Good discussion guys. I really like the “Rey killed her parents” idea but I’m not yet convinced it is possible to accomplish. I do think the best way to do it though would be to unlink Ochi, his ship, the dagger, and Palpatine from Rey’s parents entirely.

As for Palpatine, I was thinking recently that you could potentially change his line to “find the girl,” but leave the implication that he wanted her dead. I’m not sure I’ll go this route though for a few reasons, at least not for now.

I tend to think the first few versions of this I’ll do a more conservative approach, trying to change as little as possible to allow for Rey Nobody. I’d like to get that down pat first. Then I’d be interested in playing with more radical alternatives.