Color theming isn’t really something I’m super beholden to, especially since the rules were already pretty lax in the OT. Plus, I kind of feel the Big, Evil Red Laser feels sort of cliché. I also think the dreadnought canon, the battering ram cannon, and the Xyston laser could all be replaced by green lasers, if you stick with the idea that they’re all using Death Star technology. If anything, that would help create more visual consistency between the movies.

I do think some additional touches could be added to drive the hyperspace connection home, like replacing the white of the beams with hyperspace tunnel effect. Also, the sounds Starkiller Bass makes could be infused more with sounds related to hyperspace.

An during the Resistance briefing, Snap says, “They’ve somehow created a hyper-lightspeed weapon, built within the planet itself.” So I think that line alone would help recontextualize the visuals of the blue beam.