STAR WARS: Daisy Ridley Was Told Rey Was "Nobody" Right Up Until THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

STAR WARS: Daisy Ridley Was Told Rey Was "Nobody" Right Up Until THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

The decision to make Rey the granddaughter of Emperor Palpatine proved to be one of the most divisive aspects of The Rise of Skywalker, and Daisy Ridley has now confirmed that this wasn't always the plan.

By MarkCassidy - Feb 28, 2021 06:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars

In Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Kylo Ren tells Rey that she is "nobody" special - the daughter of junk traders who sold her off for drinking money. Then, in The Rise of Skywalker, it's revealed that Ren was hiding the truth from her, and she's actually the granddaughter of Emperor Palpatine.

While Lucasfilm would have us believe that this was the plan all along, it always seemed like a retcon (one of many, no doubt) made in response to the backlash The Last Jedi received, and Daisy Ridley has now confirmed that she was told Rey was "no one" right up until the final instalment in the sequel trilogy.

USA Today writer Sariah Wilson sent out the following Tweets after a recent a conversation with Ridley.

Many felt the same way Wilson did about this change, and making Rey a Palpatine went over even worse with fans than the initial reveal that she was simply a powerful force-wielder in her own right and didn't come from any Jedi/Sith lineage.

What did you guys make of the big change to Rey's origin? Let us know in the usual place, and if you fancy a recap of The Rise of Skywalker, check out our breakdown below.

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The Return of Emperor Palpatine

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The Rise of Skywalker wastes no time in (re)introducing the saga's big bad, Emperor Palpatine.

After a brief action sequence which culminates with Kylo Ren getting his hands on a "Sith Wayfinder," the Supreme Leader uses the device to track down the ancient villain on the Sith homeworld. It's never fully explained how Palpatine was able to resurrect himself, but it is strongly hinted that cloning was involved. It's also confirmed that The Emperor "made" Snoke and was speaking through him all along.

Palpatine tells Ren that he can become the new Emperor with the might of the "Final Order" behind him if he finds and kills Rey.

Master Leia



We then catch up with Poe, Finn and Chewie aboard The Falcon as they get word of a spy within the First Order before narrowly escaping back to the Resistance base where Rey is continuing her Jedi training, this time under a new master: Leia.

The spy reveals to Poe that Palpatine has returned and has been pulling the strings all along. Rey remembers that Luke had been searching for The Emperor many years ago and needed the wayfinder to pinpoint his location, so she, Finn, Poe, Chewie and the droids leave for its last known whereabouts, Pasana.

Rey Unleashes the Lightning


A lot happens on the desert planet of Pasana, so we're going to skip over some of the setup.

Kylo finds out where Rey and co. are, and our heroes are forced to flee on speeders (after an all-too-brief appearance from Lando Calrissian). After crashing, they happen upon a wounded creature that Rey is able to heal using her force abilities. They also find a Sith dagger that points the way to the wayfinder (yes, seriously).

Before they can leave the planet, Chewie is captured and taken aboard a transport. When Kylo Ren shows up, he and Rey get into a force tug-of-war with the ship which ends when Rey inadvertently destroys it with force-lightning (you know where this is going), seemingly killing Chewie in the process.

Threepio's Mind-Wipe



The dagger has been lost (Chewie was carrying it), but Threepio has memorized the inscription. His programming forbids him from accessing the information, however, so the heroes decide to travel to Kimji in order to hack into the droid's mind manually.

There, they encounter an old criminal friend of Poe's named Zorri Bliss, who leads them to tiny alien hacker Babu Frik. Frik accesses the information, but has to wipe Threepio's mind in the process.

The First Order soon arrives, and Rey realizes that Chewie is still alive.

Rey's True Parentage Revealed



Around this point, we get one of the biggest - and most controversial - revelations.

While Finn and Poe set off to rescue Chewie, Rey goes to retrieve the dagger and comes face to face to Kylo. Her nemesis tells her that she is actually Palpatine's granddaughter, and he had her parents - who were "nobodies" only because they chose to be - murdered when they wouldn't disclose her location.

Rey manages to escape with some help from The Falcon's thrusters, and re-joins her friends.

The Death of Kylo Ren



The intel from Threepio's mind leads them to the ruins of the Death Star on Endor, and Rey sets off alone to retrieve the wayfinder. While searching the ruins, she sees a vision of what she could become if she were to turn to the dark side.

Rey finds the device, but Kylo is waiting for her outside the chamber and destroys it, telling her the only way she gets to The Emperor is with him. Kylo gets the upper hand in the ensuing fight, but before he can land a killing blow, he's distracted by his mother's voice in his head.

Leia uses the last of her strength to reach her son, allowing Rey to drive his own lightsaber through his chest. As Leia dies, Rey decides to use her power to heal Ren, and sets off in his Tie-Fighter.

Han Solo

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As Kylo ponders his next move, a familiar voice behind him says "hey, kid," and he's greeted by a vision of his father.

This may sound cheesy on paper, but it's actually one of the best scenes in the movie, as Han Solo attempts to reach his son one last time by telling him that "Kylo Ren is dead," and that Ben Solo can still find redemption by fighting for what his mother believed in.

Ben finally understands what he needs to do, and tosses the weapon he used to kill his father into the ocean.

Luke Returns

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After what happened on Endor, Rey decides to return to Ahch-To and go into exile as Luke once did. She burns the Tie-Fighter and tosses her lightsaber into the fire, but it's caught by Luke Skywalker's force-ghost, who tells her a Jedi weapon should be treated with more respect (see what he did there?).

Luke convinces Rey to face her grandfather and gives her Leia's saber, which she had hidden away after deciding not to complete her Jedi training. Skywalker then raises his old X-Wing from the water, and Rey sets off for the Sith homeworld.

Palpatine's Plan



As Poe, Finn and the others launch an attack on the Final Order fleet (there's no point in covering this in any detail), Rey arrives in The Emperor's throne room and faces her grandfather. Palpatine tells her that he wants her to give in to her hate and strike him down, as this will allow him and the spirits of all previous Sith Lords to inhabit her body, and she can then take his place as Empress.

Rey considers it, but then senses Ben Solo's presence and passes him Leia's lightsaber via their shared force connection. Ben dispatches the Knights of Ren (how useless they turned out to be), and stands side-by-side with his former enemy.

"I Am All Of The Jedi..."

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Palpatine tells Rey and Ben that if they stand together they can die together, and begins to absorb their life force as the Resistance fleet suffers heavy losses (no main characters die, but we do lose *checks notes* Snap Wexley).

He then flings Ben into an abyss, and turns his attention to his granddaughter, who is revived by the voices of the Jedi from the past.

The Emperor is now fully rejuvenated, and unleashes the full power of The Sith upon Rey via force lightning. Rey uses both lightsabers to deflect Palpatine's blasts back at him, telling her twisted grandfather that she is "all of the Jedi," and destroying him once and for all (probably).

Ben's Sacrifice



The effort of destroying Palpatine drains Rey completely, and she slumps to the ground. Ben climbs out of the abyss and cradles her lifeless body, before laying his hand on her chest and channelling his force energy to bring her back from the dead.

Rey wakes, and kisses her former enemy - but Ben gave his life to resurrect her, and succumbs. As his body becomes one with the force, we see that his mother's also fades away back on the Resistance base.

Celebration



The heroes return home, and there are lots of hugs and kisses to go 'round.

Maz Kanata gives Chewie a medal, Lando promises to help Jannah discover her roots, and Rey, Finn and Poe share an emotional embrace.

This is the last time we see most of the characters, but Rey gets an epilogue.

Rey Skywalker

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Rey and BB-8 make their way to the Lars moisture farm on Tatooine where Luke grew up. After looking around, Rey buries both lightsabers in the sand and ignites one she made herself. This Jedi weapon appears to have been crafted from her staff, and has a golden blade.

An old woman passing by tells Rey that nobody has been in the area for many years, and asks her name. "Rey Skywalker," is the young Jedi's response, as she sees the force ghosts of Luke and Leia looking on with pride.

The final shot of the Skywalker Saga is Rey and BB-8 watching the twin suns set.
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TheMapleSyrup
TheMapleSyrup - 2/28/2021, 6:51 AM
Not surprising. I get people not liking the direction of TLJ, but TROS was just painful for me.
GameOn
GameOn - 2/28/2021, 6:54 AM
As it should have been. JJ directing the final film was a mistake
demery
demery - 2/28/2021, 8:21 AM
@GameOn - Imagine if Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead 2013 and Don't Breathe) directed Episode IX instead of that Girl in the Spider's Web product by Sony that was immediately forgotten and erased from existence after it came out.
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 2/28/2021, 6:54 AM
I like Ridley, she seems like a class act. Her and all the cast deserved better. Hope she continues to get work, and doesn’t suffer majorly getting roles as she’s let on in the past.

Also she’s got nice eyes :)
TheGrayGhost
TheGrayGhost - 2/28/2021, 6:56 AM
Wishful thinking that Rey was still a nobody. Certainly nothing against her as an actress or the character but that whole trilogy should still be a nobody.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 2/28/2021, 6:56 AM
I'm one of those losers who wanted Ray to be a Skywalker.

Or at least...created by Darth Plagueis, just like someone we all know and love and it would've been an amazing way (always imho) to tie-up the whole Skywalker saga.

Obviously i hated what Johnson did, he took the words of Rey/JJ in Ep 7 F*CKING LITERALLY and made her a nobody, when JJ CLEARLY hinted toward Rey being a SOMEBODY and after all that...JJ, in order to pull another twist on this ongoing storyarc, did the unthinkable and made her a f*cking Palpatine...oh and a "Skywalker".

My god, not like this....NOT LIKE THIS!
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 2/28/2021, 6:59 AM
It's ok daisy my whole life I was told I was nothing as well
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