In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it’s been 30 years since Return of the Jedis, and Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) is now a battle weary general for the Resistance. Leia is also heartbroken, having lost Ben Solo / Kylo Ren, who she mothered with Han Solo, to the dark side. A far cry from her Princess Leia costumes, she now wears a jumpsuit that’s much more practical for battle.

In Solo: A Star Wars Story, Qi’Ra (Emilia Clarke) is a human from the planet Corellia who grew up on the streets with Han Solo as part of the White Worms. Initially rivals, they grow together and eventually become lovers. Later, Qi’ra becomes a lieutenant in the Crimson Dawn crime syndicate, but that doesn’t stop her from dressing glamorously every chance she gets.

Count Dooku, played by the legendary Sir Christopher Lee, is a major antagonist in the Star Wars universe. He appears as the main antagonist in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones a minor antagonist in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, and a recurring character in the animated Clone Wars series. Count Dooku used to be a Jedi Master, and was even trained by the great Yoda, however after the death of Dooku’s former Padawan, Qui-Gon Jinn, he turned to the Dark Side

Solo: A Star Wars Story tells the story of a younger Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich), who is still a cynical smuggler but shows a bit more idealism than Harrison Ford’s portrayal of Solo in the original trilogy and sequels.

In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rose Tico (Kelly Marie Tran) is a maintenance technician with a gift for tinkering, who joins the Resistance after the First Order devastates her home system. A chance encounter with Finn puts her right on the front lines of the galactic civil war.

In Star Wars, Snoke is a force-sensitive humanoid and a powerful practitioner of the dark side. As the Supreme Leader of the First Order, he seeks the destruction of the Jedi, following in the footsteps of Darth Sidious and Darth Vader. In The Force Awakens, he’s taken Kylo Ren under his wing as an apprentice and tortures the captive Rey.