We pondered all the untold stories surrounding the events of Star Wars: The Force Awaken.

Lots of spoilers ahead….

This article originally ran onDen of Geek UK.

This article contains a lot ofStar Wars: The Force Awakensspoilers.

The First Order have deep resources.

More resources than the goodies, it would seem.

And why didnt the New Republic stop them before they amassed so much power?

Max von Sydows Backstory

Lor San Tekka.

The film posits no answers.

Also, when Ren struck Tekka down, Abrams chose not to linger on his corpse.

What Happened on Jakku?

When we meet her, shes rummaging around for spare parts in a derelict Star Destroyer.

We see other smashed-up iconic battle vehiclesincluding X-Wings and AT-ATsshortly afterwards.

it’s possible for you to read more of the battle in detail in the novelLost Starsby Claudia Gray.

Reys Origins

When Rey does eventually speak, we quickly learn that shes a space orphan.

She could, though, also be a whole new character with links to none of the classics.

Well surely find out more in the next film.

Afterwards, she gives Finn a telling off.

He gets some revenge later on by forcing her at gunpoint to lower the shields of Starkiller Base.

Crucially, why does she get a cool chrome costume?

General Huxs History

Similarly, Domnhall Gleesons General Hux is something of an enigma.

If Phasma isThe Force Awakens Boba Fett equivalent, thatd make Hux the Grand Moff Tarkin of the piece.

Again, we dont know where Hux came from.

Perhaps well get to hear it one day.

After all, Starkiller Bases weapons systems are star-fuelled and do an awful lot of killing.

However, there could prove to be something more to it than that.

The New Republic

At the end ofReturn of the Jedi, the good guys won.

Afterwards, some form of new democratic Republic was formed to replace the evil dictatorship of the Empire.

And before long, the First Order attacks a planetary system of some significance to the New Republic.

Its unclear whether some semblance of the galactic government has survived at this stage.

Did he pod race in his youth?

How many Force sensitive students did Luke find in the galaxy?

Was Ren the only one to turn evil?

Did all the others truly perish at his blade?

Of course, we dont know much at all about Supreme Leader Snoke just yet.

Interestingly, Snoke is one of the few new characters inThe Force Awakensthat doesnt seem very young.

In fact, he looks ancient.

Could it turn out that Darth Sidious Sith master Darth Plagueis isnt quite as dead as we thought?

Thats baseless speculation on our part, but itd certainly be one heck of a twist.

Perhaps these cheery chaps helped Snoke turn Ben Solo bad.

Can a Force ghost turn bad?

And would he look like Hayden Christensen or Sebastian Shaw if he did?

This is one that, hopefully, will be revisited in future films.

Again, thats just speculation.

But what happened to his best buddy Lando?

Were given nothing even vaguely resembling a clue in this movie.

Youll have to pick up a differenttie-in Marvel comicto find out what happened there.

And what did he eat that whole time?

Why did he suddenly jolt back to life at the end?

And why did no one think to plug in his charger beforehand?

Or was it switched off at the wall and no one realized?

Um…Okay, Ill show myself out…