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Number 1: She was originally going to be called Kira
Throughout the production of The Force Awakens, Rey was always described as a hothead, gearhead,
and an all-around beast.
However, her name wasn’t always Rey.
During an interview, Ridley revealed that she originally thought her character’s name
was Kira.
It wasn’t until they were filming in Abu Dhabi that J.J. Abrams told her he was thinking
of changing the name to Rey.
Although this seems insignificant, many fans have taken her original name to mean something.
There is a rumor that Kira was Rey’s real name, until it was changed to protect her
identity when she arrived on Jakku.
Number 2: She is a self-taught pilot
Rey was an excellent scavenger and a lot of her skills came from her ability to obtain
what she needed to survive.
One day while out scavenging, Rey found a computer display from an old BTL-A4 Y-wing
starfighter.
Along with other parts she found, Rey used the display to build herself a working computer.
The computer wasn’t able to transmit or receive any kind of communication, but Rey
was lucky enough to find a stash of old data chips from a Zephra-series hauler that she
used to create a flight simulator.
She used the simulator whenever she had free time, pretending to be flying to other worlds.
Number 3: Her outfit in the Force Awakens was inspired by original concept designs of
Luke Skywalker
After George Lucas finished writing the second draft of A New Hope (1977), he realized that
there was a lack of major female characters in his story.
Therefore, he attempted to rewrite the plot to change Luke Skywalker’s sex to female.
He asked the concept artist, Ralph McQuarrie to incorporate this idea into his next sketch
of Skywalker.
Although the concept was never used, it did inspire Rey’s costume in The Force Awakens.
Her goggles are taken directly from the design, and her cloak brings in elements of Luke Skywalker
throughout Star Wars history.
Number 4: She taught herself Shyriiwook and Astromech Binary
During The Force Awakens, many viewers were confused as to why an abandoned girl living
on Jakku could speak the same language as BB-8 and Chewbacca.
However, Rey’s Survival Guide and The Force Awakens: Rey’s Story provide a very clear
answer.
When she was little, Rey scavenged a Y-Wing computer display and several computer tapes
which she used to teach herself different languages.
From these tapes, she learned alien and droid languages such as the Wookie language of Shyriiwook
and BB-8’s language, Astromech Binary.
She then practiced her language skills with offworlders she came across at Niima Outpost.
Number 5: It is possible she named herself after her childhood hero
One of the first things Rey ever found while scrounging around the Graveyard was a helmet
of an X-wing Starfighter, named Captain Dosmit Ræh.Captain Dosmit Ræh was a female starfighter
pilot who flew with the Tierfon Yellow Aces and served as a captain on the Alliance to
Restore the Republic – a rebel group that opposed the reign of Sheev Palpatine.
Ræh became an important figure in little Rey’s life.
As a child, Rey would make up stories about the mysterious pilot and what she was like.
Although Rey eventually grew out of her imaginary tales, she still wears the helmet in The Force
Awakens.
Many fans also believe that she kept the memory of her childhood hero alive by naming herself
after Captain Dosmit Ræh.
Number 6: She is a gifted machinist
Rey has a gift for machinery that was developed throughout her many years on Jakku.
During her exploits, Rey has scavenged many ship and system manuals and has read through
every single one.
Therefore, she knows the role of each ship during combat, the weapons they’re armed
with, their specific models, and how many crew members should be onboard.
From these manuals, Rey became extremely comfortable with vehicles and started to make some of
her own.
She engineered traps that she placed around her AT-AT home to prevent scavengers from
stealing from her.
Rey also built her own Speeder entirely from scratch.
She even equipped it with a fingerprint scanner so that it wouldn’t work for anyone except
herself.
Rey also rewired her speeder so that it would shock any thieves or scavengers that tried
to steal it while she was away.
Number 7: She is 19 Years Old in Episode 7
Rey was born in the year 15 ABY, which was 11 years after the Battle of Endor.
This makes her 19 years old when the events of The Force Awakens take place.
While this bit of information may seem unimportant, it did discredit the theory that her and Kylo
Ren were twins as he is 29 years old in the Force Awakens.
And there you have it!
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