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Originally Posted by Kiwami

Didn’t knew the rest though, and I liked all of it. Especially that Finn wasn’t the focus, got knocked out and Rey got the sword and kicked ass with it. It’s pretty obvious that she’s Luke’s daughter or a clone or some shit like that, there’s no way she isn’t a Skywalker. The clues are too obvious.

So obvious that it's probably just what they want us to think and there's a few good reasons why it doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

1. Rey seemed to know who she was waiting to come and get her, the novel makes that even more clear than the movie did. After the revelation with Maz, she seems to accept the truth, which is that whoever it was is dead.

2. No one recognised her. Considering Kylo Ren was being trained by Luke, Han and Leia must have still been pretty close to him, so why would neither of them know who she was? They would have at least known her name and I can't see why he'd keep her birth a secret either.

3. Luke and Rey don't recognise each other either, she just hands him the lightsaber. This scene could be read differently, but the novelisation again makes it pretty clear that she's handing it to him as a "plea to the galaxy". There seems to be no familiarity, at least on Rey's part.

We've been told that they didn't tell us Rey's surname in the movie for an important reason, but..

4. If it's Skywalker, then why was the truth about all the stories such a surprise to her? If she's using a fake name to hide her true identity, then it obviously wouldn't need to be a secret to us.

5. Luke was hidden away on a remote planet where no one else in the galaxy could find him. It reflects very badly on him if he abandoned his young daughter alone on a dangerous planet for over a decade while he escapes into safety.

Instead, it seems more likely she's connected to some pre-existing character that would have just given away the fact she's a Jedi. It's not completely impossible that she's a Skywalker, but if she is, I think it's more likely that's illegitimately related to Vader and not Luke's daughter. I personally like the idea that she's a Bridger, but I doubt they'd tie the movies into a series most viewers won't know anything about.