The newest ‘Star Wars’ character shows just how gritty the movie will be
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The "Star Wars" booth at the San Diego Comic-Con has a new character on display: Edrio Two Tubes. Tubes is a mercenary pilot in the upcoming "Rogue One" spinoff movie.
According to the Star Wars Facebook page, Tubes is from the planet Yar Togna, which was conquered and occupied by the villainous Empire. He was forced to flee as a refugee, and he and his "eggmate" Benthic want revenge on the Empire. He's called "Two Tubes" because of the apparatus he uses to breathe oxygen.
"Rogue One" takes place before the events of 1977's "Star Wars: A New Hope" and is about a group of Rebel fighters trying to steal the plans for The Death Star From the Empire. Director Gareth Edwards has spoken about it as if it's a war movie. And, like all war movies, it looks complicated.
The introduction of a figure like Tubes indicates that "Rogue One" won't just be a "good guys versus bad guys" war movie. There are shades of gray here: he'll be against the Empire, but his motives aren't pure, and it's unclear if he'll be allied with the Rebellion at all.
We'll find out more about Edrio Two Tubes in "Rogue One," in theaters on December 16.
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