Star Wars: Rogue One - 10 Ways It Changes A New Hope
2. The Destruction Of The Death Star
Because of the information given to us in Rogue One, the ultimate destruction of the original Death Star in A New Hope retroactively becomes one of the most emotional moments in all of Star Wars. Rogue One gave everything, up to and including their lives, for a chance. A chance and nothing more. A chance that maybe what they did could help the rebellion succeed. They clung to the last bit of hope there was all the way to the bitter end, just to buy a little more time for everyone else... and it payed off.
It was because of the bravery and selflessness of Rogue One, that Luke Skywalker was even given the chance to go on his iconic mission. As it has been implied many times before on this list, had it not been for Rogue One's theft of the plans, the rebellion likely would have crumbled, and the assault on the Death Star would have never even been attempted.
The Death Star's destruction was not only Luke's moment of triumph, but also, and arguably more so, that of Rogue One. The last will and testament of those previously unsung heroes was what made the rebellion's finest hour a possibility.
The Force truly was with Rogue One, and you could bet that somewhere, they were smiling when the Empire's ultimate weapon, the one they had given their lives to stop, went up in flames.