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The official Maz Kanata Episode VIII thread

Discussion in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' started by LarsSkywalker, Apr 27, 2016.

  1. LarsSkywalker

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    The thread to discuss Lupita's role of space pirate Maz Kanata going toward in the sequal trilogy.

    Since she's not a celibate Jedi, I wonder did Maz ever have any children.
     
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    I doubt we'll meet any Maz babies, but I look forward to seeing more of her! Although my impression is that she'll have a much smaller role than she did in TFA.
     
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    Of all the characters in TFA, I'd have to say Maz is my least favorite. We know she's going to be in VIII because of that picture but I feel like she will only serve as a backstory to the saber and not much more.
     
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    I doubt she had any children otherwise they would have been with her when she met Han, she act in a motherly way towards Rey but that's because she knew Rey's destiny was not in the past but the future & she believed in her, I agree with @duckface no babies needed, we don't want the ''who's the father'' getting around because I'm afraid Yoda maybe thrown into the mix.
     
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    This might be the most likely direction for Maz. The only other thing I could see her doing is interacting with Finn, she seemed to express some interest in him and he and Rey are the only ones left alive who actually met her in TFA.
     
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    I wonder if Kylo Ren personally knew Maz. She's the only new main character that he wouldn't have necessarily met. Assuming he knew C-3PO, R2-D2, Chewie and Lando growing up.

    Maz supposedly knew the reasons Han and Leia were separated so did she know Han's son joined the First Order.
     
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    I think Maz was most likely suspicious of it but it seems like Han hadn't seen her in like 20-ish years and Ben went dark fully as of 6-7 years before TFA allegedly .
     
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    Han's dead, Rey and Chewie are on Ach-to. So yeah, Finn and BB-8 are her only connection to the plot. But supposedly she knows Leia from the past through Han. (Despite Leia and Maz scene being cut)
     
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    I think we'll see her on the rebel base with Leia because there was supposed to be that happening in TFA initially .
     
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    I'm not sure if she's meant to be at the Resistance base anymore as they seemed to remove that scene because they didn't want her hanging around there doing nothing. Regardless, if she is at the base at the start of VIII then it is likely she will interact with Finn.
     
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    Yeah that's what I meant...it was removed in TFA only to be reshot in VIII and if the leaks turn to be false then maybe Maz become a leader in the base .
     
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    I think there's more to Maz than meets the eye. We know that she's at least 1000 years old, can use The Force, and has a bar in a location where a Jedi-Sith battle occured in ancient times. I wouldn't be surprised if she's related to Snoke.
     
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    Where'd you hear that?
     
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    She had the lightsaber. Kylo Ren knew it on sight. Maybe she got it from Luke for safekeeping, maybe she took it from KR. There is a story there. She might have something else someone needs.
     
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    Actually we don't know if she can use the force .
     
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    In one of the deleted scenes she uses the force to collapse the ceiling to protect them from storm troopers.
     
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    ...which proves she should be with Leia.
     
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    I think that it's semi-likely that Maz ends up as a mentor for Finn. She's a pretty good choice if he has some level of force sensitivity and also a good choice if you want him to learn how to Han it up a bit.
     
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    I agree but I think he already "Han's it up a bit" what with the humorous dialogue and lucking his way through problems: he doesn't need more of that crap.
     
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    It's possible, but I wonder (or question that) if she did if they would feature in any way in the saga moving forward.

    I loved that TPTB, with Maz Kanata, expanded the scope of force users (or force sensitive beings) beyond those associated with any specific force using creed. Not that I ever doubted these beings existed, just that they had never previously been featured in the episodic saga. Furthermore, I enjoyed that even devoid of a specific creed, it shows that beings use their power for good (in Maz's case) or evil. Again, not that this comes as a surprise, just that I thought it was cool to see.

    As small as the role was, I like Maz the wise old sage tremendously and feel she could be a great ally to Luke in the future, if only as a light-sider and not as a Jedi.
     
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