Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire.
Snyder’s Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire set up plenty of storylines that will need to be developed in Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Scargiver, but it also concluded many with the death of various central characters. Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire already hinted at Kora’s centrality to the story with her role in the farming settlement on Veldt, where her contributions were not overlooked. However, her Imperium backstory guaranteed that revealing her fighting abilities would have brought death and the fight to Veldt, and Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire’s events proved that.
From the Imperium soldiers who revealed Kora’s most exceptional fighting abilities once she killed them to protect Sam, to the Imperium’s central figures who had died before the events of Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire, the Netflix film included plenty of dramatic deaths. Most of the deaths in Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire were seemingly final. Still, that doesn’t mean that many of the characters part of the Motherworld’s royal bloodline won’t reappear in Rebel Moon’s future installments, especially considering that their deaths started everything and happened five years before the events in Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire.
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Sindri & Sif From The Farming Village on Veldt
Their brutal killing kickstarted the events in Rebel Moon Part 1
Sindri and Sif were the leaders of the farming community on Veldt that Kora almost considered her home at the beginning of Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire. Their deaths at the hands of Admiral Atticus Noble not only established him as a vicious villain but also gave reason to Kora and her adoptive father Hagen to entertain the possibility of joining the rebellion against the Imperium, something that Kora never wanted because she was hiding from the Imperium. While Sindri and Sif’s importance to the people of Veldt was evident, they’ll unlikely return in future installments as they fulfilled their role of kickstarting Kora’s journey.
Marcus & Faunus From The Imperium Force
Kora killed them to save Sam, but that put a target on Veldt
The intentions of Marcus, Faunus, and the Imperium forces on Veldt against Sam were made clear as soon as they started settling in the farming community. However, Kora abandoning her escape to stop their raping of Sam also had a hidden meaning. By standing up for Sam, Kora revealed her fighting skills but also put a target on Veldt, as whenever Noble returned, he would have known about it, annihilating all settlements on Veldt. Kora’s fight against the Imperium forces resulted in the killing of the higher-ups Marcus and Faunus, but it also reminded Kora that she could fight the Imperium, especially if she wanted to protect her newfound home.
Kora’s Family Before She Became Arthelais
Balisarius’ assassination of them made Kora’s transformation into Arthelais possible
Kora’s dark Rebel Moon backstory saw Balisarius kidnap her when she was only 9 years old after he slaughtered her family, before turning her into one of the best fighters in the Imperium elite guard. While Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire never showed Kora’s biological family onscreen, their deaths deeply impacted Kora, as the Imperium’s conquest of her world essentially removed her from everything she knew only to turn her into a war machine that did their bidding, slaughtering people on their behalf. Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Scargiver’s name hints it will reveal more about Kora’s backstory, thus making Kora’s family’s appearance possible onscreen.
Hickman On Neu-Wodi
Bennu killed him after he enslaved her & tried to ride her
Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire didn’t expand on Tarak’s backstory, but his ability to ride the Bennu essentially bought him his freedom from Hickman. However, Hickman’s confidence that just because Tarak rode the Bennu he would have been able to do so was his downfall, as the beast easily removed him from its back, brutally killing him after Hickman had kept it tied and shoved around by his underlings for days. With Hickman only one of the many individuals exploiting others in the Rebel Moon universe, it’s unlikely he will return in future installments, even though many like him can appear in the space opera.
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Princess Issa, The King & Queen Before Rebel Moon’s Events
They were killed by Balisarius & other senators because they wanted to stop Imperium’s expansion
Although Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire didn’t specify whose hands did the slaying of the king, queen, and Princess Issa, Balisarius’ promotion to Imperial Regent hints at his being the mastermind behind their slaughter. The killing of the royal bloodline’s heirs, because the king decided Princess Issa would have been the one to bring kindness to the Motherworld of the Imperium, guaranteed the Imperium’s expansion would have continued as Balisarius and the other senators wanted. With their rule and their deaths being central to Rebel Moon’s events, the royal family will indubitably return through flashbacks, as there is still much to reveal about them.
Harmada On Daggus
Nemesis killed the last of the Ogumo after she kidnapped a child
Killing Harmada was the perfect introduction of Nemesis to Rebel Moon, as it not only showcased Nemesis’ fighting abilities but also highlighted her morals, which prohibited her from celebrating Harmada’s death because she viewed her as a victim who needed to be stopped rather than an enemy she was proud to have vanquished. A result of one of the most scenic Rebel Moon fights, Harmada’s death briefly introduced the Ogumo species and a new world, building up the universe at Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire’s center. However, because of Harmada’s death and her being the last Ogumo, her return to Rebel Moon’s future installments is unlikely.
Levitica On Sharaan
Noble killed him because he sheltered the Bloodaxe rebels on Sharaan
Noble killed King Levitica because he harbored the rebels and fugitives led by the Bloodaxes on Sharaan. Sharaan’s central values of honor and charity guaranteed Levitica wouldn’t have turned a blind eye to Darrian and Devra Bloodaxe’s plight, not out of support for the rebels, but because their civilization’s tenets imposed Levitica to offer help to anybody who asked. However, that turned out to be Sharaan’s downfall, as Noble was only waiting for the perfect excuse to annihilate them, as he did to entire worlds previously in the Imperium’s name. Levitica’s pivotal sacrifice made his Rebel Moon return unlikely, as he concluded his part in Kora and the rebels’ story.
Kai On Gondival
Gunnar killed him to save Kora after Kai betrayed them
Kai’s betrayal of Kora and the rebels almost resulted in their brutal death in Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire. Misjudging Gunnar’s character eventually proved fatal to him, as Kai believed Gunnar to be a coward just like he was by betting on his leaving his friends to die to secure his survival. While the unlikely group of rebels wouldn’t have been possible without Kai, his underestimation of Gunnar proved his downfall. Kai’s knowledge indeed assembled an apt group of fighters, making his death inevitable if he always planned to betray them but couldn’t predict their every step correctly, which eventually happened with his underestimation of Gunnar.
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Darrian Bloodaxe & Most Rebels On Gondival
He sacrificed himself to protect the other rebels from the Imperium
Watching his pilots die twice enraged Darrian, but it also propelled him to run at the Imperium’s ship to try and stop their guns. His last-ditch attempt at protecting his soldiers resulted in his unavoidable death, but his sacrifice still saved Millius and the other rebels, making his death the first sacrifice among those Kora assembled to defend Veldt. However, Darrian’s importance to Devra and the rebellion makes his return likely in future Rebel Moon installments. After all, there’s still much to know about how the resistance formed, and his death could be the catalyst for Devra to join Kora’s fight, making Darrian’s return in flashbacks all the more likely.
Atticus Noble On Gondival
Kora killed him on Gondival, but he was resuscitated by the Imperium
Kora’s final fight against Atticus Noble on Gondival saw her come up on top after almost falling to her death, and all the blows she delivered to Noble effectively killed him. However, Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire’s final scene showed how the Imperium’s forces could effectively revive Noble because of the machine that was part of his body. Balisarius giving Noble the specific task of killing all the rebels and bringing Kora to him in Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire’s ending guarantees Noble will return in the future, as much about the Imperium’s technology still needs to be explained.
Rebel Moon
- Release Date
- December 22, 2023
- Director
- Zack Snyder
- Cast
- Djimon Hounsou , Sofia Boutella , Charlotte Maggi , Ray Fisher , Jena Malone , E. Duffy , Staz Nair , Doona Bae , Sky Yang , Charlie Hunnam , Cleopatra Coleman
- Rating
- PG-13
- Genres
- Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi
- Writers
- Shay Hatten , Kurt Johnstad , Zack Snyder
- Budget
- $90 Million
- Studio(s)
- The Stone Quarry , Grand Electric
- Distributor(s)
- Netflix
- prequel(s)
- Rebel Moon: Part Two – The Scargiver
- Franchise(s)
- Rebel Moon
