Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker - Every Easter Egg & Reference You Must See

19. "Search Your Feelings..."

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Mid-way through the film, Kylo Ren tells Rey that Palpatine is her grandfather, and when she immediately denies it, he tells her, "Search your memories."

This is clearly a callback to the big familial reveal from The Empire Strikes Back, where Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) learns that his daddy was Darth Vader all along.

Similarly, when Luke denies his parentage, Vader tells him, "Search your feelings. You know it to be true."

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