Was Rey originally supposed to be a Palpatine?

The Emperor claimed Rey was a Palpatine in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - but she was never truly part of his family, and even he knew it. The Emperor insisted Rey was his granddaughter in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - but Rey was never really a Palpatine at all.
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Was Rey always meant to be a Palpatine?

And yet, the final movie, The Rise of Skywalker, had the final word about who Rey really was. As she learned, she was in fact a descendent of Emperor Palpatine, who was her grandfather. Biologically speaking, then, Rey is 100 percent a Palpatine.
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Was Rey being a Palpatine planned?

Abrams ultimately decided not only to bring back the ultimate Sith Lord, Emperor Palpatine, but also make Rey his granddaughter. The decision to make Rey a Palpatine generated mixed reactions among fans, to say the least.
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Was Rey meant to be a Kenobi?

Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy opens up about rumors that Rey (Daisy Ridley) was meant to be Obi-Wan Kenobi's descendant and why it didn't pan out. Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy addresses rumors that Rey Skywalker was originally supposed to be Obi-Wan Kenobi's descendant.
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Is Rey a Palpatine or a Skywalker?

Moreover, although viewers had been told she was a nobody, The Rise of Skywalker revealed Rey's real parentage, or at least did so in part, as the 2019 movie confirmed Rey is the granddaughter of Palpatine.
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Was Rey pregnant in Star Wars?

[SPOILERS TO FOLLOW!] Nerdatron's advanced positronic combinatorics discovered a series of clues in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (TROS). The clues led to a single, amazing conclusion. Rey Skywalker is pregnant and pregnant with twins.
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Why did Rey call herself Skywalker?

Although Solo was the last of the Skywalker bloodline, Rey assumed the name "Skywalker" to honor their memory, repudiating her own heritage as a Palpatine.
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Is Obi-Wan Rey's grandfather?

Abrams considered making her a Kenobi, but that would've been just as bad. Rey was confirmed as the granddaughter of Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but she was almost the descendant of another key Star Wars character, Obi-Wan Kenobi, instead - and that would've been an equally bad decision.
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Did Obi-Wan have children?

The theory is that Satine's nephew Korkie Kryze, who bears a striking resemblance to Obi-Wan, is actually Satine and Obi-Wan's son. This has never been confirmed, so it seems likely to be only mere speculation, but there's no definitive proof that Obi-Wan didn't have a child with Satine.
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Why wasn t Rey a Kenobi?

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy explained a connection between Rey and Obi-Wan was avoided due to the Jedi Code against attachment: "The bigger issue is talking about Obi-Wan as a Master Jedi, and the issue of attachment and selflessness.
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Did Daisy Ridley know Rey was a Palpatine?

“No. At the beginning there was toying with like an Obi-Wan connection,” Ridley said when asked if she had known Rey's origins were in the Palpatine family. “There were like different versions, and then it really went to that she was no one.
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Who did Palpatine have a child with?

In 82 BBY, Cosinga Palpatine's wife gave birth to their eldest son, Palpatine, who later insisted on being known only by the cognomen in order to spite his father and the rest of the family. The couple also had at least two other sons and two daughters.
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Did Leia know Rey was a Palpatine?

Leia Organa

Luke's words confirm that Leia discovered Rey was a Palpatine during her lifetime, either before or during the time jump between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker.
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Who is the darkest Sith Lord?

Darth Sidious, publicly known as Sheev Palpatine from Naboo, became the Dark Lord of The Sith after betraying and murdering his Sith Master Darth Plagueis. Sidious was the Dark Lord of the Sith during the last years of the Republic and the rise of the Galactic Empire.
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Who were Reys parents originally supposed to be?

Rey's father was a genetic clone of the Emperor himself. Her mother was the woman he loved on Jakku before hiding Rey away from the Empires agents. This reveal, too, was a shock to fans who were largely not expecting any more information on the subject as it had been put to rest in the previous film.
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Why does Rey have a yellow lightsaber?

From a certain point of view, Rey's lightsaber signifies all these. To defeat Palpatine once and for all she took on the strength of all the Jedi who came before her. So like the Jedi Sentinels, her yellow lightsaber may represent her balance of all the other schools of thought that came before.
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Is Obi-Wan a virgin?

Generally the older the Magician the more integral virginity is to their magic. So your answer is old obi-wan was a virgin and young obi-wan was a sex god.
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Is Korkie Kryze Obi-Wan son?

Korkie Kryze was a Human male student who attended at the Royal Academy of Government on Mandalore during the Clone Wars. He was the nephew of Bo-Katan Kryze and Duchess Satine Kryze.
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Why did Obi-Wan change his name to Ben?

It was highly unlikely that the Grand Inquisitor, Reva, or Darth Vader were ever going to hear anything about Kenobi from Tatooine, and simply changing his name from Obi-Wan (most likely an uncommon name in Tatooine) to Ben would already help him blend in with the locals.
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Who is Palpatine's son?

In the Jedi Prince series of young-reader novels (1992–1993) by Paul and Hollace Davids, set about a year after Return of the Jedi, a three-eyed mutant named Triclops is revealed to be Palpatine's illegitimate son; he had a son named Ken, the titular "Jedi Prince".
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Is Finn related to Mace Windu?

Finn is not only Lando Calrissian's son but Mace Windu's grandson.
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Is Anakin Palpatine's son?

Anakin's father is The Emperor. Palpatine manipulated the Midi-chlorians inside of Shmi's womb to create Anakin.
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Who is the old lady at the end of rise of Skywalker?

The old woman on Tatooine at the end of The Rise of Skywalker is played by Ann Firbank (credited as Annie Firbank), a veteran of the screen and stage who has been acting since the 1950s.
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Is Rey a GREY Jedi?

Rey could actually be the first Gray Jedi, which might finally explain the meaning of Star Wars Episode VIII's title. This isn't the first time Star Wars has teased the presence of Gray Jedi in the galaxy.
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Whose lightsaber is Rey holding at the end?

As I mentioned, Rey buries Luke and Leia's twin sabers in the sand and then she gets out something new: her own lightsaber with a gleaming golden blade. Up until now, Rey has mostly been using Anakin's old blue lightsaber—just as Luke did for a time before her.
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