Rey is a mysterious scavenger in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and is the lead character in the seventh installment of the incredibly popular franchise.
And since Star Wars is going to unveil two more sequels, the latest film left a lot of unanswered questions for cinemagoers in order to keep a juicy story arc going for the next couple of movies.
The biggest question being asked? Who are Rey's parents?
***The rest of this article contains major spoilers
The character Rey, played by 23-year-old Daisy Ridley, is pretty much being built up to be the same kind of lead character as Luke Skywalker, played by Mark Hamill. She is part of a vast universe, but in it she is the centre point to all story lines and will be critical in saving the day.
She lives a simple existence as a scavenger who doesn't know when her next meal will be. Her starry-eyed attitude toward adventure is similar to that of a country bumpkin moving to the city — but on an intergalactic scale, obviously.
She comes from the desolate desert "junkyard" planet — as other characters describe it — called Jakku. Not too dissimilar to Tatooine where Luke Skywalker was dumped when he was a child.
Mirroring the fate of Skywalker, Rey was also shown to be left in Jakku when she was a young child in a time of war.
Her journey in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" of finding courage, self-discovery, and responsibility mirrors that of Luke's in the "Star Wars: A New Hope." In fact, the backbone of the latest Star Wars installment is history repeating itself.
And of course, because "Star Wars: A Force Awakens" is very heavy-handed on this core theme, it is leading to some interesting fan theories that aim to answer the biggest question to arise from the latest Star Wars movie — who are Rey's parents?
In fact, one of the most active and prolific writers on Star Wars theory is Helge Kåre Fauskanger, and his explanation for who Rey's parental lineage is pretty convincing:
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