Rey confronted the selection of a lifetime in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – embrace the darkish legacy of her evil household historical past, or denounce the Palpatine identify and be a drive for good within the universe. As we all know, she stood as much as her twisted ancestor the Emperor and managed to destroy him as soon as and for all, happening to decide on the brand new surname Skywalker in honor of her two mentors, Luke and Leia.
However what if Rey made the incorrect selection and ended up turning into a vessel for Palpatine? Properly, the tip of the film in all probability would have seemed one thing like this epic behind-the-scenes picture. The black and white photograph down beneath sees star Daisy Ridley embodying “Empress Rey” as she takes to Palpatine’s throne in his Sith temple on Exegol. Director J.J. Abrams could be seen talking to Ridley, whereas she enjoys basking within the final energy of the Darkish Aspect.
We’ve discovered some additional backstory particulars of late which make clear Rey’s Palpatine heritage. It’s defined within the Rise novelization that her father was truly a “failed clone” of Darth Sidious. This makes Rey genetically the daughter of Palpatine however, in the event you counted the youthful clone as Palp’s son, she may nonetheless be referred to as his granddaughter. We don’t but know the complete story of how Rey’s dad escaped the Emperor and fell in love with Rey’s mom, however little doubt that’ll be explored in time.
This BTS picture comes our means through the particular options on the TROS digital dwelling launch, which was moved ahead to this weekend by Disney as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak. So, make sure to buy Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which comes with numerous featurettes, documentaries and extra, in the event you haven’t already. The Blu-Ray/DVD launch, in the meantime, will quickly comply with on March 31st.
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