Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
A fresh contingent about the plans for Rey ’s parentage in theStar Warssequel trilogy attend to makeStar Wars : The Rise of Skywalker ’s eventual reveal that she ’s Emperor Palpatine ’s granddaughter even regretful . The inquiry of who Rey ’s parents are hang over the entire subsequence trilogy , with it insert as a heavy ( unopened ) mystery boxful by J.J. Abrams inStar Wars : The Force Awakens . The attack to answer it would evidence divisive : Star warfare : The Last Jedisaid she was a nobody , to charge of confound away the setup;The Rise of Skywalkermade her a Palpatine , which matt-up like a rug - pull .
The latter has been confirmed as right , to a level at least . Daisy Ridley responded to the Rey Palpatine disceptation , and revealed that the quality being"no one"didn’t in reality come from Rian Johnson as mentation , but was part of Abrams ' original plan and so"it was n’t just The Last Jedi where that was the subject matter . “Part of the problem with the continuation trilogy was it did n’t have an overarching vision or plan , resulting in the three picture show lacking in coherency , and this reveal only high spot that further .
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Rey Originally Being No One Makes Rise Of Skywalker’s Palpatine Twist Worse
Star state of war : The ascension of Skywalkerbringing back Emperor Palpatine was n’t part of the programme . There was no exculpated set up for it in eitherStar Wars : The Force AwakensnorStar Wars : The Last Jedi , and he was absent inColin Trevorrow ’s version ofStar Wars 9 , titledDuel of the Fates . Palpatine returned when Abrams did , with Lucasfilm looking to course - correct after the recoil toThe Last Jedi , and Rey being Palpatine ’s granddaughter fare with him . Because of that , it already matt-up like a moan - worthy , eye - rolled disclosure : a cheap patch twist intend to service dissatisfied fans , and to join the Skywalker saga more amply .
Although Rey Palpatine was n’t serious then and clear was n’t the plan , knowing that Rey " No One"wasthe program makes it even bad . Not only was it a course right , but it was ferment by from one of the few thing that seemingly had been fix up and mean all along . Sticking with Rey being a nobody inThe Rise of Skywalkercould have provide a much clearer through line across the sequel trilogy . Knowing Rey is a Palpatineruins that in the final part , and results in her arc being far more disjointed and confused than it needed to be . That it also leaven controversial was unsound enough , but this shows just how uncalled-for it was too .
Rey “No One” Coming From Abrams Proves Last Jedi Didn’t Retcon Force Awakens
Although there are often accusal about it , The Last Jedididn’t retconThe Force Awakens . J.J. Abrams raise many questions but gave no answers , meaning everything was astray opened for Rian Johnson to go in whatever direction he wanted . His apparent shut out down of the Rey parents theories was seen as contradictingThe Force Awakens . That was never the case , because in truth there was nothing to really contradict , but the reveal of Rey ’s lineage plan confirms that not only did n’t he retcon it , he directly keep on the tale in the right way of life .
This was true of many element - it was , after all , Abrams who decided to haveLuke Skywalker go away in the sequelsand be stranded on an island that was almost impossible to find - but it ’s particularly interesting with Rey ’s parentage . With many possibilities apparently open going intoThe Last Jedi , having Rey be no one seemed a sheer pick given the plethora ofStar Warscharacters to have her related to ( not just Palpatine but Skywalker , Solo , and Kenobi were all plausible ) . It still go up it in ways that dispute the character , but know it was always the plan makesThe Force Awakens ' setup better in hindsight , yet all that is untie byThe Rise of Skywalker .
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The Force Awakens Set Up Rey Nobody (So Abrams Reversing It Is Weirder)
Not only did the plan forRey to be a nobodycome from J.J. Abrams , but the dirty dog of it can actually be seen inStar Wars : The Force Awakens . The samara is Maz Kanata , who evidence Rey:“Whoever you ’re await for on Jakku , they ’re not add up back … The belonging you seek is not behind you . It is ahead . “This can at least be interpreted as a big clew that Rey is no one , because the people she ’s waiting for are her parents . To usher out them as"whoever"and say they wo n’t repay means they ca n’t be characters audiences eff ; the go she attempt being onward intend she will have to forge her own identity .
With that , then it ’s even strange Abrams decided to retconRey ’s parentage inThe Rise of Skywalker . Even though part of the peak of his return was on the face of it to get the sequels back on track afterThe Last Jediostensibly derailed things , going down the route of Palpatine does n’t achieve that at all and or else works counter to it . It further shows that it was a desperate move , a outcome of Disney reach the panic button rather than doing what was proper for the report and Rey as a character .
Rey Being A Nobody Was Always The Best Choice
Whether it come from J.J. Abrams or Rian Johnson , Rey being no one was always the good pick over her being a Palpatine , Kenobi , Skywalker , Binks , Crumb , Sleazebaggano , or anything else withStar Warsconnections . That ’s not because it subverts audience expectations ( although it did ) , but because it counteract Rey ’s own expectations . She set out desperate to get hold her place in theStar Warsgalaxy , and believing she comes from somewhere special - she transplants those hope onto her family relationship with Han Solo , and it can be date in her desire to find and work with Luke Skywalker . Rey coming from a powerful bloodline is what she wants ; her being a nobody is the most devastating wrench potential .
The wage increase of Skywalkercommitting to that make up the subsequence trilogy as a whole far stronger . The longing for the find of her parent , the break down give away they were nobodies , and then overcoming that to essay great power is n’t just something inherited is a full hoagie ’s journey . It tie into the core themes ofStar Warsand strengthens them , showing anyone can be a Italian sandwich , which is precisely what it should represent not only to the other characters in the galaxy ( see : Broom Boy ) , but for hearing as well .
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Star state of war : The ascending Of Skywalkerendingwith Rey Skywalker actually makes ordered horse sense as part of this . After all , Rey ’s intact journey was about her identity - so , upon discovering she does n’t have one , her claiming that as her own and keep on on its legacy , but turning it into something new that go beyond the one special bloodline , is a fitting and even inspiring twist for her character . But to have her do that from the start item of already being part of all - muscular pedigree weakens it , make the selection less impactful since her identity was already somewhat defined , and make believe the galaxy feel minor in having its nifty heroes and villains all narrow down to the same pool of people .
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