The Resistance flees their base as the First Order arrives, led by General Hux and Supreme Leader Snoke. Poe Dameron leads a costly counterattack that destroys a dreadnought, but Leia demotes him for
insubordination. The First Order tracks the Resistance fleet through hyperspace, bombarding them and injuring Leia. Vice Admiral Holdo takes command, keeping her plans secret, which frustrates Poe. Meanwhile, Finn and mechanic Rose Tico embark on a secret mission to find a master codebreaker on Canto Bight to disable the enemy’s tracking device. They are betrayed, but escape with DJ, a cynical slicer.Simultaneously, Rey arrives on the remote island of Ahch-To to find Luke Skywalker, hoping he will aid the Resistance and train her. Luke, disillusioned by his failure with Ben Solo and convinced the Jedi should end, initially refuses. However, after consulting the Force ghost of Yoda, who destroys the ancient Jedi tree, Luke reluctantly gives Rey basic lessons. During her training, Rey develops a mysterious psychic bond with Kylo Ren through the Force. Believing there is still light in him, Rey leaves the island to redeem Kylo, despite Luke’s severe warnings.Finn, Rose, and DJ infiltrate Snoke’s flagship, but are captured by Captain Phasma. Holdo plans to evacuate the Resistance in cloaked transport shuttles while remaining behind to pilot the flagship as a distraction. Believing Holdo is abandoning them, Poe leads a mutiny, but a recovered Leia stuns him and executes the evacuation.Rey is brought before Snoke, who reveals he manipulated the psychic bond between her and Kylo to find Luke. Snoke orders Kylo to kill Rey, but Kylo instead bisects Snoke and teams up with Rey to defeat the Elite
Praetorian Guard. Afterward, Kylo begs Rey to rule the galaxy with him and let the past die. She refuses, leading to a fierce telekinetic struggle over Anakin Skywalker’s lightsaber, which shatters.Holdo sacrifices herself by ramming the flagship into Snoke's fleet at lightspeed, saving the fleeing transports. The survivors land on the mineral planet Crait, but the First Order corners them in an old Rebel base. Kylo assumes supreme leadership of the First Order. Suddenly, Luke Skywalker appears, facing the First Order’s bombardment alone. Kylo engages him in a duel, only to discover Luke is merely projecting his image across the galaxy through the Force. This massive exertion drains Luke completely, and he peacefully passes away, becoming one with the Force. Rey and the surviving Resistance members escape aboard the Millennium Falcon, inspired by the legend of Luke Skywalker to keep the spark of rebellion alive.