Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The seventh film in the main continuity of the Star Wars franchise.


 * Ace Pilot: Poe Dameron, one of the squadron leaders from the Resistance earns his keep by shooting down several TIE Fighters and quick succession and destroying Starkiller Base with his X-Wing. And his expertise isn't limited to just one ship. In his own words, "I can fly anything." when asked if he can fly a Special Forces Tie Fighter.
 * Achilles in His Tent: Han Solo gets this treatment on the grounds that he retired from being a war hero and went back to illegal shipping industry. However, the Resistance needed someone to infiltrate Starkiller Base and his son really needs some spiritual guidance.
 * Adult Fear:
 * The mannerisms of the First Order are similar to some of the worst dictatorships in history -- complete with training Child Soldiers, killing a massive number of civilians on-screen, General Hux giving a fanatical speech in front of his army, and heavily punishing dissenters.
 * Han's and Leia's reaction to their son working for the First Order is akin to learning that your child has willingly joined a cult.
 * The Cavalry: Finn, Solo, and Chewbacca are on the verge of being overrun by the First Order in the ruins of Maz's cantina. As the Stormtroopers were processing their new prisoners, Poe Dameron leads a squadron of X-Wings to free the heroes from their captors and the battle gains a second wind as Poe decimates the First Order's air support and the occasional Stormtrooper.
 * Heel Face Turn: The Stormtroopers of the First Order are supposed to be loyal and apathetic, among other things. FN-2187 quickly grew a conscience after his first mission and started planning to desert the First Order.
 * Line-of-Sight Name: FN-2187 never knew what his actual name was and his serial number was to cumbersome for Poe to repeat, so Poe just went with "Finn" and the name stuck.
 * Vestigial Empire:
 * Weapon of Mass Destruction: In a nutshell, Starkiller base is the new Death Star. Except that it can destroy several planets at once from a remote location and it gets most of it's energy from absorbing stars.
 * What a Piece of Junk!: Given it's derelict state and age, the Millennium Falcon's appearance on Jakku prompts Rey to call it a piece of garbage.
 * What Measure Is a Mook?:
 * Early on in the film, one of Finn's squadmates takes a blaster bolt to the chest and reaches out to Finn as he takes his final breath. It's worth noting that the previous Star Wars film never placed this level of emphasis on a random soldier and shows that the new Stormtroopers aren't the emotionless warriors of the Galactic Empire.
 * Finn, himself, is a Stormtrooper without a notable combat record and is visibly shaken by the death of his aforementioned comrade and the massacre on Jakku. And he wastes no time freeing Poe because,"it's the right thing to do."
 * You Are Number Six: How the First Order names their Stormtroopers. In Finn's case, it's FN-2187, and his squadmates were FN-2199, FN-2000, and FN-1999.