A new detail has been shared regarding Rey ‘Skywalker’s’ father, and understandably, caused huge outrage among Star Wars fans.
The novelisation of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by Rae Carson has revealed a somewhat huge detail about Rey’s father that the movie failed to mention.
Apparently, Rey’s father isn’t exactly Emperor Palpatine’s son, so that takes away the question of who’d willingly provide their womb to sire his kid. But this new detail proves to be more shocking, as it’s revealed that Palpatine’s son is actually, well, a clone. A failed clone, to be exact.
What? WHAT?!
Why wasn’t this brought up in the movie? When I first watched the movie, I already had a very mixed view of it. It had its highs, and definitely its lows, but ultimately I felt the movie was satisfying enough to end the Skywalker Saga.
But with this new information revealed? It tosses that sentiment altogether.
Let’s first trackback with the first news about this ‘clone’ business. Palpatine was revealed to be a clone in Rae Carson’s novel, set to officially release starting 17 March 2020, though fans at C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo) managed to get first hands on it.
Ian McDiarmid later confirmed at London Comic Con Spring the reveal was actually mentioned in the script and that even a scene was recorded, but was ultimately cut from the final film.
WHY?
That was one of the biggest issues of the movie. It never explained how Palpatine came back to life, and that novel had to provide us with the answer. Poor scriptwriting and/ or editing, man.
Now, it’s revealed that Rey’s father was a “useless, powerless, and not-quite-identical” clone of Palpatine, yet, it was strong enough to live a life, find a girl, get her laid and spawn a kid.
Wait, so, if that’s the case, isn’t Rey technically not a Palpatine? I mean, firstly, it makes her origins more interesting, that she’s actually a child of a clone. However, that brings up more questions on how exactly is she connected to the Emperor.
Did the Sith need to use Palpatine’s DNA to make a clone? How exactly are the clones made? WHY DIDN’T THEY JUST KILL THE WEAK CLONE?
I’m confused, and so is most Star Wars fan out there in the world. But we’re mostly outraged. This has definitely made The Rise of Skywalker a worse film than it already is.
If you’re still curious about all the other unanswered questions (and willing to get further disappointed) in the film though, you can expect to get Rae Carson’s novel later in March.
