With a tidal wave of hype, director Rian Johnson and the team at Lucasfilm opened the flood
gates when they revealed that the 8th entry in the Star Wars episodic films would be called
“the last jedi”.
But just who is the last jedi?
The straight forward, to the point title is actually one of the more vague titles the
space opera has had, allowing for plenty of speculation to go around.
Here are Screenrant’s 5 crazy star wars theories about “the last jedi”.
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theories!
Obvious spoilers for The force awakens!
Luke and Kylo Ren Betcha didn’t see that one coming.
But it’s true; the plural form of “jedi” is still “jedi”, thus making it totally
possible that the title can be about two or more different beings.
With its ominous red color pallet, “the last jedi” may very well deal heavily on
one of the last jedi luke himself trained, that being the fallen jedi padawan Ben Solo,
also known as Kylo Ren.
Dealing with the reality of murdering his own father may have taken his toll on the
master of the knights of ren and adam driver has stated that the film will further explore
the characters humanity.
Since Luke and Kylo are technically the last two alive that have formal jedi training and
are family, having the film deal heavily with these two characters seems more than likely.
Just Luke The obvious choice would be that this film
will be focused heavily on Luke Skywalker.
Referred to as “the last jedi” on multiple occasions, including from master yoda himself
stating “when gone I am, the last of the jedi you will be” and from supreme leader
snoke himself when he says “he droid will soon be delivered to the Resistance, leading
them to the last Jedi.
If Skywalker returns, the new Jedi will rise”.
Luke is finally referred to as the last jedi in the opening crawl of the force awakens.
Being almost absent from the force awakens yet having the plot be so focused on the missing
jedi, we should not be surprised if the film deals heavily with Luke’s demons and motivations
in a world where his own nephew has massacred his jedi academy, bringing to ruins the dying
with of yoda.
Luke and Rey Kylo ren said it himself; she is strong with
the force.
And while that may be so, Rey still has no formal jedi training (or sith training while
we’re being specific).
Despite his failure, Luke may find it in himself to once again pick up his saber and teach
what he has leaned, passing it down to another.
Rey just so happens to have the lightsaber that belonged to his father, which basically
demands instant training.
The film may explore their relationship and the training that they will possibly undertake,
thus entering rey into the formal order of jedi (population, 2).
The two of them would thus make the last two jedi alive and the beginning of the next rebirth
to counteract snoke and the first order.
The force is calling to her after all.
Just Rey What if the title is being extra literal?
What if luke decides to train rey different than all the rest that have come before her;
changing the rules up and the foundations of the jedi academy?
Would she still be a jedi?
Unlikely, as she would become something else altogether, a new identity with a new name,
thus rending luke the last of his kind.
This would be further personified if luke should meet his demise in episode 8 or episode
9.
Someone from the past or an outside agent The galaxy is a vast place, filled with plenty
of people.
Odds are, there are some force users out there.
What if the last jedi pertains to someone we haven’t met before?
Maybe there is another survivor from the academy or someone who is tied to rey’s family that
we haven’t met before.
Shockingly enough, the possibility of supreme leader snoke being a jedi isn’t impossible
either.
More interesting though is taking the title literally: the last jedi.
Who were the last jedi?
Well the last to die would be yoda, obi wan Kenobi and Anakin skywalker.
If rey turns out to be a Kenobi or skywalker, having them appear as force ghosts would play
into the title and be a welcome connection to the prequel era films.
The last jedi falls nicely into Anakin’s redemption as well and during the unveiling
of the title, Lucasfilm stated that “the last jedi” would be the next chapter of
the skywalker saga”.
So there you have it!
Those are our crazy theories as to who the last jedi could be.
Who do you think it could be?
Is it one person?
Two?
What are your theories?
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