It is more than a year before “Star Wars: Episode 8" hits theaters, but this early, fans of the franchise continue to speculate on a number of things involving Rey. Spoilers of the upcoming sci-fi movie hint that as a child, Rey’s parents left her on Jakku, a faraway planet.
But details about her parents are sparse. As a result of the secrecy behind Rey’s parents in “Star Wars: Episode 8,” followers of the movie franchise have their theories while waiting for the release of the much-anticipated film about Rey’s supposed royal lineage.
Jakku Is A Safe Haven
On theory about “Star Wars: Episode 8” made by a Redditor is that Rey, a royalty, was hidden by her parents on Jakku so she would be safe. If she was indeed a royalty, her life was at risk with the First Order takeover of Rey’s home planet which the tyrants want to destroy and murder the monarchs.
But other fans believe the real father of Rey is either Hans Solo or Luke Skywalker, although many followers of the “Star Wars” franchise still entertain the possibility that Rey has royal blood in her veins. Besides the lineage of Rey, another subject of fan speculation about “Star Wars: Episode 8” is the bearer of Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber.
Where Is The Lightsaber?
The sword and his arm were lost when Luke Skywalker battled Darth Vader. The lightsaber was seen in the chest of Maz Kanata in “Star Wars: The Force Awakes.” Its discovery in Kanata’s place raised more questions because the lightsaber was last spotted in Cloud City. Speculation in Movie Pilot is that Kylo Ren held the lightsaber before it ended in Maz Kanata’s chest. Among the possibilities raised by fans of “Star Wars: Episode 8” is that Ren bought the weapon from a rich man. When “Seven” and Knights of Ren fought, the lightsaber ended up in Maz Kanata’s possession.