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NB: The following contains inevitable spoilers forStar Wars: Rogue One.
Star Wars: Rogue Oneis a pretty dark and intense affair.
But taken together, the details below provide an idea of the darker underpinnings beneath Gareth EdwardsRogue One.
In theRogue One Ultimate Visual Guide,meanwhile, its explained how the Death Troopers got their name.
Red lights under the dome.
Theyd be like Lobot from Cloud City and could be controlled.
Bog is entirely headless, and his intestines appear to be held in by some kind of harness.
Whatever the truth is, well skip the coffee and blueberry muffin, thanks.
A cute-looking droid who shares his money with young street kids so they can get something to eat.
A beady-eyed bounty hunter named Nik Hepho.
Indeed, theVisual Guidefills in some of the Death Stars back story betweenAttack of the ClonesandRogue One.
In the meantime, the Empire was intent on keeping the construction of the Death Star a secret.
So what did it do?
According to theVisual Guide,The Imperial military sterilizes Geonosis, killing its populace of billions.
This genocide, the book adds, goes undetected for years.
You dont want to see that, to see this landscape ruined.
ButRogue Onealso gave us a look at Vader at his castle on the planet Mustafar.
Oh, and the gaunt looking chap in the robe shown bowing before Vaders rejuvenation chamber?
The book gives him a name: Vanee.
Could this Sith cave be the hiding place of one Supreme Leader Snoke?
Only time will tell…
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