Star war : The ascension of Skywalkergave Rey what Mark Hamill always wanted for Luke Skywalker . As the respective protagonists of the continuation and original trilogy , there arenumerous obvious parallel between the two characters . master among them is they are both descendant of dark side users . Luke ’s Church Father , of line , is Darth Vader , while Rey is Emperor Palpatine ’s granddaughter . That lineage played an integral role in Luke and Rey ’s arcs , as they attempt to reject the enticement of the disconsolate side and stay on the path of the brightness .

Neither hero at long last twist to the dark side , but there were moments when their fate was in question . In special , part of Rey ’s journeying inThe wage increase of Skywalkeris learning to not be afraid of who she is . Even before discovering her true nature as a Palpatine , Rey has visual sensation of her sit on the Sith throne . Audiences got a abbreviated glimpse of what this termination would have looked like withThe Rise of Skywalker’sDark Rey tantrum . It was an interesting " what if ? " scenario , and in a way , it ’s something Hamill had envision for Luke geezerhood ago .

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When George Lucas and company were gearing up to makeReturn of the Jedi , Hamill was anticipating Luke decease to the gloomy side . Considering the character ’s all - black costume , the actor figured that ’s where the story was going , but he was wrong - much to his chagrin . As he order in an interview,“Every actor wants to play their own evil twin . "

WhileRey did n’t really turn to the dark sideand become Empress Palpatine , Daisy Ridley did get an chance to play her evil similitude in a short sequence where Rey crosses path with Dark Rey and the two have a skirmish . The likeliness J.J. Abrams and Chris Terrio were intentionally reference Hamill ’s old indirect request are low , but it still create for a fun latitude - especially for those conversant with what Hamill want forReturn of the Jedi . Watching the vista , it might make one wonder how Hamill would have play malefic Luke if that ’s whereReturn of the Jedidecided to go .

As interesting as it was to see Dark Rey , the concept ’s integration intoThe ascent of Skywalkercould be perceive as disappointing . Particularly after Dark Rey was seen at the ending of aRise of Skywalkertrailer , there were numerous theories speculating on what it could mean andthe impact Dark Rey may have on the story . For Dark Rey to ultimately be inThe ascent of Skywalkerfor a few momentaneous mo was arguably a disappointment . Still , it was fun while it lasted in the moving-picture show and allowed Ridley to channel a dissimilar side audiences did n’t see much of in the subsequence trilogy . And now , she can always say she got to live Hamill ’s ambition in her own way .

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