Why did Galen Erso abandon the Empire?
Early in Rogue One, we learn that Galen Erso at one time worked as a scientist for the Empire. Based on this previous experience, Krennic intended to manipulate Erso into rejoining the Empire to work on the Death Star.
What lead to Galen Erso to leave the Empire?
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This was explained in the prequel novel Catalyst.
Basically, Erso was always a pacifist and never wanted his work to be used to create weapons. Krennic tricked him into working for the Empire on his research by making Erso believe that the work was being used in energy generation and that in other labs other teams were working to contain the energy that Erso was coaxing from the Kyber crystals.
When Erso discovered that in actuality, Krennic was developing methods to release the energy as a focused beam weapon, Erso, his wife and daughter fled Coruscant and hid on a backwater world.
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What happens to Galen Erso?
Galen reveals himself after Krennic threatens to kill all of them, but Krennic orders his death troopers to kill all of them anyway. Galen is later killed by a torpedo blast by incoming Rebel fighters, though he manages to reunite with his daughter before he dies.How did the Empire find Galen Erso?
In the very beginning of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Orson Krennic found his way to Lah'mu and directly to the farm where Galen Erso and his family were hiding. Krennic: You're a hard man to find, Galen. Krennic and his men landed on the site straight from space, so he must have known the exact location.Is Galen Erso force sensitive?
Galen might be Force-sensitive. He said it was likely the effect of the kyber crystals. He also noted repeatedly that the kyber crystals seemed to have a mind of their own and would only obey his commands when they wanted to.How did Galen Erso know saw Gerrera?
At the start of Rogue One we see that the Erso's have contact with Saw Gerrera, and for those of us who have read Catalyst we know he rescued them from Coruscant and provided them with a new home.Star Wars Rogue One | Sniper scene
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