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Your guide to the most popular Star Wars: The Force Awakens fan theories as posted on social media
If you’re trying to avoid spoilers, look away now! Since the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Dec. 14, the Internet has begun tearing itself apart in an effort to predict how this new Star Wars trilogy will progress. Fan theories to answer burning questions left unanswered by the film have been trending on all forms of social media, but how are you supposed to keep track of the most prominent ones? This guide to some of the most popular fan theories should help you out!
1) He is Darth Plagueis, a legendary Sith lord with the ability to cheat death, that Emperor Palpatine tells Anakin about in the prequels. Evidence for this can be heard in John Williams’ musical theme for Snoke, which is very similar to Palpatine’s theme in the prequels.
2) Snoke is Darth Vader brought back from the dead. They share the same facial scars decrepit appearances. And having Snoke be Darth Vader would explain Kylo Ren’s devotion to both Darth Vader and this Supreme Leader Snoke.
1) She’s Luke Skywalker’s long lost daughter. They both share strong force abilities, piloting skills, a mystical connection to Luke’s lightsaber, and similar story arcs.
2) Rey is Obi Wan Kenobi’s granddaughter. They have similar accents and a shared tendency to use the Jedi mind trick Director J.J Abrams himself confirmed that Ewan McGregor’s (the actor who played Obi Wan in the prequels) voice speaks to Rey.
3) She is simply a random orphan with no connection to any character previously introduced in the Star Wars films. This can be proven by the complete lack of discussion on her backstory in The Force Awakens, and the convenient fresh start that would be made by focusing on a non-Skywalker family member for the new trilogy.
1) Because he is a double agent who saw through Snoke’s manipulations and joined the Dark Side to kill him but decided to do this alone because he rejected Luke’s philosophies. This can be proven in The Force Awakens when Kylo Ren clearly explains that he feels his personality is being torn in two and that he knows what he must do to stop that.
2) He was just an innocent kid who couldn’t resist the daunting influence of the Dark Side. This has happened to numerous promising Jedi throughout the Star Wars films, including Kylo Ren’s own grandfather, Anakin Skywalker.
