Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was largely considered a disappointment by fans of this Galaxy Far, Far Away, and it's not hard to see why. Going into damage control after some of Rian Johnson's more divisive creative decisions, the 2019 movie tried to make everyone happy, but failed miserably in a big way.
Cramming in too much story and a lot of fan service, it marked a disappointing end to the Skywalker Saga. However, before J.J. Abrams returned, it was Jurassic World helmer Colin Trevorrow who was tasked with ending this story.
His Episode IX would have been vastly different; there was no Emperor Palpatine, no redemption for Ben Solo, and a very different reveal about Rey's parents. While Trevorrow's screenplay has never been released in its entirety, we've scoured the internet for everything that is known to bring you a breakdown revealing what might have been (via SFFGazette.com).
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The Title And Opening Crawl
Colin Trevorrow's Episode IX would have been titled Duel of the Fates, and that's seemingly a reference to the iconic piece of music that played over the battle between Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace.
The opening crawl, meanwhile, was set to have read as follows:
The iron grip of the FIRST ORDER has spread to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. Only a few scattered planets remain unoccupied. Traitorous acts are punishable by death.
Determined to suffocate a growing unrest, Supreme Leader KYLO REN has silenced all communication between neighboring systems.
Led by GENERAL LEIA ORGANA, the Resistance has planned a secret mission to prevent their annihilation and forge a path to freedom...
A Daring Mission
From there, the action would have kicked off at the Kuat Shipyards where Rose Tico and BB-8 were attempting to infiltrate one of the First Order's ship factories in an effort to deliver another blow on behalf of the Resistance.
Finn and Poe also would have been present, and their plan involved destroying the power shaft which supplies raw ore to the factory from the orbital ring below the Moon they're on.
Unfortunately, things go wrong and the First Order is able to contain the blast. A character named Admiral Vaughn dismisses the Resistance's tactics as "pitiful," but the tide soon turns in their favour.
Rey's New Weapon
Disguised as a Tusken Raider, Rey reveals her new weapon, a double-bladed lightsaber that's a hybrid of her staff and Luke Skywalker's blade (the one destroyed in The Last Jedi).
A battle ensues and our heroes manage to escape with a Star Destroyer! It's then that the Knife 9, a ship carrying the Knights of Ren, arrives. Rather than being sidelined, we'd have seen what they're capable of when one of them kills the Admiral for his failure.
Return To Coruscant
The once vibrant city now looks very different as the planet has become a stronghold for the First Order. General Hux is now Chancellor Hux and the traitor who helped the Resistance steal that Star Destroyer is executed before him.
He then meets with other members of the First Order and a variety of alien warlords who are all too aware that there's a "last Jedi" making problems in the Galaxy. This council demands to know the location of Supreme Leader Kylo Ren, but all Hux can say is that he's off searching for something of great power that will help them.
Oh, and at some point, we'd have also learned that Captain Phasma survived!
A Haunted Kylo Ren On Mustafar
Kylo Ren, who now has stubble and looks a little worse for wear, is alone on Mustafar (except for a droid that's said to be similar to Darth Maul in appearance) and haunted by the Force Ghost of his uncle, Luke Skywalker.
They argue back and forth about Ren's path leading him to little more than an empty tomb, but the villain vows to become more powerful than any Jedi. It's then that he finds a Sith Holocron which reveals a message from Emperor Palpatine. It was meant for Darth Vader as a contingency in case Luke killed him.
We learn that Vader was to take Luke to see Tor Valum, a Sith Master and Darth Plagueis' teacher. However, after the Holocron scans Kylo and realises he's not Vader, it releases red lightning and explodes, burning his face.
Rey Still Wants To Save Kylo Ren
Back at the Resistance base, everyone is shocked to see a Star Destroyer land on the planet, and there's a funny moment with Rey using a Jedi mind trick on officers who were still on board.
Talking to Finn, she admits that she's not sure she has what it takes to be a Jedi, especially when so many people have such high expectations of her. Talk turns to Kylo Ren and she's unable to explain their connection after telling Finn about nightmares she's been having about him.
He believes that Rey should shut him out as he can't change, though the Jedi reminds him that Finn is proof it's never too late to become a different person.
A Plan Starts To Form
That Star Destroyer could help turn the tide for the Resistance as it still has most of its weapons...they just need an army to use it! Rey, meanwhile, has been studying the Jedi texts from Ahch-To and discovers that there's a communications system called a Force Beacon beneath the Jedi Temple in Coruscant that could be used to reach out to allies across the Galaxy.
The kicker is that the First Order will be powerless to stop it as it predates even Empire technology...
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