WARNING POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD. It’s one of the big unanswered questions of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Just who are Rey’s parents? Many fans were convinced there was a connection to the Skywalkers, what with Rey wielding Anakin and Luke’s blue lightsaber.
But if she’s related to Palpatine that does explain the Dark Rey we saw in the trailer.
By the looks of it the villain will want to draw his descendant to the Dark Side to rule with or for him.
However, considering the film’s title and the second half of the leak saying that Rey chooses to be a Skywalker, it seems she wants to side with the light.
Let’s not forget that Palpatine created Anakin in the womb of his mother – also from his lineage in one sense – but ultimately Darth Vader was redeemed.
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker is released in UK cinemas on December 19, 2019.