Star Wars Episode 9: 15 Essential Rumours & Theories

13. The MacGuffin

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The plot of Episode IX isn't going to be driven solely by the battle of the Resistance and the First Order, but reportedly by a MacGuffin that all the main characters will end up on the hunt for.

As per Making Star Wars, the MacGuffin is going to be controversial to fans, and the heroes will be reunited as they attempt to find it. The outlet has further reported that the MacGuffin evolves as the film progresses, and that it might be linked to C-3PO.

That doesn't give us many more clues as to what exactly it is. The Force Awakens' MacGuffin was the map to Luke Skywalker, and that itself was changed quite late on from being the Skywalker lightsaber. There's further speculation that it might be linked to Anakin Skywalker - through Threepio - but that doesn't take us any closer to knowing what it is.

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