One of the biggest questions fans had followingThe Last Jedihas to do with Rey’s parents. Who were they? How do they connect Rey to the largerStar Warsuniverse?Star Wars: The Last Jedidid address this question, but not in the way many fans were expecting. But in doing so, they actually managed to ignore a pretty important observation; Chewbacca isRey’s ‘real’ fatherinStar Wars: The Last Jedi.
Warning: spoilers ahead forStar Wars: The Last Jedi. No, this isn’t some secret reveal via some Wookiee dialogue that someone managed to decipher. This isn’t the same way that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father. However, as pointed out by @inknose on Twitter, Rey has found herself a perfectly excellent father figure inChewbaccaand she, as well as the greaterStar Warsfan base, may be ignoring that to some degree. Here’s what @inknose had to say about it in a rather on-the-nose tweet.
“ppl are hung up on who rey’s dad is & meanwhile chewie is right there. driving her to jedi practice. keeping the engine running. dropping her off to meet the new boyfriend he doesn’t exactly approve of, but just tells her to get home safe. her search for a father figure is over”
This point is well worth taking into consideration. As revealed by Kylo Ren, Rey’s actual parents were justjunkers from Jakkuwho sold their daughter for booze. They may be her mom and dad by blood, but it’s clear that Chewie is the father she’s been searching for. Even inStar Wars: The Force Awakens, Chewie was looking out for her and Finn. However, after Kylo Ren killed Han Solo, Chewie’s hetero life mate, he turned his attention to Rey. He drove her to Ahch-To to deal with grumpy Luke and never leaves her side for the duration ofThe Last Jedi.
Who cares ifRey isn’t related to Obi-Wan Kenobi or Palpatine? Think about it. Chewie doesn’t even flinch when she goes to deal with Kylo Ren, aka Ben Solo. This is the man that killed Han Solo. The man that killed his own father. Chewbacca’s best friend in the entire world. Even though Rey wants to redeem him, and maybe, possibly has a bit of a thing for him (but that’s an entirely different discussion), Chewie is there for her. Wouldn’t we all be so lucky to have a father who was so caring? Not to mention that you’re much less likely to be messed with when a Wookiee is taking care of you.
Chewbacca isn’t Rey’s real dad, but this does parallel what happens inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2between Yondu and Star-Lord. AsYondupoints out in the movie, in regards to Peter’s relationship with Ego, “He may have been your father, boy. But he wasn’t your daddy.” For Rey, her father may have been some drunken junker, but Chewie is the daddy she’s been looking for, as noted by the@inknose Twitteraccount. Now, what’s Wookie for, “I’m Mary Poppins, Y’all?”
