Look, we know damned well that Rey is Obi-wan’s granddaughter.

Stop trying to confuse us, J.J. Abrams. It is absolutely OBVIOUS that Rey is Ben’s granddaughter*; accent, attitude, we desperately need somebody in the Star Wars universe who ISN’T of the Skywalker family to be Force-aware, and so on.  I know that Abrams will readily lie to our faces about details of his movies, but he’s playing a double fake-out, here.

Or I just want Rey to be Ben’s granddaughter.

Moe Lane

*And yes, the irony would be rich, and succulent.

9 thoughts on “Look, we know damned well that Rey is Obi-wan’s granddaughter.”

  1. She could be the descendant of one of the Dark Side Force adepts attempting to put right what her ancestor made wrong.

  2. If Obi-Wan is Rey’s Grandfather, then that would make Obi-Wan Star Wars’ greatest hypocrite. Despite the movies being horrific, Disney did not eject them as canon and the old Jedi code of not having a romantic relationship is still in effect.
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    And even if he would break his vow of celibacy, then he would feel obligated and honored bound to be a father to any children. He would have been there from day one teaching them the Force so he or she wouldn’t turn out like Anikin.
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    I also reject the theory that Rey is Luke Skywalker’s daughter. That would be too cute and obvious. However that doesn’t mean that she isn’t a Skywalker herself. We don’t know what damage Darth Vader took when he was burned, but it is not unimaginable that Darth Vader himself had other children. Just saying.

    1. See, though: you could make a hell of a movie out of all of that. Turn Star Wars into a redemption story for Obi-Wan: he didn’t teach his own child the ways of the Force, out of shame and bitterness; so he sacrificed himself to teach Annakin’s child.

      1. Err, no. That would actually make Obi-Wan a big jerk (as well as a hypocrite for breaking his vow of celibacy) for a number of reasons:
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        1) The reason why Obi-Wan was on Tatooine to begin with was to look after Luke and train him when the time was right. Did he get bored in the mean time, break his vow of celibacy, and have a kid?
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        2) Luke is, what, early-20s in ANH. There was no hint that Obi-Wan had any romantic interests in the prequels, so any Kenobi kid would have to be much younger than Luke. So are you telling me that a heroic tale of redemption involves Obi-Wan Kenobi abandoning his teenage child to the Dark Side?
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        3) And, oh, after abandoning Luke for his own child, Obi-Wan decides to re-engage with Luke?
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        What are you doing man? How would justify all this? Your tale is not one of redemption, but of bad choices piling on even more bad choices.
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        Darth Vader is already a huge SOB. It is not unthinkable for him to have other children, abandon them, and for them to abandon Rey on Jakku.
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        Honestly, Rey doesn’t have to be related to anyone! Personally, I like to see that Finn is actually Lando Calrissian’s grandson. Any reason to get Billy Dee Williams back on the Star Wars screen would be awesome!

      2. She doesn’t have to be granddaughter to be related, how about grand-niece? Although the rescued infant granddaughter of Palpatine would be interesting as well.

  3. Still think any theory other than “she’s Luke’s daughter” is overthinking it. To paraphrase Han, that’s not how Hollywood works.

    1. Luke’s Granddaughter, that makes the generational gap right. It also makes sense of Abram’s denials. Because everyone has jumped a generation in the discussion.

      But I can’t see a way Luke’s lightsaber reacts to Rey instead of Kylo Ren unless she’s at least as close to the owner as he is.

  4. Ehh. I don’t see it. The movie made it clear she’s a Skywalker with all the grace of a sledgehammer. But whatever. If she’s still a MarySue in the next one I’m out regardless.

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