STAR WARS Officially Reveals Rey’s Radical Plan to Reinvent the Jedi Order

Some Star Wars fans have been been wondering what kind of Jedi Order Daisy Ridley’s Rey would build after the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Would she simply recreate the Jedi of the prequel trilogy, or would she learn from their mistakes and create something entirely new?

With Rey’s New Jedi Order movie still feeling frustratingly distant, a new piece of canon has finally offered the clearest answer yet. Interestingly, it also lines up with recent rumors surrounding Star Wars: Starfighter, suggesting Lucasfilm may already be laying the groundwork for what Rey’s future Jedi Order will actually look like.

The reveal comes from Madeleine Roux’s new novel, Star Wars: Legacy, which is set during the year between Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. The novel explores Rey’s evolving relationship with Leia as the two travel to the legendary Jedi world of Tython, uncovering ancient holocrons that reveal events from 5,000 years earlier.

The story gives Rey a unique perspective on the Jedi. She has studied their sacred texts and learned from ancient holocrons, but unlike generations of Jedi before her, she hasn't been shaped by years inside the Order itself. That outside perspective allows her to question traditions that many Jedi simply accepted.

While exploring Tython, Rey and Leia discover a holocron that recounts a devastating massacre in which a Sith slaughtered Jedi thousands of years before the Skywalker Saga.

The Jedi had tried to redeem the Sith instead of stopping them outright, a decision that ended in disaster. Leia reflects on Darth Vader's redemption and recognizes that such outcomes are far rarer than Rey hopes.

That conversation sparks a much bigger realization for Rey. Rather than simply criticizing one decision, she begins questioning the entire structure of the Jedi Order.

She says: “The more I learn about the Jedi, the more I… I don’t know, the more I want to change things… Sitting high up in this mountain with trials and riddles. Master Luke’s temple burning down.

“People giving away their children just because they could use the Force. It doesn’t work, does it? I would have lost my parents either way. The Jedi would have taken me, separated us, and that loss never goes away. It could be different. Not a temple hidden in the mountains, not the Jedi and everyone else…”

It's one of the most revealing statements Rey has ever made in canon. Rather than isolating Force users in distant temples, Rey imagines Jedi living among the people they're meant to protect. Instead of creating another secluded monastery, she envisions communities that are part of everyday life across the galaxy.

The novel expands on that philosophy when Rey reflects: “Jedi were taught to let go of all attachments, but everyone needs something to fight for, and more than just ideas, people.”

That idea cuts straight to one of the biggest flaws of the prequel-era Jedi. By separating themselves from ordinary citizens and becoming deeply intertwined with the Republic's politics, they gradually lost touch with the people they existed to serve.

Ironically, Rey’s vision actually resembles an earlier period in Jedi history. During the High Republic era, Jedi were spread throughout the galaxy in numerous outposts and temples, many of them located alongside thriving communities. Because hyperspace routes weren't nearly as reliable, Jedi established a much broader presence that kept them closely connected to local populations.

Over centuries, though, the Order slowly withdrew into the massive Jedi Temple on Coruscant. By the time of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, most of those remote outposts had disappeared, leaving the Jedi increasingly disconnected from everyday life.

That distance made it far easier for Emperor Palpatine to paint them as villains during the Clone Wars because many citizens had never even met a Jedi personally.

That's what makes the recent Starfighter rumors especially interesting. According to the latest reports, Star Wars: Starfighter will introduce a new Jedi outpost on the planet Adaria.

The sanctuary has reportedly been described as a lush, East Asian-inspired world filled with greenery, fountains, tiki-style huts, and subtle pieces of advanced technology like landing pads.

Rumors also claim that many of the Jedi there appear to be Padawans wearing beige tunics reminiscent of Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and young Anakin Skywalker at the end of The Phantom Menace.

If those reports prove accurate, the setup sounds remarkably close to the kind of Jedi community Rey describes in Legacy. Rather than one towering temple isolated from the rest of civilization, it points toward smaller Jedi settlements that exist alongside the people they're protecting.

Of course, Lucasfilm hasn't officially confirmed exactly how Starfighter connects to Rey's future Jedi Order, but Star Wars: Legacy has now established Rey's philosophy in canon. If her vision eventually becomes reality on screen, it could mark one of the biggest shifts the Jedi have experienced in thousands of years.

Instead of repeating the mistakes of the old Order, Rey may finally build one that belongs to the galaxy rather than standing apart from it. If that's where Lucasfilm is headed, it's a fresh direction that could give the Jedi exactly the reinvention they've needed for a long time.