In the final scene of Rogue One, Darth Vader brutally slaughters Rebel troopers in the
hallway of their ship as they attempt to deliver the plans for the Death Star to Leia on the
Tantive IV.
As the Rebels are being decimated by Vader, we get some incredibly interesting evidence
that could point to Commander Cody being on board the ship.
So did Commander Cody join the Rebels after the Clone wars and Order 66?
I’m going to break down this incredibly interesting theory about how Commander Cody
may have survived the Darth Vader hallway scene from Rogue One.
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When Darth Vader absolutely destroys the Rebel fighters as they attempt to transfer the Death
Star plans to Leia, you can hear one of the Rebels shout a name out, trying to get him
to hurry up.
The name that this Rebel shouts out sounds very similar to the name Cody.
I’ll play the clip for you now:
And I’ll play it again, this time slowed down so you guys can hear it more clearly.
So right there you can hear the Rebel say: “Cody, lets go, lets go”.
After this, there is another piece of evidence that comes from one of the Rebels in the back
of the ship.
When Darth Vader is deflecting blaster shots and using the force to direct them back at
the Rebels, you can hear a very sharp scream of pain which sounds exactly like the screams
of the Clone Troopers in the Clone Wars series.
I'll play the scream for you now in normal speed and then again slowed down.
And If we also compare this scream to those from the Clone Wars series, you can definitely
hear the similarities.
At the same time as the scream is heard, Vader is using the force to push blaster bolts back
at the Rebels, and you can even see one of the Rebels fall to the ground shortly after.
It is hard to tell because of how quickly the shot cuts in and out, but it looks like
the bolt hits the Rebel in the knee, likely not killing him.
Could this Rebel actually be Commander Cody?
Well if you look at this specific rebel that was hit in the knee, he is slightly larger
than the others on board.
We know from Star Wars Rebels that the Clones can very easily get larger when they’re
not in constant ground combat.
The battle of Scariff is one the first large scale battles that Rebellion were ever involved
in, so it would make sense that Cody has not kept up his combat fitness, and is starting
to look exactly like Rex, Wolffe and Gregor.
The body shape of this Rebel also looks almost identical to the Clones from the Walker on
Seelos in Rebels, so this could definitely be Cody.
Now the very awesome and relieving thing is that if this bigger Rebel is actually Commander
Cody, he was very likely one of the survivors who made it onto the Tantive IV before the
lever was pulled and they detached.
As Vader is deflecting blaster fire back towards the Rebels, you can clearly see that one rebel
slips through the gap in the door as it is slowly closing, making it through into the
next compartment of the ship.
In the following seconds, You can also see this same Rebel running towards the Tantive
IV bay in the background, as the Death Star plans are being handed through the door.
To complete his journey, you can then see the Rebel making it safely into the final
compartment of Leia’s ship, just before the lights are turned on, and the lever is
pulled to detach the ship.
Again, it is pretty hard to tell exactly which Rebel it is, but you can see one of them who
looks like Cody would run into the Tantive 4 bay, just moments before the lever is pulled
and the ship detaches.
To add to this, we also know that Dave Filloni was at least partially involved with the story
Rogue One because there were a huge amount of tie ins with Rogue One in the final season
of Star Wars Rebels.
These included Saw Guererra, Death Troopers, Director Krennic and the robed man from Vader's
Castle, who was originally going to be the same person as the one in Rebels.
Chopper also made an appearance in the Yavin 4 Base, with Hera Syndulla’s name also being
called over the intercom.
Now of course Dave Filloni wasn’t involved in writing the story for the film, but I do
think he may have slipped the Rebel shouting Cody’s name in here so that he can tie Rogue
One in to the Rebels sequel which we know is coming very soon.
There are massive rumours that Commander Cody will appear in that show, so maybe he can
tell his story about how he was involved in the Battle of Scariff and saving the galaxy
from the Death Star.
Now there are some things that may disprove this theory, but they are not very strong.
The first is that in Legends, Commander Cody continued to serve with the Empire, all the
way up to the battle of Kamino, where his fate is unknown, but he was rumoured to have
died in Timira City, where he was training Stormtroopers.
Now of course new stories don’t have to follow Legends, but we know that Dave Filloni
loves to stay faithful to legends material where possible.
Another possible strike against the theory is that the Rebel standing in the back doesn’t
necessarily look like a Clone of Jango Fett.
Because the lighting on the ship is very dark, its very difficult to tell whether or not
he is old enough to be a Clone.
I actually do think he does look older than the rest, but you guys should let me know
down in the comments if you can get behind this theory!
This would certainly be an amazing story for Cody to tell when he will likely meet up with
Rex again in the Rebels sequel, but it’s pretty hard to explain where he was at the
battle of Yavin and which Rebel cell he joined before the events of Rogue One.
But let me know down in the comment if you think he died at the hands of vader, on the
ship?
I just wanted to put that theory out there, obviously it's a pretty crazy one, but I hope
you guys discuss it down in the comments below.
I’m sure you guys will find plenty of holes in the theory, but I love the discussion,
so feel free!
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