Why Rey's Palpatine Twist Couldn't Ruin The Perfect Skywalker Saga Hero
Rey's Palpatine twist in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker may not have been appreciated by many fans, but it still didn't ruin her arc as the perfect Skywalker saga hero. The reveal of Rey's true parentage in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker came after so much fan speculation that it was inevitably disappointing to many. However, the Star Wars sequel trilogy had worked hard to establish her as the hero of the Skywalker saga, and the Palpatine twist did nothing to hurt her status as the perfect Skywalker successor.
The Star Wars sequel trilogy's problems were many. Perhaps the biggest was the films' lack of narrative consistency, and this made the Disney trilogy divisive among fans. However, even among the sequels' harshest criticisms, their protagonist, Rey, is rarely the focus of its issues. This is because, despite the sequels' divisive nature, Rey was one of its most consistent characters, due to her following the formula of previous Star Wars heroes.
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While Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's Palpatine twist felt cheap and inorganic to many fans, it still wasn't enough to ruin Rey's character. Her status as the sequels' hero stems from the parallels drawn between her and the Skywalkers before her. This is something that Rey being a Palpatine couldn't undo, even if it wasn't appreciated by fans. Ultimately, through drawing on key similarities and differences, Rey had already been set up as the perfect Skywalker saga hero.
From the moment Rey is introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, her character parallels both Anakin's and Luke's. She lives in poverty on a desert planet awaiting the return of her parents, and the question of her
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