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9 Years Later, 'Andor' Just Revealed The Origins Of An Iconic Star Wars Line

Lyvie Scott

created: May 7, 2025, 2 a.m. | updated: May 12, 2025, 10:32 p.m.

As classic Star Wars lines go, it’s relatively new: Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) is the first to say the words in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and it’s later relayed by the film’s main heroine, Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones). Though Cassian’s the first Rebel to utter the words on-screen, most Star Wars fans assumed that he’d taken the phrase from another character, maybe one we’d eventually meet in Andor. The latest group of episodes reveals the origin of Rogue One’s iconic line, all while giving Cassian some major development. And Thela responds with the phrase countless Star Wars fans have repeated for the past nine years: “Rebellions are built on hope.”Ghorman local Thela turns out to be the inspiration behind Rogue One’s most iconic line. To take it from a Ghorman Rebel whom he meets only twice is a surprise, but it works on multiple levels.

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