SPECULATION Will Finn be The Last Jedi at the end of the Trilogy

Thanks I'll have to look it up & get reminded.

 

It's ok I for one can't wait.

More news.
http://screenrant.com/star-wars-8-last-jedi-rey-finn-separate/

 

Thanks again.

 

Sure, but you don't take them out of the co-pit in their primes where they are most effective. It makes no sense to take a pilot who is THAT good and THAT much better then everyone else out of a ship. None.

Steve Yzerman, one of the best hockey players of all time, has become a pretty good GM for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was a great player with the potential to become a really good (if not great) GM. Would it make sense to take him off the ice and start training him for the GM role when he was 31 years old and still in his prime?

 

This is war not sports.

Where do you think Generals and Admirals come from?

They're people that rise through the ranks from the battlefield.

That's the whole point.

Rian said the old 1940s film 12 O'Clock High was one of the inspirations of TLJ.

I suggest watching this old war movie to understand why Poe rising from a squadron pilot leader to full on military branch leader can be a good thing.

 

Not from your stock of soldier/pilots when they are still in their prime fighting age (and certainly not when you're a group like the resistence that short on men to begin with).

I would expect someone like Poe to rise up - but you don't take him of the fight when he is in his early 30's and your best pilot by a wide margin. That move happens later on when he can no longer be that pilot.

 

I think he won't be the Last Jedi at the end of the trilogy because Luke is the only actual Jedi and he's likely going to still be alive.
However, if Finn is revealed to be force-sensitive at the end of TLJ or early in Episode IX and hasn't completely tied himself to the Resistance and if Luke and consequently Rey give up the Jedi teachings, he could end up being the one set up to re-establish the Order down the line. But there's a lot of ands and ifs in that hypothetical situation. I don't think it's likely.

What he could end up being is one of the new Jedi that would help rebuild the Order with Luke and Rey.

 

The thing about leadership is that, with an effective leader in a position, they can accomplish far more than they could on their own. Sure, Poe's an ace fighter. We see him shoot down a frankly ridiculous amount of TIEs at Maz's castle. We see him lead a squadron pretty effectively at Starkiller Base.

Flying is far more than pointing the nose of your craft at the enemy and shooting. It's an extremely strategic game. Putting Poe in a position where he, being someone who knows the strategy of dogfighting extremely well, can facilitate the Resistance's aircraft at the macro level could be extremely wise. Given the danger associated with being a wartime pilot, it could also be a good way to preserve his talents longer.

It's also something done in the sheer face of fairness. Your sports analogy is all well and good, but it has one pretty major flaw- on average, coaches and managers tend to make less than their players, particularly a crack player like Poe. So, going from player to GM would be sort of like a demotion.

But going from squadron leader to something like captain or admiral? Obviously a promotion. In any organization, success needs to be met with rewards, and one of the most coveted rewards is promotion. If there's some sort of glass ceiling other than the roof of Poe's cockpit, there's a very real chance he (or someone else in a similar position) could become complacent in their position. That's Management 101. Maybe Poe doesn't need to be promoted this very instant, but it the only thing holding him from promotion is his skill in his current job, we might have an issue.

 

except he is shown to be so amazing that his squadrons effectiveness will be hurt by his absence. Leave that half a dozen fighters that he shoots down in about 15 seconds in the fight for another couple minutes, how many more member of Black Squadron get shot down too, even with the best commander sitting back at base watching.......Also leading a squadron into a combat is much different then being in charge of a whole army.

Depends on the the executive and the player - the coach of the Maple Leafs (for example) makes more then any of the players. And sometimes those GM's etc... are given stock in the franchise. In regards to Poe - they could also just promote him and leave him in the co-pit. So ya........not really an argument.

ANd yes its a promotion but not the best use of his talents at this point in his career/life.

You also need to look up the Peter Principle - something a military orginizatino would want to avoid.

 

But in Star Wars military leaders aren't unknown to take an active part in combat. Phasma, Vader, Lando and most importantly Jedi during the Clone Wars - they are at the top of the command chain, but still fight alongside other soldiers. If Poe gets a promotion in Episode IX (and he will porbably get one,) I don't see why he would pilot his black X-wing during a battle. Star Wars is a s much a medieval fantasy as it is sci-fi and officers fighting alongside their subordinates is yet another example of medieval concept put into use.

 

Sure - but if I've seen the rumors correctly - Poe is moving out of the co-pit on a capital ship bridge right?

And it terms of medieval commanders leading their troops into battle - depends on the commander in question.

 

Well, he'll be piloting one of the Ski Speeders on Crait, which is most likely going to happen during the third act of the film, so it's not like he'll not be getting some action.

 

The first thing I responded to said Leia wanted him to take over her position - which to me reads leading from a capital ship bridge.

If he goes a up a rank and stays in his job, thats a completely different story.

 

Oh, majority of his screentime will definitely be spent on the ground but I think that all the sides involved - actors, filmmakers and moviegoers - liked watching Poe showcase his piloting skills too much for the filmmakers to make him not fly any ship in TLJ.