Nostalgic Trading Cards Announce New Star Wars Character Names

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Nostalgic Trading Cards Announce New Star Wars Character Names


J.J. Abrams has released a series of mock Topps cards revealing the identity of new characters from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

At the end of November, Disney and LucasFilm rocked the internet by releasing the most anticipated chunk of movie footage in recent history. I'm talking, of course, about the 88-second teaser for <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/138813-Star-Wars-Episode-VII-The-Force-Awakens-Official-Trailer>Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

From its first image to its last, it delivered sights and sounds so nostalgic that many fans were left in a state of euphoria that, even now, has yet to subside. As amazing as it was to see these first glimpses of the film and its cast however, it left viewers with a ton of unanswered questions. What's up with that lightsaber? Why's that droid rolling on a ball? Who the heck is everyone supposed to be?

While we're still waiting for answers to the first few questions, director J.J. Abrams has recently revealed the identity of the trailer's characters via a series of mock Topps trading cards. Thanks to these cards we now know that Oscar Isaac's X-Wing pilot will be named Poe Dameron and that <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/138826-Star-Wars-Episode-VIIs-Black-Stormtrooper-Addresses-Criticism>John Boyega and Daisy Ridely will play the characters Finn and Rey. The rolling droid has also been indentified as has the broadsword wielding Sith. Henceforth they'll be know as BB-8 and Kylo Ren.

The cards themselves say the following:


#11- BB-8 on the move
#53- Poe Dameron in his X-Wing
#67 - Kylo Ren ignites his Lightsaber
#74 - Rey on her Speeder
#76 - Finn on the run
#81 - Stormtroopers prepare for battle
#88 - X-Wings in formation
#96 - The Millennium Falcon


Abrams would go on to confirm that the numbers on the cards aren't random and that they too have meaning, though he wouldn't say what it was. In other words, while we've learned something new thanks to today's reveal, <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/tag/view/star%20wars?os=star+wars>Star Wars fans now also something fresh to speculate and argue over.

Source: Entertainment Weekly



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[The_Darkness]

"Abrams would go on to confirm that the numbers on the cards aren't random and that they too have meaning, though he wouldn't say what it was."

Abrams, you're Mystery Boxing again. We told you to stop it, especially after Into Darkness, but did you listen? Nope, and now you're even doing it with mock trading cards...

That said, this is one of the weirder ways to reveal your character names. A little bit of light-hearted fun.

 

[ShirowShirow]

Finn and Rey. Huh.

"Kylo"... Doesn't sound particularly intimidating actually. Maybe he is the anti-luke. Even stuck with a backworlds name.

 

[Ukomba]

Kylo makes me think of the tv psychic Miss Cleo for some reason.

So Either Rey isn't a Solo, or I hate this movie and Abrams with a passion.

 

[ritchards]

Hey, it's JJ "Mystery Bo

Abrams, you're Mystery Boxing again. We told you to stop it, especially after Into Darkness, but did you listen? Nope, and now you're even doing it with mock trading cards...

Yeah... that one.

 

[chaosbedlam]

When i first saw this i got really excited that they were bringing back old school trading cards. now im a little disappointed that i cant actually collect em all.

 

[Ukomba]

I find this a little funny
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Poe
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Finn_Shallo
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Djinn_Kylo

 

[Jiggle Counter]

"Kylo"... Doesn't sound particularly intimidating actually. Maybe he is the anti-luke. Even stuck with a backworlds name.

Or he IS luke =O

Dun dun duuuuuun probably not...

 

[Ldude893]

I'm not looking forward to the moment when it's revealed the Solo kids are nonexistent in this universe. Expect hellfire and rage from die-hard fans.

 

[camazotz]

Poe Dameron.....love that name.

 

[Orga777]

I'm not looking forward to the moment when it's revealed the Solo kids are nonexistent in this universe. Expect hellfire and rage from die-hard fans.

Already been disappointed by that... no Mara Jade, either it seems. What a waste of potential that the EU built up before being disrespected like it was. All I wanted from this movie was the Solo Twins and Mara Jade, and I would have at least excepted everything as it came and gave it a chance. Now I am not even sure if it will matter. Oh well. If it is a good movie, I will probably still see it, but like hell will I see this before I hear good reviews and good word of mouth. :/

 

[Rawbeard]

The meaning of the numbers becomes instantly clear when JJ mentions they have a meaning. Mystery Box. That's all. Breath easy, my friends.

 

[Monsterfurby]

The meaning of the numbers becomes instantly clear when JJ mentions they have a meaning. Mystery Box. That's all. Breath easy, my friends.

Numeric sequences in J. J. Abrams productions hardly ever amount to anything useful.

4 8 15 16 23 42

Dear god... I still remember that sequence. Crap.

 

[Jandau]

I'm going to guess the numbers are the times (in minutes) at which the scenes take place...

 

[ender1200]

Rey better be a solo or a skywalker...

You know what? seeing as finn might be the main protagonist he better be one as well.

 

[Cybylt]

Rey better be a solo or a skywalker...

You know what? seeing as finn might be the main protagonist he better be one as well.

I'm not looking forward to the moment when it's revealed the Solo kids are nonexistent in this universe. Expect hellfire and rage from die-hard fans.

Already been disappointed by that... no Mara Jade, either it seems. What a waste of potential that the EU built up before being disrespected like it was. All I wanted from this movie was the Solo Twins and Mara Jade, and I would have at least excepted everything as it came and gave it a chance. Now I am not even sure if it will matter. Oh well. If it is a good movie, I will probably still see it, but like hell will I see this before I hear good reviews and good word of mouth. :/

No, you get that everybody important is related bullcrap out of here. It's a fanfic tier sequel setup, and there is a whole damn galaxy at play that doesn't need to revolve solely around the Skywalker family tree.

 

[hermes]

Just a few more entries in the list of names of the universe actors should be ashamed to say out-loud.

Not the worst of them, but damn... SW has some really dumb sounding names.

 

[Lo Flying Frying Pan]

Fresh characters, spiced with a hint of nostalgic imagery and tone. Thank god they disbanded that over-bloated and cancerous EU, way past overdue. My poor shelves can finally rest easy with the lifting of the weights. Time for new heroes and new adventures please. We don't need to keep jawing the same old tired treadmill of anemic nostalgia-cocaine-slurry.

OT: Gave away my 'library' of EU recently. Cleared an entire wall-space of material. Only kept my Dark Horse / Marvel collections, and maybe a 'scant' 20 novels. The neighbor kids are still mad with power over their recent acquisitions. Last few years I have just been feeling done with all the toys and posters and nonsense. The trash of Force Heretic, Dark Nest, the Yuuzhan Vong in general ... actually most, if not all of the NJO can rot away for all I care. A complete overload of junk information, place-holders and crap story-arcs (telling the same tired tales again). Only really ever cared about the Dark Horse comics. Shorter, more frequent, and isolated tales spanning across a timeline much wider than the same miserable 25-35 years shoehorning the same wretched 'characters' for yet another run.

Almost canned the comics too ... but the Mrs would have had an aneurysm.

 

[uncanny474]

I'm not looking forward to the moment when it's revealed the Solo kids are nonexistent in this universe. Expect hellfire and rage from die-hard fans.

I was never a big fan of the Solo kids anyway. All the good EU stuff came from pre-Republic or early post-Republic books. I mean, be honest. Yuuzhan Vong war? Legacy? That stuff was awful.

 

[Creedsareevil]

Yes yes yes, JJ abrams and his mystery box bullshit.

This was not intriguing the first few times and its not now.
Just make a decent star wars movie. There. Mission accomplished.