The so-called “Holdo maneuver” is one of the most controversial moments in the film. Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017), which is already full of questionable decisions. However, the germ of this idea was already in the animated series Star Wars Rebels.
During the development of the film, Amylyn Holdothe Vice Admiral of the Resistance incarnated by Laura Dernmade the decision to carry out a suicide operation since the Resistance emerged victorious.
To do this, he headed his cruiser Raddus at the speed of light towards the Supremacy, the flagship of the First Order. By attacking and finishing him off, he gave the Resistance survivors enough time to escape to the planet Crait.
Star Wars Rebels gave rise to the Holdo maneuver
The screenwriter Henry Gilroyhe explained through the podcast Rebellion Podregarding the “end of the third season” of the series Star Wars Rebels He wanted to present a brilliant idea that he was not given permission to implement.
“I had Sato finish off the Imperial forces by jumping at the speed of light.“, to move forward to “open a path” so that the rebel group could escape. Henry Gilroy had been proposing this idea for a long time without obtaining results.
“I continued to insist and They didn’t tell me no, they didn’t even tell me yesand finally they said, “No, you can’t do that,” and I asked, “Why not?” and they didn’t tell me until I saw The Last Jedi”.
Henry Gilroy raises his last doubt about his proposed Star Wars Rebels: “So I always ask myself: I proposed it and they used it, or…? They never gave me an explanation because I couldn’t read the script. The Last Jedi”.
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