Official Finn Episode VIII thread

I wouldn't dismiss it as grasping at straws considering the fact that everyone already knew Finn was a stormtrooper at that point in time. Notice in the quote he says "their last names". We don't even know Finn's real first name let alone his last name which is what the quote directly addresses. To me the quote seems to imply that we are going to learn what Finn's birth name is and where he comes from at some point. Maybe not in the movies but maybe in a comic or book or some other form of medium. Abrams is a major part of the story group, so I don't think he would say something like that with an air of mystery to it if the answer was simply he's a stormtrooper and that's it and it doesn't matter.

 

What are you talking about Romall.

That quote was released August 12, 2015 in Entertainment Weekly. Four months before TFA came out.

 

Compassion, courage and honesty

 

THAT WAS FALSE ADVERTISING!!!

 

In what way? He used the lightsaber, even more extensively than Rey did.

 

What dya mean by that? I'm saying he has them qualities!

 

I could see there being a scene in Ep.8 when he is on the Super Star Destroyer undercover where he sees an archives room and he searches his FN number and sees who his parents were. i don't think Finn will have a birth name but he could take his parents last name. I could easily see him discovering his father's name was Kyle Katarn who was a stormtrooper at some point, because Finn kinda is the Kyle Katarn of the canon and that could be a way of making him Katarn without getting rid of Kyle Katarn. I would also like if he was Thane Kyrell and Ciena Roe's child who at some point was kidnapped, Finn Kyrell sounds like a cool Star Wars name.

 

Boyega says on several occasions (probably with the encouragement by TPTB) that the Finn that shows up in 8 is going to be vastly different than the Finn in 7 strong and powerful. I'm going to skip past the part where we Finn fans lament that whatever badassery that's being alluded to in Episode in 8 should have been in Episode 7, I'm also not going to link the video that Urban Acolytes did that tells you about all the scenes that Finn had cut that showed him being powerful and his affinity for the LS (because it will only piss you off ).

But Boyega says (on numerous occasions) that Finn will be strong, and he's not "playing with you", and he's going to be a bada$$. He also makes it a point to say he's going to have some combat. And while I believe he will ultimately be a Force User, if it turns out he's not I will be supremely disappointed in how they teased his character arc. For example, Boyega was asked outright does he use the LS in 8, and he avoids the question (twice) and instead responds that he gets some combat and that this time was more physical.

If he's not going to use it, just say so. You have already lowered expectations, there is no reason to raise them artificially again. If he is going to be a special forces guru, tease that so we can speculate on what makes a special forces character in SW. Can he shoot from insane long distances? Does he have unreal accuracy with automatic fire? Does he have advanced stamina? Does his stay in the BHC somehow unlock these skills (and that's the explanation for why we didn't see them in 7?)
Just make him a prodigy soldier. Please do not give us the well-we-didn't-want-to-make-him-a-Jedi-or-Force-user-because-that's-Rey's-role-so-here-take-Mecha-Bio-Hexacrypt-enhanced-Finn-who-is-extraordinary-due-to-technology

 

Did Finn use the lightsaber?
If yes, it is not false advertising as he USED the lightsaber.
If not, then yes it would be misleading at best.

It promises nothing other than Finn using the weapon.

 

That would be like Daisy saying who Rey's parents are in an interview. It's not going to happen dude. They can hint at stuff. But him flat out saying he's not using a lightsaber is spoiler territory.

 

For Finn to use a lightsaber (meaningfully) it would require that his storyline intersect with characters who possess those weapons and for them to be defeated/disarmed, an unlikely situation I think. That Boyega is avoiding the question surrounding the lightsaber shows only that he is aware of the controversy and is tired or bored of answering questions about it. Honestly, Boyega looks a bit less enthusiastic in general really not that he isn't excited but I think he knows the place of his character now and that he is expected to be the charming marketing guy. Not that he would wind as clearly he would like to be the "Han Solo" character, something he has stated on many occasions. I wouldn't be surprised if some of his improv during TFA steered Finn a little bit more in that direction than originally intended.

 

Oops, did I use the wrong picture and cause a stir. Sowy, I was only stating his traits, and good side they are!

 

Don't worry, it doesn't take much to cause a stir.

 

I guess it's better that he not overhype Finn like he did last time. But now it appears he always keeps saying, Finn won't be a pushover like he was in TFA.

Which makes sense. At this point, grandiose expectations, are a moot point.

 

Sorry...I was having a flashback. Whew! No I wasn't talking about Finn's qualities. It's just those images of Finn holding Luke's lightsaber burns me up!! No offense.

 

Not really, there are other lightsabers in the galaxy and you're working under the assumption that Rey is going to keep Luke's blue one instead of making her own or that Luke is going to be heavily involved in all of the fights. Who knows he might get injured and lend or give his green one to Finn. Also, as I've said before, it's possible that Maz has more of them somewhere. I understand you don't want to get your hopes up but I don't think you should be so cynical. There's still two movies that we haven't seen yet, anything can happen as Boyega also said. Besides, he used one in TFA so it's already established that he can use one and they made a point to show closeups of him with it which I don't think will be for nothing when all is said and done.

 

That guy is as legit as purple unicorns

 

Honestly most of it sounds realistic but there are a few little bits that juts sound too stupid to be real, especially the Rey/Kylo bit at the very end. If that does end up being legit (however unlikely that is) I will be disappointed because it doesn't sound too good, not bad but very meh.