My Star Wars Prediction

Alright, so I recently had a Star Wars marathon with all the movies including Episode VII and it got me thinking about all the unanswered questions. I remember when it first came out back in 2015 everyone went wild with questions and theories about so many things. But one of the biggest questions was "Who are Rey's parents!?" As we all know, lineage is very important in the Star Wars universe, so Rey is not going to come from some random family. She is connected somehow. It will be significant!

I want to write down my prediction now so that when it's revealed in the next episode this December, I can gloat, "Ha! I was right!"

I know when it first came out, I was pretty adamant that she was Luke's daughter. However, as I've thought about it over this past year, I've decided that that is very much not so. That would be too obvious a reveal. Daisy Ridley said that she "would love to see the look on people's faces" when they find out, indicating that the revelation will be shocking. Also, JJ Abrams said that her parents do not appear in The Force Awakens, so it couldn't be Luke. Also, that rules out Han and Leia, so my sister's theory that she is Kylo Ren's twin is still completely ridiculous. (Also, they wouldn't do twins again. That's too lame and also too obvious. Plus, why wouldn't Han and Leia recognize her and why wouldn't she recognize them? Because she was old enough to recognize them when she was left on Jakku.)

So who do I think she is?

I think she is a Kenobi; specifically the granddaughter of Obi-Wan Kenobi. I'm like 97% sure of this. I have a lot of evidence to back this up and not just "I really think so!"

So first off, Daisy Ridley (Rey) has said that she thought her heritage was obvious after watching The Force Awakens "I thought a lot was already answered". So let's look at the evidence...

I know it's against the Jedi Code to fall in love and get married and have kids, yada yada, but that didn't stop Anakin, did it? Also, the Jedi were (basically) eradicated by the time Obi-Wan went into exile so the Code was no longer a big deal. I mean, if we can theorize that Luke had a daughter, why can't we theorize that Obi-Wan had kids? So I think that he fell in love at some point and had a kid who then had Rey.

Now, there have been some rumors that Obi-Wan will be in Episode VIII. My guess would most likely be as as a Force Ghost. He did speak to Rey in her vision when she touched the lightsaber at Maz Kanata's palace (more on that in a minute).

Also, why would they abandon Kenobi when it is such a household name? I mean, sure they named Han and Leia's kid Ben, but I mean Kenobi. (I, however, think that maybe naming him Ben is a sort of foreshadowing of Obi-Wan's relevance in the future films instead of just a shout out.)

I've seen it stated as a joke, that Rey couldn't be a Skywalker because Skywalkers are whinny and emotionally unstable (Anakin, Luke, and Kylo Ren), while Kenobis are calm, collected, and level-headed. However, it is actually true. Rey IS calm, collected, and level-headed, never getting overcome with emotion, throwing tantrums, or whinning about things. While she does still get upset, she still keeps herself together and thinks about what should be done. Remind you of anyone?

Both Obi-Wan and Rey have English accents. If Rey were a Skywalker or a Solo, she would have an American accent. She was old enough when she was abandoned to have assimilated her parents' accent. Accents are significant to the creators since John Boyega (Finn) also has an English accent, but was made to use an American one. So obviously her accent was intentional.

One of Rey's first significant uses of the Force is a Jedi Mind Trick when she has the Storm Trooper free her from her bonds and leave the cell. She has very little difficulty especially for her first try. And which other Jedi's signature move is the Jedi Mind Trick? That's right, Obi-Wan Kenobi. While other Jedis sometimes struggled a little bit with this trick, Obi-Wan had a clean record as far as we know. And here is Rey nailing it almost right away.

People often compare Rey to Luke because of her solitude on a desert planet. However, we forget that Luke was not entirely alone on his planet. He had friends and family. Obi-Wan was the one in solitude on the desert planet. Luke even calls him "a strange old hermit." Rey too was completely alone without friends or family. Parallels!

Speaking of parallels... in A New Hope, Obi-Wan gives Luke Anakin's lightsaber and expects to train him, while in The Force Awakens, Rey hands Luke the same lightsaber in a similar fashion and it is implied that Luke will train her. Wouldn't it just be so poetic if she were a Kenobi? Luke instructing the descendant of his former teacher? Also, wouldn't that just reestablish the long-lasting bond throughout most of the films of Kenobis and Skywalkers working together?

I mentioned earlier that Obi-Wan spoke to Rey during her vision when she touched the lightsaber. This is significant because it has been shown that family members can communicate with each other through the Force (ex: when Luke speaks to Darth Vader and Leia in Cloud City). I know Obi-Wan is dead and a Force Ghost with other abilities, but why would Obi-Wan want to speak to Rey if he wasn't an ancestor? Just because she's strong in the Force? Because she has a connection to Luke? Meh...

I've heard the argument that Luke/Anakin's lightsaber calling to Rey over Kylo Ren during their duel is an indication of her lineage, however, I have an explanation for that. In short, lightsabers are made from ‎Kaiburr crystals which are Force sensitive, I guess is a way of putting it. Each Jedi has a lightsaber specific for them that they craft themselves. Other Jedis can use them, but Jedis are most compatible with their own lightsabers (sort of like "the wand chooses the wizard"). The crystals work best for the Light side of the Force which is why the Dark Side always has red sabers; they have to corrupt the crystals so that they will work for them which turns them red. Anyways, Luke/Anakin's saber went to Rey instead of Kylo because she was using the Light side of the Force. Even though Kylo was more skilled and had some of the Skywalker lineage, the Kaiburr crystal called to Rey.

Alright, lastly, this is not "evidence", but it's something that might be interesting to see and would make sense if Rey is a Kenobi... I kind of feel like Rey and Kylo Ren are going to fall in love. The pure blinding hatred that Rey feels toward him right now is going to turn completely around eventually as they see how much they have in common with the Force and such. The trilogy needs a romantic plot since there is none at this point. Some people think it will be between Rey and Finn, but I'm sensing more of a friendship between the two of them like Luke and Leia (even before they found out they were siblings); there was maybe some attraction, but they stuck to friendship. I'm kind of leaning towards Rey and Kylo as the romantic couple because it's a little more engaging and dramatic.

So there you have it. That's pretty much all I can think of regarding Rey being a Kenobi. I'm pretty much convinced one of her parents was Obi-Wan's kid.