Since Rey likely isn't a Jedi...
...and instead will be a "balanced" Force user (per Luke in the EP8 teaser trailer), how will she be labeled when EA/CG finally brings her Force version to the game as a playable toon? Maybe it's time...
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I believe they were added in as a way to show Anakin as being special. Basically, George needed some additional way to convince Qui Gon that Anakin was the chosen one; beyond how powerful with the force Anakin was and a mothers word that there was no father. Qui Gon wouldn't have taken just those two things as faith and named Anakin the chosen one. Thus the reason (I believe) for the insertion of midi-chlorians as an identifier.
I do not believe Disney will follow the same path. Daisy has said Rey's parents are obvious. The most obvious to me is she is a Skywalker, likely a Solo actually. The reason Solo and Leia didn't tell her in ep7: bigger things to deal with at the time. Solo was trying to hide from his past and likely felt he was responsible for Ben's change to the dark side. Leia (always business first) had to deal with the First Order. Then, after the death of Solo, she was dealing with grief at his loss. She likely didn't want to put undue strain and pain on Rey at the time.
Why was Rey dropped off on Jakku? What makes sense to me is: Rey was likely beginning her training with Luke, probably 3-6 years old. Luke had a vision of Ben going to the dark side and made a deal with Unkar for her to be 'taken in'. While Luke was away, Ben made his move and slaughtered the remainder of Luke's new Jedi order. Luke returned and saw the carnage which led him to go into isolation.
I do not believe Disney will follow the same path. Daisy has said Rey's parents are obvious. The most obvious to me is she is a Skywalker, likely a Solo actually. The reason Solo and Leia didn't tell her in ep7: bigger things to deal with at the time. Solo was trying to hide from his past and likely felt he was responsible for Ben's change to the dark side. Leia (always business first) had to deal with the First Order. Then, after the death of Solo, she was dealing with grief at his loss. She likely didn't want to put undue strain and pain on Rey at the time.
Why was Rey dropped off on Jakku? What makes sense to me is: Rey was likely beginning her training with Luke, probably 3-6 years old. Luke had a vision of Ben going to the dark side and made a deal with Unkar for her to be 'taken in'. While Luke was away, Ben made his move and slaughtered the remainder of Luke's new Jedi order. Luke returned and saw the carnage which led him to go into isolation.
