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Then we see this shot of a very creepy, ominous-looking throne, likely belonging to the man of the hour himself, Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid), whose voice we hear next: "Long have I waited. And now, your coming together will be your undoing." (I WONDER whomst he could be referring to???)

 

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As his voiceover continues, we see an imperial destroyer rising from the water like a ghost ship, followed by a shot of the very-much-alive Millennium Falcon leading a charge of a fleet of rebel ships. Eagle-eyed fans have noticed a number of these are recognizable from other Star Wars EU materials, such as Ghost, the ship belonging to Hera Syndulla, a character from the TV series "Star Wars Rebels" (which takes place during the 20-year gap between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope). It's likely Hera will not actually be a character in the movie, though, and this is just a fun easter egg for the hardcore SW fans.

 

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Here we also get a shot of our Resistance heroes in the cockpit of the Falcon, and then another shot on the watery wreckage where Rey and Kylo appear to be duking it out.

 

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( © Disney/Lucasfilm)

 

The sequence ends with a big outer space explosion and a fighter in peril piloted by Rey.

 

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