It shows kenobi s transition from the great jedi master to an exile while still giving in to his call of helping people when he can. His strong connection to luke skywalker, as revealed in the canon novels, is a crucial piece of evidence for believing reys identity is known and understood by lukes inner circle. In fact, it strongly suggests that lor san tekka was an obiwan kenobiesque character in force awakens, watching rey from afar. If you were among the many to guess shes a skywalker or a kenobi, you were wrong.
The force awakens and the last jedi, all signs pointed to daisy ridleys rey being the most powerful jedi of all time. Within the original trilogy, obiwan serves as a supporting character and is portrayed by english actor alec guinness. Within the series fictional universe, the skywalkers are presented as a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the force. An upcoming issue of the comic book series star wars adventures will. We have the obiwan series, set before the original trilogy. The rise of skywalker novel, poe dameron, general leia organa, rey, and finn must struggle to rebuild the resistance after their defeat at. Skywalker or han solo, or is obiwan kenobis granddaughter because of a. The rise of skywalker finally gives a definitive answer about reys identity. Even though luke learned most of his force abilities from yoda, his journey towards becoming a jedi began with obiwan. She then realize that he is one of the members of the academy, now they both have to put their differences aside when they are both auditioning for.
The order of knights is all but destroyed, and yoda and obiwan go into hiding. The son of famous jedi knight anakin skywalker, he was left on tatooine with his aunt and uncle after the fall of the jedi order. The tusken raiders are described in a parallel fashion as native american tribes are to american west stories. Kenobi takes place between the end of episode iii revenge of the sith and the beginning of episode iv a new hope star wars with obiwan kenobi living on tatooine and secretly looking out for young luke skywalker as he grows up.
Many of the expanded universe stories take place after or in between the events. Rey, bb8, chewbacca, poe dameron, and finn work together to defeat the first order. In fact, it strongly suggests that lor san tekka was an obiwan kenobi esque character in force awakens, watching rey from afar. Dec 27, 2015 the scenes of rey scaling the walls and tiptoing around the first orders. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. Thrawn is a canon adultfiction novel series written by timothy zahn. Almost everything we need to know about rey, including who her parents are, has already been explained in star wars. Other popular theories include the idea that rey is a skywalker, a solo or even a kenobi. The series currently comprises three volumes, thrawn 2017, thrawn. The rise of skywalker finally reveals reys lineage. Later, rey adopts skywalker as her surname to honor the skywalker family and cut ties with her palpatine lineage. The rise of skywalker our biggest wtf questions and. Rey kenobi is a new student in endor fine arts to persuade her dreams to become an actress since she was little, but runs into kylo ren during the way to the school and both get on the wrong foot.
Our heroine journeys to a familiar little moisture farm in the tatooine desert, burying the skywalker family lightsabers and. Apr 20, 2017 almost everything we need to know about rey, including who her parents are, has already been explained in star wars. His strong connection to luke skywalker, as revealed in the canon novels, is a crucial piece of evidence for believing rey s identity is known and understood by lukes inner circle. Could she also be the reincarnation of anakin skywalker. The last jedi comes when a forceghost yoda, returns in classic puppet form and brought to life by iconic voice actor frank oz. Lukes jedi training of ben solo a skywalker descendant. In cases where series were not published in their chronological order, we have noted that as well. Obiwan kenobi is first introduced in the original star wars living as a hermit by the name of ben kenobi on the planet tatooine. Star wars the rise of skywalker rey vs kylo ren youtube. Star wars the rise of skywalker ben solo saves rey full scene duration. Powerful with the force, rey trains to be a jedi under luke skywalker and. However, postmovie the only way to have it work requires making han and leia the worst.
Jan 01, 1970 one of the biggest surprises in star wars. This doesnt really contribute to the kenobi vs skywalker argument necessarily, just clues to who rey. Assuming that rey isnt just the hero of this new trilogy, but also the character that ultimately brings balance to the force, the reveal that rey is a kenobi and not a skywalker, as were being. Grand admiral thrawn faces the ultimate test of his loyalty to the empire in this epic star wars novel from. Ben solo anakin skywalker rey skywalker luke skywalker padme amidala quigon jinn obiwan kenobi leia organa. The rise of skywalker, in theaters now following star wars. She is one of the new characters of the series, and is the main protagonist of the sequel films, having debuted in episode vll. His comics work includes writing for iron man, mass effect, bart simpson, and indiana jones. Now with a few weeks for the reydebate to percolate, with details of reys the force awakens interactions with general leia, han solo, maz kanata, lukes lightsaber, r2d2, and ultimately luke skywalker himself, being closely examined and interpreted, the question of who reys mother and father actually are has emerged with some leading conclusions. It might also make sense that rey discovers shes not a skywalker, but a kenobi. Rey is a fictional character in the star wars franchise and the main protagonist of the sequel film trilogy. Or, if you think she needs to be a skywalker in one form or another, ill settle for rey kenobiskywalker hyphenated in that order. Abrams, and michael arndt for the force awakens 2015, the first installment of the trilogy, and is portrayed by daisy ridley.
Now, imagine this revelation being followed up by news regarding a standalone obiwan film in the vein of rogue one and the han solo movie. Unaware of her lineage as the granddaughter of the emperor, rey was the only name she went by prior to assuming the skywalker surname. Kenobi can counter force choke cause he is force sensitive. Wookieepedia is an online encyclopedia that contains detailed information about the star wars movies and the spinoffs from those, including books and video games. Luke skywalker is the main protagonist of the star wars original trilogy. The star wars series began in 1978 with splinter of the minds eye, to be followed by hundreds of novels by many different authors. Kylo tfa finding luke tfatlj burning of the jedi booksyoda returns tlj rey and kylo vs. Jan 02, 2016 now with a few weeks for the reydebate to percolate, with details of reys the force awakens interactions with general leia, han solo, maz kanata, lukes lightsaber, r2d2, and ultimately luke skywalker himself, being closely examined and interpreted, the question of who reys mother and father actually are has emerged with some leading conclusions. This was the assumption from the moment daisy ridley who looks a bit like a young carrie fisher if you squint was cast and the build up of mystery in the force awakens marketing only solidified that rumors even predicted a big reveal. In a new hope, a kenobi trains a skywalker, so it would be quite poetic if a skywalker were to train a kenobi in the last jedi, bringing the relationship between their families full circle. The more i think about it, the more convinced i am by rey random meaning no skywalker, solo, kenobi, palpatine etc, but a new family of an unknown importance. The film ends with rey using a secret map to locate the missing luke skywalker.
Even though the last jedi supposedly told us who rey is, fans havent. Jan 01, 20 kenobi takes place between the end of episode iii revenge of the sith and the beginning of episode iv a new hope star wars with obiwan kenobi living on tatooine and secretly looking out for young luke skywalker as he grows up. Even marvels star wars comics teased the idea in the buildup to the rise of skywalker as we witnessed her using the force in ways the skywalkers never could. Jan 03, 2020 the palpatine legacy almost certainly exists because its the only way to make sure that kylo, as the last solo skywalker, doesnt overwhelm rey before she gets her name change, particularly when theyre removing kylo as the main villain and bringing in palpatine for ben solo s sake. One of the most talkedabout mysteries of the star wars sequel trilogy has been the identity of reys parents. Reys lineage has been one of the most discussed aspects of the sequel trilogy, but on dec.
Abrams, teased that reys parentage would come back into the fold and based on the marketing, it looks like emperor palpatine. Why rey is obi wan kenobis granddaughter huffpost india. It focuses on the character thrawn as he rises to power in the galactic empire. Dec 21, 2019 rise of skywalker somewhat redeems reys arc in its closing scene. The 2017 sequel the last jedi seemed to answer the question of reys lineage, but now the rise of skywalker which concludes the ninefilm skywalker saga. He lives in wisconsin with his wife, two children, and far too many comic books. Star wars by john jackson miller, paperback barnes. Is rey descended from luke skywalker or obiwan kenobi. Rise of skywalker somewhat redeems reys arc in its closing scene. The skywalker family is a fictional family in the star wars franchise.
Star wars timeline from phantom menace to rise of skywalker. Jedi anakin presuit darth vader im going to go with the presuit darth vader, as hes similar to jedi anakin, just more evil. Rey skywalker is a human female scavenger who discovered her latent forcesensitivity while on a quest to find the legendary jedi master luke skywalker and bring a new hope to a galaxy on the brink of war. Hes probably referring to the final order fleet being ready, or just to the fact that his plan is ready to come to fruition. We havent included the novels or comic books because if we did wed never. The rise of skywalker 2019 is the new science fiction movie starring daisy ridley, adam driver and john boyega. Why she shouldnt be a skywalker the longeststanding theory is that rey is a skywalker solo. The palpatine legacy almost certainly exists because its the only way to make sure that kylo, as the last solo skywalker, doesnt overwhelm rey before she gets her name change, particularly when theyre removing kylo as the main villain and bringing in palpatine for ben solo s sake.
Luke skywalker, his twin sister princess leia, and their father darth vader are central characters in the original star wars film trilogy. This led to almost two years of internet speculation about whether rey was secretly the daughter of luke skywalker, obiwan kenobi, han solo and leia, or even emperor palpatine. Unaware of her lineage as the granddaughter of the emperor, rey was the only name she went by prior to assuming the skywalker. Writer and game designer john jackson miller is the author of star wars.
Dec 16, 2019 of course, this is all just speculation and this theory could be completely off base. How star wars the rise of skywalker addresses reys. Kylo ren who actually is this descendant is presumably already aware of this, so the implication in this context is that luke is speaking to rey. As far as canon goes we know nothing about obiwans family and whether he had siblings. First, he served as teacher to anakin, the light mentor. The last jedi comes when a forceghost yoda, returns in classic puppet form and brought to life by iconic voice. We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology. Rey ultimately chose the jedi path, despite inheriting her strength in the force from a dark.
Fans of the old star wars novels might remember hans children jacen and jaina solo, and maybe even lukes son ben skywalker from the later books. Shop target for star wars products at great prices. In the laterreleased prequel trilogy, a younger version of the character serves as one of the main protagonists alongside anakin skywalker. In order for rey to be her grandchild, there would have to be an unknown child of obiwan that was born some time before episode iv, so they could be old enough to have rey be 19 years old by episode vii. I hope to hell that rey kenobi becomes fact, but as long as it isnt rey solo skywalker, im happy. While protecting luke skywalker kenobi discovers secrets of tattooine and its vicious climate and takes us for journey of exploration of the culture and its history. Disney plus is missing the obvious, it needs a star wars rey. She appears in the sequels the last jedi 2017 and the rise of skywalker 2019. Rey skywalker, mit geburtsnamen rey palpatine, oder einfach rey genannt, war eine.
The scenes of rey scaling the walls and tiptoing around the first orders. Revenge of the sith duel on mustafar 75269 anakin skywalker vs obiwan kenobi. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. The longeststanding theory is that rey is a skywalker solo. How star wars the rise of skywalker addresses reys parentage. The rise of skywalker novel, poe dameron, general leia organa, rey, and finn must struggle to rebuild the resistance after their defeat at the hands of the first order in star wars. It shows kenobis transition from the great jedi master to an exile while still giving in to his call of helping people when he can. Ill ignore other possibilities although i think the idea of her being han and leias kid is a nonstarter. Count dooku eventually left the jedi order and later was seduced by the dark side, taking the sith name darth tyranus. Rey is a fictional character in the star wars franchise and the main protagonist of the sequel. The last jedi reveals an important connection between anakin skywalker and rey and it impacts on the galaxy. I am a fan of rey kenobi, but didnt see any hints of it in this trailer the first one did have rey kenobi hints. Obiwan was a foil to the skywalkers for two generations. Wars universe consisted of the main movies, a few tv series, and countless books.
The family of luke skywalker mark hamill purchases two droids, c3po anthony daniels and r2d2 kenny baker, the former of whom is able to speak english to communicate with luke, while the latter can only communicate through beeps understood only by c3po. Is rey in the new star wars a kenobi or a skywalker. Luke from the start of empire strikes back before meeting yoda vs. A star wars movie, trailer, han solo, alden enrenreich. Kylo ren and darth vader a legacy of power kylo ren follows in the footsteps of darth vader, wielding the awesome power of the dark side on a quest to dominate the galaxy. With the dark ascension of the empire, and the jedi knights virtually wiped out, one jedi who escaped the massacre is slated for a date with destinyand a confrontation with darth vader. Star wars the rise of skywalker rey vs kylo ren behind the scenes. St rey skywalkerdaisy ridley discussion thread page 77. Okay so ive gone back and forth between pretty much all the theories. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works.
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