Reva Originally Died In Obi-Wan Kenobi, Confirms Writer
The original script for Obi-Wan Kenobi included Reva dying in the end at Darth Vader's hand. Ewan McGregor's return to Star Wars came with plenty of new revelations about the franchise's established canon. Not only did the Disney+ series feature two rematches between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader, but it also showed Kenobi help save a young Leia Organa and encounter the Inquisitors. The latter are deadly Jedi hunters under Vader's command, and Obi-Wan Kenobi introduced a new Inquisitor to canon through the Third Sister, Reva, played by Moses Ingram.
Reva's role in Obi-Wan Kenobi was substantial, as she was the mastermind behind kidnapping Leia to draw Kenobi out of hiding. Viewers watched her hunt down the legendary Jedi in an attempt to prove herself to Darth Vader, who she secretly hated since she was a Jedi youngling during Order 66. Heading into the series, though, many expected Reva to die in Obi-Wan Kenobi since she is not mentioned in any other canon materials that come after these events. Despite being stabbed by Darth Vader in episode 5, Reva survived and lived through the finale even.
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It is now confirmed that Reva's death was originally supposed to happen in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Writer Stuart Beattie, who originally worked on continuing Obi-Wan's story as a movie trilogy, recently spoke to The Direct and revealed how his plans for Moses Ingram's Inquisitor character were different. He mentioned that he created Reva while writing the Obi-Wan Kenobi movie script and that Darth Vader originally killed Reva with his lightsaber. Beattie says that Reva's death was meant to come after she saves the Jedi after claiming to have killed Obi-Wan, ending Vader's pursuit of
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