Few films are as highly anticipated asStar WarsEpisode IX - which , thanks to Star Wars Celebration , we now know to be titledThe Rise of Skywalker . As the final chapter of the Skywalker Saga , expectations are high for what this film will reveal , what answers it will provide , and what new mysteries and twists witness can have a bun in the oven along the journey . In gain to our new coevals of characters in Rey , Kylo Ren , Finn , Rose , and more , the photographic film will also feature render face from the original trilogy like Leia , Lando , and Luke ; as well as neophyte to the franchise like Naomi Ackie , Keri Russell , and Richard E. Grant .

But as the Episode IX panel at Star Wars Celebration Chicago bring out , there ’s far more in store for the film than even the most perceptive of theories could have predicted - including , most notably , the return of the vicious Emperor Palpatine , also known as Darth Sidious . While Palpatine ’s interest in the moving picture continue a mystery , there is another full-grown secret to the cinema star fans everywhere right in the font : what the heck doesThe cost increase of Skywalkermean ? AsStar Warsfans love to solve mysteries , or at least strain to , theories have been bulge out up all over the cyberspace ever since the title was denote .

So , what doesThe Rise of Skywalkermean ? Here are 10 possible answer .

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It’s about the creation of the Skywalker bloodline

With the rejoinder of Palpatine in some pattern to the Skywalker Saga , it ’s hard to resist the enticement to discover a manner for the account to tie together full circle - peculiarly with the tormentor trailer using some of the same language as the trailer for 1999’sThe Phantom Menace . One potential hypothesis as to what the title means in terms of the storyline , therefore , has been the idea that Palpatine ’s role in the overarching saga will be revealed to be far more significant than we already lie with .

Namely , some Reddit users are theorizingthatThe Rise of Skywalkerwill reveal that Palpatine was directly responsible for the initiation of the Skywalker parentage , beginning with Shmi Skywalker ’s mystical birth and Anakin ’s Force conception . It would start the risk of getting into the midichlorians of it all , but it ’s certainly quite an interesting idea .

It’s about Kylo as a supremely powerful dark Skywalker

At the end ofThe Last Jedi , Kylo Ren assumes the role of Supreme Leader of the First Order , positioning him in what was previously the most powerful role a dark side user could have in this raw sequel trilogy . While Palpatine ’s comeback to the series could rarify that issue , it ’s sure possible that a more outlier hypothesis , spread on Twitter , could be true .

The trailer receive Kylo Ren possibly pop one of his own Knights of Ren in an unbelievably violent manner , as well as the repaired helmet he wear out inThe Force Awakens , now streak through with vivacious red . PerhapsThe Rise of Skywalkerrefers to Kylo Ren ’s lift as a dark side Force wielder - the most powerful of them all .

It means the return of Anakin Skywalker

With the revelation that Emperor Palpatine will be play some variety of significant role inThe hike of Skywalker , peculiarly passionate prequel trilogy fans have begin to question : is he the only type from the prequels who will be making a retort appearance ? And , more specifically , couldThe Rise of Skywalkerrefer , even , to the sudden counter of Anakin Skywalker , most likely in Force shade form ?

It may sound like a long shot , but there are many reasons why this one could be on-key . Hayden Christensen has been prosecute with the fan stand more in late year , attending multiple Star Wars Celebrations . Additionally , Anakin has a powerful link to multiple character still in the canyon : his son Luke , his grandson Ben , and now , his former master , Darth Sidious .

It means Luke has become “more powerful than you could possibly imagine”

InA New Hope , Obi - Wan Kenobi warns Darth Vader , " If you strike me down , I shall become more sinewy than you could perhaps imagine . " After falling at the hands of his former student , Obi - Wan becomes one with the Force , refund to the enfranchisement clock time and again as a Force specter so as to further mentor his scholar , Luke Skywalker .

At the end ofThe Last Jedi , Luke Skywalker presumably becomes one with the Force , disappearing from the physical aeroplane after overexerting himself in a show of true Force - exert strength . Perhaps , then , The procession of Skywalkerthat the title suggests will involveLuke ’s triumphant return in the franchise , whether as a Force ghost , or as something else entirely . We do n’t know how much Mark Hamill will really be in the film , however , so this may be one of the freehanded outliers .

It means Leia has a bigger role than we know

Luke is n’t the only Skywalker who could have a triumphal , heroic narrative inThe Rise of Skywalker , however . Leia remains one of our only surviving Skywalkers , and thanks to the remaining footage Lucasfilm had from Carrie Fisher ’s performance inThe Force AwakensandThe Last Jedi , it ’s guaranteed that she will play a cardinal role in the film - and for certain an emotionally charged one , at that .

So maybe , Leia has a much bigger part than cautious estimation have been speculate all along . We did n’t get to see very much of Leia during the laggard , or during the control panel for that thing . But it ’s always possible that Leia is our titularSkywalker . Just because she ’s never been one by name , does n’t intend she is n’t a Skywalker , after all .

It means Rey becomes a Skywalker, through marriage

The hypothesis that Rey and Kylo Ren could become involved romantically is one that has been circulating ever sinceThe Force Awakens . While ab initio derided , the kinship know on the internet and in the media as Reylo get one heck of a confidence boost duringThe Last Jedi , where it became clear that these two are the sequel trilogy ’s central relationship , and that their dynamic is far more cozy than most family relationship we ’ve see in the saga so far .

If their relationship only progresses further inThe Rise of Skywalker , therefore , it ’s wholly possible thatThe ascent of Skywalkercould refer toRey becoming a Skywalker - through marriage to a descendant of the Skywalker line . It would also be another way of bring the serial full circle with the prequels , which conspicuously sport a very dramatic wedding of their own .

It means Rey becomes a Skywalker, through a new world order

If Rey does n’t become a Skywalker by marriage , that does n’t mean she still ca n’t become a Skywalker after all . One opening for how Rey could be the nominal Skywalker ofThe Rise of Skywalkerwould find Rey embodying a newfangled earthly concern order . Symbolically embrace into the line of the Skywalkers , whether by Luke ’s Force ghost or perhaps even by the Force itself , Rey could be the Skywalker for a Modern coevals .

It could also be a name she takes up for herself . cause no mob name of her own , yield the revelation that her parents were cypher who abandoned her , Rey could go on trying to craft her own identity - and what better way to do so , than by taking on the legacy of those who instructed her secure ?

It means the Skywalker is a new leader

If Skywalker come to mean something more symbolic than literal , it ’s entirely possible that it could bethe sequel trilogy ’s answer to previous titlessuch as Darth on the dark side of the Force . Perhaps Skywalker , then , will be the new equivalent of Jedi Master , or Jedi Knight . Or maybe it could represent a new , neutral entity - a Supreme Leader who represents the Libra the Scales that might be attain within the final entry in the saga .

If this is the slip , it ’s still entirely probable that Rey will be the leader that is mentioned , as she is clear telegraph as this trilogy ’s submarine sandwich , andThe Last Jedi ’s terminate perfectly set up a future tense in which there are plenty of pupil of the Force awaiting instruction from the correct loss leader : a Skywalker .

It means Kylo Ren will be redeemed, becoming Ben Skywalker

The possibleness of Kylo Ren ’s repurchase is one of the most heatedly argue topics in all ofStar Warsfandom . Some palpate that , once he kill the dear Han Solo , there was no hope for him in the future . Others point out that , in the elevated scheme of things , he really has n’t done that much big to begin with - and surely not as much as Darth Vader , who was granted redemption in the end , albeit with a hefty price .

But now that it ’s been revealed that Emperor Palpatine is returning , thereby taking on the role of the sequel trilogy’strueBig Bad , it ’s almost out of the question to imagine a plastic film in which Kylo Renisn’tredeemed . It ’s alone potential that Rey and Kylo Ren will be team up up - light and dark taking on an even more fearsome iniquity , once and for all . So perhapsThe Rise of Skywalkermeans the redemption of Kylo Ren - and his eventual rebirth as Ben Solo , Ben Organa , or , indeed , Ben Skywalker .

It means Skywalker is the new name for all Force users

But arguably the most challenging of all the potential theory as to whatThe boost of Skywalkerreally mean is the one that take the cock-a-hoop characterization look at the Skywalker Saga as a whole - as well as looking to the future ofStar Wars , after the Skywalker journeying end . The prequel trilogy stop withRevenge of the Sith . The original trilogy end withReturn of the Jedi . And now , the sequel trilogy is ending withThe Rise of Skywalker .

It ’s all possible , found on this traffic pattern , that Skywalker will come to be the novel name for the new order of Force user . In the absence of the Jedi and the Sith , there will necessitate to be a new name for the individuals gifted with the Force in the way that Rey and Kylo Ren have been . And the recent novelThrawn : Alliancesby Timothy Zahn even includes the reveal thatthe Chiss word Ozyly - esehembo , used to refer to Force - sensible individuals , translates directly to Skywalkers . It does n’t get more convincing than that .

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