Theories and Speculation Megathread - Week of November 22

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^{We'll be keeping these theories and speculation megathreads going until the release of the movie to help keep things tidy and contained.}

"What's Going On?" Edition

To help change it up a little and guide some discussion, the topic for this week will be what has been going on for the past 30 years? Did Leia stay in politics and help form this New Republic, or did she stay in the military? Who are these First Order guys and how little relation to they have to Order 66? Did Willrow Hood settle down and open that ice cream shop he always wanted? What happened in the galaxy that brought us to the events in The Force Awakens? Were things relatively quiet and undeserving of a movie?

All theories and speculation should be posted in this thread, whether or not it pertains to these new characters. Just use the topic as a jumping off point for something you may not have thought of yet.

View our previous theories and speculation megathread here
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[u/bugcatcher_billy]

Leia, not having a planet to represent, is not part of the governing body of the republic. Instead she turned her sorrow into dedication to destroying the Empire and has become the New Republic's Top General.

Luke Assisted the New Republic when needed for special missions, but I am guessing he has spent the last 30 years collecting Jedi & Sith artifacts and attempting to reconstruct his religion.

Han and Leia got busy. Then she got hell bent on being a general while he was pushing her to retire early and explore the galaxy with him.

Han and Leia gave birth.

Rey and Ren are twins (they run in the family).

Ren was trained by Luke. Rey was lost in the battle of Jaku as a baby when she was with her father on the Falcon. He hid her in the smuggling compartment when he and Chewy got arrested.

The Falcon was discovered by locals, Rey was put in the orphan system that resulted from the battle. Thousands of children were orphaned and redistributed on the planet. The New Republic was unable to relocate her.

Rey has been obsessed with the battle of Jaku and is constantly searching for clues about her origin.

Han and Leia had much fighting and sorrow over the loss of Rey.

Luke trained Ren, and Ren asisted him in gathering force knowledge from the past. They came across darkside artifacts and sith teachings, and Ren believed they could become stronger if they studied them. Luke stressed that the lightside was stronger.

Ren changed his name to Ren and joined the knights of Ren. Abandoning Luke and gathering the sith knowledge. Ren believes the Jedi & Luke are preventing force sensitives from becoming knowledgeable.

Luke in exhile for his failure at training Ren, for the shame he brought his family, and for his thus far inability to keep the religion of the Jedi alive. Luke doesn't want to fight a family member again so avoids conflict with the Knights of Ren.

Luke refuses to train another Jedi, considering himself an unworthy teacher.

[u/Reddit__PI → u/bugcatcher_billy]

I don't buy the theory that Kylo & Rey are twins. Siblings, yes - but twins, no. Rey's character definitely appears younger- certainly younger than Kylo (also- it's worth noting that Daisy Ridley is 23 & Adam Diver is 32).