Could it be that Rey is unconnected to the Skywalker / Kenobi clan and is an entirely new character from parts unknown? So many words and theories have been dedicated towards drawing some link between her and the original trilogy’s main characters that one assumes there has to be some truth in them.
If TLJ is to follow the traditional arc of the dramatic familial discovery from the original trilogy, then Rey will have to digest some big reveal at the end of this movie with a further twist to come via the last instalment, in Dec 19. The most obvious would be for her to be in some way connected to Snoke. Obvious I say, because of the liklihood that she as heroine will be the one to finally defeat Snoke, with Kylo assisting and ultimately sacrificing himself to do so. Wether he does so as part of a greater plot which seems him always destined to bring down Snoke or if this conversion comes as a vader-esque conversion, time will tell. Or would Disney allow their heroine to sacrifice herself to bring him down?
The latest trailer clearly points towards her wielding an unusually strong connection with the force and from that is capable of wielding great power eventually. Snoke and Ren will be rightly fear her being trained as a Jedi and like Luke before her – it is possible that she will travel to confront Snoke before she is ready and therefore jeopardise her training.
Some sort of showdown is inevitable and fromthere the characters are always likely to diverge from our initial perceptions of them. Pressure mounts to act when faced with dire situations. How will Snoke’s treatment of Rey affect Kylo and Luke – will Luke be taken prisoner simply to enable Rey to escape and therefore reemerge in a later film to avenge / release Luke – a rather nice take on ROTJ where Luke did all of the saving. Or will her suffering help seep some light into Kylo’s darkness?
All told – with the below points in addition I don’t think this mystery will be solved today….
Some points / questions to consider on her origins:
- Jakku is the staging post for the unknown regions of space and so either she was dropped off there as first port of call having escaped the clutches of the First Order – or placed there on the hope that the force would provide a path.
- Has she any link to the imperial cloning facilities that were on Jakku and therefore was she, like Anakin from an unnatural conception.
- Was she ‘left / abandoned’ on Jakku or simply not taken away from there? The departure of the ship leaving her with Plutt, could also be her being separated from her family / other orphans who were taken by the First Order.
- She understands Chewie!
- Her staff looks to be made of lightsabers – a very unusual looking item.
- Rey means Rax in spanish – king, suggesting a royal connection.
- What was Lor San Tekka doing on Jakku – if he wasn’t hiding in plain sight and destined to bring the First Order to the planet. It would be too coincidental for everything to be happening on Jakku at once – the falcon, Rey, the map to Skywalker – perhaps Lor was looking out for / looking for Rey or willing the force to bring the events on them so that Rey could fulfil her destiny.
My more outlandish thoughts on her potential story:
- She has some connection to the royal family of Mandalore and possibly to either: A) Kenobi and Satine or B) Ezra and Sabine. This would make her royalty and furthermore a product of a famous Jedi and a warrior people – a formidable adversary.
- She is a pure force creation like Anakin. An entirely new being.
- She is Annakin’s sister – left frozen / in carbonite or simply a clone from Jakku – which lacks romance and possibly throws the timeframes out.
- She is Palpatine’s granddaughter or in some way related to him – providing her with an imbalance like Luke – which could threaten to turn her either way.
- “There is another Skywalker…” Perhps the other wasn’t Leia to whom Yoda referred but rather Anakin’s sibling or another relative that is in some way connected to Rey.
STRATEGY + tactics 