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Star Wars: Rogue One's Death Star Retcon Was Unnecessary
The Death Star’s vulnerability was retconned for the Star Wars canon continuity in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and while the film excellently tied into the franchise’s 1977 debut, the battle station’s retcon was unnecessary. Rogue One created an all-new cast of characters, each of whom joined the Rebel Alliance and participated in the climactic Battle of Scarif for different reasons. In the case of Jyn Erso, one of her motivations was to finish her father’s work of sabotaging the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the Death Star, despite A New Hope succinctly explaining its weakness.