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The Sequel Trilogy / Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (SPOILERS)
« on: January 26, 2017, 02:13 PM »I've been thinking more and more about this title and how it might fit in with some previous lore, and it brings me back to the prophecy of the One who would bring balance to The Force.
In the prequels Yoda and Mace Windu spoke of the prophecy of the Chosen One who would bring balance to The Force. Having seen the complete story of Anakin Skywalker, I think that it's likely that he may not have been the Chosen One. He was a Jedi who turned to the Sith, but eventually turned on the Sith, destroying them. In the process he was killed, leaving Luke as the last Jedi. So was the prophecy achieved? It doesn't seem that way since Luke remained as a light side Force user.
I'm wondering if it's possible that Rey is actually the Chosen One. If Luke is truly the last of the Jedi as Yoda said, will Rey become something else? It's very clear that The Force is with her. She took on Kylo Ren, who had both Jedi training and was strong with the Dark Side, and Rey had ZERO Jedi training. It seems that in light of how the Jedi failed in the prequels and Luke's new generation of Jedi fell, maybe Rey is destined to be something other than a Jedi, perhaps something greater? Is it possible that Rey is destined to become a new type of Force user who can harness both the dark and the light, truly bringing balance?
The prophecy depends on which Lucas you believe. At one point, Lucas maintained that the dark side is what brought the Force out of balance and that Vader/Anakin killing Palpatine and then dying brought the Force back into balance. To me, it looks more like coming full circle in the respect that Anakin starts as a Jedi, turns to the dark side, and then is redeemed and brought back to the light.
Flash forward to the Mortis trilogy in the Clone Wars cartoon. That was more of a literal balance with the Father, Son and Daughter. From that aspect, there are two Sith and many Jedi. Anakin becomes Vader and hunts down the Jedi (or so we have thought) and by the time of ANH (if we ignore Rebels for the time being) we have Yoda and Kenobi versus Sidious and Vader, thus creating a "balance".
This is all out the window under Disney since we have Snoke and Kylo Ren. Ren is some sort of dark side Force user, but we have yet to see what Snoke is.