There were a few noteworthy casualties in
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and we now have another to add to the list which bound to come as a shock to longtime fans of the franchise.
In
Return of the Jedi, we met Nien Nunb, an alien who served as Lando Calrissian's co-pilot aboard the Millennium Falcon. Since then, he's become something of a fan-favourite and also ended up playing a minor role in the sequel trilogy. Well, his time has come to an end, because the author of
The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition novel has confirmed that Nunb died during the battle of Exegol.
Apparently, after Emperor Palpatine hurled his Force lightning into the sky above, the Tantive IV fell from the sky and unlike Poe Dameron and many of the other Resistance fighters, the beloved alien and his co-pilot Urcos Furdam were unable to regain control of the ship and died as it exploded.
What a way to go, eh?
Perhaps the biggest loss here is the Tantive IV being completely destroyed despite it making its surprise return in
The Rise of Skywalker. According to the writer of the aforementioned book, this is a moment which can actually be seen in the