Was Rey almost a Kenobi? Lucasfilm President Explains Why That Wouldn’t Work
One of Disney’s biggest questions war of stars Sequel trilogy was the true identity of Rey. While fans are divided on the answer, there were many possibilities as to who she could have been. A possible theory below war of stars fans was that Rey (Daisy Ridley) was a kenobi. However, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy recently explained why that wouldn’t have made sense.
“Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker” revealed Rey’s legacy
Throughout the continuation of the trilogy, many fans theorized who Rey might be related to. In Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, it seemed like Rey had no connections to anyone. However inside The Rise of SkywalkerKylo Ren (Adam Driver) told her that she was actually the granddaughter of Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid).
After killing her grandfather and saving the galaxy, Rey took the name Rey Skywalker to honor the legacy of the heroic family. Fans are still divided on this detail to this day. While it explains why Rey is so powerful, it’s hard to believe that Palpatine had children with anyone. Rey’s taking on the name Skywalker was also a moment that polarized the relationship war of stars fanbase.
Kathleen Kennedy explains why Rey wouldn’t work as Kenobi
A popular theory in war of stars about Rey was that she was a descendant of Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor & Alec Guinness). While that would have been an interesting connection, according to Kennedy, it wouldn’t have made sense war of stars lore. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Kennedy said they couldn’t do this without digging into “Jedi mythology.”
“The bigger problem is talking about Obi-Wan as a Master Jedi and the issue of attachment and selflessness,” Kennedy said. “In order for Obi-Wan to have a child, you really, really mess with the rules around the Jedi. What does that mean? When that was examined – and certainly there were a lot of ideas thrown around – but anything to do with Obi-Wan in that regard was pretty much off the table because it flies in the face of everything George in mythology has created. We are not rigid there. It’s certainly open to discussion all the time. But that’s a pretty important tenet in Jedi mythology that we’d be reluctant to mess with.”
It wouldn’t make sense for Obi-Wan Kenobi to have a child in the Star Wars timeline
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Kennedy’s comments have merit because one of the main templates for being a Jedi is to free yourself from emotional attachments. Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) breaks this rule and leads to his transition to the dark side. In the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Kenobi follows this rule very strictly and does not break it.
However, those who watched The clone wars know that Kenobi had romantic feelings for Satine Kryze, Duchess of Mandalore. However, he never pushed through those emotions. Then, after the events of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Kenobi went into isolation on Tatooine to protect Luke Skywalker and is believed to have never had any romantic relationships during this time. Rey being a descendant of his wouldn’t make sense given that war of stars timeline.
We’ll see more from Obi-Wan Kenobi shortly war of stars The series of the same name is coming to Disney+ on May 27th.
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