no but like

imagine finn as the stormtrooper messiah, patron saint of rebellion

like i’ve no doubt that there have been defecting stormtroopers before, but those would have been ppl who went mia or were assumed or simply left for dead

not like finn, who freed a resistance prisoner, stole a tie fighter, survived the ensuing crash, daringly escaped first order pursuit to bring crucial intel to the resistance, then was instrumental in the assault on and resulting destruction of the starkiller base, AND FOUGHT KYLO REN IN A LIGHTSABER DUEL AND SURVIVED

finn must be the single most high profile former stormtrooper in the galaxy, and i mean, no matter how hard the first order will try to keep word of him from reaching the ears of their troopers, they will fail

just imagine all these stormtroopers, people with no names, living lives they’ve been taught don’t belong to them, hearing the stories of finn the traitor, the defector, the rebel, the person

imagine all these people hearing about finn, the things he did, the things he chose, and realizing that they don’t need to be what they’ve been taught, they don’t need to be nameless, they don’t need to be choiceless, they don’t need to be less in any way at all

imagine all these people picking their own names, making their plans, making their choices, rebelling, defecting

(imagine it becoming a trend among some to take the name “finn” as a last name, a family name, because without him they might still be nameless)

some of them will be caught, will be reeducated or killed, but instead of the examples they’re supposed to be, they will be seen as martyrs for the cause, heroes of freedom

and imagine when these people find their way to the resistance, because shouldn’t that be the thing to strive for, to be a fighter against the violence that enslaved and oppressed them?

imagine finn finding out that his actions was the catalyst for the liberation of his people, that he changed the lives of hundreds of people who were trapped and afraid just like him

IMAGINE FINN AND HIS DEFECTOR TROOPER BUDDIES ORGANIZING UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TYPE SYSTEMS FOR FREEING PEOPLE STILL ENSLAVED, DOING RAIDS ON TRAINING CAMPS AND FREEING CHILD TROOPERS AND CRIPPLING THE ORDER’S PERSONNEL PIPELINE

IDEK I’M JUST VERY EMOTIONAL AND CRYING A LOT