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8 Ways Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Changed The Franchise Forever

As Rogue One: A Star Wars Story closes in on $1 billion worldwide, it's clear that the first of Disney and Lucasfilm's Anthology movies is a rousing success. Adored by critics and fans alike, it pretty much guarantees that these spinoffs are going to be with us for a very long time to come, which is certainly a good thing. More than that though, it's also shown us that the franchise has been forever changed.

3) A Break From The Mythology

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While Darth Vader may make a couple of brief appearances in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the movie gives us a break from the classic Skywalker mythology and there’s not so much as a single Jedi in sight. Sure, they’re referenced and the Force is mentioned, but it was actually something of a relief not to have any massive Easter Eggs dropped here which either set up future instalments in the current trilogy or further flesh out the iconic family’s history, which we already know an awful lot about.

Some fans would have liked to see Supreme Leader Snoke or a young Luke Skywalker show up, but aside from a glimpse of Princess Leia, the movie is relatively free of that sort of world-building. This bodes well for future spinoffs and hopefully ensures that they’ll be true standalone films. Let the main saga entries take care of all the heavy lifting – these Anthology outings should be entirely their own thing.