Your opinion does matter. This edit relies on various opinions. I personally want him to live, and I've thought of how it might play out if he dies. It does seem anti-climactic, though I began entertaining the idea a little more a couple of days ago and considered the upside. Overall, I think I still am sticking with my original preference as well. Thanks for your input, and you are welcome to provide more at any time.
Good news, all: Jaitea has agreed to join our team. He stated in a PM that he is pretty busy at work but that he'd be happy to take part in a few parts, and he gave permission for me to update the first post with his name as a team member. Jaitea is good with the CGI: he made the big AT-AT foot as a demo for Ady's edit, and I've seen some of his other stuff as well.