SPECULATION OFFICIAL Rey Discussion Thread

Jakku does not seem like a very technologically advanced planet that appears to be ravished by war. Even 30 years later, Rey is living in a downed AT-AT. There are there are still multiple downed Star Destroyers and a downed X-Wing. Rey appears to sell what she has scavenged and the fact that there is a market for stuff from downed military equipment 30 plus years old means they are not very advanced. Blasters and pistols may not be as easy to come by as in other worlds.

I think you are correct about us not getting Ezra's story in TFA. I think Rey is likely going to be the estranged daughter of either Han/Leia or Luke. She was likely no older than 8 or 9 and likely younger when she went missing or in hiding. Not likely trained much at that time if at all

 

Have you joined Aufman's Rey fan club?

 

That is a bad-ass staff. This picture proves that Rey will be the greatest hero of Star Wars. Greater than Luke and Anakin. Rey will be even more bad-ass with robotic arms and legs.

 

Finn know his place, to be saved in any critical situation.

 

He will be saved by Rey. Rey is the savior and messiah of the universe. Her role is to save the butts of Finn and Poe while beating up the Sith with her inherent Force powers.

 

Here's a video from April 30 in Japan that I forgot to post.

Transcript of relevant English parts:

Rey index

 

So, MSW just posted an article saying that he's spoken with several sources and they are all saying that Rey isn't a Solo or Skywalker...at least it isn't revealed that she is in TFA. http://makingstarwars.net/2015/06/minor-update-star-wars-the-force-awakens-parent-trap/

 

Everyone remembers "John Harrison" as Khan. But nobody remembers the "Carol Wallace" ruse. Maybe because it was an even dumber thing the writers and JJ cooked up.

Her character had an English accent and her father did not.

 

Everyone knew Senator Palpatine was going to be the Emperor in TPM. Everyone knew Palpatine was Darth Sideous in TPM. I REALLY hope this isn't going to be one of those moments. I DONT WANT parentage plot twists. Give us a good story not some gimmicks and garbage Lucas tried.

Oh, I forgot, Padme is the Queen? NO WAY! BIG REVEAL!

No thanks!

 

I don't buy it, remember she sat between Ford & Fisher in the original read-through photo as I thought that was a dead giveaway.

 

Nobody from the production has ever come out and said publicly that she's not related... or even an orphan. Not yet anyway. There's been zero denials from Abrams, Kennedy, and Ridley. Ridley was asked point blank on video and she interrupted the questioner and denied nothing and just said "I'm so excited for people to watch the film, and yeah, know what happens there." She also said "I'm not sure how much I can say..." after Kathleen Kennedy was yacking about family. Well, if there's nothing to conceal what are you so worried about, miss woman playing a character with no given last name? They've been talking a lot about family, especially since Luke Skywalker's voice-over in the second teaser trailer.

In another interview she was asked "who is this Rey?" When pressed further, Ridley gave up and confirmed that "Yeah [it's a secret]. I'm sorry!"

http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0072989

Lots more here. I trust the aggregate.

 

But the actual prop, especially as seen at Celebration, does not look like it is meant to separate at all. The bottom of the "saber" bit is either one piece or welded on to the fins bellow it. No easy removal there. Though it could still be just a staff saber, or was kitbashed together by welding pieces together including a saber.


The more I think about it, the more I have doubts it is a saber and is just a very misleading design. Maybe an electro staff, though the design really doesn't suggest it to me as others have been saying.
I just don't see how they can work this in as a saber given what we know about the story, unless it is a setup for the next film and will just be a staff in 7. It just seems like one too many mystery sabers.
One other thing to note is that while we have been saying Maul-like, the "emitter" also resembles Mace Windu's original saber end piece (as opposed to the emitter) as seen in the Episode I visual guide. So that design doesn't necessarily mean a blade must come from it, though we have only seen it on sabers.

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That may be a plot point...
But only two Skywalkers would have turned in the history of the Galaxy, that we know of; that doesn't make a "bloodline of terror."

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If Rey isn't a Skywalker/Solo I will be very disappointed. I hate the idea of the Skywalker bloodline ending, or it just being Kylo. And I don't want the hero of the Sequels to be some random person. The numbered films should be the Skywalker saga. My vote is that Kylo is a Solo and Rey is Luke's daughter, but we will be lead to think she may be Han and Leia's daughter till the third act.
Though Kennedy's comments could be seen as metaphorical and a family-like bond is created, I find that weak and boring myself. Why hint that there are family connections? It would be the "not Khan" of the Saga, but in reverse.

 

This is pure speculation on my part, but I think a nice plot point would be she was estranged from her parents (Han/Leia) for whatever reasons. Then when the stuff goes down on Jakku, she is reunited with her father Han, who was sent by Leia on this mission. Throughout the movie she is still distant from him (hence that one released picture of them in the Falcon), until the end when Han is killed and he she is taken over with grief and realizes her love for her father. She then loses the name Rey and takes her true name Kira Solo and embraces the force like her parents always wanted her to do, hence 'The Force Awakens.'

JJ could also have Han die in her arms and she says to him, "I always loved you dad" and he replied, "I know........" Now many would take that out of context and think he was saying it in a cocky manner like he did to Leia, but this would be more in the context of him comforting his daughter by saying he always knew that.

Now I just wrote that up in 5 minutes, so I'm sure I could develop that alittle more and change some things around, but that is what I am hoping for in terms of character development in this movie, and it not just being about space battles and lightsabers.

 

I was convinced, right up until I saw ROTS, that sidious was the clone of palpatine. I thought they were working together :S. Maybe because i was young and read too much into "clone wars", "attack of the clones" and all the EU palpy clones, but I thought it would be a big twist that Sidious was Palpy's evil clone.

 

I kinda like the idea of her parents being ambiguous until the second movie. Or maybe we will only find out who one parent is in TFA and the other will be a surprise later in the trilogy.

 

So Jason MSW makes another article about the fact he's had conversations with some people and asks us to accept his conclusions even though there isn't one.

I had a conversation with my cat, he ripped up the carpet and went out. Now there is no conclusion that Rey is a Solo but I have been asking sources (my cat) but he doesn't have any definitive answers but I thought I would tell you about my conversation anyway

 

Same here, though I realized they weren't going that way before I saw the movie. And I considered twins too.
I assumed Palps was a non-Force user clone of Sidious, hence the inability for the Jedi to sense him, while Sidious was the puppet master. I even thought maybe Palps wasn't a bad guy and was just being manipulated. I imagined a scene where Sidious revealed himself by sticking a saber through Palps just before a Senate meeting, then taking his place as the Senate seat rose into the chamber.
The idea of Padme having doubles also made me think it was a sly hint at doubles being a big twist moment

I think it would be a mistake to lead us on as to who Rey's parents are. We already have guessed every possibility, so unless they can really surprise us with something better than we have thought of, they have another "it's Khan!" false suspense moment.

 

Don't worry I don't touch the stuff.