This is just another example of how Star Wars has always rhymed. Obviously, someone like Poe would think that Luke Skywalker–a living legend in the galaxy–would be the greatest (perhaps last) hope the Resistance had against something like the First Order, which makes Leia’s response perfect as Luke isn’t the last hope, Rey is–something that is actually paid off by the end of the trilogy. However, in the context of this comic, the comment makes total sense. Luke did end up stopping the Empire and saving the galaxy, so the promise of ‘another’ savior being paid off by the revelation that Leia was just Luke’s sister was totally anticlimactic. When Yoda said this line to Obi-Wan in Episode V, he was talking about Princess Leia as she ended up being Luke’s sister–but, based on the context of the films, Yoda’s comment still doesn’t make sense. As Rey is taking off, Poe makes a comment to Leia, saying how Rey better find Luke as he might be their last hope in defeating the First Order, to which Leia replies, “ No, I believe there is another”. It was a heartfelt moment, one that helped Rey accept Han’s death, no matter how tragic it was, which gave her the mental strength necessary to find Luke Skywalker and train with him to become a Jedi. Leia gave Rey a safe outlet for the emotional baggage she had been carrying after witnessing someone so special to her die in such a shocking way. However, the person Leia was most concerned about comforting was Rey, who saw Han as something of a father figure in the days leading up to his death. Even though it was the love of her life that was killed, Leia was the rock her people needed in light of this tragedy that impacted not just those closest with Han, but the entire Resistance. The book opens with Leia giving Chewy a hug, telling him that everything is going to be okay, before Leia pulls Rey aside to talk with her about the tragedy she witnessed. In Star Wars: Age of Resistance - Rey by Tom Taylor and Ramon Rosanas, readers are given a peek into the melancholic and pensive mourning period following Han Solo’s death. Disappointed, the Force Ghost of Obi-Wan stood next to Yoda and commented on how Luke was their last hope, to which Yoda replied, “ No, there is another”. However, Luke didn’t care, and he took off to save his friends anyway. Yoda told Luke that if he left before his training was complete, then he would be defeated by Darth Vader in battle. Yoda agreed to train the young Jedi, though before Luke’s training was complete, he felt a disturbance in the Force and came to the understanding that his friends were in trouble. In the film, Luke Skywalker found Yoda with the guidance of his former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi. In Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, fans are introduced to Yoda, a Master Jedi who went into hiding on Dagobah following the mass Jedi genocide of Order 66. The storylines within Star Wars have always touched on the fulfillment of prophecy for the sake of cosmic balance in the Force, though in the early days of the franchise, some of those prophetic promises remained unfulfilled by the time any particular storyline came to its natural conclusion–though in one case, Princess Leia actually paid off one of those unfulfilled promises that was set up by none other than Yoda himself.
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