On an unrelated note, in the novelization, when Lando and the fleet arrive at Exegol there’s a moment where a bunch of different ships call in. “Mon Calamari fleet standing by. Ghost standing by.” Stuff like that. It’s got Inferno Squad, the Aces from resistance, Alphabet Squadron all calling in. Could be a cool way to expand on the final battle to show that the whole galaxy has united together.
Here I go (so genuine apologies in advance)
Considering some of the valid criticisms about the ST being reliant on ‘fan service’ this suggestion really accentuates that?
It’s not that it’s a bad idea, but I don’t see how it adds anything?
Personally, I wish they had done a scene like this in the film. The moment is nice as is, but there’s a big difference between seeing a million ships and actually seeing the faces of the people inside their cockpit. Having a roll call would have been a nice way to not only humanize the big money shot, but also give the moment a breather (basically nothing happens in the space battle from this point on), and really give this specific climax the sense that it is the saga’s climax.
That said, I don’t think there’s a feasible way to do this in a fan edit.