'Star Wars: Episode 8' spoilers: New 'leak' reveals the secret origins of the Jedi and Sith; Rey's background
“Star Wars: Episode 8” may finally reveal the secret origins of the Sith and the Jedi, a new “leak” has revealed. The origin story is related to the prophecy of “The One” who would bring balance to The Force, in the prequel trilogy.
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According to a report by Stormtrooper Larry, who had previously leaked pictures from the production set of the movie, a part of the script has leaked online. The report contains a page of dialogue between Luke (Mark Hamill) and Rey (Daisy Ridley).
In the scene Luke tells his new apprentice that the Jedi Council became “arrogant” and that they were hiding a “secret,” which led to their demise. The old Jedi master takes Rey’s hand and shows her a scene from the past. They see two children playing near a tree on an alien planet.
The boy noticed that he had greater strength and intuition when he was closer to this tree. The girl noticed that the tree also made her brother increasingly angry. The children kept their abilities hidden from their parents, and kept returning to the tree.
One day an argument breaks out between the children, and the boy kills the girl. The boy touches the tree and is “transformed,” making him angry for being brought to the planet. He kills his parents and leaves the planet. Meanwhile the girl is still alive. She too is transformed, and she starts the first Jedi Order.
The girl explains how The Force can be used for both good and evil. She tells her followers that one day she would return as either a boy or a girl, and that they should train this child.
Luke tells Rey that the Jedi Order had been searching for The One (reincarnation of the original Jedi girl) for a millennia. When they found Anakin Skywalker and thought that he would bring balance to The Force, the Jedi were “deceived” and the Clone Wars happened.
The scene also shows Rey’s parents, and Luke is not the father. Luke tells her how she was identified as strong with The Force, and how she was supposed to begin her training. However, she never reached her destination for some reason.
In the scene Luke gives Rey a choice, and she has till sunset to make it. It is not clear what the choice is. The report speculates that the choice may have something to do with the First Order. The report also points to a previously leaked scene description of “Star Wars: Episode 8,” in which Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and his forces attack the two characters on Ahch-To at sunset.