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BRINGING BALANCE

Lor San Tekka, played by legendary
1 1stage and screen actor Max Von

Sydow, speaks the first line of dialogue
in the film. According to the Star Wars:

The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary,
San Tekka is a seasoned traveler and
explorer who spent the dark times as
a follower of the Church of the Force.
Although not Force-sensitive, he, like
many others, strongly believed in the
Jedi ideals.
During his conversation with
Resistance pilot Poe Dameron, played by
actor Oscar Isaac, Lor San Tekka almost
immediately references the balance of FRIENDS REUNITED?
the Force, saying, “Without the Jedi, 2
there can be no balance.” Qui-Gon Jinn During the battle near Maz Kanata’s castle on Takodana, FN-2199, or Nines, is the

and Mace Windu first mentioned the 2trooper who shouts, “Traitor!” and attacks Finn with a Z6 baton. Nines and Finn
concept of bringing balance to the Force trained together prior to the events of The Force Awakens. More can be learned about
in The Phantom Menace. their relationship in the novel Star Wars: Before the Awakening by Greg Rucka.

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