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Rey's Parents?

Discussion in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' started by DBZMerciter2005, Dec 14, 2015.

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    In much the same way that the original trilogy focused on Leia and Luke, we are now going to focus on Rey and Ren, the children of the aforementioned. I would not be surprised if the heritage of Finn also somehow ties into the original trilogy, but we will have to wait for this information. It is most certainly implied that Rey is Luke's daughter, and we know without a doubt that Ren is the son of Leia and Han. The real question: How many babies did they have?
     
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    I think there is a distinct narrative purpose for her past being so vague and both Han and Leia looking as if this girl is kinda familiar but not really. And it's basically this, you don't want to reveal her big secret via an uncle, aunt or cousin. You want it to come from the man himself, but then they also were pushed in a corner regarding Luke because he's only in the last scene and SW traditionally does not have dialogue in finales.

    If she was a Solo, it absolutely would've come out when she was interacting with any of her immediate family members. Mom, dad, brother all would've been appropriate people to drop the news on her because they're all such close relations. Uncle-by-past-marriage, aunt and cousin aren't.
     
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    It looked like the first part of the flashback was from the Bespin fight in ESB, which makes me think it was combination of both the saber and her memories. Remember, it also gave a glimpse into the future too.

    I was genuinely thinking that for a little bit this morning.
     
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    What about when Kylo was interrogating Rey, trying to read her mind. He said he can see a memory of an island in the middle of an ocean - Luke's sanctuary. Has Rey been on the island? Has she trained there?
     
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    It sounded like so. Which opens up a whole lot more questions.

    Man, I cannot wait for VIII already! Damn you JJ!
     
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    I think the island/ocean was a vision of the future or her destiny. However, that coupled with her super vague history, unseen "parents", and all this being triggered by the Skywalker lighsaber still points to Rey Skywalker for me. I think her memory has still not fully come back to her, which is why Leia sends her directly to Luke.
     
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    Rey is Deadpool's daughter, confirmed
     
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    I was so sure she was Han and Leia's. Like 100%. Definitely got that wrong.

    And yes, Star Wars is a saga about the Skywalkers, but I just didn't get the feeling she's Luke's daughter. I feel like if that were the case, they would have hinted at that towards the end. And I just don't think they did. If she IS Luke's daughter, I fear we might get a "I AM YOUR FATHER" copy during Episode VIII. Either way, I hope she isn't a Skywalker but her being a "no one" or perhaps a descendant from another powerful Jedi Knight (or Sith Lord, now that would be cool). Someone obscure.
     
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    The bit I found interesting, was the inclusion of the trailer clip during Rey's vision. In the trailer, Luke places his hand on R2-D2, during which a voice over talks about The Force being strong in his family. This could be a coincidence, but I thought it implied her lineage. In addition to this, we see the return of Anakin Skywalker's blue lightsaber, which calls to Rey. Something to point out, is that this is lightsaber Luke Skywalker lost (along with his hand) when he faces Darth Vader in Cloud City. How this lightsaber came to be retrieved, or even in the hands of Maz Kanata, remains a mystery.
     
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    The lightsaber responds to Rey, but couldn't that just be because, unlike Kylo, she is the real deal? I'm kind of hoping that to be Luke Skywalker's successor, you don't need to have Skywalker blood.
     
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    It could be, but there was significance in it being Luke Skywalker's lightsaber. Not the lightsaber (green) Luke built, but the lightsaber of his father, passed down to him by Obi-Wan Kenobi. It could be foreshadowing that Rey is the next Luke, but nothing about this film has been subtle.
     
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    The Maz sequence confirms her being a Skywalker for me. I mean, a family lightsaber is calling to a random person? Nope. It's not some ULTIMATE SUPER INCREDIBLE lightsaber made by first jedi gods for an ultimate THE ONE . It's JUST a lightsaber, which is not different from any other jedi lightsabers. And as it's calling to her, it's calling to a Skywalker.
     
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    Maz on the Lightsaber, after Ray get's pulled to it by the Force - "It belonged to Luke Skywalker, and his father before him. It's calling to you now."

    Kylo on BB-8 after capturing Ray -"Leave the droid, we don't need him now". As if saying we don't need a map to find Luke if we have Ray. Strongly implies daughter to me.

    Kylo knows exactly who she is - he wants to train her.

    Kasden is known for not telling us, rather, hinting.


    As to his mother - Star Wars films are made to drop you right in the action with little to no backstory, bar what you need. Disney, EU and books can work out the spurious details later. That's the beauty of the pace and style of SW films. Did we know Darth Vader's parents in AHN? Leah's in ANH ESP. Mother's not an issue right now

    It's open to be a random.. but it certainly hints at royal blood to me
     
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    Aren't you reading too much into this? Kylo mentions Rey having seen the map. Therefore, BB-8 is no longer needed. I don't think it has anything to do with her being Luke's daughter. Merely, her knowing his whereabouts.
     
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    It genuinely makes no sense if she's not a Skywalker. The entire saga has been about how this family, the blood of the Force itself, has impacted the galaxy for both good and evil.
    She has all the skills that Anakin and Luke had.
    She is incredibly powerful yet untrained.
    Throughout all of the marketing, the merchandise, the posters, and the film itself, Rey and Kylo have been symbolically made to be parallels of one another.
    Two children, from two scions of the Skywalker tree.
    If Rey turns out to be just another force-sensitive, a randomer essentially, then I'm sorry but that is a major letdown and makes no sense.
    Having said that, I fully believe she is indeed the daughter of Luke, and it's likely being saved as a revelation in Episode VIII.
    Remember, in A New Hope, there were a WHOLE bunch of things we didn't get answers to in the film. Much of what we now know and love about the story came from supplemental material like books, comics, toys etc. These little details that added to the story and ingrained in our minds, so that now when we watch the original films, we automatically know all of this and it enriches the experience. This will very likely be the same with The Force Awakens and the rest of the Sequel Trilogy.
     
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    That is what I took away from it, as well. She has seen the map, so he can withdraw the vision from her.
     
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    Even Kennedy went out and said the saga episodes are about the SKYWALKERS...

    So who are the next generations?

    It's obvious... Kylo Ren cough ben solo? Rey skywalker?
     
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    Has anyone noticed the similarity between Luke captured by the Yeti in Empire and Rey on the snow vs Kylo Ren? They both submit themselves to the Force and grab the same lightsaber, Anakin's (On a long stretch they both hurt their enemy afterwards with the saber). I'm confident that Luke IS Rey's father, but her memory got wiped out.
     
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    It's likely she is Luke's daughter as this is what the film hints strongly too, but I still think there is a chance she is a Solo and they are twins, although I have no idea how they would explain Han/Leia not knowing. The connection between her and Ren was too strong not to be at least related, especially when Kylo is trying to mind probe and he just can't break through and then she turns it round on him, what a film though!!
     
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