Publisher Macmillan has released a multi-page preview of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - The Official Visual Guide, providing more info about the Star Wars prequel than ever, including character names and profiles on the villains, plus final confirmation that Darth Vader will have a role in the story. A lot of information about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story are revealed in these pages, so let’s get summarizin’.
Your ‘Rogue One’ Infiltration Team
- Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) - We met Jyn in the Rogue One trailer. Here she is described as “a highly skilled soldier and warrior.”
- Captain Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) - A Rebel Alliance officer
- Baze (Wen Jiang) - A freelance assassin
- K-250 Enforcer Droid (Alan Tudyk) - An Imperial droid retasked for the Death Star mission, this is our first good look at the CG character Tudyk will voice. He’s likely to be a font of knowledge about Imperial matters.
- Bodhi Rook (Riz Ahmed) - Another Rebel soldier, we don’t know much about this guy yet.
- Pao and Bistan - One of the surprises from these Visual Guide preview pages are additional Rogue One team members, like these warrior beast aliens.
- Chirrut (Donnie Yen) - Described as a “spiritual warrior,” Chirrut is blind, but probably has Force vision, right?
‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Villains
- Director Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) - The main baddie of Rogue One , Krennic is described here as the “Director of the Imperial Military.”
- Death Troopers - Unfortunately, the entry on Death Troopers is no more than vague copypasta, so we don’t know much more about those elite stormtrooper corp.
- Darth Vader - Long rumored to appear in Rogue One as at least a cameo, here’s confirmation that Darth Vader will indeed be standing between the Rebels and the Death Star plans.
New ‘Rogue One’ Ships, Walkers, and Droids
Some of the coolest stuff in the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - The Official Visual Guide preview is new ships, walkers and droids.
This is the TIE Striker, “single-pilot vehicles designed for fast-paced dogfights with Rebel X-wings and other starfighters.” Though they may look like a predecessor, the TIE Striker served concurrently with the TIE Interceptor.
Perhaps to counter the TIE Striker, the Rebel Alliance has a new ship of its own in Rogue One, the Rebel Starfighter “S-Wing.”
Here’s a better look at the tank and new stormtrooper designs featured briefly in the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer.
Rogue One also features a new Imperial walker, although the AT-ACT doesn’t look all that different from your standard AT-AT, just with a slimmer head.
These “classified” Enforcer Droid K-250 blueprints reveal some more details about Tudyk’s character (it remains to be seen whether evil versions of the K-250 will appear in Rogue One), including its facial “vocabulator.”
That’s a lot of new data from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, due out in theaters on Dec. 16. For more you’ll have to wait for the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - The Official Visual Guide.
Here’s the official description:
The official companion book to fall’s most anticipated release of Star Wars Rogue One. Never-before-seen interviews, images and teasers from this major motion picture. Detailed, in-depth character profiles, iconic vehicles, weaponry and droids. Lucas Films proudly presents the official companion book to this fall’s most anticipated release of Star Wars Rogue One. Featuring never-before-seen interviews, images and teasers from this major motion picture. Experience all the thrills with detailed, in-depth character profiles, iconic vehicles, weaponry and droids you’ve been looking for. Featuring 160 pages of action-packed photos and content, this official Lucasfilm collector’s book is a must-have for every Star Wars fan.
