Star Wars: Rogue One - Predicting Who Lives And Who Dies
4. Chirrut Îmwe
Why He Could Live: Donnie Yen's blind warrior is the film's spiritual backbone, providing a link to the wider Force in a mostly Jedi-less time. And, as we know that the Force will reawaken with Luke, it seems a bit tonally out to have him offed, right?
Why He Could Die: Urgh, right then. We know he dies because Jiang Wen spoiled it at Star Wars Celebration (I did tell you to skip last point); Wen talked about how his character Baze and Chirrut are the best of friends, even if the former doesn't believe in the latter's Force nonsense, and that things only change when Îmwe is killed. WHAT?! It was a major drop that stunned the Celebration Stage, although given how high the stakes are elsewhere in the film, isn't a movie-ruiner.
Prediction: Well, Chirrut dies early on in the Scarif battle, providing the motivation for Baze to be a hero.