History Awesome / TheRiseOfSkywalker

** It should be stated that Palpatine's presence in this film cements him and him only as the ultimate BigBad of ''Franchise/StarWars''. Not [[Film/TheLastJedi Snoke]], not [[Film/TheForceAwakens Kylo Ren]], not [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Darth Vader]], not [[Film/ANewHope Tarkin]], not [[Film/RogueOne Krennic]], not [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Dooku or Grievous]], not [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Maul or Nute Gunray]], not [[Film/SoloAStarWarsStory Dryden Vos]], and not [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Thrawn or the Grand Inquisitor]]. It's Palpatine, no ifs, ands, or buts. AsLongAsThereIsEvil, there's Palpatine. At least for the [[SeriesFauxnale Skywalker Saga]], anyway.

!!Meta
* Doubles as Heartwarming - the fact that Abrams and crew have found a way to bring Leia's story to a proper conclusion after Creator/CarrieFisher tragically passed away.
* At the big presentation at Star Wars Celebration, Billy Dee Williams was asked if it was difficult finding his Lando performance again after so many years. His response: "Lando never left!"
** Plus, after agreeing to return to the role, the octogenarian Williams put himself through a serious workout to make sure he’d look right in the part again.
* When the teaser trailer at Celebration rolled to a close, Creator/IanMcDiarmid himself appeared onstage, to the ecstatic ''roar'' of the crowd.
--> '''Ian:''' ''[In his finest Palpatine voice]'' Roll it... again!\\
''[Cue the teaser again, from the top.]''

* Kylo Ren continues to demonstrate his badassery who leads from the front, engaging Resistance troopers with a vengeance - and utilizing his saber's crossguard blades along with the main one.

* Luke's presence felt through his voice-over, suggesting that a little thing like the passing of his physical body isn't going to stop his spirit from lending aid.

** It should be stated that Palpatine's presence in this film cements him and him only as the ultimate BigBad of ''Franchise/StarWars''. Not [[Film/TheLastJedi Snoke]], not [[Film/TheForceAwakens Kylo Ren]], not [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Darth Vader]], not [[Film/ANewHope Tarkin]], not [[Film/RogueOne Krennic]], not [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Dooku or Grievous]], not [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Maul or Nute Gunray]], not [[Film/SoloAStarWarsStory Dryden]], and not [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Thrawn or the Grand Inquisitor]]. It's Palpatine, no ifs, ands, or buts. AsLongAsThereIsEvil, there's Palpatine. At least for the [[SeriesFauxnale Skywalker Saga]], anyway.

** It should be stated that Palpatine's presence in this film cements him and him only as the ultimate BigBad of ''Franchise/StarWars''. Not [[Film/TheLastJedi Snoke]], not [[Film/TheForceAwakens Kylo Ren]], not [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Darth Vader]], not [[Film/ANewHope Tarkin]], not [[Film/RogueOne Krennic]], not [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Dooku or Grievous]], not [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Maul]], not [[Film/SoloAStarWarsStory Dryden]], and not [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Thrawn]]. It's Palpatine, no ifs, ands, or buts. AsLongAsThereIsEvil, there's Palpatine. At least for the [[SeriesFauxnale Skywalker Saga]], anyway.

!!Film

** It should be stated that Palpatine's presence in this film cements him and him only as the ultimate BigBad of ''Franchise/StarWars''. Not [[Film/TheLastJedi Snoke]], not [[Film/TheForceAwakens Kylo Ren]], not [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Darth Vader]], not [[Film/ANewHope Tarkin]], not [[Film/RogueOne Krennic]], not [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Dooku or Grievous]], not [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Maul]], not [[Film/SoloAStarWarsStory Dryden]], and not [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Thrawn]]. It's Palpatine, no ifs, ands, or buts. AsLongAsThereIsEvil, there's Palpatine.

** It should be stated that Palpatine's presence in this film cements him and him only as the ultimate BigBad of ''Franchise/StarWars''. Not [[Film/TheLastJedi Snoke]], not [[Film/TheForceAwakens Kylo Ren]], not [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Darth Vader]], not [[Film/ANewHope Tarkin]], not [[Film/RogueOne Krennic]], not [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Dooku or Grievous]], not [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Maul]], and not [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Thrawn]]. It's Palpatine, no ifs, ands, or buts. AsLongAsThereIsEvil, there's Palpatine.

** It should be stated that Palpatine's presence in this film cements him and him only as the ultimate BigBad of ''Franchise/StarWars''. Not [[Film/TheLastJedi Snoke]], not [[Film/TheForceAwakens Kylo Ren]], not [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Darth Vader]], not [[Film/ANewHope Tarkin]], not [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Maul]], and not [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Thrawn]]. It's Palpatine, no ifs, ands, or buts. AsLongAsThereIsEvil, there's Palpatine.

* Oh, and one more thing, right at the end, quick enough that you might have missed it... [[UnexpectedCharacter Palpatine]] [[HolyShitQuotient is]] [[HesBack back]]!

* When the teaser trailer at Celebrations rolled to a close, Creator/IanMcDiarmid himself appeared onstage, to the ecstatic ''roar'' of the crowd.

* At the big presentation at Star Wars Celebration, Billy Dee Williams was asked if if was difficult finding his Lando performance again after so many years. His response: "Lando never left!"

** Even more awesome when it's implied that the pilot is none other than ''[[BigBad Kylo Ren]].''
* Kylo Ren continues to demonstrate that he's the kind of BigBad who leads from the front, engaging Resistance troopers with a vengeance - and utilizing his saber's crossguard blades along with the main one.

** It should be stated that Palpatine's presence in this film cements him and him only as the ultimate BigBad of ''Franchise/StarWars''. Not [[Film/TheLastJedi Snoke]], not [[Film/TheForceAwakens Kylo Ren]], not [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Darth Vader]], not [[Film/ANewHope Tarkin]], not [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Maul]], and not [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Thrawn]]. It's Palpatine, no buts or ifs. AsLongAsThereIsEvil, there's Palpatine.

* Luke's presence felt through his voice-over, suggesting that a little thing like the passin of his physical body isn't going to stop his spirit from lending aid.

* Luke's presence felt through his voice-over, suggesting that [[spoiler:a little thing like the passin of his physical body isn't going to stop his spirit from lending aid]].
* Oh, and one more thing, right at the end, quick enough that you might have missed it...[[spoiler: [[UnexpectedCharacter Palpatine]] [[HolyShitQuotient is]] [[HesBack back]]! ]]

* [[UnexpectedCharacter Palpatine]] [[HolyShitQuotient is]] [[HesBack back]].

* [[UnexpectedCharacter Palpatine]] [[HolyShitQuotient is]] [[HesBack back]].

* Rey staring down a TIE Silencer ''on foot'', drawing her lightsaber (which she apparently rebuilt herself), then calmly backflipping onto it.

* Rey staring down a TIE Interceptor ''on foot'', drawing her lightsaber (which she apparently rebuilt herself), then calmly backflipping onto it.

* Rey takes out a TIE Interceptor ''on foot'', backflipping over it and slicing it in half with her lightsaber, which she apparently built herself just like Luke in his third film.

* [[spoiler: [[UnexpectedCharacter Palpatine]]]] [[HolyShitQuotient is]] [[HesBack back]].

* [[spoiler: [[UnexpectedCharacter Palpatine]]]] [[HSQ is]] [[HesBack back]].