10 Star Wars Facts You Probably Already Knew Deep Down
9. Rey Was Almost A Kenobi
Heading out of The Force Awakens, the question on just about every Star Wars fans' lips was exactly when did stormtroopers learn how to hit the damn target?
Oh, and who were Rey's parents?
And while the answer to that question would finally come during The Last Jedi, only for it to then be hilariously retconned in The Rise of Skywalker as Rey went from no-one to Palpatine, in truth, your initial instincts may not have been as far from the truth as you thought. Or an early version of it, at least.
As revealed by Daisy Ridley herself on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2020, one of the most popular fan theories of the time, her character actually being Rey Kenobi, was the direction J. J. Abrams and co. were initially toying with going down.
After Rey picked up Anakin's lightsaber in Episode VII, fans were quick to notice the voices of Obi-Wan actors Sir Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor telling her "Rey, these are your first steps." So, it was only natural for folks to join the dots and ponder whether Rey was actually somehow a part of the Kenobi family tree.
And Ridley's comments seemingly confirm that Abrams was at least leaning towards this being a possible outcome back before Episode VIII & IX were unleashed on this galaxy.