Luke Doesn't Know Rey Is His Daughter (Yet)...

If Luke doesn't know and Rey either how will they figure it out ? DNA test ?

 

Well, the new in-canon comics hash out a lot of this, and some of it is in the movies. The Jedi are totally aware that something is rotten on Coruscant and that a stronger dark side situation is clouding their ability to suss it out. In the movies, they even plan to inform the Senate of what's going on before events get away from them. That's hardly unconscious unawareness. Also, the new in-canon comics hash out a lot your remaining information. Vader is aware that Luke is his son very soon after ANH, and sends Boba Fett to flush him out, leading to a battle with Luke in Kenobi's old shack on Tattooine. Regarding him not being aware of Padme's pregnancy and his later unawareness of his daughter, I'd say at least during the pregnancy part that his attention is fixed elsewhere. It's commonly regarded that to acquire knowledge and understanding of things through the Force, that a Jedi has to be in a contemplative frame of mind and fairly free of turmoil in order to clearly hear what the Force might be saying. Obviously, Anakin always struggled with that and was in a period of remarkable upheaval when his children were gestating. Having overlooked their birth while dealing with a transition to the Dark Side and the fall of the Jedi, he wouldn't have been clued in to look for offspring once things quieted down. Even then, he knew he had a son and who he was fairly early in the Galactic Civil War.

Regarding LST, the Poe Dameron comics revolve around him. Its clearly depicted that he's on a quest exclusively to locate Luke Skywalker and he's hitting all sorts of Force hot spots searching for clues. Leia sends Poe after him to check his progress, culminating in the opening scene of TFA. Previously, he'd been on a planet with an underground cult that were guarding a giant sacred egg, which didn't work out so well for those people and Poe gets there after LST has moved on, but just in time to run into the First Order, also looking for Lor. There's some neat background on the First Order and who they get working for them and the clashes of ideology that goes on behind the scenes. Without spoiling anything, you get some good background on how they came together, how the Resistance works in relation to them, and some details on their mindset in relation to the people they're forced to hire to get things done. Phasma especially gets a better fleshing out. All of that to say that LST is on a definite mission and not just following rumors to see what might turn up.

Obviously, I'm not a fan of Rey and Skywalker being related for the same reason that Mt. Olympus is not in West Virginia. Once everyone is 1. Immortal, and 2. Related, you've got some lazy storytelling. I hated it when they brought Darth Maul back, but he turned into a really strong character. Making the the GFFA into a really tiny place by having everyone related to everyone else where nobody stays dead leads to bad stories. Honestly, if Rey is related to anyone, I'd guess that she and Kylo are some form of those first two Force users that they've referenced- the brother and sister with the tree, though they are now more of an Isaac and Ishmael situation- from the same metaphorical ancestry but two distinct results from one another. They'll be "related" to each other and to Luke and Vader, Kenobi and the Emperor, etc. as classical archetypes, though all existing in close proximity at that moment in history. That rhymes with the Hero with 1000 Faces that GL used as the basis for Star Wars as a whole and would make for a powerful story that's unique yet still feels familiar.

 

Midi-chlorian test .

 

I have actually thought of this. I think its a perfectly reasonable way to explain how she could be his daughter.

--- Double Post Merged, Oct 19, 2016 ---

The only thing I would say is this... You say that making every related to everyone else makes the universe small. As I agree that that is true, I think that there is an element of smallness that has to take place for a story to be cohesive. I don't think everyone should be related to one another but I think having a few relations or tie ins is nice and I think it more depends on the character. With Rey I'd say it's appropriate for her to be related to Luke or Obi-Wan or something. because she is our lead protagonist so we would want her to have some relevance to our older characters. characters like Poe and Finn can be completely separate and new because they are the secondary leads. Because Star Wars is a very generational story, it makes sense for there to be a new generation. I would argue that Making a character or two related to an older character isn't always lazy but can be. And I would also argue that it doesn't shrink the the universe. Because Episode I-IX aren't the only stories being told. You have stories like Lost Stars, Rogue one and Aftermath being told that are about completely new characters. Not to mention Rebels. We have to remember that the Saga films (I-IX) are the Skywalker Family Story. This means that the film will have an emphasis on Skywalkers. Does this mean Rey has to be a Skywalker? No. But it wouldn't hurt the story if she was. In fact it could potentially be worse if she wasn't a skywalker. I think discounting any story shrinks the possibilities within the galaxy. having a closed mind to things limits creativity.

 

Rey is not Luke's daughter. He is a Jedi....stronger than Vader? If Vader felt Luke is his son, then Luke would feel the same with Rey and greet her with some other look on her face than "what the hell you come here for?"

 

The novelisation says he recognises her and there is warmth in his face or something, and Luke not knowing who his daughter is can also be compared to Vader not knowing Leia was his daughter. If you're not looking for it, why would you find it?

 

Cuz you are the most powerfull Force wielding dude?

Additional question....can you guys imagine Luke having sex....with anyone....I get more of a Space Jesus wibe out of him....and not in a Mary Magdalene kinda context

 

Not like passionate sex, but like "I'm gonna impregnate her to continue the bloodline sex" . Done out of duty, not love.

 

Yuck....no wonder Rey has daddy issues

 

When I saw Luke's first reaction to Rey's arrival, he didn't give the reaction of a surprised father plus he wouldn't have abandoned her.

 

Just looked at her and was like, "oh...cool, i GUESS.."

 

Rey Clone! She's Luke's daughter! From a certain point......