LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga makes unrecognized ‘ship’ canon

For decades, Star Wars fans have “shipped” their favorite characters. There were certainly plenty of Luke/Leia hopefuls before Return of the Jedi dropped the bombshell that the two were actually twins.

This practice hasn’t changed fundamentally. But social media has made shipping culture seem much more widespread. When The Force Awakens came out in 2015, fans immediately latched onto the possibility of Finn and Poe having a romantic connection. The chemistry between them was there throughout the entire sequel trilogy. Their relationship may not have panned out in the movies. But LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga may have just made it canon.

This week, Kotaku pointed out that when you start the game, watch the intro and are greeted by the Star Wars cast in LEGO form, Finn abandons Rose to go stand arm-in-arm with his boyfriend. StormPilot is real, and no one can take that away from us. Rejoice!

But that’s not all! Poe goes on to wrap his arms around Finn’s shoulders and protect him from the ever-menacing Captain Phasma, because that’s what true lovers do.

Okay, okay. You might be quick to argue that not every animation or joke in a LEGO Star Wars game is technically “canon.” I suppose you technically have a point there. But The Skywalker Saga isn’t making this stuff up just for laughs. They’re only confirming what the fans already knew. It may not have ended up in the movies, but in our hearts — and in what’s stacking up to be one of the greatest Star Wars video games in a while — it’s real. And here to stay.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is available now on your favorite gaming platforms, including but not limited to PC, Xbox One and Series S/X, Playstation 4/5, and more.

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