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Congrazzles  engelsschwert!

Sorry it took so long \; u;/

First off, Finn has always been a person to put others before himself, even as a Stormtrooper. In tie-in materials, he was reprimanded for continuously helping a lagging comrade, and then for being unable to kill targets. That’s why he was sent to Jakku–to essentially be blooded and get a real taste of Stormtrooper action. He ended up being unable to kill the unarmed villagers, even though he absolutely would’ve known such actions would result in punishment. For a man that’s been brainwashed his entire conscious life to be a slave to the First Order, risking his neck for unarmed targets he knew nothing about was a incredibly brave act.

Then, he grew to care deeply for the new friends the made–primarily Poe and Rey. Who could blame him for caring about them as much as he did, maybe even loving them? (Yay for shipping both.) Poe and Rey both gave Finn things he’d never had before: one gave him a name, and believed in him, the other didn’t reject him, knowing his past, and fought to defend him. I absolutely do not blame Finn for being attached to this new, immediate circle of friends, knowing his background and what he experienced in life.

Speaking of which, why the fuck is it so bad for Finn to think first about himself and this group of friends? He’s been forced to be nothing but a weapon of the First Order his entire life, not even being allowed a name. He gets to enjoy something as basic as a NAME–along with his new comrades–for what, a week at most? Then, we’re told he has to push past that and become a cog in the wheel of the Resistance. Sure, he might believe in the Resistance, but why must hee be the martyr for their cause so quickly? He never gets a nice 3-year or 8-month timeskip to develop offscreen, like in the original trilogy. He gets a week before we’re told he’s selfish and must move past his attachments.

Finn gets like…one or two moments to think about himself in The Force Awakens. Why are we told it’s best for this former brainwashed soldier to selflessly devote himself to a brand-new cause when he finally got to make a choice for himself and leave the First Order just a week before???

*jumps on the freckle bandwagon*

the last jedi: maybe he’s not? ;) what if he’s good deep down?

everyone with common sense: I really doubt it

the last jedi: just give him a chance!

everyone with common sense: No?

the last jedi: (2 hours later) …..he’s still evil!! Got You 😆 plot twist 😂 you never saw it coming, 

everyone with common sense: