Obiwan kenobi is killed by darth vader in a new hope, which takes place more than 30 years before the force awakens, so its impossible for him to be rey s father. She said that it is a good thing that rey is the child of nobody of particular. Quigon lived for the moment, espousing a philosophy of feel, dont think use your instincts. Even obi wans force ghost from episodes 5 and 6 takes on a much more spiritual purpose than to just provide convenient story exposition. Rey hears kenobis echoed voice following a vision in the force awakens. In this original novel set between the events of star wars.
He cradled one in each arm as he moved, grateful for the cover of darkness. Speculation of where the scavengerturnedjedi comes from has been rife, but far and away the two most popular theories are that shes a skywalker the daughter of either han and leia or luke or a kenobi granddaughter of obiwan. Obiwans daughter part 1 obiwan kenobi crept through the dark forest. Tim leong put together a mustsee visual breakdown of rey s vision in his new book star wars super graphic. Perhaps traveling off tatoine to help the rebel alliance and fathering a daughter about 5 years older than luke. The night was silent save for a few chirping insects. Leongs breakdown, which insider was told was verified by lucasfilm, details a few lines from obiwan kenobi you may have missed and another from emperor palpatine we hadnt heard before. Although he was close to some females, he was pretty much a bythebook jedi, unlike qui. All signs point to this the inheritance of the lightsaber, maz kanatas cryptic insights, the final scene with luke, etc. Is there a kenobi daughter out there somewhere who met up with luke. She seeks out luke skywalker, the lost jedi master, in hopes that he will aid the resistance against the first order and help her control her growing powers.
However, it turned out that those visions were in fact of owen lars, a man whom kenobi. As far as canon goes we know nothing about obiwans family and whether he had siblings. After the fall of the jedi, obi wan had fallen in love and hidden away with his wife on tatooine while luke grew up. Rey is a fictional character in the star wars franchise and the main protagonist of the sequel. The book, set in the universe of star wars, takes place between the movies revenge of the sith and a new hope and tells the arrival of obiwan kenobi on tatooine with the little luke. People initially thought daisy ridleys mysterious character was actually the daughter of leia organa and han solo prior to the release of episode vii. The jedi are over luke is the return of the jedi and as such, obiwan no longer has to keep his vows to a. In the clone wars tv show kenobi has a romantic relationship with satine kryze, a mandalorian. Photo of a page from the art of book that does seem to validate rey kenobi was a direction they were headed at one time. We have zero knowledge of obiwan ever having a son or daughter. With rey holding onto the last of her strength shes urged by the jedi of the pastobiwan, yoda, etcto continue the fight. Obi wan sent his daughter to be trained by master yoda. Is rey in the new star wars a kenobi or a skywalker.
But reys grandparents would have been a jedi and a nonjedi on lukes side, and a jedi and a nonjedi on the kenobi side. Exploring the theory that rey is the grand daughter of obi wan kenobi courtesy 20th century fox star wars a new hope disney studio the force awakens cartoon. Kylo and rey vs obiwankenobi aotc battles comic vine. What if rey is the daughter of luke and the granddaughter of obiwan kenobi. Annileen tries to save her daughter, but both women are saved by kenobi, riding. If rey is a kenobi and if by the close of episode 9 shes brought balance to the force, then all of the previous movies take on a new meaning. He needed to figure out what to do with the two children who were with him. This would be a bit of a curveball, admittedly, but its weird that there hasnt been a kenobi in this series just yet.
Their own daughter was conceived shortly before obi wans wife died of an illness. If rey is a kenobi admit it, youre convinced, this would be a profound and emotional reversal of the role of mentor and teacher. This concept might work if carbon freezing is thrown in but at the moment even her being his daughter wouldnt account for anything about her. This doesnt necessarily imply good or evil, light or dark, but it is the kind of. When rey convinces a stormtrooper to let her go using the force, its reminiscent of how kenobi uses jedi mind trick powers in the original trilogy and prequel series. Kenobi is a novel written by author john jackson miller. Rey is obiwan kenobi s daughter or granddaughter somehow. What if, like many have speculated obiwan kenobi did find love while in exile. That woman ultimately leaves obiwan andor tatooine after becoming pregnant.
Ben organaskywalker has risen as one of the senates most promising junior senators, taking after his mother and grandmother before him. From reys strong ways with the force, natural piloting ability, her being called by lukes saber, and final journey to find the last jedi, it would surprise nobody if rey turned out to be lukes daughter. The idea of rey being related to one of the characters from the first and second trilogy is nothing new. Before john williams score swells up in unison with a starry backdrop and yellow text that reads, directed by rian johnson at the end of the last jedi, imagine, if you will, an aged ewan mcgregor as obiwans ghost revealing to rey that she is a kenobi. His comics work includes writing for iron man, mass effect, bart simpson, and indiana jones. Hint at rey kenobi in the new canon book from a certain point of view. A new book reveals details about reys vision in star. At the end of revenge of the sith, yoda and obiwan go their separate ways.
During his apprenticeship to master quigon jinn, obiwan kenobi experienced visions of a brother of his called owen. She could have had a daughter and kept it secret from him because of those jedi hangups with attachments. Laura kenobi is the last of the direct descendants from the original jedi of the council. But all i will say is that this is something that rey thinks about, too. Obi wan beats his daughter and then takes out the trash. He lives in wisconsin with his wife, two children, and far too many comic books. Abrams just revealed this detail about reys parents. The most popular theories were that she is the daughter of luke skywalker or han solo, or is obiwan kenobis granddaughter because of a scene where rey hears kenobis echoed voice following a vision in the force awakens. On tatooine, quigon discovered a young slave boy named anakin skywalker who was strong in the force. Grandpa palpatine then urges rey to strike him downthus.
If luke is rey s father, her mother could be hidden away somewhere too. Obiwan kenobi has always been an important facet of the star wars mythos, and having rey be related would be a big way to bring him back into the fold. Leading many to wonder could rey be the granddaughter of the one and only obiwan kenobi. But clues throughout the series seem to connect rey to a possible jedi lineage. This novel manages to explore the depths of ben kenobi but still maintains the aura. The theory ive seen presented on rey being a kenobi is that during the 19 years on tatooine obiwan meets and has a relationship either purely sexual or romantic with a woman. Now, imagine this revelation being followed up by news regarding a standalone obiwan film in the vein of rogue one and the han solo movie. Given how closely the force awakens mirrors a new hope, it. I think rey and daughter of luke and obiwan tb granddaughter. I left the theater after my first and even second viewing entirely convinced that rey is luke skywalkers daughter. Star wars fans think obiwan movie means rey is a kenobi. Star wars 8 theory suggests rey is related to obiwan. Ben kenobis book was a tome found by luke skywalker in ben kenobis hut in 3 aby. So i cant possibly tell you who they are at this moment.
Fast forward to rey as a child she is ousted from the royal family at 7 years old for her jedi abilities and left in the care of unkar plutt who is kept on a payroll to stay quiet. Lukes last act before going off on his own was perhaps to keep them out of the grasp of his fallen student. Published august 27th 20 by del rey first published january 1st 20. This would explain why she has the generally calmer demeanor of kenobi and a british accent, and why she has the mechanical aptitude and flying abilities of a skywalker. A scavenger toughened by life in jakkus harsh deserts, rey has been drawn into a galaxyspanning conflict and learned that her life is being shaped by the mysterious power of the force. The kenobi family included the jedi master obiwan kenobi, his mother, and his father. Exploring the theory that rey is the grand daughter of obi wan kenobi courtesy 20th century fox star wars a new hope disney studio the force awakens cartoon network the clone wars. Star wars 8 hero rey is still missing her parents but the popular theories about luke or han solo and kyra dont add up. Perhaps she is the ray of light, the new hope for the jedi to return balance to the force. An upcoming issue of the comic book series star wars adventures will. Jyn erso isnt reys mom, but these star wars characters. Force awakens leaves us with the very strong lead that rey is the daughter of luke skywalker.
Regardless of whether rey is a kenobi or not will likely be revealed in episode viii. Rey could be related to kenobi, but unless shes a clone or a relative but a daughter would imply he fathered her before a new hope which would put rey in her late thirties to forties. A venerable if maverick jedi master, quigon jinn was a student of the living force. Rey decided to join his ranks at eighteen after discovering she is a descendant of obiwan kenobi himself.
Not no one by rivaqaha rey and obi wan father daughter star wars fan art. Annileen tries to save her daughter, but both women are saved by kenobi, riding on rooh. The author has written the story as a classical western, also supported by the desert environment in which most of the scenes take place. Writer and game designer john jackson miller is the author of star wars.
Theory after my 3rd screening, heres my theory on rey. But rey is also spanish for king, derived from the latin rex. When rey has her force vision in the basement of maz kanata s. Rey was born in 15 aby after the battle of yavin, which means she was born 15 years after obiwan died at the hands or lightsaber of darth vader in star wars. Of all the theories, obiwan kenobi being her relative seems the most plausible. Sensing the boys potential, quigon liberated anakin from slavery. If rey was going to be related to anyone, kenobi is a billion times better than palpatine. Some also believed that rey might be the longlost child of luke skywalker. Following another of the settlers victorious battle against the tusken raiders, kallie calwell, the teenaged daughter of the owner of dannars claim, anilleen, accidentally rides an animal toward a field of sarlaccs. However, were still no closer to learning who rey s parents are.