SPECULATION The Force Awakens - time line questions

Yes, I think so. My impression is that an embryonic New Republic, led by Mon Mothma, is struggling to reestablish democracy in most of the galaxy, and has greatly reduced the former Alliance military in order to remove the possibility of another strong-arm subversion of democracy, Palpatine-style. Meanwhile, the remnants of the Empire has gathered in the unknown reaches and quietly rebuilt, as J.J. indicated with his "What if the Nazis regrouped in Argentina?" theory. Since the New Republic is struggling to establish order, it hasn't had the resources to hunt them down.

That's why the Resistance, which is technically separate from the Republic, has been established, to guard against the First Order. A kind of militia, almost. Or perhaps the Republic doesn't like the idea of the Resistance, but tolerates it as a line of defense.

I think Leia and the Resistance hope it's the latter, but it will be the former. The Republic and Resistance's underestimation of the First Order's resurgence will be an important point for setting up Eps. VIII and IX.

 

the only line I know about is what is coming






Seriously though!



Does the Resistance know of the existence of the FO at the beginning of TFA?

Probably....

Or is Kylo's Jakku village attack the big reveal?

No, Ren is looking for something. The restistance seems to already have established bases.

With the Resisatance attacking (presumably destroying Starkiller) is this more of ANH type scene and just the end of Starkiller and a lot of stormtroopers and equipment?
Or is this more of ROTJ type scene and this the knock out of the FO?

Or maybe this is the apex of the FO and ep 8 and ep 9 deal with the FO remnant leaving more time for the KoR and Lord Snoke?

Well, we don't know for sure if Starkiller bites it in this film. However, yes that would have a crushing blow but not a knockout.

DISCLAIMER: I have not read any of the new ofificially official cannon that deals with the post ROTJ era.

Similar fashion is the New Republic formed in TFA?

Or is it formed over the ST?

It was formed over time.

 

Being Irish, the whole relationship between the republic and the resistance automatically brings to mind the history of my country - when the rebels won the war of independence against the British Empire, but accepted partition of the island where a minority remained under the crown, the IRA split into the free state army and the irregulars, later just known as the IRA, and after the civil war the IRA remained active in the British controlled territory. Now, I read somewhere that the Empire would get to keep small parts of their former domain under a treaty with the new republic. Maybe the resistance is first established to oppose this arrangement and are consdidered terrorists both to the Empire and the New Republic and perhaps the First Order is an ultra militaristic Imperial faction that gains strength as a reaction to the resistance?

 

I think the First Order is going to see out the trilogy to be honest, possibly sometime between 7 and 8 or during 8 reconstituting as the second galactic Empire, even if they don't have the whole galaxy and there'll be an even split between Republic and Empire going into episode 9.

 

I agree with the first order making it past TFA, I know the starkiller base has to go, such a fine weapon.