Star Wars: Rey’s Scrapped Ending That Fans Deserved

What if The Rise of Skywalker never happened? Let’s talk about the Star Wars ending that could’ve changed everything — Colin Trevorrow’s Duel of the Fates.

Before The Rise of Skywalker resurrected Palpatine and rewrote everything The Last Jedi tried to build, there was another path — Duel of the Fates. Colin Trevorrow’s unmade Episode IX promised a more grounded, human, and revolutionary finale to the Skywalker Saga.

This video breaks down how Duel of the Fates would’ve changed Star Wars forever — from Finn leading a rebellion on Coruscant to Rey’s powerful arc as a self-made Jedi with no royal lineage. We explore how Trevorrow’s script would’ve expanded the mythology of the Force, redefined the Jedi legacy, and given the franchise the kind of closure fans have been waiting for since 1977.

We also look at what went wrong with Disney’s version, why The Rise of Skywalker felt like a retreat, and how Duel of the Fates still represents the creative fork in the road that defines Star Wars today.

0:00 Introduction – The Rise of Skywalker Problem
1:25 What Duel of the Fates Was Meant to Be
3:10 Finn and Rose’s Revolution on Coruscant
4:15 Rey’s Real Jedi Journey
5:40 Kylo Ren’s Darker Destiny
7:00 The Force, Rebellion, and Renewal
8:30 How Star Wars Lost Its Magic

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