(Another theory out there pointed out that Jyn Erso sounds like Jan Ors, a character who appeared in the LucasArts videogame Star Wars: Dark Forces.)Д®arlier, we ran some of these theories by Kennedy and Rogue One director Gareth Edwards (watch the video below), and while they gave credence to a couple of them, they did debunk any Eyre connection. Eyre has long been viewed as a proto-feminist, and Erso, along with The Force AwakensвЂ Rey, ushers in a new breed of empowered women in the Star Wars universe. Not only do the names sound alike, Jane, like Jyn, is orphaned as a child and rises to prominence as a young woman. Related: See How вЂRogue OneвЂ™ Brought Grand Moff Tarkin and Princess Leia to LifeДЄs for Jyn Erso, I figured it was a play off of Charlotte BrontГ«вЂ™s literary heroine Jane Eyre. And Bodhi Rook is probably not a tribute Patrick SwayzeвЂ™s Point Break surfer-criminal, but we like to think it is anyway. Cassian Andor is practically an anagram of Lando Calrissian. First of all, this Jyn Erso character (who we all know is a fill in for Jan Ors). Director Orson Krennic might be an homage to the iconic Orson Welles, who was originally considered for the voice of Darth Vader. Much of the material used in the trailers for Erso seem to have been. Mysterious resistance leader Saw Gerrera is an obvious nod to Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara. ThereвЂ™s plenty of good nerd fun to be had trying to decipher the origins or inspirations for Star Wars character names, and Rogue One is rife with monikers waiting to be cracked. ItвЂ™s a mix up of a lot of my favorite women in my life.вЂќ She also has several personality traits of Kyle Katarn from the Dark Forces Saga. And growing up my aunt was Aunt Ginny, for Virginia, so thereвЂ™s a little bit of that, too. The name 'Jyn Erso' sounds a lot like 'Jan Ors', the name of a Legends character involved in stealing the Death Star plans. вЂњMy youngest daughter is Jane, and my wife is Jen, so is sort of mashup of them. When it came to naming her, Knoll didnвЂ™t have to look far for inspiration. I felt like Star Wars could really use another good strong smart and decisive female character.вЂќ вЂњI have three daughters, and they were all growing up, and they were all young when I was working on the prequels. вЂњI wanted a really strong, smart, and active female character as the lead of this movie,вЂќ Knoll, chief creative officer of LucasfilmвЂ™s Industrial Light & Magic effects house, told Yahoo Movies. The name Jyn Erso sounds a lot like Jan Ors, the name of a Legends character involved in stealing the Death Star plans. And now we know how the filmвЂ™s heroine, Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones, got her unique name. It was visual effects ace John Knoll who first pitched the idea for the standalone Star Wars hit Rogue One to Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy. Felicity Jones in вЂRogue OneвЂ™ (Disney/Lucasfilm)

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