Star Wars: Rogue One - Predicting Who Lives And Who Dies
10. Galen Erso
Why He Could Live: Galen Erso is the reluctant architect of the Death Star's super laser, leading to many drawing parallels between The Manhattan Project's own J. Robert Oppenheimer. And to go full-Oppenheimer you need to have that regret build up after the true horrors of his creation have been revealed. There's also something poignant about the older generation living on.
Why He Could Die: Mads Mikkelsen hasn't been present in the marketing for Rogue One at all, bar a single still, and while that may point towards a secret key role, based on Mark Hamill and Max von Sydow from The Force Awakens it's more likely he's got a bit-part. And as this is daughter Jyn's story, that bit-part would make most sense as the deceased father figure.
Prediction: Is killed during the night-time assault seen in the last trailer, although he does manage to reveal where the Death Star is being held.