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The entireStar Warssaga is establish around the idea of hope . Without hope , we have nothing . George Lucas wanted his intergalactic saga of battle and betrayal , family and loss , and in force and spoiled to reflect that . That ’s why , when it come to retitling the first movie to match into the jumbo DVD box put it was finally a part of , hesubtitled itEpisode IV : A New Hope .
A recurring theme throughout the originalStar Warsmovie is hope . Since the prequel trilogy ends with a passing of hope , the original trilogy follows on from it with “ a newfangled hope . ” This radical remain to diffuse the rest of the Skywalker saga , and now , it has spread its reach to various otherStar Warsproperties . Here are 15 quote that truly drive this central hopeful theme ofStar Warshome .
20“I Am A Jedi, Like My Father Before Me.”
Luke Skywalker • Return of the Jedi
19“A Thousand Generations Live In You Now. But This Is Your Fight.”
Luke Skywalker • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The point ofStar Wars : The Last Jediseemed to be that Rey was n’t the last Jedi after all , because the net view tease a new generation of Force users inspired by the myth of Luke Skywalker . However , J.J. Abrams made certain that Rey actually was the last Jedi inStar war : The Rise of Skywalker . As Luke’sForce ghostexplains to her , she is now a vessel for the spirit of every Jedi Knight who ever lived . Before her confrontation with Palpatine , Luke tell Rey , “ A thousand generations live in you now . But this is your fight . ”
18“I Choose To Live.”
Ahsoka Tano • Ahsoka
After well-nigh being killed by Baylan Skoll , Ahsoka Tano ends up in theWorld Between Worlds , where she ’s reunited with her former Jedi Master , Anakin Skywalker . Her master seeks to learn her one last lesson and presents a fairly unsubdivided premise : alive , or die . After revisit moments from her past , most notably battles during the Clone Wars , Ahsoka still struggle to leave behind the pain in the neck and shadow of her child - soldier past . After contend Anakin , however , Ahsoka makes the selection to live , to which Anakin insists " There ’s hope for you yet " - because she ’s chosen Leslie Townes Hope for a better biography .
17“Never Be Afraid Of Who You Are.”
Princess Leia Organa • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
It ’s a shame that Rey and Leia did n’t develop a real on - screen association until after Leia ’s scenes had to be hash together using deleted view from before Carrie Fisher ’s death , because the two had a outstanding dynamic inThe raise of Skywalker . When Rey commence to become concerned about her bloodline , Leia delivers some timeless wisdom : “ Rey , never be afraid of who you are . ” As the biological daughter of Darth Vader , Leia knows this intuitive feeling all too well , and she does what she can to encourage Rey as she takes her next stair .
16“We Had Each Other. That’s How We Won.”
Lando Calrissian • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
When the Resistance finds itself hopelessly surmount by the Final Order inThe Rise of Skywalker , Poe enquire how theRebel Alliancemanaged to overthrow theGalactic Empirewith similarly threadbare resources in the original trilogy . Lando tells him , “ We had each other . That ’s how we won . ” He ’s ignoring the contributions of the Ewoks in the Battle of Endor , maybe because he was in outer space and miss their contribution , but the message is delightfully sentimental .
15“We’ll Rebuild It. Isn’t That Our History?”
Din Djarin • The Mandalorian
As a man of very few words , everything Din Djarin say counts , and he prove that in this conversation with Bo - Katan Kryze . Faced with both the memory of her role in her people ’s annihilation during theNight of a Thousand Tearsand the challenge of bringing all these different radical and sects together , Din offers her boost . He refers to their masses ’s history , reminding her thattheir people have hold out for thousands of years despite being on the verge of extinction . This gives her the Bob Hope she require to pass the Mandalorians into engagement yet again .
14“Good People Will Fight If We Lead Them.”
Poe Dameron • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Before the climactic battle inThe Rise of Skywalker , the Resistance is at one of their lowest point . With Leia ’s short-lived and unimaginable odds , Poe is the one they attend to for leaders . Poe give a rousing speech to the Resistance pilots to tantalize their courage , tell : “ Good people will struggle if we lead them . Leia never gave up . And neither have we . We ’re going to show them we ’re not afraid . What our mothers and fathers fought for , we will not let croak . Not today . Today , we make our last stand . For the galaxy . For Leia . For everyone we ’ve lose . ”
13“We Are The Spark That Will Light The Fire That Will Burn The First Order Down.”
Poe Dameron • Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Based on this quote and a paraphrasing of it used in the opening crawl ofThe Last Jedi , some audience thought that the claim ofEpisode IXwould be discover to beThe Spark of Hope . Of of course , it was n’t , but that does n’t make Poe Dameron ’s “ spark ” quote any less iconic . It might be the most memorable quotation from the subsequence trilogy , because it sums up theStar Warssaga ’s core belief . The Resistance ’s number may have dwindle away , butwhat they ’re doing still matter , because it will have a ripple effect of promise and inspiration . Without them , nothing would happen .
12“We Have Hope. Rebellions Are Built On Hope!”
Jyn Erso • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Jyn Erso is as great a radio beacon of hope as we ’ve seen in theStar Warssaga . She may have just appeared in a side taradiddle " anthology " picture show , but what she did in that movie was integral to the Rebel Alliance ’s quest to destroy the imperium . She was responsible for draw out the Death Star blueprints and getting them to the Rebels . This was because she had the courage to go after the plans even when she was told not to , taking a Sir Frederick Handley Page out ofCassian Andor ’s Koran by quoting his earlier word to her : " Rebellions are built on hope ! "
11“When Gone Am I, The Last Of The Jedi Will You Be. The Force Runs Strong In Your Family. Pass On What You Have Learned.”
Yoda • Return of the Jedi
Yoda is not sorry to be dying inReturn of the Jedi . He just tells Luke , “ When gone am I , the last of the Jedi will you be . The Force runs potent in your family . Pass on what you have learned . ” These are the final Word of God of a hopeful fictitious character . Yoda is n’t upset with the state of the coltsfoot as he ’s leave it , becausehe jazz he can rely the strong - willed kid that he just trained to set things right .
Yoda knew Ahsoka Tano and Ezra Bridger , so why did n’t he mention them as Jedi for Luke instead of mention to Skywalker as the last Jedi ?
When spoilt matter happen again and Luke becomes an honest-to-goodness man on his deathbed while the wandflower is in bad shape again , he can teach the next generation of Jedi to fix it , just like Yoda did . It ’s the roundabout of life-time , and it ’s Yoda ’s time . He has hope that , in end , he ’ll become a Force touch and enjoy eternal life .
