History YMMV / StarWarsResistance

** Some feel that Kazuda looks and acts a bit too similar to Ezra. He does develop into his own character as the show goes on though.

** The Season 2 trailer shows Kylo Ren forcing Agent Tierny to pull out her blaster, implying he's going to make her ''[[PsychicAssistedSuicide shoot herself]]''. In the show proper, he also has Commander Pyre do the same and has them point their blasters at ''[[MutualKill each other]]''. [[spoiler:In the end, he just resorts to [[PsychicStrangle Force-choking]] Tierny to death.]]

* FanonDiscontinuity: [[spoiler: Kazuda's family surviving the destruction of the Hosnian system is often ignored, as many fans prefer the bleaker alternative given it makes the event much more impactful, it helps that it is never mentioned again after the one single scene where Kazuda's dad reveals it.]]

** Kazuda Xiono is one of the polarizing protagonists in the history of the franchise, [[AccentuateTheNegative which is really saying something]]. To his fans, he's one of the strongest elements of the show and a refreshing ContrastingSequelMainCharacter by being an {{Adorkable}} and likeable NiceGuy since the beginning (while previous protagonists like Ahsoka, Ezra and even Luke tend to need a bit of [[TookALevelInKindness defrosting]] before becoming fully heroic), enjoy the fact that he's not an immediate prodigy or TheAce, with the narrative allowing him to fail a lot and find his CharacterDevelopment into becoming a true leader for the Colossus crew and [[TookALevelInBadass becoming a more competent pilot and fighter]] rewarding. To his haters, he's basically a human version of [[TheScrappy Jar Jar Binks]], who has way too big of a record of messing things up or acting incompetent to not be considered as TheLoad and felt he didn't develop enough nor had enough badass moments by the end of the series to make it up for it. Season 2 only increased the debate, as it gave him more impressive feats at the same time that it had him give some of his biggest missteps, like almost destroying [[spoiler:an Jedi Temple]], leading to debates around whatever he has been RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap or turned into an worse character.

** Kazuda Xiono is one of the polarizing protagonists in the history of the franchise, [[AccentuateTheNegative which is really saying something]]. To his fans, he's one of the strongest elements of the show and a refreshing ContrastingSequelMainCharacter by being an {{Adorkable}} and likeable NiceGuy since the beginning (while previous protagonists like Ahsoka, Ezra and even Luke tend to need a bit of [[TookALevelInKindness defrosting]] before becoming fully heroic), enjoy the fact that he's not an immediate prodigy or TheAce, with the narrative allowing him to fail a lot and find his CharacterDevelopment into becoming a true leader for the Colossus crew and [[TookALevelInBadass becoming a more competent pilot and fighter]] rewarding. To his haters, he's basically a human version of [[TheScrappy Jar Jar Binks]], who has way too big of a record of messing things up or acting incompetent to not be considered as TheLoad and felt he didn't develop enough nor had enough badass moments by the end of the series to make it up for it. Season 2 only increased the debate, as it gave him more impressive feats at the same time that it had him give some of his biggest missteps, like almost destroying [[spoiler:an Jedi Temple]].

* DesignatedMonkey: Besides Torra, Poe and Team Fireball, Kazuda gets no respect from the rest of the Colossus, often treating him like he's a completely useless guy that does nothing but ruin everything for everyone else. This was justified in the early episodes where he played TheKlutz straight and he hadn't adjusted to his environment yet. But after 2 seasons of CharacterDevelopment, saving the Colossus crew multiple times and getting multiple episodes where he helps people individually in the Colossus, [[UngratefulBastard it looks more like they are unfairly biased against the guy no matter how many times he goes out of his way to help them]]. [[spoiler: Even in the GrandFinale, everyone refused to help in Kazuda and Tam's rescue for being TheKlutz until they get called out into a JerkassRealization when he tells them to run away, you will think by this point they will at least have some respect for the guy]].

* UnintentionallySympathetic: CS-515 from "The New Trooper", who receives a ton of grievous harm to his head and body for finding out about Kel and Eila and almost turning them in. While that alone would've just made him a ButtMonkey, no one is aware that he, like many other First Order Stormtroopers, was taken by the First Order as an infant and brainwashed to believe in it. Given the way he acts while disoriented (such as being calmed down by Kel and Eila or finding Neeku "nice"), you might wonder if there was a chance for him to have a HeelFaceTurn.

** Kazuda Xiono is one of the polarizing protagonists in the history of the franchise, [[AccentuateTheNegative which is really saying something]]. To his fans, he's one of the strongest elements of the show and a refreshing ContrastingSequelMainCharacter by being an {{Adorkable}} and likeable NiceGuy since the beginning (while previous protagonists like Ahsoka, Ezra and even Luke tend to need a bit of [[TookALevelInKindness defrosting]] before becoming fully heroic), enjoy the fact that he's not an immediate prodigy or TheAce, with the narrative allowing him to fail a lot and find his CharacterDevelopment into becoming a true leader for the Colossus crew and [[TookALevelInBadass becoming a more competent pilot and fighter]] rewarding. To his haters, he's basically a human version of [[TheScrappy Jar Jar Binks]], who has way too big of a record of messing things up or acting imcompetent to not be considered as TheLoad and felt he didn't develop enough nor had enough badass moments by the end of the series to make it up for it. Season 2 only increased the debate, as it gave him more impressive feats at the same time that it had him give some of his biggest missteps, like almost destroying [[spoiler:an Jedi Temple]].

%%* DesignatedMonkey: Kazuda Xiono.

** Tam. Many fans see her as a sympathetic example of a person who was indoctrinated to accept a corrupt Empire and took her side in her conflict with Yeagar, seen her anger at Kazuda and Yeagar as justified. Other fans see her as a demanding jerkass who's blatantly delusional about The First Order's atrocities. A third section doesn't consider her unlikable but didn't found her character or subplot very interesting to the point they felt the dynamic of the show barely changed while she [[spoiler: wasn't around thanks to her FaceHeelTurn]].

** Kazuda Xiono is one of the polarizing protagonists in the history of the franchise, [[AccentuateTheNegative which is really saying something]]. To his fans, he's one of the strongest elements of the show and a refreshing ContrastingSequelMainCharacter by being an {{Adorkable}} and likeable NiceGuy since the beginning (while previous protagonists like Ashoka, Ezra and even Luke tend to need a bit of [[TookALevelInKindness defrosting]] before becoming fully heroic), enjoy the fact that he's not an immediate prodigy or TheAce, with the narrative allowing him to fail a lot and find his CharacterDevelopment into becoming a true leader for the Colossus crew and [[TookALevelInBadass becoming a more competent pilot and fighter]] rewarding. To his haters, he's basically a human version of [[TheScrappy Jar Jar Binks]], who has way too big of a record of messing things up or acting imcompetent to not be considered as TheLoad and felt he didn't develop enough nor had enough badass moments by the end of the series to make it up for it. Season 2 only increased the debate, as it gave him more impressive feats at the same time that it had him give some of his biggest missteps, like almost destroying [[spoiler:an Jedi Temple]].

** Kazuda Xiono is one of the polarizing protagonists in the story of the franchise, [[AccentuateTheNegative which is really saying something]]. To his fans, he's one of the strongest elements of the show and a refreshing ContrastingSequelMainCharacter by being an {{Adorkable}} and likeable NiceGuy since the beginning (while previous protagonists like Ashoka, Ezra and even Luke tend to need a bit of [[TookALevelInKindness defrosting]] before becoming fully heroic), enjoy the fact that he's not an immediate prodigy or TheAce, with the narrative allowing him to fail a lot and find his CharacterDevelopment into becoming a true leader for the Colossus crew and [[TookALevelInBadass becoming a more competent pilot and fighter]] rewarding. To his haters, he's basically a human version of [[TheScrappy Jar Jar Binks]], who has way too big of a record of messing things up or acting imcompetent to not be considered as TheLoad and felt he didn't develop enough nor had enough badass moments by the end of the series to make it up for it. Season 2 only increased the debate, as it gave him more impressive feats at the same time that it had him give some of his biggest missteps, like almost destroying [[spoiler:an Jedi Temple]].

** Kazuda Xiono is one of the polarizing protagonists in the story of the franchise, [[AccentuateTheNegative which is really saying something]]. To his fans, he's one of the strongest elements of the show and a refreshing ContrastingSequelMainCharacter by being an {{Adorkable}} and likeable NiceGuy since the beginning (while previous protagonists like Ashoka, Ezra and even Luke tend to need a bit of [[TookALevelInKindness defrosting]] before becoming fully heroic), enjoy the fact that he's not an immediate prodigy or TheAce, with the narrative allowing him to fail a lot and find his CharacterDevelopment into becoming a true leader for the Colossus crew and [[TookALevelInBadass becoming a more competent pilot and fighter]] rewarding. To his haters, he's basically a human version of [[TheScrappy Jar Jar Binks]], who has way too big of a record of messing things up or acting imcompetent to not be considered as TheLoad and felt he didn't develop enough nor had enough badass moments by the end of the series to make it up for it. Season 2 only increased the debate, as it gave him more impressive feats at the same time that it had him give some of his biggest misteps, like almost destroying [[spoiler:an Jedi Temple]].

** Neeku for his optimistic and kind personality. It's also believed that he may be autistic, which most fans have no problem with.

** Kazuda Xiono is one of the polarizing protagonists in the story of the franchise, [[UnpleasableFanbase which is really saying something]]. To his fans, he's one of the strongest elements of the show and a refreshing ContrastingSequelMainCharacter by being an {{Adorkable}} and likeable NiceGuy since the beginning (while previous protagonists like Ashoka, Ezra and even Luke tend to need a bit of [[TookALevelInKindness defrosting]] before becoming fully heroic), enjoy the fact that he's not an immediate prodigy or TheAce, with the narrative allowing him to fail a lot and find his CharacterDevelopment into becoming a true leader for the Colossus crew and [[TookALevelInBadass becoming a more competent pilot and fighter]] rewarding. To his haters, he's basically a human version of [[TheScrappy Jar Jar Binks]], who has way too big of a record of messing things up or acting imcompetent to not be considered as TheLoad and felt he didn't develop enough nor had enough badass moments by the end of the series to make it up for it. Season 2 only increased the debate, as it gave him more impressive feats at the same time that it had him give some of his biggest misteps, like almost destroying [[spoiler:an Jedi Temple]].

** Donald Faison's character, Hype Fazon, for being a SmallNameBigEgo JerkWithAHeartOfGold Rodian racer who is voiced by [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Turk]].

* FanonDiscontinuity: [[spoiler: Kazuda's family suriviving the destruction of the Hosnian system is often ignored, as many fans prefer the bleaker alternative given it makes the event much more impactful, it helps that is never mentioned again after the one single scene where Kazuda's dad reveals it.]]

* EvilIsSexy: Apparently, Commander Pyre and Agent Tierny in some circles.

** To a lesser extent, [[MajorlyAwesome Major]] [[AcePilot Elrik Vonreg]], thanks to his cool [[TheFaceless faceless]] design with red armor, wearing [[CoolHelmet red helmet]] that looks like a Phase II clone trooper helmet with a T-visor like the ones in Mandalorian helmet, and using [[AceCustom red-colored TIE Fighter]]. His EngineeredHeroics by [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness throwing Warbird Gang under the bus]] is also pretty memorable. [[spoiler:It's a shame that he's killed in Season 1 finale.]]

** The Season 2 trailer shows Kylo Ren forcing Agent Tierny to pull out her blaster, implying he's going to make her ''[[PsychicAssistedSuicide shoot herself]]''. In the show proper, he also has Commander Pyre do the same and has them point their blasters at ''[[MutualKill each other]]''. [[spoiler:In the end, he just resorts to [[PsychicStrangle Force-choking]] Tierny to death.]]
* WhatMeasureIsANonBadass: Due to Kaz's never-ending ButtMonkey and TheKlutz traits for nearly the entire series, many detractors regard him as human version of [[TheScrappy Jar Jar Binks]] at worst. Some even unfavourably compare him to Ahsoka Tano and Ezra Bridger who had better CharacterDevelopment in their [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars respective]] [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels series]].

*** On that note, Leia's [[AngstWhatAngst apparent total lack of angst]] at having been tortured and ForcedToWatch her home planet get destroyed is a common criticism of ''Film/ANewHope'', and one that the ''ComicBook/StarWarsPrincessLeia'' comic had previously tried to address. Kazuda's reaction to watching his home get destroyed is considerably more emotional.

* MoralEventHorizon: In "Rebuilding The Resistance", Commander Pyre orders the destruction of three shuttles containing unarmed recruits. Tam is not happy with this.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** The show uses more familiar alien species and a more vibrant usage of color, as some common complaints regarding the Sequel Trilogy were that the minimum amount of aliens seen were boring and uncreative, and that the overabundance of earthly colors didn't make the films feel like they were in alien environments. Even better is that one of the main cast is a Nikto, an already established species who is however a very rarely seen in the franchise. Even the Prequel Trilogy species of Aleena, Kel Dor, Nautolans, and Neimoidians can be seen.
** Some fans have lamented the fact that most of the spaceships in the Sequel Trilogy films are, with a few exceptions, mostly just variations on designs we've already seen before. Here, almost all of the main characters (and even some of the one-off characters) have a unique and colorful CoolShip of their own.
** A complaint about ''Rebels'' was the repetitive use of incidental animation models, particularly Minister Tua-lookalikes, Rodians, Gotals, and Ithorians. ''Resistance'' uses a wider variety of incidentals, from all sorts of species and looks. This also works in favor of the show's setting, which is essentially a pitstop town as opposed to Lothal being a dust bucket in the middle of nowhere.
** Ironically, the LighterAndSofter, more upbeat tone for which it was initially so heavily criticized online has been noted by some people as an unexpected asset. Some fans felt [[AngstAversion turned off]] by the Sequel Trilogy because it seemingly showed all the victories of the original trilogy [[HappyEndingOverride had been undone and all that struggle was for nothing]]. While the personal story of the Skywalker family and the Jedi has still turned tragic, ''Resistance'' shows that the rest of the New Republic is nevertheless a relatively clean, happy, and orderly place to live, even on an "outlaw town" like the Colossus, and the galaxy has enjoyed [[EarnYourHappyEnding thirty years of unprecedented peace and prosperity]] thanks to the heroic efforts of the Rebel Aliance.
** ''Film/TheLastJedi'' was criticized for hitting General Hux with what many felt was significant VillainDecay from his chillingly unhinged portrayal in ''Film/TheForceAwakens''. This show does a lot to repair his image by establishing him as a KnightOfCerebus placing his speech at the destruction of Hosnian Prime front and center, reminding us that while he's small fry compared to [[EvilerThanThou dark side wielders like Snoke and Kylo Ren]], to the rest of the galaxy (and non-Force Users in general), Hux is [[NotSoHarmlessVillain nevertheless a]] [[ANaziByAnyOtherName murderous authoritarian fanatic]] who is indirectly responsible for the deaths of '''[[OmnicidalManiac billions]]''' [[OmnicidalManiac of people.]]
** Generally, the show is liked for depicting the First Order villains as [[NoNonsenseNemesis completely serious and intimidating]], especially for Kylo, Hux, and Phasma, who fans feel have had disappointing characterizations in the films. A common complaint in ''The Clone Wars'' and ''Rebels'' was that the Separatists (at least [[CerebusSyndrome earlier on]]) and the Imperials frequently lacked seriousness and intimidating personalities.
** One of the criticisms involving Starkiller Base in ''The Force Awakens'' was that the destruction of the Hosnian system lacked emotional resonance due to the audience not getting any time to really know the New Republic or any of the characters having personal connections to it. In ''Resistance'', the lead character, Kazuda, is ''from'' Hosnian Prime, so when he witnesses the event, it's much more personal and emotional for him in the vein of [[Film/ANewHope Leia witnessing Alderaan's destruction]].

* MoralEventHorizon: In “Rebuilding The Resistance”, Commander Pyre orders the destruction of three shuttles containing unarmed recruits. Tam is not happy with this.

* SecondSeasonDownfall: The show only had two seasons definitively planned, although WordOfGod says that a PostScriptSeason 3 that would've connected with the live-action Sequel Trilogy films was considered if the show was a success. Unfortunately, a variety of factors hampered this. Season 2 is widely considered to be weaker compared to Season 1; while Season 1 [[ForegoneConclusion slowly built up]] to the events of ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', many feel that Season 2 doesn't carry the momentum, with the characters no longer having a tangent end goal and not being allowed to further connect with the films due to the writers [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants not knowing]] how the Sequel Trilogy was going to end. As such, fans pin Season 2's weaker writing on the films rather than through any fault of the show's staff. Combined with the aforementioned TroubledProduction, [[ScrewedByTheNetwork a late Sunday night timeslot on the dying Disney XD block]] while also being released in the midst of Disney's transition to streaming, [[BrokenBase being widely dismissed by the general fanbase]] for being a [[LowerDeckEpisode Force-less]], [[LighterAndSofter more children-oriented]] cartoon set during the divisive Sequel Trilogy era, and being overshadowed by the revival of the more widely acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', ''Resistance'' hardly stood a chance.