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With all the theories surrounding Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Snoke’s identity comes to mind), is another one that just might hold some merit, which suggests Daisy Ridley’s character may have a different name than Rey.

The speculation/theory arises out of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Rey’s Survival Guide book which is written from the point of view of Rey, in a diary/journal format.

Remember the scene in the movie featuring Rey with the X-Wing pilot’s helmet? Well, the Survival Guide reveals information why Rey has it, as well as the name of the pilot — Dosmit Raeh. We know Rey was dropped off on Jakku at a young age. Is it possible she was abandoned without anyone knowing her name? If she was hidden on Jakku, which some theories suggest, to hide her lineage, she might not even have had a name. We see Rey comes upon the helmet at a young age and makes up stories about the X-Wing pilot. It’s possible she might have even taken the pilot’s name – Raeh – as her own, “Rey.”

Further evidence comes from the novel, Before The Awakening, which states Rey “calls herself Rey.”

Of course, this the brings up the question as to who Rey really is: A Skywalker? A Solo? A Kenobi?

Early scripts for Star Wars: The Force Awakens were said to have used the name: Kira Skywalker.

Below you can also check out page revealing how (in part) Rey acquired her skills.

Check out a video here that looks into Rey as being a Kenobi.

(via Reddit)

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Perhaps the biggest engima – or at least second to Supreme Leader Snoke – is just who the heck is this Rey girl who can wield The Force like no other in Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

Rey is able to resist Kylo Ren, a practitioner of The Dark Side; she’s able to wield a lightsaber; able to Force Pull the lightsaber; able to fly and fix the Millennium Falcon; able to defender herself; has Force visions, and the list goes on and on.

It might be fair to say that Rey might be the most powerful Force wielder ever?

With that said, let’s take a look at some popular theories as to the identity of Rey.

1. Han and Leia’s daughter: While it was said in the movie that Rey looked up to Han as a father figure, it’s doubtful Rey is actually the daughter of Han Solo and Princess Leia, as it’s probably a safe bet both Han and Leia would realize Rey to be their “long lost” daughter (if they had one). Plus, that would make Han and Leia even worse parents than originally thought (Kylo Ren, ahem).

2. Luke Skywalker’s daughter: Just about the entire movie seems to allude to the fact that Rey is Luke’s daughter. Rey is on the Light Side of The Force, she battles the bad guy, she finds Luke’s lightsaber (or the lightsaber finds her), she goes on a quest to find Luke, Maz tells her she has seen her eyes before, and of course, she finds Luke at the end of the movie. However, this theory could just be too obvious, with perhaps Abrams and Disney trying to steer us in the wrong direction.

3. Relative Of Obi-Wan (via Yahoo): Could Rey be related somehow to Obi-Wan Kenobi? It’s possible, and there is even one fan-theory suggesting Rey may be the daughter of Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi’s own daughter; however, we haven’t heard anything about Obi-Wan having a daughter in any of the movies, have we?

4. Reborn Anakin/Darth Vader (via Inquisitor): Another fan-theory suggests Rey may actually be a reincarnated Anakin Skywalker. I’m not sure how much merit this holds as we’ve seen Anakin’s Force Ghost; however, it’s alway possible that Snoke may have a Dark Side power of bringing back the dead (somehow). It could also be argued that Rey has more in common with Anakin than anyone else, which leads us to…

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5. Conceived by The Force similar to Anakin (no father): I thought of this one. As Rey is so powerful, does she have a similar origin to Anakin’s? As we saw in Phantom Menace, it was said Anakin had no father and was conceived by The Force. It’s possible the “force has awakened” and created Rey. We could even go further and suggest that Rey may go a similar path to Anakin and turn to the Dark Side herself.

The last two theories suggest that Rey was a Jedi serving under Luke Skywalker when the tradgedy occurred that sent Luke into hiding — with the Padawan that killed all the others. This also helps explain why Rey can use The Force (as she already had prior training).

6. Evil Jedi – mind wiped: Rey is the evil Jedi/padawan who killed all the others, but Luke mind-wiped her and planted false memories as he didn’t want to kill her. This could also explain why Rey had such strong feelings to stay on Jakku —  because Luke implanted that into her because he never wanted her to leave.

7. Luke’s apprentice who survived (via reddit): It’s possible Rey survived the slaughter, and Luke hid her on Jakku so as not to get killed. In the process, he mind-wiped her and planted false memories to either protect her, or as he felt like he failed, to not have any more Jedi (and never wanted her to leave). 

Think of any others? Let us know in the comments below, on Twitter or on Facebook.

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Hot Toys has revealed their high-end action figure for Daisey Ridley in Star Wars: The Force Awakens which comes in an optional collectible format with BB-8.

Rey figure:

Hot Toys is thrilled to officially present the 1/6th scale collectible figure of the movie’s heroine – Rey!

Rey is a resilient survivor, a scavenger toughened by a lifetime of dealing with the cutthroats of the harsh desert world of Jakku. We are sure Star Wars fans just can’t wait to see her and find out the story about her.

The highly-accurate collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of Daisy Ridley as Rey in the film featuring a newly developed head sculpt, two interchangeable looks, finely tailored outfit, highly detailed accessories, and a hexagonal figure stand with the Resistance’s emblem.

Rey with BB-8:

 Hot Toys is very thrilled to officially present a special 1/6th scale collectible set of Rey and the lovable droid BB-8!

Our new heroine Rey is a resilient survivor, a scavenger toughened by a lifetime of dealing with the cutthroats of the harsh desert world of Jakku. We are sure Star Wars fans are anxious to see where the journey will lead for Rey and her newfound droid.

The highly-accurate Rey collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of Daisy Ridley in the film featuring a newly developed head sculpt with fine hair sculpture, two interchangeable looks, meticulously tailored outfit, highly detailed accessories, and a hexagonal figure stand with the Resistance’s emblem. The highly accurate BB-8 collectible is specially crafted on the image of the unique designed droid in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It features a newly developed spherical body embedded with self-balancing mechanisms, LED light up eyes, and a specially designed Jakku desert-themed figure base attachable to Rey’s hexagonal figure stand.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

Update: Disney has released a new teaser for tomorrow’s trailer.

Check out a tease of new Star Wars: The Force Awakens footage in an ESPN Monday Night Football spot.

The new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer will air tomorrow when the NFL kicks off on ESPN starting at 8:30pm ET.

The footage above features Daisy Ridley’s character, Rey.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

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Tonight at midnight marks the start of Force Friday for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Daisy Ridley was lucky enough to get an early care package from Disney.

Ridley posted the below video on Instagram adding: “OH MY GOD BEST GIFT EVER!!!!!!! Thank you Disney and Lucasfilm for the best toy box anyone could ever have!!! AHHH SO EXCITING I CANT BELIEVE IT!!! IM A TOY!!! Anyone else excited for #forcefriday?!!!!!!!”

You can check out Target’s Force Friday plans here, as well as Amazon, Disney, Walmart and Toys R Us.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

Disney and LucasFilm have released four images of Daisy Ridley’s character, Rey, from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

At Star Wars Celebration, Ridley offered: “We discover Rey on the desert planet Jaku. She is a scavenger, like in a ship graveyard. She is self-sufficient and does everything her self and very solitary until she meets another character and an adventure begins.”

(via EW)

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer: