The Last Jedi: Venture into the Star Wars galaxy with four new EW covers 

, pick up the new issue on stands Monday. You can buy the set of four covers here, or purchase individual covers featuring Kylo Ren/Rey, Finn/Rose, Poe/Holdo, or Luke/Leia now. Don’t forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW.

There are always two sides to every conflict, light and dark, good and evil. Which one is which depends on where you stand. But sometimes those sides intersect, one can cross over into the other and it’s easy to lose sight of where you want to be.

This week, Entertainment Weekly ventures into the galaxy of

with four covers featuring characters who may or may not be on the same side, but their destinies are entwined.

The movie, out Dec. 15, is a story of dualities, of loyalties fractured and new alliances formed. Some partnerships like the ex-Stormtrooper Finn and the Resistance mechanic Rose could inspire valor and bravery, others like the separated siblings Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa may restore hope that is dimming in each other, while the novice Force-wielder Rey and dark side acolyte Kylo Ren could end up pushing each other astray from their chosen paths, depending on who is stronger.

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While that may seem unlikely, the second act of every story is where the heroes (and villains) are tested and tempted. As writer-director Rian Johnson picks up the narrative after 2015’s

, his job is not to protect these characters, but to put them in harm’s way.

of the attraction between the light and the dark, whether it’s the story of Anakin basically turning from this sweet kid and seeing his seduction to the dark side, or even with Luke,” Johnson says.

“Even though you never really believe he’s going to go over to the dark side, the whole revelation of ‘I am your father’ has to do with Vader and this darkness that [Luke] thought he could just dismiss as ‘That’s the bad guy. I don’t have any of him in me,\'” Johnson adds. “Suddenly he realizes ‘No, I

from him. I have quite a bit of him inside me.’”

That twist (37-year-old SPOILER ALERT!) in 1980’s

established the second film in George Lucas’ space fantasy the most beloved in an already worshiped series. It knocked the story off balance. It made fans think:

stands in a very long shadow. But it aims to cast a few shadows of its own.

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Among the questions we explore in this issue: whether Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa will ever see each other again.

After the death of Han Solo, the original team of heroes can never be fully reunited. But there is still a chance these two could find each other again, which is especially poignant given that this will be the late Carrie Fisher’s final appearance in a

newcomer Kelly Marie Tran) is paired with ex-stormtrooper and current Resistance “big deal” Finn (John Boyega) in a mission to the casino city of Canto Bight.

The wounded Finn is ready to be done with war, but meeting a starstruck fan like Rose inspires him to stick with the good guys just a little bit longer. While Rey and Kylo Ren try to knock each other off course, these two are here to keep each other on track.

Oscar Isaac: Ed Miller/© 2017 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved; Laura Dern: David James/© 2017 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved

, and with the New Republic’s capital demolished, Leia’s forces are battered, bruised, and scattered.

A new leader rises to guide the battle against the First Order, Laura Dern’s Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, who doesn’t quite have Leia’s everyman (or everywoman) touch with the troops.

That leads her to conflict with X-wing ace Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac). His history, training, and loyalty lies with Leia – but what he doesn’t realize is, so does Holdo’s. Both learned everything they know from the princess turned general.

But for some reason, the more two people have in common, the more they seem to clash.

In conjunction with the four new covers, EW has also revealed a collection of new images from

Mark Hamill’s first day returning to the Millennium Falcon

Rey vs. Kylo Ren: The treacherous bond between the Scavenger and The Fallen One

Beyond that, we’ll have new stories, videos, and images each day this week.

May the Force be with you. You’ll need it when the Porgs gang up.