'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker': Things you need to know about the iconic franchise

With one of the oldest and popular franchises in the history of world cinema 'Star Wars' coming to an end, Indian fans have been eagerly waiting to see the final instalment. 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' which releases tomorrow will be going head to head with Salman Khan's 'Dabangg 3' but honest fans of the 4-decade long franchise will surely opt for the Hollywood film.

But for the unversed, there are a lot of things to know before they step into the theatres to watch the final episode in the Skywalker saga. As the saga of the most popular family in a galaxy far, far away comes to a possible end. We have listed a few things that you need to know before you tighten the seat belt of the Millennium Falcon.

"The Force is strong in my family. My father has it. I have it. And my sister has it" says a confident Luke Skywalker to a confused and anxious Princess Leia. This is the beginning and possibly the end to the entire saga of the Skywalkers! We meet Princess Leia in Episode IV: A New Hope and find out that Leia and Luke are long-lost twins in The Return of The Jedi (after a lot of awkwardness in The Empire Strikes Back). Their parents are Padmé, a queen and senator who died after giving birth to them, and Anakin, who wasn't fit to take care of them because he turned to the dark side.

Before you croon on Ben Solo and his enigmatic allegiance to the Dark Side, you need to know about his legendary grandfather Anakin. Darth Vader is the bad guy in the original trilogy. The prequel dwells on how a cutesy blond-haired Jedi eventually turned to the dark side. In the epic battle of The Empire Strikes Back, Vader tells Luke that he is his father and chops his hand off!! However, in Return of the Jedi, Vader redeems himself by saving Luke from the most sinister Emperor right before he dies.

In the original trilogy, Princess Leia meets Han Solo, riding on the Millennium Falcon accompanied by the loyal Wookie Chewbacca. Furthermore, Han meets Leia and then they fall in love. Post that the two battle the entire empire and give birth to Kylo Ren(Ben Solo). Luke then tries to give Kylo Jedi training but he ends up becoming his maternal grandfather Darth Vader's huge fan.

Kylo then embraces the dark side of the Force and kills his father. Yes! Skywalker children killing their parents is a cool thing in Star Wars. Will Kylo return to the ways of a Jedi or will reign as the supreme power of the Dark Side is the ultimate question.

Daisy Ridley, the young scavenger from the planet of Jakku captured the attention of everyone. In the Last Jedi, her origin was the most talked-about revelation ever. Rey is not a Skywalker nor a Kenobi. Rey with her nascent use of The Force proves to be a fine strong opposition for Kylo and the dark side. Not hailing from the Jedi bloodline, she harnesses The Force skillfully. But what is the origin of Rey? What does it mean for The Force and will she be the one to slay Kylo or vice versa?

Implying 'goodbye' and 'good luck', the phrase 'May the Force be with you' is the identity of the franchise. As Obi-Wan Kenobi explains it to Luke Skywalker, "It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together." Even the greatest philosopher of all time, Yoda, said, "For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." The elderly and small and the most powerful Jedi Masters in the universe – Yoda needs no introduction. He appears in both the prequel and the original Star Wars.