Last month fans descended on Anaheim for Star Wars Celebration, the first Galactic get-together of its kind in years. The passion for a galaxy far, far away burns brighter than ever, and this time Lucasfilm decided to only highlight their upcoming fare for Disney+. Most of it is set in the Prequel or post-Original Trilogy eras, and there are no projects announced that are set in the sequel era. Disney+ could fix this very easily by signing a deal with Kelly Marie Tran to lead a Rose Tico limited (or ongoing) series.

Currently, star of Obi-Wan Kenobi Moses Ingram is facing racist and hateful comments from trolls on social media. The last person to face this onslaught of unwarranted hate was Tran, when people angry about The Last Jedi successfully bullied her off of social media. Some time later, she wrote about her experience in The New York Times, an empowering essay. Yet, such an experience could -- and maybe should -- leave a bad taste in the actor’s mouth when it comes to Star Wars. Luckily, Kelly Marie Tran is braver than most. Whenever she shows up at Star Wars Celebration, the fans in attendance show her nothing but love. During her most recent appearance, host Krystina Arielle had to pause three times for the volley of cheers coming her way. For this reason, and for how criminally under-utilized Rose Tico was in Rise of Skywalker, Tran is owed.

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BB-8, Finn, and Rose Tico in Star Wars The Last Jedi

Even if she weren’t owed a solid by Lucasfilm, the Rosie Tico character is the perfect one with which to tell a new Star Wars story in the sequel era. The moment she first appears in The Last Jedi, she is “us.” Sure, she’s a Resistance mechanic in a fictional universe, but she’s a fan of all the Star Wars characters we are. These types of fan-insert characters are usually hugely popular, especially if they are “fans” of the story’s heroes. It wasn't the case with her, whether it be because of misogyny, racism or the fact that Rose voiced the (arguably tepid) political viewpoint of The Last Jedi. But Rose remains one of the most earnest and believable Star Wars characters in the franchise. She’s only a hero because she idolizes the heroes that came before her, like Leia Organa.

In the next film, director J.J. Abrams wanted to put Rose right at the center of the Resistance Command. Yet, because of the limited footage they had to work with after Carrie Fisher’s untimely death, Rose’s story was trimmed to the point of being a cameo. Still, despite this believable reason for how that film came together, some Rose fans think it was something more sinister. They believe that Lucasfilm succumbed to online pressure from the trolls who bullied Tran off social media. It’s unlikely that Lucasfilm bowed to racists and misogynists. And what better way to prove it than to give Rose Tico a chance to shine in a Disney+ series?

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One downside to the many, many ongoing franchises is the perceived need by the studios to constantly raise the stakes. The first Arrowverse crossover was just Arrow and Flash helping each other out with their villains-of-the-week. The last one erased and rewrote all reality. Sure, audiences sometimes need a reason to tune in, and the fate of the entire galaxy is as good as incentive as any. Yet, not every Star Wars story needs to threaten all life as we know it. The Mandalorian proved this in Season 1. All eight episodes that first year were about a guy trying to earn a living in a dangerous job while keeping a kid safe.

In fact, there’s a certain kid in the Star Wars universe that has a connection to Rose Tico we could revisit. Now this is fathier racing! Whether fans would think a series like this one would ‘rehabilitate’ Rose Tico’s character or do her the proper justice, Lucasfilm should just go all the way. Send Rose Tico back to Canto Bight, and perhaps this time her mission won’t end in failure. Take her back to that weird little casino world and let us watch her put her fist through that lousy, beautiful town.

Okay, perhaps that’s something best saved for the second season of a Rose Tico show on Disney+. Still, it does represent that kind of story a show like this could tell. Set it after the events of The Rise of Skywalker and tell a simple but important story about Rose doing what she does best: helping people. Of course, there will be action and blaster shots taken at baddies. Rose did storm a (Death) Star Destroyer while mounted on a horse-like creature, after all. She can handle the action with the rest of the Star Wars crowd. It makes sense that Abrams wanted to put Rose next to General Leia Organa in the movie, because outside of Force talent they’re remarkably similar characters.

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They both lost their homes and their families to the machinations of an authoritarian machine of destruction. Rather than give up or, even worse, go bad, Rose and Leia both committed themselves to the fight to ensure no one else suffers such a loss. That impulse is at the core of all great characters in this galaxy. Bringing Rose Tico back is a no-brainer, especially because they have Kelly Marie Tran to reprise the role. When the kids the sequel trilogy was made for grow up, Star Wars fans will find out exactly how strongly Tran’s performance resonated with them. Lucasfilm would be wise to do everything they can to keep those kids and giving them more Rose would be a good bet to do so.

Kelly Marie Tran deserved better her first time around with Star Wars, but at least she’s seen fans’ appreciation firsthand at Celebration. Still, not only would a Rose Tico show for Disney+ continue to right the wrong that was done to her, it would be a great move for the franchise. A Rose Tico series could, like Andor, show a side of the Resistance that we didn’t see.

You can watch all the Rose Tico we did get in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on Disney+.