Rey Skywalker fulfilled the Chosen One prophecy inStar warfare : The Rise of Skywalker , says the film ’s production designer Rick Carter . The prophecy about a Skywalker being the Chosen One   and destined to institute balance to the Force was set up up way back inThe Phantom Menace .

Star Warsfans initially thought that Anakin Skywalker was the Chosen One , ironically bring balance back to the Force by drop Palpatine down a shaft asDarth VaderinReturn of the Jedi . Palpatine miraculously outlive to return to wreak havoc inThe Rise of Skywalker , much to the revulsion of the Resistance . Rey ’s major dispute of the concluding film of the Skywalker saga was the revealing that she was aPalpatine . nauseate with the find over her bloodline , Rey exile herself to Ahch - To , where Luke appears to her as aForce Ghost . Luke admits to Rey that he and Leia sensed all along that she was a Palpatine , but they still chose to believe in her because Rey had prove through her actions that she was on the light side .

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In the of late released art book , Star Wars : The artistry of Rise of Skywalker , the film ’s yield couturier Rick Carter expressed his view on Rey as the Chosen One . Carter has an impressive résumé , having completed yield design on famous films likeForrest Gump , Jurassic Park , andThe Force Awakens . Check out the noted intriguer ’s thought on Rey Skywalker below .

" The Episode I divination was that a Skywalker was somehow going to help balance the Force . Rian Johnson open Star Wars up to the possibility that , if Rey is not a Skywalker by blood , then being the mythical Skywalker is something you’re able to aspire to and achieve in your biography - which I consider is heavy . It ’s not only your destiny based upon birth . Maybe the lifetime deterrent example in this one is that sometimes you have to go beyond what seems like a finite luck . That ’s what it is then to be a escapist and to be a Skywalker . "

The Rise of Skywalkerbrought a plentiful supplying of plot and character debates that still have buff die to this daytime , none more so thanRey Skywalker . Fan and critic reactions alike were mixed regardingPalpatine ’s return , with many feeling like it cheapenedReturn of the JediandAnakin Skywalker ’s ultimate sacrificefor his Word . However , Rey ’s selection to walk away from the way of life that Palpatine want her to tread was in a way , barrack by Anakin ’s sprightliness and death . After all , Rey trained under Lukeand learned how in the ending , the choices one pull in matters far more than predetermined destiny . Rey choose not to become Empress Palpatine and defeated her evil grandad with thehelp of all the Jedi that derive before her , thus rejuvenate balance to the Force once and for all .

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What count most is that Rey could not have fill the Chosen One prophecy without all of the Jedi before her that press severely for the goodness of the beetleweed . That ’s why the scene inStar Wars : The Rise of Skywalkerwhere Rey hear the Jedi tell her to ascend is so poignant . She would not have been able to defeat Palpatine without their struggle and triumphs and force . Rey ’s choice to become Rey Skywalker is the culmination of the Skywalker saga and prove the ultimate strength ofStar Wars . It does n’t matter where one comes from , but what they choose to be .

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