- "It's okay that you're here."
"It's good." - ―FN-0606 and FN-1226, under Rey's control
FN-1226 was a human[1] male who served in the First Order's[2] FN Trooper Corps[3] as a stormtrooper[2] in 35 ABY.[4] When Rey arrived on the Star Destroyer Steadfast to rescue Chewbacca, the young Jedi confused FN-1226 and another stormtrooper with a mind trick.[2]
Behind the scenes
FN-1226 first appeared in the 2019 Star Wars film Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker where he was played by J.D. Dillard,[2][5] a screenwriter and director which J.J. Abrams had worked with in the past.[6]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
Sources
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition (Indirect mention only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker' establishes FN-1226 was a stormtrooper of the First Order, which were all humans, according to Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Before the Awakening establishes that First Order stormtroopers with "FN" in their designation, which includes FN-1226, were a part of the FN Trooper Corps.
- ↑ According to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker take place one year after the Hosnian Cataclysm. The Hosnian Cataclysm was dated to 34 ABY by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas meaning Episode IX, in which FN-1226 appears, takes place in 35 ABY.
- ↑
J.D. Dillard (@JGDillard) on Twitter (post): "the dude jj let me slip into a stormtrooper uniform and play around in a scene and part of that scene is now in a tv spot and imma cry now." (backup link)
Brian Duffield (@BrianDuffield) on Twitter (post): "Which one is you!" (backup link)
J.D. Dillard (@JGDillard) on Twitter (post): "the one with the subtle limp and an over-aggressive lean forward." (backup link)
- ↑
From Bad Robot receptionist to Sundance darling: What rising-star writer-director J.D. Dillard learned from J.J. Abrams about storytelling by Ifeanyi, KF on www.fastcompany.com (April 10, 2019) (backup link)