Star Wars: Ranking Every Major Death From Worst To Best

8. Jyn Erso And Cassian Andor

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The Deaths: Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor die on Scarif after successfully obtaining the Death Star plans and transmitting them to the Rebel Alliance.

Ranking Explained: Rogue One does not hold back on the killing. Whereas Star Wars fans usually see one or two significant characters bite the dust, the series’ 2016 entry left audiences reeling when it made the bold move to kill off every single hero involved.

Fan favourites such as Baze, Chirrut and K-2SO are slaughtered, but the deaths of Jyn And Cassian really hit home. These are the two people who are given the most screen time and they are likeable, loveable characters with their rogue nature and thirst for adventure two of their many redeeming qualities. Many even went as far to compare them to Han Solo and Leia Organa which, given they are the faces of the original trilogy, is quite a compliment.

It’s a beautiful scene with the duo dying in each other's arms while the explosion rushes towards them in the background. Director Krennic, the villain of the movie, dying at the same time only adds to the emotions and all of the characters go in a truly big blaze of glory.

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