Almost all enlisted soldiers are responsible for sanitation at least once in their careers unless given certain privileges that are not standard. It doesn’t matter if it’s fiction or in reality, most of the people serving in the military, will work sanitation at least once in their military career.
As a Stormtrooper, Finn was so damn good, both Hux and Phasma considered him the best in the entire Order. Phasma claimed he was Officer material. Hux wanted to make him a Captain one day! Finn carried the FN corps and his squad as the best soldier to the point where he could complete simulated missions on his own.
Fun fact, Finn might have “moped the floors” of The supremacy after the day was over, but what was his actual job on the ship?
He served as one of the executioners.
There are many things about Finn that he hasn’t divulged yet, mostly because he is ashamed of his time in the First Order and Lucasfilms refuses to give him a novel or comic series detailing his past.
The only reason Finn wasn’t already a ranking soldier by the time TFA rolled around was because of his compasion. During an earlier mission on a mining colony, Finn and his squad were ordered to gun down a large group of protesters. Finn was the only one that refused. The worst part is? Phasma had lied to Finn, telling him the mission was against the New Republic soldiers, not civilians.
That’s right! Jakku wasn’t his first mission! And this isn’t a continuity error, that story was told in the Before the Awakening novel. While everyone was celebrating a successful mission, Finn was back in the simulator alone, training and slowly coming to the rea that he could never be like the other Troopers. Both JJ and John were aware of this story.
Finn told Rey he made the choice not to kill for the First Order during his first mission, he never said that his first mission was on Jakku.
Finn tried to bury that mission down, but Slip’s death, accompanied with all of the innocent slaughter, brought him right back there in a fit of PTSD.
Why do so many assume Finn is some helpless cinnamon roll that needs rescuing? Finn is one of the best soldiers on both sides of the war.
Look back on both TFA and TLJ and pay attention:
Finn is an expert marksman and almost never misses a shot with any blaster or range weapon.
Finn is familiar with all of the weapons counting Starkiller base, the mini Death Star canon, and all Range and Melee weapons.
Finn memorized the layouts of both Starkiller base and Snoke’s ship the supremacy, to the point that he was able to re-create a map of them for the resistance. That, or he managed to make duplicates, which is equally as impressive since he was never caught for it.
Finn defeated Captain Phasma, the literal best soldier in the First Order.
Finn didn’t just hold Kylo off, he fought Kylo on even ground, impressed him with his lightsaber skills enough that forced Kylo to use even more of the dark side to beat him. Mind you this was Finn’s first fight against Kylo. How did Poe and Rey fair against Kylo their first time? Got caught without landing a hit.
Finn isn’t a coward
I’m not really sure how not wanting to murder innocent civilians = coward, and I don’t think I want to know.
I’m also not sure how wanting to not fight with a Volunteer militia after already saving the galaxy and getting your spine almost severed = coward.
Finn did not join the First Order. He was abducted from his family and forcibly indoctrinated into the FO.
Finn never joined the Resistance, but he damn sure helped them more than any other soldier.
Finn saved Poe from more torture and execution.
Finn saved Rey from the First Order Stormtroopers that were looking for BB8, then immediately after saved her from an air strike that only he recognized.
Finn, after rightly wanting to just live a life away from war, returned and warned Han Solo and the others about the attack on the New Republic, before he even knew Rey was gone.
Fin fought outnumbered alongside side Chewie and Han with a freaking lightsaber.
Finn planned out the mission to destroy Starkiller base with the Resistance and led it.
Finn prioritized the mission over saving Rey, and only decided to look for her when his portion of the mission was done.
Finn dueled Kylo Ren, grandson of Darth Extra.
Then right after that he planned to go find LUKE SKYWALKER on his own and warn Rey and Him About the attack on the fleet.
He then volunteered to save the fleet from death, because only he knows how to sneak in to the First Order’s ships.
Let’s not even talk about how the plan almost worked.
Or how Finn beat the helm out of other trained Stormtroopers and Phasma.
Or even how Finn motivated the resistance to take a final stand against the First Order.
And his suicide run to destroy the mini Death Star canon.
Let’s not forgot how everyone overlooks the fact that unless the Reysky theory is true, Finn had a closer and longer relationship with Han Solo than Rey did!
We have Han praising Finn, because he notices he’s clearly still going through something internally.
Han literally giving Finn fatherly advice, because he knows Finn’s already fallen hard for this independent, violent woman Rey, and Han has plenty of experience thanks to Leia with dealing with that stuff.
And finally Finn did indeed react to Han’s death by choking out “Solo” and his fight with Kylo was more than just protecting Rey, but avenging his friend and comrade Han.
Let’s not forgot how Leia instantly hit it off with Finn, thanked him for saving Poe, and praised his bravery for leaving the First Order. In hindsight, Leia probably wished Kylo was more like Finn.
Something Ben Solo stans also wish but refuse to admit.
And let’s also remember how not only did Finn know exactly who Luke Skywalker was in TFA, but he was literally only person in the entire Resistance who stepped forward and wanted to fight Kylo with Luke. BARE FUCKING HANDED I MIGHT ADD!
My favorite thing to hear is how people like Kylo because he’s a victim of child abuse and he’s suffering with the thought of hurting others.
Okay, Kylo is NOT a victim of child abuse. Y’all can keep editing his wookipedia page to say he is, but all forms of canon disagree. Ben Solo had a happy and loving family, and he loved them. Kylo’s life went down hill when he sided with Space Hugh Hefner.
Wanna see a real abuse victim who’s dealing with the pain of watching innocents die?
Finn, the enslaved soldier who was stolen away from his family to fight for a fascist organization in a conflict he didn’t start, is having a PTSD panic attack because the closet thing he had to a friend just died in his arms and he had to watch as a group of innocent civilians, men, woman, and children, were slaughtered in front of him. Mind you, this is the second time according to canon he’s seen this happen.
I’m tired of Finn being erased in this franchise, because of some bull excuses to cover up their racial preference. Finn is the co-protagonist of the sequel movies, and that’s not changing, especially since JJ Abrams and John Boyega are back together for IX.
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Throughout most of the history of gunpowder warfare, there have been many attempts to develop a lighter cannon alternatives to the iron and bronze guns typical of most battlefields. In the 17th century, most field guns were made of bronze, while most naval and heavy siege guns were of heavier iron. Such cannon were very heavy, and thus difficult to transport over rough or hilly terrain. One alternative to traditional guns was the leather cannon. The leather cannon featured a light copper tube which served as the bore. It was then wrapped in layers of string, then layers of leather straps with a final layer of hardened leather. The various layers of rope and leather were strong enough to contain the force of ignition from a gunpowder charge and projectile. Some interesting examples from Asia are also known to have been constructed from nothing but rawhide leather, such as these guns originating from Nepal or Tibet .
The first to use leather cannons in combat was the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus, who utilized such artillery during his campaigns in Scandinavia, Central, and Eastern Europe. Due to the lightness of its materials, the leather cannon had an advantage in that it could be moved by only 2 or 3 men on the battlefield. However the leather cannon had several flaws. First and foremost the leather and rope material of the barrel served as a heat insulator, thus after only a few shots the gun would overheat and become too hot to use. Furthermore, leather and rope was no substitute for metal in terms of strength, and it was not uncommon for such guns to burst, injuring their own users.
Due to the its flaws, the leather cannon was short lived and used by few. During the English Civil War the Scots were particularly noted for using such guns. Across the world the Korean Joseon Dynasty also used the leather cannon extensively up to the 18th century, using a layer of grease coated wax in order to dissipate heat.
Throughout history there are three great invasions of Russia which have ultimately led to the collapse of great empires and a changing course in history. The last two are pretty well known. In 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte and his Grande Armee invaded Russia, only to succumb to winter weather and scorched earth tactics. The failed invasion annihilated Napoleon’s army and set in motion the event which would lead to the collapse of the French Empire. Then in 1941 German forces under Adolf Hitler drove deep into Russia with the goal of capturing Moscow. Roughly four years later Russian hordes stormed the streets of Berlin while Hitler gloomily eyed his pistol and cyanide capsule. While these two invasions of Russia are well known, the first is almost forgotten. However, it was an important invasion, one that would define Russian strategy in future invasions.
In the early 18th century, Sweden had developed into a very powerful empire which dominated Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. Under the rule of Charles XII, the Swedish Empire comprised of Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Livonia, and parts of Northern Germany. In addition, Charles XII had installed puppet rulers on the thrones of Denmark and Poland. In 1707, continuing conflicts with Russia led Charles XII to organize a grand invasion with the goal of capturing Moscow itself. Amassing an army of 40,000 he crossed the Vistula River on the 1st of January, 1708. Later he was joined by another 20,000 allied Cossacks.
By the Spring of 1708 the Swedish Army had its first clashes with the Russians, all of which were resounding victories. Again and again Charles XII dealt blow after blow, causing often horrific casualties among the Russian Army. To Charles XII frustration, the Russians withstood punch after punch, devastating blow after devastating blow. However with each battle the Russians stood back up, brushed themselves off, and demanded more. It seemed that no matter how badly the Russians were defeated, they would never surrender. The Swedish advance was being slowed by engagements with the Russians, but worse yet it was part of Czar Peter the Great’s grand strategy to draw the Swedes into Russia. Peter the Great is credited as being the man who modernized Russia in the 18th century. However at the time there was still much work to be done in modernizing the military. He knew that his troops were nowhere near the caliber of professional Swedish soldiers, so he developed a strategy of drawing the Swedes deep within Russia while slowly weakening them, the cut off their reinforcements, and finish them off. The Russians burned, hid, or transported away anything of value to the Swedes, especially food, clothing, and shelter. When the winter of 1808/1809 hit, the Swedish Army was forced to halt after a weather event occured called the Great Frost of 1709, where temperatures dropped up to 15 degrees below zero (Fahrenheit). For the average Swedish soldier, there was nothing to do but starve and shiver. During the winter, 12,000 of his men froze to death. Others died of disease, malnutrition, and exhaustion. In addition, Peter the Great led a surprise attack against a force 12,000 Swedish reinforcements escorting a convoy of 4,500 supply wagons. Despite suffering heavy casualties the Russian annihilated the Swedish force at Lesnaya, and Charles XII was left without much needed supplies and reinforcements.
In the summer of 1709 Charles XII decided to invade Ukraine instead of Moscow, in hopes of rebuilding his army and continuing the march into Russia later. By them his army had been reduced to 16,000 men. Worse yet, his Cossack allies switched sides and abandoned him. At Poltava, Ukraine, the Swedes and the Russians met for a final show down. There, the Russian had built a series of trenches, ramparts, and forts manned by over 50,000 men. Despite being outnumbered, Charles order a full assault. At first the Swedes were successful, capturing the first two lines of defenses, but then the Russians counterattacked, driving panic among the Swedish Army and forcing them off the battlefield. A mere month later, the Russians surrounded and captured the Swedish Army at Perevolochna, forcing them to surrender. Charles XII managed to escape to the Ottoman Empire. Of his 40,000 man grand army, only 543 remained.
Charles XII remained in Turkey for a few years, convincing the Turks to make war on Russia. The war was short lived before a peace treaty was signed, and he was forced to return home empty handed. When he arrived back in Sweden, he found that the major powers of Europe had gathered together to pick the carcass of what was his grand empire. His old enemies, such as Russia and Denmark had declared war and invaded, but so had also new enemies such as Prussia and Great Britain. Charles XII fought off as many enemies as he could, but was also force to make several concessions. Charles XII was killed in battle in 1718, and would be the last absolute ruler of Sweden, as the country changed governments to a constitutional monarchy. The Swedish Empire never recovered from the defeat dealt by the Russians, and over the coming decades was forced to give up much of its territories, such as Finland, to Russia.
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