An impressive Star Wars cosplay imagines what the sequel trilogy might have looked like had Rey Skywalker fallen to the dark side. Throughout the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Rey struggles with her identity. Though she was desperate for connection, the answers she desired weren’t what she had expected – her past made it that much harder for her to turn her back on the dark side. Nevertheless, she persevered, her goodness enough to bring Kylo Ren back to the light, too. But what if it had been the other way around? What if Rey had succumbed to the power of the dark side?
Cosplayers Grace McClung and Armored Heart’s impressive collaboration imagines a much darker reality for the Star Wars franchise, showing both sides of Rey's tumultuous inner conflict. Dark Rey’s trademark sequel trilogy outfit is black instead of grey, and she carries the ominous double-bladed red lightsaber that was teased as part of her future in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
