
Everyone in fandom wants to know who Rey is? More specifically, Is Rey a Skywalker? For certain, we won’t know until Star Wars Episode IX is released in theaters in December. We might get a glimpse of that on Friday with the trailer. For now, I want to discuss the implications of Rey’s parents as a matter of impact upon the Skywalker Saga, and what it would mean moving forward. This is, of course my own perspective, and not something to be taken as any sort of confirmation one way or another.
The sequels in many ways are a soft reboot to the franchise, and at their heart is a young girl, Rey. Abandoned by her family on the desert world of Jakku, we find in Rey a character not unlike Luke.
As The Force Awakens reveals many callbacks and similarities, it also presents many unknowns. One constant throughout the film are the many connections to Rey and to the Skywalkers.
First, the desert world itself, where Lor San Takka dwells in a village not far from where Rey lives, and yet she seems to have no knowledge of him.
Then, we find her means of escape, the Millennium Falcon, which is conveniently parked on her doorstep.
Rey’s interaction with Han Solo on Takadonna further add weight to her lineage, as is the unseen conversation between Han and Maz Kanata.
All of this add a piece to the puzzle, but it isn’t until Rey finds Luke’s lightsaber that we see our most powerful connection to date.
When Maz finds Rey, she tells her that the person she seeks is in her future, to which Rey whispers Luke.
All of these are potential hints as to what we as fans want to know: Is Rey Luke’s daughter? Personally, I am going to be disappointed if she isn’t.
It would mean that the past four years have been wasted waiting for an answer that we didn’t get.
Daisy Ridley herself stated that she thought the answer was obvious to those who had seen The Force Awakens, however she soon realized that it wasn’t.
In my opinion, it would make for a very fitting end to the Skywalker Legacy, and would make Luke’s death a more meaningful event in The Last Jedi. It would, in many ways, bring balance to the Force.
