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Character Information Character Name: Rey Fandom: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
☄ Rey is left on Jakku when she is only a child. In the vision she has as an adult, she sees a ship taking flight while Unkar Plutt holds her arm and orders her to be quiet.
☄ At Niima outpost, she sees off-worlders and obviously develops a habit of eavesdropping when she is able.
☄ She becomes a skilled Scavenger in Unkar's employ and makes enough to keep herself fed. (She also builds her own speeder to carry what she finds (and herself) and she learns about the ships as she scavenges parts from them. Furthermore, she teaches herself how to fly said ships over the hot deserts.)
☄ Her days are remarkably similar as she waits for her family to return and as she keeps herself alive and fed. That is until she sees BB-8 being kidnapped/stolen and comes to his rescue. The droid convinces her to allow him to accompany her and that, in turn, leads to her fighting off those who want to steal the droid for the First Order (Unkar Plutt's men/cronies).
☄ She thinks Finn is another thief trying to take BB-8 (as he is wearing Poe Dameron's jacket (and Poe is BB-8's master)). Instead she finds out that Finn is an ally - though he does lie to her about his identity.
☄ She finds out that BB-8 is carrying a map that will lead the Resistance to the last Jedi, Luke Skywalker.
☄ Together the pair are forced to take a piece of junk (i.e. the Millennium Falcon) out into space to escape the First Order.
☄ The Millennium Falcon is tracked and captured by none other than Han Solo and Chewbacca.
☄ Somehow, Rey, Finn, Han Solo and Chewbacca become allies after they work together to escape the creatures Han had been "transporting" as well as some of Han's enemies. They take the Millennium Falcon together and fly to another planet.
☄ While onboard the ship, Rey and Finn learn that the Jedi and the Force are real.
☄ Then, on said planet, they meet Maz Kanata, who reveals much to each of them. Rey in particular sees a vision of herself, Luke Skywalker, R2-D2 and Kylo Ren. She also hears voices (Palpatine's, Darth Vader's breathing, Obi-Wan Kenobi's etc.). In the end, Maz tells her that Luke Skywalker's lightsaber is calling out to her and that she should take it. She refuses.
☄ She also learns that Finn is a Stormtrooper on the run.
☄ The emotional toll of learning so much in a short space of time sends her running into the forest. There, Kylo Ren finds her, traps her and kidnaps her.
☄ During her interrogation with Kylo Ren, he tries to break into her mind to see the map leading to Luke Skywalker. Rey denies him access as much as she is able and eventually, she turns the power back on him and tells him his greatest fear. The interrogation ends with Kylo Ren looking disturbed.
☄ In his absence, she uses Force Mind-Control to convince the Stormtrooper guarding her to release her and drop his weapon. She is then able to lay low as she navigates the ship, looking for an escape.
☄ Her Scavenging skills come in handy and she is reunited with Finn, Han Solo and Chewbacca.
☄ After seeing that the Resistance fighters are having trouble destroying the thermal oscillator, Rey and company stay behind instead of boarding the Falcon again. Rey is able to bypass a door and let Han Solo and Chewbacca into the right area to plant charges.
☄ Rey and Finn watch from an overlooking bridge while Han Solo approaches Kylo Ren. They see everything, though it's unlikely that they hear the words passed between father and son. But Han Solo's murder is clear and Rey cries out when she sees it.
☄ As they run to escape into the snowy forest outside of the base - because Chewbacca ignites the charges (after shooting Kylo Ren) - Kylo Ren finds them. Rey attempts to shoot him, but is propelled into the air, hitting a tree. With her unconscious, Finn fights Kylo Ren instead with Luke Skywalker's lightsaber - a gift of sorts to him from Maz.
☄ Finn is defeated and Rey thinks him killed when she comes to. She calls for the lightsaber with the Force and it comes directly to her - instead of to Kylo Ren who had been calling it too. The pair fight and it is only when Rey calms herself and feels the Force that she is able to overwhelm him. Though she is unable to kill him.
☄ The ground splits between them, separating them, and she runs to Finn. With Chewbacca's help, they climb back onboard the Falcon and escape.
☄ Upon seeing General Leia, she embraces the woman, giving her sympathy without needing to say a word. She says her farewell to Finn who is alive but unconscious and sets out to find Luke now that the map is complete.
☄ She, along with Chewie and R2-D2 arrive on the island where Luke is staying. She climbs up to meet the Jedi and extends the lightsaber to him.
Character Personality: Rey is, simply put, a force to be reckoned with. She has spent most of her life - childhood included - raising herself on the desert planet of Jakku. There, she was a Scavenger who eked out her living scavenging for discarded parts from fallen or abandoned ships and anything else she could find. It's clear from the beginning of the film that she has been a living a very precarious existence, earning just enough to keep herself fed. One would expect someone in her situation to be bitter or cynical (or both) but Rey isn't either of those things. Somehow she has been able to retain her morality and keep her feet on the ground through all of her hardships. (After all, she could have easily sold BB-8, yet she knew he depended on her to a certain degree and he was innocent. Rey doesn't have the heart to turn someone like him away - even though he happens to be a something considering he is a droid.)
As the film progresses, Rey blossoms from being a solitary (yet remarkably kind and proficient) young woman to a woman who is fiercely loyal and loving towards those she calls friends. She has a heart that clearly yearns for a family and a place of belonging, though, at first, she is frightened of the change. The Force has set a strange path at her feet and if she doesn't follow it, she will be as she always was: waiting for parents or family that never come.
Once she accepts the truth that she must seek out her family - if they still exist - rather than them coming to her, she seems more at ease with herself; more confident. But she would be a fool to not be frightened and she understands that too. After seeing Kylo Ren kill Han Solo, almost kill Finn and then fighting him herself, she realizes the desperate need for her to become fully trained in the Force and there is only one person who can do that: Luke Skywalker.
Besides the Dark Side, Rey is intensely curious about the abilities that come so naturally to her. She can see that, for the first time, she holds the reins of her life; she is the one who decides - even if the Force is compelling her - to do good. To help people. That's why she rejects Kylo Ren's offer to be her teacher. He is too steeped in the Darkness and she will have no part of that.
Ultimately, Rey is still young and inexperienced in many matters - life included! She has natural abilities and an instinct that many would envy, but she is wild and untrained, which means if she encounters someone who knows exactly what they are doing with the Force, she might not last long. Thus far, she has been lucky and she accepts that fact as she climbs the steep, narrow road to find Luke. Without his help, she will simply be another possibility that was cut down too soon.
The Force may have smiled on her thus far, but she won't depend on that forever nor will she allow herself to become arrogant because she won one lightsaber battle. She senses that she will have more confrontations with Kylo Ren and he will learn from each encounter - therefore she must learn too in order to protect herself, her friends and maybe even the galaxy if it comes down to it. Rey has no trouble empathizing with others, though she will always fear losing them once she has given her heart to their cause. Such is the price a Force user aligned with the Light must pay - and, truly, she cannot imagine herself being any other way no matter the pain it will undoubtedly bring her.
Powers and Abilities: ☄ She is a skilled mechanic; she knows how ships work and which parts can be saved if there happens to be wreckage or a crash. (She built her own speeder, for example.)
☄ She is skilled as a warrior (even without a lightsaber). She uses her quarterstaff to beat off attackers without breaking much of a sweat.
☄ Physically, she is in peak condition. She must be to keep herself safe.
☄ She has an uncanny connection and natural instinct when it comes to the Force. Anakin and Luke's lightsaber came to her instead of Kylo Ren and she used the Jedi Mind Trick on a Stormtrooper. She even stopped Kylo Ren from peering into her mind and turned his attack back onto him, learning of his fears and insecurities.
☄ And, lastly, she is one hell of a pilot. Self-taught too!
Samples TDM posts (unless it's for Network), links, and examples for posts from other communities are not accepted.
Network: TDM threads, but since they are not necessary for the network, I will give you a sample:
[A slender young woman appears on the network, dressed plainly in muted tones of grey, khaki and brown. She is also holding a bag close to her abdomen with the hand that isn't holding a data-pad.]
I'm not sure where to begin, but I guess this is my first question:
Is Luke Skywalker in...Nautilus? [She hopes she is getting the name right. Everything is new to her - including, but not limited to, the architecture. It looks old, but she has never heard of a planet that goes by that name.]
I have to believe there is a reason I was brought here. [Rey is trying to ignore her frustration. It will do her no good in a new environment amongst strangers.] My name is Rey and I -
I just need to find him. It's important. [As much as she hates it, she has to plan for the worst case scenario that Luke isn't present.] Anyone who knows him...personally... I would like to meet you.
Third Person: She finished her message to Nautilus as a whole, looking and feeling awkward. If Luke Skywalker wasn't present, she would be right back where she started - only this time without her friends, General Leia, Chewbacca or the Millennium Falcon. So worse off, actually. The lightsaber felt heavy in her bag as if it was calling out to Luke.
It belongs with him. Rey knew she would give it back to him. She hadn't made much plans where her own training in the Force was concerned. If Luke deemed her worthy or wanted to go through the trouble of training her, he would offer. She just wanted to know about her family and why she had been left on Jakku.
Staying still wouldn't accomplish anything, though, so she tucked her data-pad into her bag, side by side with the weapon, and strode into the city. The buildings were magnificent and she didn't think she could look at them enough. There was also a nice breeze and plenty of vegetation. Rey had a soft spot for green grass and green trees.
She thought, not for the first time, that it wouldn't be so bad to live in such a place. Yet she had a mission that she wouldn't allow herself to fail. Imagining herself as a Jedi was strange and she wasn't certain she was powerful enough - or worthy enough. But if Luke was the last one and those like Kylo Ren roamed the galaxy freely, she knew she needed to do all she could to keep the balance in check.
What if the First Order is here? A chill ran down her spine and she watched the people around her closely. Warily. The First Order surely had many spies. So few stood against that organization and word seemed to travel devilishly fast no matter which planet they visited. They might already be informed of her arrival.
At least she was armed. Rey toyed with the flap on her bag, ready to flip it back and retrieve the lightsaber if need be.
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Character Name: Rey
Fandom: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Character History: Her Wookieepedia.
☄ Rey is left on Jakku when she is only a child. In the vision she has as an adult, she sees a ship taking flight while Unkar Plutt holds her arm and orders her to be quiet.
☄ At Niima outpost, she sees off-worlders and obviously develops a habit of eavesdropping when she is able.
☄ She becomes a skilled Scavenger in Unkar's employ and makes enough to keep herself fed. (She also builds her own speeder to carry what she finds (and herself) and she learns about the ships as she scavenges parts from them. Furthermore, she teaches herself how to fly said ships over the hot deserts.)
☄ Her days are remarkably similar as she waits for her family to return and as she keeps herself alive and fed. That is until she sees BB-8 being kidnapped/stolen and comes to his rescue. The droid convinces her to allow him to accompany her and that, in turn, leads to her fighting off those who want to steal the droid for the First Order (Unkar Plutt's men/cronies).
☄ She thinks Finn is another thief trying to take BB-8 (as he is wearing Poe Dameron's jacket (and Poe is BB-8's master)). Instead she finds out that Finn is an ally - though he does lie to her about his identity.
☄ She finds out that BB-8 is carrying a map that will lead the Resistance to the last Jedi, Luke Skywalker.
☄ Together the pair are forced to take a piece of junk (i.e. the Millennium Falcon) out into space to escape the First Order.
☄ The Millennium Falcon is tracked and captured by none other than Han Solo and Chewbacca.
☄ Somehow, Rey, Finn, Han Solo and Chewbacca become allies after they work together to escape the creatures Han had been "transporting" as well as some of Han's enemies. They take the Millennium Falcon together and fly to another planet.
☄ While onboard the ship, Rey and Finn learn that the Jedi and the Force are real.
☄ Then, on said planet, they meet Maz Kanata, who reveals much to each of them. Rey in particular sees a vision of herself, Luke Skywalker, R2-D2 and Kylo Ren. She also hears voices (Palpatine's, Darth Vader's breathing, Obi-Wan Kenobi's etc.). In the end, Maz tells her that Luke Skywalker's lightsaber is calling out to her and that she should take it. She refuses.
☄ She also learns that Finn is a Stormtrooper on the run.
☄ The emotional toll of learning so much in a short space of time sends her running into the forest. There, Kylo Ren finds her, traps her and kidnaps her.
☄ During her interrogation with Kylo Ren, he tries to break into her mind to see the map leading to Luke Skywalker. Rey denies him access as much as she is able and eventually, she turns the power back on him and tells him his greatest fear. The interrogation ends with Kylo Ren looking disturbed.
☄ In his absence, she uses Force Mind-Control to convince the Stormtrooper guarding her to release her and drop his weapon. She is then able to lay low as she navigates the ship, looking for an escape.
☄ Her Scavenging skills come in handy and she is reunited with Finn, Han Solo and Chewbacca.
☄ After seeing that the Resistance fighters are having trouble destroying the thermal oscillator, Rey and company stay behind instead of boarding the Falcon again. Rey is able to bypass a door and let Han Solo and Chewbacca into the right area to plant charges.
☄ Rey and Finn watch from an overlooking bridge while Han Solo approaches Kylo Ren. They see everything, though it's unlikely that they hear the words passed between father and son. But Han Solo's murder is clear and Rey cries out when she sees it.
☄ As they run to escape into the snowy forest outside of the base - because Chewbacca ignites the charges (after shooting Kylo Ren) - Kylo Ren finds them. Rey attempts to shoot him, but is propelled into the air, hitting a tree. With her unconscious, Finn fights Kylo Ren instead with Luke Skywalker's lightsaber - a gift of sorts to him from Maz.
☄ Finn is defeated and Rey thinks him killed when she comes to. She calls for the lightsaber with the Force and it comes directly to her - instead of to Kylo Ren who had been calling it too. The pair fight and it is only when Rey calms herself and feels the Force that she is able to overwhelm him. Though she is unable to kill him.
☄ The ground splits between them, separating them, and she runs to Finn. With Chewbacca's help, they climb back onboard the Falcon and escape.
☄ Upon seeing General Leia, she embraces the woman, giving her sympathy without needing to say a word. She says her farewell to Finn who is alive but unconscious and sets out to find Luke now that the map is complete.
☄ She, along with Chewie and R2-D2 arrive on the island where Luke is staying. She climbs up to meet the Jedi and extends the lightsaber to him.
Character Personality: Rey is, simply put, a force to be reckoned with. She has spent most of her life - childhood included - raising herself on the desert planet of Jakku. There, she was a Scavenger who eked out her living scavenging for discarded parts from fallen or abandoned ships and anything else she could find. It's clear from the beginning of the film that she has been a living a very precarious existence, earning just enough to keep herself fed. One would expect someone in her situation to be bitter or cynical (or both) but Rey isn't either of those things. Somehow she has been able to retain her morality and keep her feet on the ground through all of her hardships. (After all, she could have easily sold BB-8, yet she knew he depended on her to a certain degree and he was innocent. Rey doesn't have the heart to turn someone like him away - even though he happens to be a something considering he is a droid.)
As the film progresses, Rey blossoms from being a solitary (yet remarkably kind and proficient) young woman to a woman who is fiercely loyal and loving towards those she calls friends. She has a heart that clearly yearns for a family and a place of belonging, though, at first, she is frightened of the change. The Force has set a strange path at her feet and if she doesn't follow it, she will be as she always was: waiting for parents or family that never come.
Once she accepts the truth that she must seek out her family - if they still exist - rather than them coming to her, she seems more at ease with herself; more confident. But she would be a fool to not be frightened and she understands that too. After seeing Kylo Ren kill Han Solo, almost kill Finn and then fighting him herself, she realizes the desperate need for her to become fully trained in the Force and there is only one person who can do that: Luke Skywalker.
Besides the Dark Side, Rey is intensely curious about the abilities that come so naturally to her. She can see that, for the first time, she holds the reins of her life; she is the one who decides - even if the Force is compelling her - to do good. To help people. That's why she rejects Kylo Ren's offer to be her teacher. He is too steeped in the Darkness and she will have no part of that.
Ultimately, Rey is still young and inexperienced in many matters - life included! She has natural abilities and an instinct that many would envy, but she is wild and untrained, which means if she encounters someone who knows exactly what they are doing with the Force, she might not last long. Thus far, she has been lucky and she accepts that fact as she climbs the steep, narrow road to find Luke. Without his help, she will simply be another possibility that was cut down too soon.
The Force may have smiled on her thus far, but she won't depend on that forever nor will she allow herself to become arrogant because she won one lightsaber battle. She senses that she will have more confrontations with Kylo Ren and he will learn from each encounter - therefore she must learn too in order to protect herself, her friends and maybe even the galaxy if it comes down to it. Rey has no trouble empathizing with others, though she will always fear losing them once she has given her heart to their cause. Such is the price a Force user aligned with the Light must pay - and, truly, she cannot imagine herself being any other way no matter the pain it will undoubtedly bring her.
Powers and Abilities: ☄ She is a skilled mechanic; she knows how ships work and which parts can be saved if there happens to be wreckage or a crash. (She built her own speeder, for example.)
☄ She is skilled as a warrior (even without a lightsaber). She uses her quarterstaff to beat off attackers without breaking much of a sweat.
☄ Physically, she is in peak condition. She must be to keep herself safe.
☄ She has an uncanny connection and natural instinct when it comes to the Force. Anakin and Luke's lightsaber came to her instead of Kylo Ren and she used the Jedi Mind Trick on a Stormtrooper. She even stopped Kylo Ren from peering into her mind and turned his attack back onto him, learning of his fears and insecurities.
☄ And, lastly, she is one hell of a pilot. Self-taught too!
Samples
TDM posts (unless it's for Network), links, and examples for posts from other communities are not accepted.
Network: TDM threads, but since they are not necessary for the network, I will give you a sample:
[A slender young woman appears on the network, dressed plainly in muted tones of grey, khaki and brown. She is also holding a bag close to her abdomen with the hand that isn't holding a data-pad.]
I'm not sure where to begin, but I guess this is my first question:
Is Luke Skywalker in...Nautilus? [She hopes she is getting the name right. Everything is new to her - including, but not limited to, the architecture. It looks old, but she has never heard of a planet that goes by that name.]
I have to believe there is a reason I was brought here. [Rey is trying to ignore her frustration. It will do her no good in a new environment amongst strangers.] My name is Rey and I -
I just need to find him. It's important. [As much as she hates it, she has to plan for the worst case scenario that Luke isn't present.] Anyone who knows him...personally... I would like to meet you.
Third Person: She finished her message to Nautilus as a whole, looking and feeling awkward. If Luke Skywalker wasn't present, she would be right back where she started - only this time without her friends, General Leia, Chewbacca or the Millennium Falcon. So worse off, actually. The lightsaber felt heavy in her bag as if it was calling out to Luke.
It belongs with him. Rey knew she would give it back to him. She hadn't made much plans where her own training in the Force was concerned. If Luke deemed her worthy or wanted to go through the trouble of training her, he would offer. She just wanted to know about her family and why she had been left on Jakku.
Staying still wouldn't accomplish anything, though, so she tucked her data-pad into her bag, side by side with the weapon, and strode into the city. The buildings were magnificent and she didn't think she could look at them enough. There was also a nice breeze and plenty of vegetation. Rey had a soft spot for green grass and green trees.
She thought, not for the first time, that it wouldn't be so bad to live in such a place. Yet she had a mission that she wouldn't allow herself to fail. Imagining herself as a Jedi was strange and she wasn't certain she was powerful enough - or worthy enough. But if Luke was the last one and those like Kylo Ren roamed the galaxy freely, she knew she needed to do all she could to keep the balance in check.
What if the First Order is here? A chill ran down her spine and she watched the people around her closely. Warily. The First Order surely had many spies. So few stood against that organization and word seemed to travel devilishly fast no matter which planet they visited. They might already be informed of her arrival.
At least she was armed. Rey toyed with the flap on her bag, ready to flip it back and retrieve the lightsaber if need be.