From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars)

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Call to Adventure: Quite a few characters end their stories by leaving everything behind to answer it. Hidden Depths: Turns out Admiral Motti, the guy who Vader choked for dismissing the Force, is actually religious himself, though of a different religion than Vader. He just objects to having someone else literally shove their religious beliefs down his throat at a military meeting. He's also got a snarky streak, as he notes that if Vader has such faith in the ability of the Force, then he can destroy the planet himself, as opposed to having to step closer just to strangle a coworker. It is revealed that had the Death Star fired on Base One, Mothma would've had the Alliance surrender, like the original plan for them to surrender when the Death Star's existence was revealed in Rogue One.

Ambiguous Gender: "Rites" avoids quite a few details, including gendered pronouns, for A'Yark, which according to the author in a separate post was to prevent spoilers for the novel the character originated from. Of MSE-6 and Men", by Glen Weldon: Taking place from the perspective of G7, a mouse droid stationed on the Death Star. Mysterious Animal Senses: Omi, the dianoga, has some sense of the Force and knows she has a purpose aboard the Death Star. When she sees Luke, she notices he has a strange shade around him which is sloughed off when she baptizes him. The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight · In Pictures: The Original Trilogy · Movie Theater Storybook · The Original Trilogy StoriesUnreliable Narrator: Several examples, tying in with Broad Strokes, as the many overlapping stories have various inconsistencies big and small. And of course, the title of the book hangs a huge lampshade on this. Like the collections that came before it, FACPOV: Return of the Jedi adds depth and nuance to the stories told in the third Star Wars movie. And it just might make many aspects of the beloved film even better. The Plan- huh... it seemed cut short? I liked it but. I mean I know the end but it felt a little like okay and then? What You Are in the Dark: "Contingency Plan" shows what Mon Mothma was planning to do should the Rebels be defeated at Yavin: She would go to Coruscant and surrender to the Emperor on behalf of the Rebellion, while leaving a huge cache of valuable information on the Rebellion's resources to some young rebels so they could start a new Rebellion in its place. With news of the Rebel victory, she would never need to follow through on this plan nor reveal it to anyone else. The Baptist", by Nnedi Okorafor: Taking place from the perspective of the dianoga as it comes across our heroes.

Reprints: Illustrated Version · Super Special 27 · Annual 1983 (UK) · Classic: 1, 2, TPB, The Special Edition Escape from Darth Vader · Death Star Battle · Trapped in the Death Star! · Trouble on Tatooine · From a Certain Point of View

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Chronicles · Annotated Screenplays · Empire Building · Behind the Magic (CD-ROM) · Storyboards · Costumes From A Certain Point of View is a collection of short stories from the Star Wars franchise, with 40 different stories written by 40 different authors from the perspective of numerous characters during the events of A New Hope. It is a replacement of sorts to the Legends work Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina. Laina", by Wil Wheaton: Taking place from the perspective of Ryland, a watchtower rebel on Yavin 4, during an eventful day in the Galactic Civil War. The 25th story is called The Last Flight, by Ali Hazelwood. It's about Sila Kott, another pilot who fought against the 2nd Death Star.