Rey Skywalker

Rey Skywalker, also known simply as Rey, was a Jedi member of the Resistance during the war against the First Order. The human woman was a scavenger on the planet Jakku, but her life was changed by tumultuous events in the last days of the New Republic Era. Rey's decision to help the droid BB-8 set her on a course to discovering the Force awakening within her, leading her to seek out Jedi Master Luke Skywalker for training. Despite her commitment to the Jedi Order and the light side of the Force, Rey felt the pull to the dark side due to her anger as well as the adversarial relationship she had with Ben Solo, a fallen Jedi who joined the First Order as a warrior named Kylo Ren; they shared a unique bond as a dyad in the Force.

Rey was born on Hyperkarn in 15 ABY during the rise of the New Republic. Her father, Dathan, was a bioengineered Strand-Cast cloned from the genetic template of Darth Sidious, the Sith Lord who ruled the Galactic Empire as Emperor Palpatine until his death and resurrection following the Battle of Endor. The clone and his wife, Miramir, chose to live as simple junk traders in order to hide their daughter, who inherited Sidious' connection to the Force, from his followers. Even after the deaths of her parents, Rey was unaware of her Palpatine bloodline and was forced to survive on her own in the Jakku desert, and became a skilled mechanic, pilot, and combatant in the process. Her isolated life was disrupted shortly before war broke out across the galaxy in 34 ABY between the First Order and the Resistance. Determined to help the Resistance, Rey gained several new allies including Finn, a renegade stormtrooper, as well as the veterans Han Solo and Chewbacca aboard the Millennium Falcon. In the course of their journey, she discovered her latent Force powers and sought guidance under Luke Skywalker, who taught her the art of the Force despite his decision to end the Jedi legacy. After Skywalker sacrificed himself to save the Resistance, Rey assumed his mantle as the last Jedi and became the apprentice of General Leia Organa.

With the return of Darth Sidious in 35 ABY, Rey set out to find the dark world of Exegol and prevent the Sith from being reborn through the resurrected Dark Lord. It was through Kylo Ren that Rey discovered her origins as Palpatine's granddaughter, and upon confronting the resurrected Emperor in person, she was nearly swayed to the dark side of the Force, thus falling into his trap of transferring his spirit into her, which will allow him to possess her body. However, Rey was saved by Ben Solo after he renounced his dark alter ego. Aided by the spirits of all the Jedi, Rey died vanquishing her grandfather, causing Solo to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to bring Rey back to life. The two embraced and shared a kiss as Solo peacefully vanished in Rey's arms. Although Solo was the last of the Skywalker bloodline, Rey assumed the name "Skywalker" to honor their memory and in recognition of her chosen family. Sometime later, the now self-proclaimed Rey Skywalker became a Jedi Master.

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