Star Wars: Rogue One - 12 Big Questions We're Asking After The First Trailer

2. Will Jyn Turn To The Dark Side?

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Jyn is presented to us as the hero of the film, and Felicity Jones looks absolutely superb in the role, but the very last shot of the teaser is designed to have us asking this very question. 

She definitely appears to be in an Imperial base of some sort, and also dressed in a disguise, which hints at going undercover to infiltrate the Empire, but the shot combined with Forest Whitaker's "Who will you become?" means we're left wondering whether she'll be tempted by the Dark Side, much as Luke and Rey have been (although of course Jyn isn't Force sensitive, at least as far as we know). 

It could be some deliberate misdirection, but having the hero go through a flirtation with the Dark Side is a recurring element of Star Wars. 

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