10 Fascinating Theories About Star Wars: The Last Jedi

10. Rey Is Luke's Daughter

Rey’s family is a mystery planted in The Force Awakens, presumably to be paid off later.

She is extremely strong in the Force, which first manifests itself long after childhood. In this respect Rey is rather similar to one Luke Skywalker, and given how the Force is as hereditary as the Hapsburg Lip it makes perfect sense that Rey inherited her powers from Luke.

Abandoned on Jakku as a child, Rey has spent the intervening time waiting for them to return. This theory assumes Luke left her there to protect her, to keep her from realising her powers, or to toughen her up with a miserable childhood consisting of machine scavenging and quarter-portions.

And of course, rather intriguingly, for Luke to be her father there has to be a mother out there somewhere (unless Rey is a clone of Luke, a related theory), whose identity could be revealed in The Last Jedi.