Reva’s story arc in Obi-Wan Kenobi the series was confusing. His motives and actions throughout the series were all over the place and didn’t really make any sense.
Before this series was announced, Stuart Beati he had written several drafts of a screenplay for an Obi-Wan Kenobi film that would originally launch a planned trilogy of films. He recently shared all kinds of details about that trilogy which you can read about here. I loved the direction he would take the story and it seemed like he actually had a better understanding Star Wars and the characters.
Well, now she’s revealed details about the original story arc she had written for Reva, and it makes a lot more sense than what happened with her in the series! In the show, it was revealed that the Imperial Inquisitor was one of the young Jedi who survived Anakin’s violent attack on Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sithand who has been hunting Obi-Wan ever since.
In the original version of his story, Reva did not know that Anakin was Darth Vader. This is something he was aware of on the show, though. regarding that Beattie told The Direct:
“I was like, ‘How do you know?’ All she saw was Anakin as Anakin because he hadn’t changed his suit yet, right? So Anakin killed his friends, put the scar on her, almost killed her, left her dead, practically. “
Exactly! She would never have known Anakin was Vader! It’s not like I go around telling people it was Anakin Skywalker. So what’s his motivation for wanting to kill Jedi? The writer goes on to explain:
“So, in his mind, the Jedi Council were the biggest villains in the galaxy. He believed the lies that they were plotting a coup to take over and get power and all, but they were stopped by the Clones. So he believed that that is why he is hunting the Jedi, because he believed the Jedi were the worst, in practice. “
As a kid, that’s exactly what they would get from that terrifying situation. Beattie went on to reveal that, in her side of the story, Reva is killed by Darth Vader, after she eventually finds out who she really was, and chooses to sacrifice herself to save Kenobi to atone for her past sins against the Jedi. Beattie also explained:
“It was Obi-Wan who introduced her to that secret and that revelation that makes her say, ‘Oh my god, I’ve been wrong all this time.’ So she goes and [tells] Vader, “I killed Kenobi”, knowing that Vader would kill her. So, that guy has completed his story arc. He had done so many terrible things that I felt he had to die. You can only redeem so much. “
Yep, it’s a much better story arc for Reva’s character because it actually makes sense! It is a shame that the creative team of the series has not remained faithful to this.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
