10 Biggest WTF Star Wars Moments

Look, there were more than a few moments over the course of whatever J.J. Abrams was trying to achieve with The Rise of Skywalker that led to those watching on scratching their heads at the madness unfolding before them.

But the utterly strange development that easily sits head and shoulders above the rest found in the nostalgia-fest that is Episode IX undoubtedly comes in the form of the reveal that Rey wasn't actually a "nobody", folks; she was a walkin', talkin' Palpatine.

Something that had ranked as one of the more outlandish and ludicrous fan theories to tumble out of The Force Awakens soon became a deeply unexpected and downright peculiar piece of canon. In reality, though, this felt like little more than an attempt to wrong-foot and cheaply stun those wanting to see how the Skywalker saga would come to its long-awaited end.

It did precisely that, it must be said. However, this WTF reveal unfortunately also shrunk the galaxy far, far away a little more and killed off the idea of one not needing to be related to a famous family to make a difference.