December 11, 2016 at 10:37PM December 11, 2016 at 10:37PM

No Bothans died in the making of Rogue One Rogue One: A Star Wars Story comes out next week, and unless you've been living under a rock, you probably know that the movie involves the theft of the plans for the Death Star. There's also a chance that you've wondered if this movie will finally explain what a Bothan is, and why many of them died to bring you this information. There are no Bothans in Rogue One But we here at The Verge would like to correct this misconception. Rogue One details the story of Jyn Erso and her band of Bothan-less misfits stealing the plans to the FIRST Death Star, sometime before Episode IV: A New Hope. It is crucial to note that — as far as we are currently aware — there are no Bothans in this film (dead or otherwise.) These plans then somehow make... Continue reading…