History NightmareFuel / TheLastJedi

* Snoke is shown unveiling one of his Force abilities: Using MindOverMatter on Rey, which was hinted at in an official guide to ''Star Wars'' (the telekinesis, that is) and looks quite painful, given her reaction. The image caption is what Snoke appears to be saying to Rey as he does this, his GutturalGrowler aspect returning from [[Film/TheForceAwakens the last film]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Give... Me... '''Everything.'''"'']]

* Snoke's ship, the ''Supremacy'', showing up out of hyperspace. Death Stars not included, it is the largest starship ever seen in ''Star Wars'' (if the Dreadnought the First Order just lost was still there, it would be dwarfed) and the dark shadow of its gigantic ominous shape comes with ominous sirens. Capable of tracking entire fleets through lightspeed, it's an ImplacableMan with the shape of a starship the size of Rhode Island.

*** It gets even more disturbing when it's revealed the First Order [[ThereIsAnother had ANOTHER one]], [[ComicBook/StarWarsAllegiance which they used to bombard Tah'Nuhna]], [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished just because their people helped the Resistance stay for a bit and escape despite their neutrality]]. [[FromBadToWorse And if THAT wasn't enough]], the Dreadnought [[Foreshadowing itself is a testing ground for something far, FAR worse down the road involving a certain class of Star Destroyer's superlaser...]]

*** It gets even more disturbing when it's revealed the First Order [[ThereIsAnother had ANOTHER one]], [[[[ComicBook/StarWarsAllegiance which they used to bombard Tah'Nuhna]], [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished just because their people helped the Resistance stay for a bit and escape despite their neutrality]]. [[FromBadToWorse And if THAT wasn't enough]], the Dreadnought [[Main/Foreshadowing itself is a testing ground for something far, FAR worse down the road involving a certain class of Star Destroyer's superlaser...]]

* Hyperspace tracking as a whole is a nightmare to consider in the setting. The Original Trilogy established that jumping to hyperspace was a guaranteed way to escape pursuit. "Empire's" plot with Vader pursuing the Falcon was only possible because [[WhatAPieceOfJunk the Falcon's hyperdrive failed,]] and ended when R2 finally fixed the hyperdrive. Not so with the First Order. The First Order only needs to be within sight of an enemy ship when they jump to hyperspace to track through it to one out of ''billions of stars'', then jump right on top of you. The First Order inherited the Empire's legacy and did the impossible, [[ParanoiaFuel making true escape from the First Order almost impossible when they find you.]] [[note]] Of course, the Empire WAS working on it, but it never got off the ground [[Film/RougeOne due to the theft of the Death Star plans, Tarkin destroying the Scarif data vault along with most of the planet]], and the events of the Original Trilogy, as well as the Aftermath Trilogy. [[/note]]

* Hyperspace tracking as a whole is a nightmare to consider in the setting. The Original Trilogy established that jumping to hyperspace was a guaranteed way to escape pursuit. "Empire's" plot with Vader pursuing the Falcon was only possible because [[WhatAPieceOfJunk the Falcon's hyperdrive failed,]] and ended when R2 finally fixed the hyperdrive. Not so with the First Order. The First Order only needs to be within sight of an enemy ship when they jump to hyperspace to track through it to one out of ''billions of stars'', then jump right on top of you. The First Order inherited the Empire's legacy and did the impossible, [[ParanoiaFuel making true escape from the First Order almost impossible when they find you.]]

* Canto Bight is initially presented as a ShiningCity and Finn is left awestruck, initially not understanding why Rose doesn't like the place. Then she shows why: not only is it a city of people profitting from selling weapons to both the Resistance and the First Order, its entertainment in particular runs off of enslaved, abused animals and ''children''. In particular, Finn looks through a mounted telescope and sees fathiers and young stable hands being administered ''electric shocks'' by a nasty Cloddogran groom. No wonder he quickly changes his mind about the whole place.

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!!Trailers

* The second trailer has a good amount of nightmare-inducing material:
** Snoke is shown unveiling one of his Force abilities: Using MindOverMatter on Rey, which was hinted at in an official guide to ''Star Wars'' (the telekinesis, that is) and looks quite painful, given her reaction. The image caption is what Snoke appears to be saying to Rey as he does this, his GutturalGrowler aspect returning from [[Film/TheForceAwakens the last film]].
** It's revealed that we'll get more than just a quick glimpse of the aftermath of Kylo Ren's rampage at Luke's Jedi temple. Turns out that it was so bad that Luke was ''buried under the rubble'' by the time it was done.
--->'''Luke:''' I've seen this raw strength only once before. [[ItsAllMyFault It didn't scare me enough then]]. '''It does now'''.
* A [[https://youtu.be/W4CB5SeBGkI mini-trailer]] ends with Rey implied to be glaring down at Luke -- before raising her lightsaber...
* Rey meditating in the "Tempt" TV spot. At first, it seems to be going well with Rey sensing light and darkness, but then Rey starts feeling something else, and is audibly crying while something starts pulling her in as Luke tries to snap her out of it.

!!Film

* Rey meditating in the "Tempt" tv spot. At first, it seems to be going well with Rey sensing light and darkness, but then Rey starts feeling something else, and is audibly crying while something starts pulling her in as Luke tries to snap her out of it.

* The film opens with the evacuation of D'Qar, but the Resistance is soon found out by a fleet of First Order Star Destroyers. This already puts a lot of pressure on the evacuating Resistance ships, but then out of hyperspace comes a thundering roar: the ''Fulminatrix'', a ''Mandator-IV'' [[TheDreadedDreadnought Dreadnought]], an even bigger threat dwarfing the Star Destroyers, heralded by multiple blaring sirens, readying its two immense orbital cannons at the Resistance's base. Poe is not kidding when he calls the ship a monster they've got to take down, lest the Resistance be annihilated.

** ''The Rise of Skywalker'' reveals why Luke was scared of Ray and her potential. ''She's the BigBad's granddaughter!''

* It's chilling to see DJ just casually sell Finn, Rose, and basically ''the entire Resistance'' out to the First Order [[OnlyInItForTheMoney just to turn a juicy profit]]. It might've been slightly understandable for him to do it out of a desire to save himself, but he has such a [[LackOfEmpathy callous attitude]] towards the duo who asked him for help that one can't help but wonder if he's screwed over the lives of others in a similar fashion. His actions nearly finish off the Resistance for good and he ''[[TheSociopath doesn't care]]''.

* The film opens with the evacuation of D'Qar, but the Resistance is soon found out by a fleet of First Order Star Destroyers. This already puts a lot of pressure on the evacuating Resistance ships, but then out of hyperspace comes a thundering roar: a ''Mandator-IV'' [[TheDreadedDreadnought Dreadnought]], an even bigger threat dwarfing the Star Destroyers, heralded by multiple blaring sirens, readying its two immense orbital cannons at the Resistance's base. Poe is not kidding when he calls the ship a monster they've got to take down, lest the Resistance be annihilated.

** The dreadnought itself exits hyperspace dangerously close to the camera, and it's terrifying to behold. It sports a dark grey color scheme with red effects and appears to be clad in spikes, bringing Film/ShinGodzilla to mind.

* Vice-Admiral Holdo's HeroicSacrifice, whilst utterly breathtaking to behold, is also a visually horrific showing of what happens when ships crash at lightspeed. The moment the ''Raddus'' impacts with the ''Supremacy'', there's not a single identifiable trace left behind. And not only did it cleave the ''Supremacy'', it also ''tore through'' the entire First Order fleet of Star Destroyers.

* The throne room brawl showcases just how intense, visceral, and violent light-saber combat can be. While there is mercifully little blood thanks to the way the blades cauterize the wounds as they are made, you see limbs and heads getting severed, faces impaled, and one hapless bodyguard is thrown into a machine which spits out his armor like confetti. It's best not to consider [[LudicrousGibs the state of his body]]...
** Both Rey and Kylo have moments where they look, quite frankly, terrifying. At one point, Rey ''screams'' in a violent and guttural way, and at another Kylo snarls and looks around like a wild animal. Much like the climactic duel between the two of them in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', the scene more resembles the brutal, drag-out fanmade duels of the mid-2000s than it does the sweeping, elegant lightsaber clashes seen in the prequel trilogy.
* The Mirror Cave where the Dark Side of the Force is strongest on Ahch-To. It's a fittingly dark, cold place, and the entire sequence of Rey falling into it is dripping with an eerie, unsettling atmosphere. In particular, the blowhole that acts as the sea cave's entrance is utterly unnerving to behold; a hole formed in an already perfectly sunken in circle of the coast, ringed by layers of pitch black seaweed. Nothing about it looks even remotely natural.
** InUniverse, Rey discovering the location proves to be this for Luke. Teaching her about the balance of the Force, he is initially undisturbed by her finding it when probing the island with her mind. When it begins to draw her in however, he screams at her to pull back, fearing she may be drawn in too far to the Dark Side. He is left in terrified awe when she comes out of her vision, seemingly unaffected after diving into the Dark with no hesitation at all.
** When Rey goes to investigate it, she's ''pulled'', quite suddenly and with no warning, through the blowhole and into the water below. [[ItCanThink It gives the impression that the cave is]] ''[[ItCanThink alive]]'', and given how a [[EldritchLocation similar location on Dagobah was treated]], ''[[GeniusLoci it just might be.]]''
** Rey sees herself in a line of copies of herself that seems to extend off into infinity. Each copy mirrors the actions of the one before it perfectly, and on and on and on, as if they're acting out some strange ballet. At one point, we hear overlapping voices say "''let me see them... my parents''". It may take some viewers a few minutes to realize that this isn't just [[WhisperingGhosts generic creepy whispering]]... It's ''[[MindScrew all the copies of Rey standing behind her saying exactly what she's going to say moments before she does!!]]'' It raises disturbing questions like "[[SlidingScaleOfFreeWillVsFate does free will even exist in the ''Star Wars'' universe?]]" Reflecting on her experience later, Rey speculates that the only reason she didn't panic was that she was completely focused on finding answers about her parents. [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Had she not been so determined, would the experience have broken Rey's mind?]]
* Poe and Holdo can't agree on how to best handle a desperate situation against the First Order where fighting back is suicide, and it ends up with Poe committing mutiny and having his closest allies ''hold Holdo and company at gunpoint''. The Resistance, the last bit of hope in the galaxy, is nearly destroyed not just by the First Order, but also by [[WeAreStrugglingTogether internal conflict]] aboard the only major ship left.
* When Kylo Ren finally sees Luke Skywalker for the first time since his turn to the Dark Side, the look of rage absolutely boils over. He's literally ''screaming'' at his officers to [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill keep firing everything]] at Luke's position.
* It's chilling to see DJ just casually sell Finn, Rose, and basically ''the entire Resistance'' out to the First Order [[OnlyInItForTheMoney just to turn a juicy profit]]. It might've been slightly understandable for him to do it out of a desire to save himself, but he has such a [[LackOfEmpathy callous attitude]] towards the duo who asked him for help that one can't help but wonder if he's screwed over the lives of others in a similar fashion. His actions nearly finish off the Resistance for good and he ''[[TheSociopath doesn't care]]''.
* If you look closely during the scene where Kylo Force Chokes Hux, the latter is ''[[BloodFromTheMouth coughing blood]]''.
** There's a rather nasty sound effect accompanying the choke, and unlike other Force Chokes we've seen Hux doesn't just clench his throat; his ''entire body'' seizes up. Together with Hux coughing up blood, it's clear that Kylo wasn't just strangling him, but flat-out ''crushing his windpipe''.
* The First Order casually picking off the evacuating Resistance transports and ignoring the decoy Holdo set up with the cruiser. It's enough to bring her to the brink of tears as she desperately urges the evacuation to continue.

* The film opens with the evacuation of D'Qar, but the Resistance is soon found out by a fleet of First Order Star Destroyers. This already puts a lot of pressure on the evacuating Resistance ships, but then out of hyperspace comes a thundering roar: a Mandator-IV Dreadnought, an even bigger threat dwarfing the Star Destroyers, heralded by multiple blaring sirens, readying its two immense orbital cannons at the Resistance's base. Poe is not kidding when he calls the ship a monster they've got to take down, lest the Resistance be annihilated.

** When Rey goes to investigate it, she's ''pulled'', quite suddenly and with no warning, through the blowhole and into the water below. [[ItCanThink It gives the impression that the cave is]] ''[[ItCanThink alive]]'', and given how a [[EldritchLocation similar location on Dagobah was treated]] ''[[GeniusLoci It just might be.]]''

** When Rey goes to investigate it, she's ''pulled'', quite suddenly and with no warning, through the blowhole and into the water below. [[ItCanThink It gives the impression that the cave is]] ''[[ItCanThink alive]]''.

* At the beginning of the film, the Resistance consisted of a decently-sized fleet of starships. By the end, the entirety of it can fit in ''a small private ship''. Sure, they're all just glad to be alive, but unlike the First Order, they don't even have any other air or land vehicles left in case the First Order decides to ambush them in the near-future.

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[[caption-width-right:350:No matter how one may feel about it, this is no doubt the most threatening that Luke has ever been.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:No doubt the most threatening that Luke has ever been.]]

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!!Trailers