Episode nine of the space fantasy series is finally in cinemas.
Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker brings to end the saga that began either in 1977 or in 1999, depending on how pedantic you want to be.
But with Disney at the helm and the spin-off movies and TV shows having already begun, you can bet the Force will be with us for a very long time.
Good news for those of in the North East who aren’t ready to hang up our lightsabers quite yet ...
13. Ready for battle
Ben Potter and Dylan Gibbon at the Seaburn Centre in 2015. | JPIMedia Photo: JPIMedia
14. Vader seeks news
A dark lord of the Sith visits Carters newsagent in Wescott Avenue, South Shields, in 1982. | JPIMedia Photo: JPIMedia
15. Saber rattling
Dan Stephenson, Bethany Malloy, and Matthew West at Sunderland's Seaburn Centre in 2016 | JPIMedia Photo: Tim Richardson
16. On patrol
Stormtrooper Wilson Whitley meets youngster Travis Wyatt at Minicon Scifi convention, Empire Cinema, Sunderland, in 2018. | JPIMedia Photo: Tim Richardson