Star Wars Rogue One: 20 WTF Moments
6. Krennic Is Killed By His Own Weapon
Oh, the delightful irony of how Orson Krennic met his fate in this movie. The Imperial Military's Director of the Advanced Weapons Research finds himself obliterated by his own weapon after Orson finds himself fighting the rebels, allowing Moff Tarkin to assume control of the Death Star and fire it, obliterating the rebels but also Krennic himself.
It's a fitting and somewhat unexpected end to Krennic, which neatly explains how Tarkin ended up as commander (and him having taken control rather than inheriting it from a dead Krennic is way more bada** and keeping in line with Tarkin's character) while cementing how thoroughly outclassed Krennic was by both Tarkin and Vader.