Through my life I've watched a cycle play out - a character is introduced in Star Wars, they do something, they're killed off. The writer or director thinks nothing of it, because they're just a one-off introduced for a plot point or two. But then the toys get made... and the character is popular. Now they need new toys, and new novels, and new comic books, and new cartoons... and it falls to a new writer to figure out "How do I un-killify this character?"

So far they've unkillified Boba Fett, and Darth Maul. EU Novels cloned the Emperor so they could have him back. So, who would you un-killify? Maybe someone who went out like a punk, or deserved better? Maybe a pointless character who needed an opportunity to do more? How would you un-killify them? (It doesn't have to be plausible or realistic, lord knows)

Here's a few of my own:

Tallie Lintra - Introduced in "The Last Jedi," Tallie is an ace A-wing pilot who we see flying once, and who later blows up in the hanger before she does anything. We see the hanger completely engulfed in flames, so she's clearly dead.

How we unkillify her: Well, obviously she had just powered up her shields as the explosion occurred. As her novel begins, she's dreaming about her backstory until she comes to drifting in space, the explosion having propelled her A-wing out of the Raddus, where it was missed as drifting debris. The last thing she sees is the bridge of the Raddus exploding. Knowing that Resistance high command and her whole squadron is almost certainly dead, she spools up her hyperdrive to run to their allies in the outer rim, thinking she is the only survivor. She gets away, and thus has her own spin off novels, comics, toys, supporting cast, etc.

Jyn Erso - Introduced in Rogue One, Jyn is a rebel who stole the Death Star plans, just a moment before the Death Star stole her existence. After that, her and Alderan have a lot in common.

How we un-killify her: This is a tough one; we see her and whats-his-face on the beach when the Death Star fires. So, we switch to animated style; everything looks like The Clone Wars or Rebels. The same characters are on the beach, when suddenly the Ghost hoves into view. (It was there up in orbit, right?) The hatch ramp drops open, and something that looks like a hairless Wookie and a Mandalorian girl start sheparding survivors on to the Ghost. Obviously, Jyn and Lietenant love-interest run on board, then they start digging other characters up. Hey, a guy with a giant laser gun, didn't you die? Nope, he's fine! Hey, the guy who blew himself up - turns out the explosion threw him to safety! A blind force user? Now he'll become a full Jedi, because he's going to recover from his wounds! Everyone runs back to the Ghost, which is fine even though the Death Star started firing a minute ago. The hatch closes, and the last thing we see is Hera telling everyone to hold on as they pull up and fly away with the explosion chasing them, like that scene in Aliens. Presto - the whole cast is unkillified!

I'd only resurrect jyn so I could kill her in a slower more painful manner.

No..... just, no. Star Wars already has a major problem with plot armor. Let's not make it worse by literally bringing characters back from the dead, especially ones that would serve no purpose that can't be fulfilled by already living characters or new ones.

For the examples you cited, Boba Fett surviving the Sarlaac makes sense considering his character, abilities, and arsenal. Especially when you realize that he just barely did so, and in the Disney-verse, I don't believe his survival is canon. Maul coming back was a Infinities idea that was unfortunately brought into canon, and should never have happened. The Reborn Emperor was an interesting idea, but one that fits with Palp's interest in arcane Sith magics, and Star Wars tech. Even there, characters that knew Palpatine insisted that the Reborn Emperor really wasn't him; either it was a clone with the same memories, or else Sparky's spirit lost something through the transition.

Supreme Leader Snoke

How we unkillify him: Kylo killed a clone.

Whoops Episode IX spoilers...

1 hour ago, Alpha17 said:

The Reborn Emperor was an interesting idea, but one that fits with Palp's interest in arcane Sith magics, and Star Wars tech. Even there, characters that knew Palpatine insisted that the Reborn Emperor really wasn't him; either it was a clone with the same memories, or else Sparky's spirit lost something through the transition.

It was more "not convinced it was him" than " insisted it wasn't him" - but the basic idea is there.

6 hours ago, Ironlord said:

It was more "not convinced it was him" than " insisted it wasn't him" - but the basic idea is there.

Entirely probable. I guess I just was remembering that scene incorrectly.

Edit:
If you really want to unkillify somebody, un-kill Luke. Have it be Jake Skywalker that died. Or Luuke Skywalker. Actually let him have a BA scene.

9 minutes ago, Alpha17 said:

Entirely probable. I guess I just was remembering that scene incorrectly.

Edit:
If you really want to unkillify somebody, un-kill Luke. Have it be Jake Skywalker that died. Or Luuke Skywalker. Actually let him have a BA scene.

Didn't Mark Hamil say Luke teleported to a nudist colony?

Unkill Han. He only got hit with a lightsaber and fell down a very deep shaft. Same thing happened to darth maul and he got better.

8 hours ago, Hobojebus said:

I'd only resurrect jyn so I could kill her in a slower more painful manner.

She got hit by a tsunami of superheated steam and boiling water...

1 hour ago, Robin Graves said:

Didn't Mark Hamil say Luke teleported to a nudist colony?

Preferable to what appeared to happen on screen

(obviously)

1 hour ago, Robin Graves said:

Unkill Han. He only got hit with a lightsaber and fell down a very deep shaft. Same thing happened to darth maul and he got better.

So did Luke. ****, Finn got whacked by Kylo and was running around happy as Larry in TLJ, I'm starting to wonder what the big fuss is about lightsabers.

On 3/27/2018 at 4:29 PM, Alpha17 said:

If you really want to unkillify somebody, un-kill Luke. Have it be Jake Skywalker that died. Or Luuke Skywalker. Actually let him have a BA scene.

So much agreed... imagine every Obiwan and Anakin scene from the prequels, or every Anakin and Ahsoka scene from TCW, and imagine it as Luke and Rey... Her the youthful optimist, him the old crank who understands how things really are...

But, I guess that will have to exist in my imagination alongside Leia with a lightsaber...

Hmm...

Luke Skywalker - Introduced in "A New Hope", Luke essentially was that New Hope. Best known for redeeming the irredeemable Darth Vader through mastery of his own emotions and self sacrifice. Died at least one movie too early, the audience having been spared any of that boring "Luke is a great Jedi Knight who teaches generations of new Jedi" part of his story that no one really wanted to see anyway.

How we un-killify him : The easiest approach is that he is a force ghost. But, like Yoda rapping Luke on the head with his cane, Luke can become physical if need be. This way we still get him mentoring Rey, haunting Kylo, and generally still being in the movies. We also engrave a passage on the densest substance known to man a phrase, which can be buried in the most geo-stable location on Earth, so that all generations to come may read it. And on it, it shall read "To pass along a film franchise to one generation to the other, it is not necessary to kill everyone from the original franchise on camera. Be wary, because they may like the past generation more than yours, and it will ultimately harm your franchise."

10 hours ago, jharrington said:

...We also engrave a passage on the densest substance known to man a phrase, which can be buried in the most geo-stable location on Earth, so that all generations to come may read it. And on it, it shall read "To pass along a film franchise to one generation to the other, it is not necessary to kill everyone from the original franchise on camera...

To be fair, they killed Admiral Ackbar off camera and people were just as upset about that. Poor Ruin Johnson just can't do right for wrong, it seems!

On 3/27/2018 at 9:02 AM, FTS Gecko said:

Supreme Leader Snoke

How we unkillify him: Kylo killed a clone.

Whoops Episode IX spoilers...

You know, when we finally sit in that next movie, I bet you're right on this one.

Although, many years past I played a roleplaying game called "Rifts" where the writers loved "alien intelligences." They usually took the form of some great ancient enormous lovecraftian nightmare that dwelled in a deep secret place and worked through minions and delegates. Since Snoke's untimely (or entirely timely) departure, I've been wondering if we'll discover that the thing we think of as Snoke is just a dilapidated flesh puppet, run from afar by a being that wanted the fractured Empire's resources, and so provided them a familiar "Emperor" figure to rally around.

For today's un-killifying:

Oola the dancing girl - Oola was a green skinned Twi'lek who was enslaved by Jabba the Hutt toward the end of the GCW. During a #metooonlystarwars moment Oola resisted her master's charms, and in turn was fed to his pet Rancor. Her screams are said to echo through the palace.

How we un-killify her: Did you know that Twi'lek's are unusually resistant to Rancor stomach acid? Being the first victim fed to the Rancor that day, and being the smallest physically, Oola had the good fortune to be swollowed whole. In a sequence that will comprise the first chapter of "Oola: A Star Wars Story" we experience the terror and darkness of being in the Rancor's belly, and Oola giving in and accepting her fate, when suddenly everything is moving and sloshing, and suddenly bits and bloody chunks of Gamorean guard start falling on her head. Oola, a born survivor, begins looting the corpse, discovering a primitive blade. Clinging to life, she begins hacking at the Rancor's belly walls. fighting its movements as she does so. When at last she bursts free twenty minutes later, she discovers she was inside of a now quite dead Rancor. She sneaks out in the gap under the door that crushed the Rancor's head, and begins her quest for vengence against those who sold her into slavery...

Sure, it's really unlikely, but bear in mind if you only watch the movies, the answer to "how do we unkillify Captain Phasma, when she was dropped in a garbage compactor on a planet that subsequently exploded?" the answer is "She just walks back on screen and no one brings it up."

Captain Pelleon: Famous, Fan-Loved character originating from the EU, Captain Pelleon was reintroduced to the Canon of Star Wars during the Battle of Lothal. He was promptly killed by the untimely arrival of a Purgill passing through his bridge.

How we unkillify him: Captain Pelleon ran for the escape pods as soon as the Purgill approached his position, escaping to the planets surface below. During his escape, he dropped his comlink, causing Grand Admiral Thrawn to believe he had died.

Why this works: Pelleon is not an idiot. Why would anyone remain on the bridge with a giant-a*s space whale bearing down upon you?

Darth Maul: The duel was one of the few redeeming characteristics of the entire prequel trilogy. He would have been a strong villainous presence that was lacking in the other prequels.

How we unkillify him: We can't, there is absolutely no reasonable way to do this and it's a good thing no one has ever tried because that would be completely ridiculous.

Why this works: HE WAS CUT IN HALF.

Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru. How do we know those charred skeletons were theirs? Maybe they finally had enough with Luke when the Empire came calling and saw the opportunity to stage their deaths. They were probably halfway to mos espa to bet on the next pod race with all the earnings from the last harvest: next stop, Canto Bight.

Windu. We don’t even know if he did die.

On 4/1/2018 at 10:10 PM, TasteTheRainbow said:

Windu. We don’t even know if he did die.

No one should come back before Jek Porkins!