Star Wars theories are always a ton of fun. They don't always come to fruition, but it just goes to show how far-reaching the love for the galaxy far, far away is. This new fan theory revolves around something (someone, rather) that hasn't gotten a ton of attention; Benicio Del Toro's still unannounced villain. While we don't even have too many details on the movie itself, outside of the recently announced title, it's not out of the realm of possibility that Disney may continue to connect their live-action movies with slices of their animated TV Shows. After all, they did it with Saw Gerrera in Rogue One, so anything is possible right?
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So if you've seen Star Wars: Rebels, you are very familiar with Ezra Bridger. And if you know Ezra Bridger, chances are you know where I'm going with this. As you know, Ezra has dabbled a bit in the dark side, and The Force Awakens has hinted at Force users who don't necessarily ally themselves with one side or the other. Darth_Hodor, a Star Wars fan on Reddit recently submitted their theory that Benicio Del Toro will be playing a grown up Ezra Bridger who, as they point out, should be about the right age when The Last Jedi takes place. Not only that, it will turn out that Ezra is Rey's father.
Here's their theory:
Simply put, I think Benicio Del Toro is going to be Rey's father.None of the other Rey theories really make much sense. She's not going to be a Skywalker (besides we already have a new one in the form of Kylo Ren), she's not a Kenobi, or anyone else we know. I did find the thought of her being related to Palpatine interesting but they'd have to really work hard to sell that one, and I don't see the majority of the audience really buying that.But that's not to say Del Toro will be playing a new character. I think he's playing an adult Ezra Bridger (from the Rebels TV show). He'd be about the right age, and there have been theories that Rebels will end with Ezra (and Kanan if he's still alive) joining Luke's new Jedi Academy.But then why was she left on Jakku?The theory I've come up with is that Ezra fall to the dark side. He joins forces with Snoke and together they start manipulating the Jedi starting with Ben Solo. Foreseeing this, Luke hides Rey from her father, and in retaliation Ezra, through or with Kylo Ren, destroy the Jedi Academy. Luke flees and Del Toro is left without knowing where his daughter is hidden.The reason I really like this theory is it allows for a "double fall" in Episode VIII. It sets up Rey's fall to the dark side (which could be incredible if pulled off correctly) and Kylo Ren is already poised for a redemption arc of his own (a "fall" to the light). This would set up a fantastic finale between these two characters in Episode IX.
