Star Wars: The Last Jedi - 10 Ways It Sets Up Episode IX

10. Captain Phasma Strikes Back

After The Force Awakens, one of the biggest complaints fans had was the use (or misuse) of Captain Phasma, a high-ranking First Order stormtrooper.

Pre-release material hyped her up as the next memorable Star Wars sub-villain, a path well-worn by the likes of Darth Maul and Jabba The Hutt, but in reality, Phasma was more like a Boba Fett - an underused sideshow in a cool costume.

The Last Jedi was expected to rectify this and give Phasma a lot more to do, but astonishingly, she may have even less screen time here than she did in her debut, showing up to fight Finn before falling through the floor to her apparent doom.

But did she actually die? We're never explicitly shown her dying - there's no corpse, and no verbal confirmation - and she's cheated death once before, after escaping the destruction of Starkiller Base in Episode VII. Could she return for Episode IX?

Well, yes. Fans won't be happy that Phasma has been underused again, but by not confirming the character's death, director Rian Johnson has left the door open for Episode IX's J.J. Abrams to finally give Phasma the movie subplot she deserves.

Yes, he'll need to explain how she survived (again), but Phasma's outfit looks tough and sturdy, much more so than the regular Stormtrooper garb, so it can probably withstand a lot of damage.