Star Wars Episode VII answered a lot of questions for fans. We learned what has happened to our heroes Leia, Han and Luke (for the most part). We also learned the identity of Kylo Ren and about the fate of the Rebellion and Empire. Despite all the questions the latest installment answered, even more were raised. Questions include: who exactly is Rey (is she the daughter of Luke, Leia, or no one in particular), who is Snoke, what has happened to the Republic and the First Order (after losing so much at Starkiller), the list goes on.
It will be a couple years before we learn the answers to these questions, but I am going to make some predictions on what will be revealed in Episode VIII.
1. It was Kylo Ren who put Rey on Jakku.
It seems weird that parents would abandon a little girl on Jakku with a stranger who treats her like crap, unless it wasn't her parents who did it. Rey says that she is waiting for her "family" not her parents, which could mean that Kylo is her older brother. My theory is that Rey was shipped off to receive Jedi training like her brother. Ben struggled in his training and when it came easy to his little sister he became enraged and willing to do anything for more power. Snoke reached out to him and promised more power, if he followed him. Snoke's first order was to kill all of the jedi in training, which included his sister. Just as it shows in Rey's vision, Kylo and the Knights of Ren killed the padawans with Rey looking on. My theory is that Kylo couldn't bring himself to kill his sister, but couldn't go back to Snoke leaving her alive, so he took her and dropped her off on a random planet instead. Kylo becomes enraged when he learns that a girl from Jakku is with BB-8, very much more than the news that they got away. Kylo becomes just as angry when he learns that Rey has escaped her constraints on Starkiller. He also seems to know a bit about her power, saying that she will get stronger and stronger as she feels out her power. Kylo wants to train her, not kill her in their battle, which is another suggestion that there is a connection between the two. So why doesn't Rey seem to know him? This is hard to answer but it could have been that she has blocked out those painful memories from her mind, and she was quite young when she was dropped on Jakku.
2. Finn will not be trained as a Jedi, but as a pilot under Poe Dameron.
We want to see Luke rebuild the Jedi Order, but I don't think that is happening anytime soon, at least not in many numbers. I think Rey will be taught one on one with Luke. It is still uncertain if Finn is force sensitive at all, and even capable of becoming a Jedi. All Finn seems to want is to make up for what the First Order has done and so I'm sure he will continue to fight with the Resistance and his budding friendship with Poe will help him climb the ranks and acquire skills.
3. Poe Dameron will be killed, and Finn will step into his shoes.
I think that Poe is too perfect to keep around for the full trilogy and will probably be the next big character to bite the dust.
4. Kylo Ren will be much more powerful and dangerous.
Kylo is heading back to his master, Snoke to complete his training. Now that Kylo has killed his father he has given himself almost fully to the Dark Side and able to acquire more power because of it, like when Vader killed the younglings.
5. Snoke's identity will be revealed.
I believe there will be two big reveals in the next episode, first of Rey's Skywalker lineage and then that Snoke is indeed Darth Plagueis. In Episode III we learn about Darth Plagueis. We learn that he learned how to create life and prevent death, and then it is very heavily implied that Sidious is his apprentice. It is also said that his apprentice killed him in his sleep. Later Sidious tries to persuade Anakin to join him in order to save Padme saying that there has only been one that has cheated death but that they can figure it out together. This implies that Sidious knows that Plagueis is still alive, though obviously not revealing himself. My theory is that Plagueis knew that Sidious would kill him and so he created a life form powerful in the Force that could avenge him, that was Anakin. Anakin's mother said that she doesn't know how she became pregnant that she couldn't explain it. Anakin eventually killed Sidious, thus allowing Plagueis to come forth from the shadows and reclaim what was left of the Empire he helped Sidious create. Obviously Plagueis would be weak from nearly being killed by Sidious and carry scars from the attack. Snoke carries a large scar on his head that looks like a lightsaber cut. Even if this theory is incorrect I believe that Snoke's true identity will be revealed.
6. There will be less battles than in Episode VIII
Now that The Force Awakens has appeased fans by replicating much of the content from the original Star Wars they has created enough hype to get away with more dialogue and less action. Fans will be dying for answers that this movie didn't answer and I think most of them will be answered. I think this movie will include a lot of jedi training on both sides of the Force, Snoke and Kylo and Luke with Rey. Much like in Empire Strikes Back I think the training will halt when a new threat arises, this time probably between the First Order and the Republic directly.
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