The final chapter in the Skywalker Saga arrives this December with
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and now another very interesting rumour has started doing the rounds which may reveal the true identity of Rey's father.
Making Star Wars' Jason Ward shared the intel on a recent edition of the site's Patreon-exclusive podcast, and while he cautioned that it should be taken with a pinch of salt for now, the site has been extremely reliable in the past so this definitely merits discussion. So, who is Rey's dad?
Well, it's said that years before the events of
The Force Awakens, Han Solo and Leia became estranged when she started training in the ways of the Force with Luke and while she returned to Han after deciding not to pursue the life of a Jedi, he had an affair in the interim. That mystery woman ended up giving birth to a baby and, in case you hadn't already figured it out, that was Rey.
Apparently, Ben Solo learned of this and his violent reaction to the news is what led to him being sent to Luke for training. It's not clear why Kylo Ren lied to her, but Lando is reportedly aware of what happened and tells Finn and Poe. Rey, however, learns this from another source.
There's no denying that this would be a killer twist, but it's going to take some explaining and it also makes the weird, seemingly sexual tension between Rey and Kylo in
The Last Jedi very strange indeed.
What do you guys think?