Is Rey related to Obi-Wan Kenobi?
Abrams considered making her a Kenobi, but that would’ve been just as bad. Rey was confirmed as the granddaughter of Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but she was almost the descendant of another key Star Wars character, Obi-Wan Kenobi, instead – and that would’ve been an equally bad decision.
Is Rey a Skywalker or Kenobi?
For Rise of Skywalker, one interesting detail provided by Daisy Ridley was that Abrams’ initial plan was to reveal Rey as a Kenobi. In a recent interview, Daisy Ridley confirmed what Star Wars fans had long suspected, that there were no solid plans for her character Rey.
Was Rey originally a Kenobi?
In the film, Rey turns out to be a Palpaltine and the heir to the Sith lord’s powers. Except, that wasn’t always the case. “At the beginning, there was toying with an Obi-Wan connection,” Ridley said.
Could Rey still be a Kenobi?
So in an alternate universe, Rey very well could have been a Kenobi, and it sounds like J.J. Abrams was very much toying with the idea up until the last Skywalker Saga entry. It’s time to talk out how a different bloodline may have shifted the story and perhaps put to rest which outcome we prefer.
Did Daisy Ridley know Rey was a Palpatine?
“No. At the beginning there was toying with like an Obi-Wan connection,” Ridley said when asked if she had known Rey’s origins were in the Palpatine family. “There were like different versions, and then it really went to that she was no one.
How did Leia know who Rey was a Palpatine?
Leia Organa When Luke appears to Rey in The Rise of Skywalker, he reveals that his sister knew Rey’s dark history too. Luke’s words confirm that Leia discovered Rey was a Palpatine during her lifetime, either before or during the time jump between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker.
Is Finn Mace Windu’s grandson?
Finn is not only Lando Calrissian’s son but Mace Windu’s grandson. Mace Windu could have had a child several years before the Clone Wars, then hiding him (Lando) on Cloud City to keep Lando safe as Mace knew that the Sith were nearby and building strength.