# Finn in The Force Awakens **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 11, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330 "2015-11-11T22:08:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/1 "2015-11-11T22:08:52Z")
So is Finn a Jedi or not? Looks like he served in the Stormtroopers, but is then seen with a light sabre. If he’s a Jedi, could he be the love child of Leia and Lando? ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/2 "2015-11-11T22:33:09Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > So is Finn a Jedi or not? Looks like he served in the Stormtroopers, but is then seen with a light sabre. > > If he’s a Jedi, could he be the love child of Leia and Lando? I’m just glad you don’t mean [this Finn](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Christian_Finnegan_-_Cropped.jpg/220px-Christian_Finnegan_-_Cropped.jpg), who is likely the love child of Don King and a leprechaun. It makes me glad too because… light-saber mousse spikes? The Hair-Flip of Death? _“No! Comb Not! Style or Style Not… there is no comb…”_ ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/3 "2015-11-11T22:43:26Z")
We’ll find out in six weeks or so. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/4 "2015-11-11T22:53:10Z")
The TV trailer that came out recently drops some strong hints of parental connection between Rey and Han. And how many other black guys in the Star Wars galaxy have we met besides Lando and now Finn? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/5 "2015-11-11T22:59:04Z")
Lucasfilm seems to be keeping the plot of The Force Awakens under very tight wraps; you can’t even get a plot summary from Wikipedia yet. I’m gonna try to go into the movie knowing as little as possible about it. I mean, I already know some of the characters’ names, but that’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/6 "2015-11-12T00:36:59Z")
Finn may or may not be a Jedi, but Jake the Dog clearly _IS_… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/7 "2015-11-12T01:27:50Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > And how many other black guys in the Star Wars galaxy have we met besides Lando and now Finn? Well, there was Mace Windu. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/8 "2015-11-12T01:43:51Z")
Maybe Finn is Luke’s son. Would give a whole new meaning to going to the dark side. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/9 "2015-11-12T02:07:21Z")
He might be, but I think Rey is the definite future Jedi. Maybe Kylo Ren attacks and wounds(kills?) Finn and Rey has an awakening/epiphany moment. She force-pulls the light saber over and fights off Kylo Ren. It would make some sense since she is already trained using a polearm-like weapon. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/10 "2015-11-12T02:24:29Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > So is Finn a Jedi or not? Looks like he served in the Stormtroopers, but is then seen with a light sabre. > > If he’s a Jedi, could he be the love child of Leia and Lando? Not every black person in _Star Wars_ is a Calrissian. I don’t think he’s a Jedi, I think he finds the lightsabre in some clumsy and coincidental fashion. But I have no idea, I’ve avoided spoilers as much as possible, while still desperate to get glimpses of the movie wherever I can. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/11 "2015-11-12T03:43:52Z")
I am avoiding spoilers but my personal theory from the trailers etc. is Finn is not a Stormtrooper but rather a New Republic Spy. I think he will be trying to Steal something from the Empire (or whatever they call themselves now) and in the beginning crashes on Jakku (the desert world) as a part of his escape. He meets the girl (Rey?) and she is the one who is Force sensitive. I think the scene of him with a Lightsaber is him improvising when facing the bad guy and not an indication that he is a Jedi. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/12 "2015-11-12T04:07:27Z")
“Improvising” with a lightsaber when you’re not trained is generally a very short and messy experience. ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/13 "2015-11-12T04:22:15Z")
Finn is Lando’s father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/14 "2015-11-12T11:04:45Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > “Improvising” with a lightsaber when you’re not trained is generally a very short and messy experience. Stick 'em with the glowy end. ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/15 "2015-11-12T20:47:36Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > “Improvising” with a lightsaber when you’re not trained is generally a very short and messy experience. Just ask that Tauntaun. ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/16 "2015-11-12T20:54:34Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > “Improvising” with a lightsaber when you’re not trained is generally a very short and messy experience. It’s just not Star Wars without a dismemberment or two ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn-in-the-force-awakens/737330/17 "2015-11-12T22:25:11Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Well, there was Mace Windu. And Darth Vader.