Hey everybody and welcome to Leia’s Lair.
In today’s episode I will be going over 9 major theories answered by Episode 9, The
Rise of Skywalker.
Just warning everyone now, this video contains major spoilers from the new movie, so if you
don’t want to know, you have been forewarned.
Number 1.
Palpatine returns
Palpatine is alive in Episode 9 and he has been quite busy since the events of Episode
6.
He died when he fell down that reactor shaft, but came back to life.
During that time he had assembled thousands of star destroyers in the what he called the
Final Order.
Each was equipped with a planet destroying weapon.
Number 2.
Rey’s family were not nobodies.
As it turns out Rey is the granddaughter of none other than Emperor Palpatine.
Kylo casually lets her know, which she is obviously devastated by.
Her father was Palpatine’s son, and he, along with his wife chose to be nobody to
keep Rey safe.
They ended up sacrificing themselves to keep her safe from Palpatine, who realized her
potential.
Number 3.
The Millennium Falcon survives
Going into the movie, many people thought that Episode 9 would see the end of the infamous
ship the Millennium Falcon as a way to bring the saga full circle.
Well, I am happy to report that the falcon survives, and not only does it survive, it
plays an essential part in the plot and it gets piloted by one of its old owners.
Number 4.
C-3P0 survives
C-3P0’s fate was brought into question by one of the trailers where we see him say “Taking
one last look, sir.
At my friends."
This certainly sounded like a goodbye, and turns out it was, in a way.
However, not because he dies, but instead because he gets his memory wiped so that the
Rey and co can find the location of the hidden sith planet.
Don’t worry though R2 restores it later.
Number 5.
Kylo Ren redeems himself
Kylo Ren comes back to light with the help of Leia, Han and Rey.
His redemption is critical in the defeat of the Emperor, because without him, Rey would
not have been able to take Palpatine down.
On top of that, he ends up using force heal to save her, which takes all the strength
he has left, eventually leading to him becoming one with the force.
It was pretty cool to see him on the lightside while it lasted.
Number 6.
Princess Leia dies
While this was an unsurprising one for me, the way that she died was interesting.
She takes her last bit of strength to force project to Kylo, convincing him to turn back
to the light.
This also shed some more insight into her force abilities.
Turns out not only was she force sensitive, but she also had force training and a lightsaber,
which comes in handy for Rey and Ben.
Number 7.
The Knights of Ren were irrelevant.
The Knights of Ren were mentioned in the Force Awakens and seen in Rey’s force vision,
but we never ended up seeing or hearing anything about them in The Last Jedi.
Well, it turns out they were pretty much irrelevant in the Rise of Skywalker too.
We do get to see them briefly on Xicle, where all they did was get in the way of Ben Solo,
who made quick work of them once he got his lightsaber.
Number 8.
Reylo Happened
It was brief and fleeting, but after Ben uses all his strength to force heal Rey, they share
a quick kiss before he becomes one with the Force.
Number 9.
Rey is the Skywalker being referred to in the title The Rise of Skywalker
Many theories were circling on who the title might have been referring to, but it turns
out it was Rey.
At the end of the movie she is on Tatooine, where she is asked her name by an elderly
lady walking by.
Obviously she does not want to say, nor does she probably accept that she is a Palpatine,
so with Luke and Leia’s force ghosts looking on, she says her name is Rey Skywalker.
And there you have it!
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