Star Wars Episode 7: Who Are The 7 New Characters?

By Rebecca Kulik /

1. Thirtysomething Male, Intellectual. Apparently Doesn€™t Need To Be Fit

This one€™s a bit tricky. He could be the power behind the throne of the #2 upstart. Hey, maybe he€™s the she-was-pregnant-at-the-wedding Solo offspring. He could be working right beneath #2, and get wind of #2€™s traitorous impulses/foolish arrogance/distrust of our heroes in time to warn the Solos about what€™s going to happen. Maybe he€™s a Jedi who keeps the knowledge of the Order safe, and he gets visited for advice by our intrepid young heros. From the Expanded Universe: There are Jedi like Corran Horn and Kyle Kataran who generally fit this bill. That€™s about all I€™ve got, as far as multi-book characters go. A few final speculations: Clearly Luke didn€™t get married and make babies, or his wife would have been in the casting call. Also, given that there are so many late teens/early twenties characters, I think it€™s pretty safe to say that at least one or two are the offspring of the Solo marriage. Finally, there€™s nothing here to give info about a villain, which is too sad because I can€™t wait.