10 Greatest "I'm Dead And I Know It" Star Wars Moments
4. Jyn Erso And Cassian Andor Wait For The Inevitable - Rogue One
Outside of the odd dark detour part-way through a trilogy, the minds behind various Star Wars offerings always seem to try their best to end one of their family friendly features on as positive a note as possible.
Gareth Edwards had other ideas, however.
After giving Rogue One watchers little choice but to fall in love with the likes of Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor during the Rebel forces' attempts to get their paws on the Empire's Death Star plans, the director cruelly-yet-brilliantly decided to reward these brave freedom fighters with one of the most gut-wrenching beats in the galaxy for all of their Scarif scrambling troubles.
As the frightening space station loomed into view over the planet, the last few flickers of hope were chillingly blocked out by this iconic superweapon. Witnessing its infamous green laser beam penetrate the surface of the orb, both Jyn and Cassian have little choice but to watch the beautiful terror heading their way on the horizon post-successful-mission, embracing each other as their final moments amongst the living are inevitably consumed by the incoming blast.