Rey Palpatine (Star Wars)



Rey, born Rey Palpatine and later known as Rey Skywalker is the main protagonist of the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy (Ranging from episodes VII, VIII, and IX). Ever since she was on the big screen, there was a huge controversy.

Why She's Loathsome

 * 1) Rey is a dull and overpowered hero, as she learned the force by an instant as opposed to and his father Anakin where they had to train during the previous two trilogies to become Jedi Masters.
 * 2) Continuing with the Mary Sue thing, in Star Wars VII, she wounded Kylo Ren in just a couple hits when yet comparing Rey's fight to Luke Skywalker's fight with Darth Vader, it took several hits for Luke Skywalker to take down Darth Vader.
 * 3) Speaking of Anakin Skywalker, his position as the Chosen One was almost given up to her. However, it ended up failing as even the Star Wars sequel trilogy actors knew that Anakin was still the Chosen One
 * 4) She was supposed to be the main protagonist of the sequel trilogy of Star Wars (Similar to how Jar Jar Binks was supposed to be the comic relief of the prequel trilogy), however, they failed miserably; Rey lacked a personality.
 * 5) Rey and Kylo Ren have a strange relationship despite the two hating each other, especially the latter.
 * 6) *Even worse, in the following film, their relationship still ends up as poorly developed and shoehorned in!
 * 7) *However, this might have happened because Kylo Ren is mentally unstable and was injured by Rey's friend, Finn.
 * 8) The moment where she used Force Lightning, which is said to be only possible by Dark Force users, retcons Star Wars lore. Even worse, she used it without training, where the usage of it requires a lot of training.
 * 9) The plot twist of Rey being Darth Sidious' granddaughter feels tacked on, as there was never any foreshadowing or hints whatsoever in the previous films.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Some fans still tend to like her despite her lack of personality and flaws.
 * 2) The idea of an all-powerful protector of the Jedi legacy is decent but poorly executed.