Gallery: Here Is Every Great Moment in the New Star Wars Trailer

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    Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), is that you? You look positively evil.
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    TIE Fighters and X-wings, oh my! (Also, what is that thing that is smoking in the background?)
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    This battle is going to look so unbelievably amazing in IMAX.
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    Our boys Finn (John Boyega) and Poe (Oscar Isaac) getting ready to fight the good fight.
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    Why so serious, Finn? (Oh yeah, it's probably the war you're about to fight.)
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    This has got to be Rey (Daisy Ridley), right?
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    BB-8 is my co-pilot. Or, rather, he's somebody's co-pilot. Like Poe's. Probably.
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    Lightsaber fight! (Pretty sure that's Kylo Ren and Finn.)
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    Finn and (probably) Kylo Ren face off.
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    This Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Han (Harrison Ford) hug is easily the most wrenching moment of the trailer.
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    The Millennium Falcon in a fiery crash...
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    Kylo Ren, probably using the Dark Side of the Force.
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    Chewbacca and Han surrender. (What happened to Chewie's arm?!)
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    Poe (Oscar Isaac) piloting his X-wing.
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    X-wings and Stormtroopers at war.
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    Still probably the coolest lightsaber in the galaxy.
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    The alliance gathers, along with one very cool droid.
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    The battle rages on as Stormtroopers (apparently) take a rebel camp.
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    Online speculation is that this could be Yavin IV, but it's hard to tell amidst all the exploding.
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    The *Millennium Falcon* flies again!
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    The First Order gathers to hear General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson).
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    Finn on his own in the desert.
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    Poe appears to be tortured by Kylo Ren.
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    The Millennium Falcon flies into battle amidst the wreckage of the Star Destroyer astute online eyes are noting is the *Inflictor* scuttled in the Battle of Jakku.
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    Finn and Rey join forces on the Millennium Falcon to meet with Han.
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    Rey and BB-8 trek through the desert.
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    Rey appears to be crying over a dead body, which appears to have fur. (Noooo....)
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    Kylo Ren looking very intimidating while messing with Poe's head.
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    Kylo Ren looking even more intimidating.
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    Ludicrous speed: Go! (Sorry, had to.)
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