The Force Awakens introduced us to Rey, a loner hot head that has been considered to
be the new generations Luke Skywalker.
Spoilers abound, friends.
We first meet Rey on Jakku, living alone and surviving off of scavenging parts from ships
while she waits for her family, whom she was separated from as a child, to return.
When she encounters a lightsaber owned by Luke, she has a vision with him in it, along
with antagonist Kylo Ren and a vision of her family leaving her, and despite rejecting
it at first, she embarks on a quest to find strength in the Force.
While there’s a lot of details we’ve left out, needless to say there’s been plenty
of speculation concerning Rey’s origins, and specifically, who her parents are.
So today, we’re jumping into some of those parent theories with our list of the top 10
star wars characters who could be Rey’s parents.
10 The Force Theorists believe that Rey must come from
a family that has quite the connection to the Force, given her abilities exhibited in
The Force Awakens.
So one of the options on the table is that Rey is a product of the Force – that the
Force impregnated her mother, in a similar way to how Anakin was conceived – and that
it was done in order to bring balance to the galaxy.
9 Boba Fett One of the cooler theories – but not super
plausible – is that Boba Fett is her daddy.
Mainly cause of the same slightly not plausible theories that Boba Fett is responsible for
everything that’s happened in the Star Wars universe.
And the theory that he’s actually Supreme Leader Snoke, the head of the First Order.
And that The Force Awakens has the same plot as Anastasia, which is actually kind of spot
on.
But regardless, the likelihood of this being true is pretty slim.
If anything, the likelihood of him being Snoke and separating Rey – assuming she’s a
Solo – from her family in order to destroy them and get revenge is more plausible.
But more on the Solos later.
8 Emperor Palpatine While some people believe that Rey is the
new Chosen One, there’s fans who are rooting for the flip side of that; that Rey will actually
end up going to the Dark side, and that her grandfather – or great grandfather - is
Palpatine.
This theory suggests that when she was a child, she was taken away by Luke and left on Jakku
in order to keep her away from Palpatine and the Dark Side.
7 Qui-Gon Jinn Qui-Gon was a Jedi we were introduced to in
the Phantom Menace, the one who had discovered Anakin’s potential when he was a child.
The reasoning behind this?
Qui-Gon wasn’t a huge fan of following the Jedi Order’s rules, making it believable
that he could have fathered a child.
There’s even speculation that he conceived a child with Anakin’s mother before his
death.
The other reason that some fans think Qui-Gon could be her grandfather is because it will
really tie all three Star Wars trilogies together, with some elaborating that Luke training Rey
will be a parallel to the way that Qui-Gon wanted to train Anakin; outside of the Jedi
Order.
6 Re-incarnation of Anakin In a theory that seems pretty improbable,
Rey is a re-incarnation of Anakin Skywalker.
So why is this unlikely?
Re-incarnation isn’t really a thing in the Star Wars universe, and it would likely make
for a better story if the Force just pulled some immaculate conception business instead.
Or if she was just naturally inclined or Force sensitive, and her family just abandoned her
for other reasons.
5 Supreme Leader Snoke Snoke is the mysterious, nefarious entity
that tempted Ben Solo aka Kylo Ren to come over to the Dark Side.
So naturally, there’s been plenty of theories surrounding the character, and who his identity
might be.
One of these include a relation between he and Rey, him being her father.
Fans have argued that since Snoke took Ben away from Han and Leia, they removed his children
from him, in an eye for an eye sort of theory.
Which doesn’t really pan out, considering you’d think that Han or Leia would speculate
who the child was once they met her.
4 Mara Jade Mara Jade is one of the more prominent characters
from the Star Wars expanded universe; shes a former assassin for the Emperor who then
switched sides, became a Jedi Master and got hitched to Luke.
The reasoning behind this theory is that there are bits and pieces of the extended universe
popping up in the narratives of this new trilogy, causing fans to ponder whether the inclusion
of Luke’s wife may be slipped in as well, perhaps if she was killed prior to the events
of The Force Awakens. 3 Obi-Wan
One of the more popular theories is that Rey is the grandchild of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The idea is that Obi-Wan had gotten together with a lady, who then had a child, and that
child grew up and had a child who ended up being Rey.
Timing wise, this theory could line up.
And there’s also the fact that Obi-Wan has a history of leaving kids on desert planets
for their own safety; why wouldn’t he do the same to protect his own?
2 Han & Leia Another popular theory is that Rey is the
second child of Leia Organa and Han Solo, and that they abandoned her on Jakku in order
to keep her safe from Ben aka Kylo Ren, and any other danger they would put her in, themselves
being so entangled in the ongoing conflict.
That being said, neither of them managed to recognize her or connect the dots that she
was on Jakku, which has kind of poked holes through that theory.
Others think that either of them could have fathered or mothered her with another individual,
since the two had split up.
1 Luke Skywalker Possibly the biggest theory circulating the
web about Rey’s parentage is the one in which Luke is her father.
Fans are eager to speculate that she’s a Skywalker, with many rooting that this one
may pan out.
There’s many reasons why one would argue this too – the films have always centered
around the actions of a Skywalker.
Luke has tears in his eyes when he first meets her at the end of the film.
In opposition to this, it’s been confirmed that Luke’s first words to Rey are “who
are you?”
But that could be because he doesn’t recognize her, or feels the amount of strength she has
with the Force that it’s jarring.
So who do you all think Rey’s parents are?
Or grandparents?
Daisy Ridley has state she thought her origins were pretty obvious based on the The Force
Awakens, which has led to speculation that she must be related to a character we’ve
already come into contact with.
Or perhaps, her origins just are what they are – her family left, and she’s been
a loner ever since.
Regardless, let us know your thoughts in those comments below.
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