Lyra Erso-Kenobi



Lyra Erso is a female human explorer from Tatooine. She had been raised by her older brother, Galen Erso, most of her life and together, they were followers of the Church of the Force, a secret organization of non-Force sensitives who believed that the Jedi would return one day and defeat the dark side.

After the events of Revenge from the Sith, former Jedi Knight Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi went into exile on the sandy planet as he watched over Luke Skywalker, the son of Jedi Knight-turned-Sith lord Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader). Kenobi met Lyra and after a year of spending time together, the two fell in love and eventually had a daughter, Jyn Erso (partly named after Kenobi's master, Qui-Gon Jinn). Although she and Kenobi never married, he intended on it, proposing to her a month before her death.

The Empire eventually became aware of the Church of the Force and sent troops to kill the followers. Galen, Lyra, Kenobi and baby Jyn survived, but they managed to kidnap Lyra and Jyn. Kenobi and Galen went after them together and there, Obi-Wan and Darth Vader faced each other for the first time in years. Lyra died in the duel, trying to save her fiancé, causing Kenobi to brutally attack Vader and nearly kill him. But then Kenobi heard of the voice of Qui-Gon telling him to stop and he chose to spare Vader.

Galen rescued his niece and after returning to Tatooine with Obi-Wan, the two decided it would be best to keep Jyn away from Kenobi, fearing that Vader might return. Galen changed his name to "Lor San Tekka" and left Tatooine with his niece, but not before saying goodbye to Kenobi and allowing him to have one last moment with his daughter. Obi-Wan / "Ben" stayed on Tatooine and continued to watch over Luke Skywalker.

About two decades later, Lyra and Kenobi's daughter Jyn met with Luke Skywalker. The two eventually formed a romance of their own, got married and had a daughter, Padme Skywalker (named after Luke's mother). Unfortunately, Luke's nephew Ben Solo (the son of Luke's twin sister Leia and her husband Han Solo) turned to the dark side like his grandfather before him and took on the name "Kylo Ren", killing his uncle's Jedi Order as well as Jyn.

Luke rescued Padme and brought her to Jakku, where Jyn's uncle Lor San Tekka (formerly Galen Erso) was living, and asked him to watch over her for a while. Tekka shared a home with Unkar Plutt, explaining why it was him who dragged Rey away. Overnight, while Luke was cremating Jyn's remains, he wiped Padme's memory while she was asleep and the next morning, when she questioned who he was, Luke simply told her he was a friend of her family and that they would return for her soon. Since Luke wouldn't reveal her real name to Padme, Tekka gave her the name "Rey" which translates to "Queen", a nod to his great-niece being Jedi royalty - the granddaughter of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi.