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Star Wars (May the Force be with you)

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WolverineMike said:
Well we already know that Luke and Leia are Vader's kids. and I'm pretty sure Vader ain't making babies after Obi Wan burned off his Johnson. :lol: and since Palpatine died, and Awakens takes place 30 years later, Rey doesn't look like she's in her 30's. So I'm guessing no.

The obvious choice is that Rey is Luke's daughter, and Kylo's cousin. The shot of her on Jakku in her dream watching a spaceship leave her behind has to be Luke hiding her there maybe after Kylo turned to the dark side. How Ankar Plutt fits into that, I don't know. It was obviously Plutts hand that was holding Reys hand in that scene.

Jesus I am a nerd.
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My guess is Rey is Luke's daughter. 1. She is drawn to Luke's lightsaber. 2. She teaches herself the force in 10 minutes then proceeds to kick Kylo-Ren's ass, so she's gotta be a Skywalker. 3. Leia walks right by Chewie at the end of Force Awakens to give Rey a big hug like she knows her.
 
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I like the Rey = Anakin reincarnated theory. I don't buy it, but I like it.
I think the easy answer is that she's Luke's daughter. But I don't like that one.
I hope it's something more complicated. Obi Wan's granddaughter. Vader's junk wasn't really burned off, and he had more offspring. Palpatine tried cloning Anakin and saved some DNA or something. But not something way crazy - Shmi was lying about his conception, and she was a slut with a dozen other kids that she sold to slavery, and Rey is the granddaughter of one of those guys. Unless, that is....... what if Shmi was really the sith lord pulling Palpatine's strings?
Anyway, I'm looking forward to this one. And I agree - it better have Vader, preferably with some significant action. I want to see him slaughtering some rebel scum.
 
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Why do all the characters have to be related in some way? Can't characters be awesome/powerful and unrelated in the galaxy? I think they're taking the "Luke, I am your father" thing a bit too far. I get it, it was a defining moment in pop culture for a generation- not all new characters have to be in the same family.
 
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Buckeye86 said:
Why do all the characters have to be related in some way? Can't characters be awesome/powerful and unrelated in the galaxy? I think they're taking the "Luke, I am your father" thing a bit too far. I get it, it was a defining moment in pop culture for a generation- not all new characters have to be in the same family.
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Tatooine is the West Virginia of the galaxy.

"Luke, I am your father...and your uncle, but let's just keep that our little secret."
 
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Buckeye86 said:
Why do all the characters have to be related in some way? Can't characters be awesome/powerful and unrelated in the galaxy? I think they're taking the "Luke, I am your father" thing a bit too far. I get it, it was a defining moment in pop culture for a generation- not all new characters have to be in the same family.
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I get what you're saying. Mace Windu wasn't related to anyone. Yoda wasn't related to anyone. Qui Gon Jinn wasn't related to anyone. As far as we know, Obi Wan Kenobi wasn't related to anyone.
But I find it hard to believe that Rey is going to be just some random girl not related to anyone of significance. There's going to be some relation to Anakin/Luke/Leia - or maybe Obi Wan.
 
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Buckeye86 said:
Why do all the characters have to be related in some way? Can't characters be awesome/powerful and unrelated in the galaxy? I think they're taking the "Luke, I am your father" thing a bit too far. I get it, it was a defining moment in pop culture for a generation- not all new characters have to be in the same family.
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Because it isn't a story about a bunch of random unrelated people, the overarching story is about the Skywalker legacy/family line taking place in a grand universe amidst constant war. Thus, the major characters are Skywalkers and related to each other. Han was the main unrelated character in the original trilogy, Obi-Wan in the prequels, and now Finn fills that role in this trilogy.
 
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Buckeye86 said:
Why do all the characters have to be related in some way? Can't characters be awesome/powerful and unrelated in the galaxy? I think they're taking the "Luke, I am your father" thing a bit too far. I get it, it was a defining moment in pop culture for a generation- not all new characters have to be in the same family.
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I get it in the series films, but I'd prefer these to be one offs that don't drive that main story. (But they did take that too far in episodes 1-3, like why the fuck is r2 here?)
 
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scarletmike said:
Because it isn't a story about a bunch of random unrelated people, the overarching story is about the Skywalker legacy/family line taking place in a grand universe amidst constant war. Thus, the major characters are Skywalkers and related to each other. Han was the main unrelated character in the original trilogy, Obi-Wan in the prequels, and now Finn fills that role in this trilogy.
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For the record I read his post as responding to Mike's mention that jyn might be reys mom. And I'll just say to that, no thanks.
 
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AKAK said:
I get it in the series films, but I'd prefer these to be one offs that don't drive that main story. (But they did take that too far in episodes 1-3, like why the fuck is r2 here?)
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Oh, I expect these one-offs to be mostly side plots with minimal Skywalker focus, but they'll still be there, just not as the main characters. Rogue One might give us a better hint (hopefully just a hint) at who Rey's family is, but I expect it to be a "side effect," if you will.
 
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Buckeye86 said:
Why do all the characters have to be related in some way? Can't characters be awesome/powerful and unrelated in the galaxy? I think they're taking the "Luke, I am your father" thing a bit too far. I get it, it was a defining moment in pop culture for a generation- not all new characters have to be in the same family.
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AKAK said:
For the record I read his post as responding to Mike's mention that jyn might be reys mom. And I'll just say to that, no thanks.
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After thinking about it more, I have a feeling not many will survive this film anyway, so the chance any of them are able to hook up with Luke is a long shot. I mean, the whole plot is stealing the plans for the Death Star, which we see in A New Hope ends up with Leia. Many Bothans had to die to get the plans for the second Death Star, so there's a good chance a lot of Rebel spies are going to die getting the plans for the first one too.
 
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