Lawson as Wedge Antilles, the pilot from the original trilogy.

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4. CameoThe voice of D-O

   D-O, the timid droid Poe and company find on an abandoned ship, is voiced by director J.J. Abrams.

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5. ReferenceBillie Lourd dressed like her mother

   Billie Lourd, Carrie Fisher's daughter, returns as Lieutenant Connix wearing an outfit identical to the one Leia wore at the Battle of Endor.

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