Star Wars: Rogue One New Trailer Breakdown - 29 Things You Need To See

24. Development Of A Superweapon

Star Wars Rogue One Galen Erso
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Coming on the back of that scene, we see Galen after being captured by the Empire, as Mon Mothma outlines that he appears to be "critical to the development of a superweapon."

Although we haven't seen too much of Galen, it's been widely rumoured that he's a scientist crucial in the making of the Death Star, and that very much fits here. However, as his defiant pose suggests, he's not a bad person, instead forced into this situation by the Empire - presumably in order to protect his own life and that of his daughter.

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