RANKED: All the Major Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Deaths!

Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is already counting up huge numbers at the box office, but we’re more interested in the characters who are down for the count. That’s right, we’re ranking all the big Rise of Skywalker deaths, some of which happened so quickly they barely registered! Check out the RIP ranking in the gallery below! Obviously, SPOILERS BEWARE!!!!

Returning cast members for The Rise of Skywalker include Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo and Billie Lourd. Joining the cast are Naomi Ackie (Doctor Who), Richard E. Grant (Logan), Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings), and Keri Russell (The Americans), who will also be joined by veteran Star Wars actors Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee Williams, who will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian. The role of Leia Organa will once again be played by Carrie Fisher, using previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

In addition to directing, Abrams co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Terrio (Argo, Justice League). Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, and Abrams will produce, with Callum Greene and Jason McGatlin executive producing. Composer John Williams, who has scored every chapter in the Star Wars saga since 1977’s A New Hope, will return to a galaxy far, far away with Rise of Skywalker.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is scheduled for release on December 20.

RANKED: All the Major Rise of Skywalker Deaths!

#8. The Knights of Ren

Wow. After four solid years of teasing these guys we finally get to see them in action... for about 20 seconds. After which they are almost instantly killed by Kylo once he turns to the good side. Even The Praetorian Guard in Last Jedi had more/cooler screentime. These guys and their stinky smokey ship sure did suck.
#7. Boolio

This friendly fellow gives Finn & Co. some vital info, then tells them to "win the war." Next time we see him it's just his severed head on Kylo Ren's desk. Oh well.
#6. Allegiant General Pryde

How hard would it have been to make this guy Thrawn? Or to give Richard E. Grant any kind of characterization beyond "British baddie." Anyway, he gets blown up in the final battle.
#5. Snap Wexley

J.J. Abrams' childhood friend returns after his time as the Wedge of Force Awakens. He was even retconned as Wedge's adopted son in the novels! But he gets scant screentime and an even quicker death, which gives Poe something to react to.
#4. General Hux

Russian Star Wars fans' favorite authoritarian villain character (see The Last Jedi documentary) changes things up by helping the heroes escape. No, he hasn't switched allegiances, he just wants his rival for power Kylo to fail. Unfortunately Pryde sees right through the ruse and shoots Hux dead in one of the film's more startling dispatches.
#3. Emperor Palpatine

It seems like as soon as we were getting reacquainted with the old Supreme Chancellor of the Senate/Sith Lord he went and got himself blown to dust by Rey. That's no way to treat your grandpa, girl!
#2. General Leia Organa

FrankenLeia, a.k.a. the floating head from unused Force Awakens footage, has some weird awkward moments throughout the film where she kinda stands there with her back turned to the camera letting other people speak for her. But at least, in her last act of using the force, she saves Rey AND remembered to finally give Chewbacca his medal four decades after A New Hope.
#1. Kylo Ren/Ben Solo

Was there anyone that didn't think Kylo would be redeemed by the end of this trilogy? Well, he got redeemed, and he got to be the hero and kiss the girl and dammit if we didn't love it. Yeah, it might have been cool to see him as a force ghost at the end -really cool to see him as a force ghost- but they can always pop him in the Special Editions 20 years from now!