Might as well get one of the more bonkers (and nerdiest) theories for what Star Wars 7 has in store right at the start. So, one guy on the internet apparently blew everybody's mind with the idea that perhaps all of the Empire's might the various Death Stars, Stormtroopers, Star Destroyers and the like weren't simply a show of power, a way to crush the Rebel Alliance beneath their boot heels. No, the whole thing was preparation for the Yuuzhan Vong Invasion that would happen about a quarter century after Return Of The Jedi ended. A quarter of a century, you say? So...roughly twenty-five years? And The Force Awakens is supposed to be set thirty years after the last Star Wars film? Interesting, interesting... For those unfamiliar ie everyone the Yuuzhan Vong are a warlike species who have long since fled the destruction of their own galaxy, choosing instead to invade the Outer Rim in a bunch of Expanded Universe books and comics. None of that is canon any more, meaning JJ could do a whole new spin on them. Or something.