"Rise of Skywalker" Rey question...

[mjr]

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Question: Is Rey a "grey Jedi"? She has exhibited the ability to use force lightning, which to my understanding is something that only Sith use. Someone also posited that in the RGB scheme, that yellow is a combination of Red and Green, meaning that she's got a "combination" light saber. Another theory is that her saber is yellow because she's now a Jedi sentinel, and they all have yellow sabers...

And what do you think of her being "Rey Skywalker" after finding out Palpatine is her grandfather?

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[EricKei]

Some say that your true family is the one you choose...



As for the ability in question -- At least when it was still canon, the d6-based RPG maintained that any Force user who had access to a given power type (healing, control, and something else...?) COULD use any power they wanted, but simply CHOSE to stick to one side or the other most of the time. Also, it stated that a light-sider using a dark-specific power (such as Force lightning) became stronger in the Force as a result, but also more susceptible to corruption (Darksiders gain power faster and more easily -- that's the appeal ...I just see it as the Dark Side being the Way of the Lazy Wimp )

This may still be the case.



Invisitext above, same reason.

[Mental_Mouse]

Well, the saber color is canonically from the crystal used for focusing, where different Jedi over the series had access to different sources of crystals. (Lampshading the point that the filmmakers never thought further than "that looks flashy/sinister".)