Support NeoGAF

[CrocMother]

how does this carry out in theaters btw.

audible groans

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

how does this carry out in theaters btw.

Flip over your popcorn onto the row in front of you and flip off the screen, I imagine?

 

[Sephzilla]

It's Luke. I thought it was obvious, too.

Same. It's obvious

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

She is the new force Jesus like Anakin.

This would be the worst. No reincarnation, no virgin birth. Please.

 

[Freddy=Legend]

I don't know. I left the theater thinking she was Palpatine's daughter because of the way she fought with the saber. She used all the same techniques he did during his duels with Yoda and Windu.

But the more time has passed and with Kenobi's voice being in her vision. ; I'd imagine she's a Kenobi.

 

[sphagnum]

The sequence of events that lead Luke to Leia didn't start with anything Force related

You're thinking too technically. This is mythology. The Force could very easily guide the droids into the hands of the Jawas so that they arrive at Owen's home.

They even play with the concept in Lost Stars, where two non-Force sensitive characters keep meeting over and over.

 

[itwasTuesday]

Granddaughter of Jabba and Leia.

Leia doesn't talk about it.

 

[firelogic]

I still think she's Han/Leia daughter. It's the only way this story has some weight. Fighting your evil cousin doesn't have as much weight as fighting your evil, irredeemable brother.

Yeah I get what you're saying but then both of them completely erased their daughter from their memories? They talk about their son and losing him but fail to mention they also lost a daughter? Did Luke Jedi mind trick them into forgetting about Rey?

 

[CrocMother]

I don't know. I left the theater thinking she was Palpatine's daughter because of the way she fought with the saber. She used all the same techniques he did during his duels with Yoda and Windu.

But the more time has passed and with Kenobi's voice being in her vision. ; I'd imagine she's a Kenobi.

She's way too young.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

I don't know. I left the theater thinking she was Palpatine's daughter because of the way she fought with the saber. She used all the same techniques he did during his duels with Yoda and Windu.

I didn't notice any pirate swagger face going on with Rey during her duel.

 

[sphagnum]

I don't know. I left the theater thinking she was Palpatine's daughter because of the way she fought with the saber. She used all the same techniques he did during his duels with Yoda and Windu.

She's used to fighting with a staff, that's why she thrusts with the blade.

Interestingly, Palpatine did speak during her Force vision.

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

You're thinking too technically. This is mythology. The Force could very easily guide the droids into the hands of the Jawas so that they arrive at Owen's home.

They even play with the concept in Lost Stars, where two non-Force sensitive characters keep meeting over and over.

However you want to explain it, I didn't like it and wish Star Wars had less of these contrived family relations

 

[AgentOtaku]

She just better not be a reincarnation of Anakin or Obi-wan or some shit like that.

Wai... wait, i actually kinda dig that, lol

 

[OldRoutes]

She's way too young.

I don't get this. He died in Episode 6, how would she be too young?

 

[sphagnum]

However you want to explain it, I didn't like it and wish Star Wars had less of these contrived family relations

Good thing then that there's the spinoff movies!

 

[MrPressStart]

I am going to watch it again to see what I feel.

 

[Aske]

She is Indiana Jones's daughter

 

[UncleSporky]

This is what I hope. Everyone being connected shrinks the universe in my opinion.

Star Wars has always been a story about a particular family. It's one of its greatest strengths.

"And then an unrelated nobody showed up and fixed everything!"

Yeah no thanks.

 

[Freddy=Legend]

She's used to fighting with a staff, that's why she thrusts with the blade.

Interestingly, Palpatine did speak during her Force vision.

It makes sense; it just came off very familiar because no one else fought like that with a saber, so it stuck out to me.

She's way too young.

Maybe's Granddaughter is more appropriate. But, she just reminded me of him while fighting. It's very unlikely. But Star Wars wasn't afraid to clone Palpatine over and over before.

 

[sphagnum]

I don't get this. He died in Episode 6, how would she be too young?

TFA is 30 years after RotJ. Rey is 19.

 

[CrocMother]

I don't get this. He died in Episode 6, how would she be too young?

I thought that there was 30 years between eps 6 and 7..?

 

[Chmpocalypse]

The Farce Awakens

Wow. So clever. So original.

 

[OldRoutes]

TFA is 30 years after RotJ. Rey is 19.

I thought that there was 30 years between eps 6 and 7..?

Ah yeah you're right!

 

[Subpar Spatula]

Isn't she a Kenobi? They had Ewan come in and do Obi Wan lines and used it in her flashback thingy.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

But the more time has passed and with Kenobi's voice being in her vision. ; I'd imagine she's a Kenobi.

You hear Yoda's voice, too. She's a Yoda-Wan!

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

There's no reveal that doesn't make the "mystery" dumb

Luke's a deadbeat

Leia/Han are shit tier parents

Ben Konobi has some kid we never heard of whose a shitbag for leaving their daughter alone on a planet

She's just some orphan? Well what was all that mystery about? nothing? Jesus JJ.

She's Wedges kid? Wow Wedge is a real piece of shit for leaving his daughter like that. What was all that mystery about? Nothing? Jesus JJ.

 

[Freddy=Legend]

You hear Yoda's voice, too. She's a Yoda-Wan!

I'd actually die laughing if she was somehow related to Yoda. Like, that would be the twist to end all twists.

 

[Sephzilla]

Yoda and Luke also had dialogue in that vision plus you hear Vader breathing. Obi Wan isn't the only voice in that vision. Also, what's the common traight with all of those characters? They're either Skywalkers or people who trained the Skywalkers.

Rey is a Skywalker

 

[Escape Goat]

Is leia a trained Jedi? Is she going to bust some heads with her powers in the next movie? Surely Luke would have taught her some stuff.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

I hope Cumberbatch's Kahn is her father.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Is leia a trained Jedi? Is she going to bust some heads with her powers in the next movie? Surely Luke would have taught her some stuff.

No. Think JJ said she's still force sensitive, of course.

Yoda and Luke also had dialogue in that vision plus you hear Vader breathing. Obi Wan isn't the only voice in that vision. Also, what's the common traight with all of those characters? They're either Skywalkers or trained the Skywalkers.

Rey is a Skywalker

You hear Luke?

 

[sphagnum]

Is leia a trained Jedi? Is she going to bust some heads with her powers in the next movie? Surely Luke would have taught her some stuff.

Luke trained her to some degree but she decided to stick with politics. As far as we yet know, she did not become a full fledged Jedi in the new canon.

 

[ZOONAMI]

Vaders other daughter

 

[Escape Goat]

No.

Care to elaborate? Is it stated in some books or something?

 

[Sephzilla]

You hear Luke?

Luke's scream of NOOOOO from Empire

 

[OldRoutes]

What if Leia cheated on Han. Or maybe they were in an open relationship, too.

 

[sphagnum]

You hear Luke?

"NOooooo!!!!!" from when Vader tells him the truth about his parentage.

 

[kevin1025]

Is leia a trained Jedi? Is she going to bust some heads with her powers in the next movie? Surely Luke would have taught her some stuff.

The extent of her Force abilities is intuition, from the looks of it.

 

[Makai]

Seriously, all the people ITT who said Luke, answer this please:

Darth Vader killed Aniken

 

[CrocMother]

The extent of her Force abilities is intuition, from the looks of it.

Not enough intuition to sense her own niece, apparently.

 

[Sephzilla]

Seriously, all the people ITT who said Luke, answer this please:

Rey was having visions of Luke for a long time, she just didn't know it. So Luke was always with her... from a certain point of view.

 

[sphagnum]

Care to elaborate? Is it stated in some books or something?

She meditates in Life Debt to calm herself down after a dispute with Mothma using techniques Luke taught her and is able to feel baby Ben in her womb through the Force for the first time. However, by the time of Bloodline (5 or 6 years before TFA) she is a prominent Populist senator and not involved with Luke's Jedi.

 

[AdmiralSnackbar]

It's established she's "special"when Kylo is interrogating her and something pisses him off.
She's either a Skywalker or another chosen one.

At least the family dynamic could generate some really intense scenes like the end of RotJ.

 

[The Librarian]

Yoda and Luke also had dialogue in that vision plus you hear Vader breathing. Obi Wan isn't the only voice in that vision. Also, what's the common traight with all of those characters? They're either Skywalkers or people who trained the Skywalkers.

Rey is a Skywalker

The only person to directly speak TO her is Kenobi. They even brought back Ewan!

 

[Genghis Khan]

I would literally rather have her be a reincarnation of Anakin than her be Luke's daughter. And I despise the reincarnation theory.

 

[TwoDurans]

What was the name of the "badass" female stormtrooper general that was in the film for like 5 minutes and literally did nothing but surrender?

I bet that's her mom.

 

[Escape Goat]

She meditates in Life Debt to calm herself down after a dispute with Mothma using techniques Luke taught her and is able to feel baby Ben in her womb through the Force for the first time. However, by the time of Bloodline (5 or 6 years before TFA) she is a prominent Populist senator and not involved with Luke's Jedi.

Lame. I was hoping we'd get some Leia force badassery.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Care to elaborate? Is it stated in some books or something?

I edited my post a bit and someone else already gave more details than I have. I'm just going off what I seem to recall Abrams saying before TFA released.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

What was the name of the "badass" female stormtrooper general that was in the film for like 5 minutes and literally did nothing but surrender?

Oh god, how could I for-- nevermind.

 

[sphagnum]

Not enough intuition to sense her own niece, apparently.

Hey, Vader didn't know Leia was his daughter and he tortured her.

What was the name of the "badass" female stormtrooper general that was in the film for like 5 minutes and literally did nothing but surrender?

I bet that's her mom.

Captain Phasma and no.