Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker concept art depicts Rey Force choking Kylo Ren during a lightsaber duel. A few months after its theatrical premiere, the film is making another wave of headlines thanks to tie-in materials connecting to its home media release. Fans have already parsed through the movie's official novelization, which (rather infamously) contained lots of additional information that cleared up some of the movie's more polarizing plot points - such as Emperor Palpatine being a clone. Another book that's sure to be of interest for viewers is The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which contains concept art from the film's development and behind-the-scenes tidbits.
The expectation is the Rise of Skywalker art book won't feature anything as revelatory as Rey's father being a failed Palpatine clone, but it should still make for a fun read. If nothing else, die-hard fans will find it fascinating looking at the various illustrations, some of which paint a very different picture than what was in the final film. Today saw images like a Resistance tank modeled after BB-8 and an alternate Last Jedi costume for Luke. Another highly intriguing "what-if" spotlights Rey and Kylo Ren in the midst of another conflict.
One of the drawings in The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker features Rey Force choking Kylo Ren as she clutches a green lightsaber. The scene takes place in Kylo Ren's throne room, as the art team was working on possible designs for the room and what kind of interaction he might have with Rey there. Check out the concept art in the space below:
Per the book, this drawing was made "prior to any sort of art department overview" of the film's main story. This means at that stage in the developmental process, the artists didn't know what director J.J. Abrams and his co-writer Chris Terrio had in mind for The Rise of Skywalker. They were just bouncing ideas around and coming up with a wide range of concepts - knowing Kylo would likely have a personal throne room since he was the First Order's new Supreme Leader. So, the illustration shouldn't be taken as evidence this was under serious consideration for a plot beat in the movie. Nevertheless, it's certainly an attention-grabbing work that would have been very interesting to see onscreen. It symbolizes how strong Rey's grown since The Force Awakens and the dangerous line she's walking as she continues her journey.
Though this particular piece of concept art was completed before the art department had a greater understanding of The Rise of Skywalker, but it did prove to be somewhat prophetic. Rey and Kylo Ren had a lightsaber duel that - partially - took place in the latter's throne room via their Force connection (alternating between Kylo's chambers and Kijimi). Additionally, Force choking is an ability most associated with the dark side, and The Rise of Skywalker did reveal Rey was Emperor Palpatine's granddaughter - meaning the dark side is in her blood. That's one possible explanation for why Rey was able to use Force lightning in the film, so it wouldn't have been a leap if she Force choked someone.
Source: The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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