Most viewers are expecting Rey to build a new Jedi Order after the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - but what will her Jedi Order look like? The age of the Sith has finally come to an end, with the Emperor defeated on the Sith planet of Exegol.
Rey triggered her yellow lightsaber, she was declaring herself a Jedi.
It's safe to assume Rey intends to relaunch the Jedi Order now that she's defeated the Sith. If that is the case, however, where will she get her recruits? And how will Rey's new Jedi Order compare to the one seen in the Star Wars prequel trilogy?
Rey Already Has Multiple Jedi Recruits
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker confirmed entire company of Stormtroopers who had rebelled rather than slaughter innocents. In their case, too, there was no conscious decision; there was just a sudden instinct, a feeling this was wrong. The implication here is that this entire company are Force-sensitives.
It's unclear whether Rey knows Finn is Force-sensitive, but he spent the entirety of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker attempting to tell her, and he's sure to get round to it sooner rather than later now that the First Order have been defeated (as the Final Order). That naturally means Finn will become Rey's first apprentice, the second of a new Jedi Order. And, though Rey doesn't know it, the Force has already assembled an entire company's worth of recruits to them. Plus, there's the broom boy from Star Wars: The Last Jedi and other Force-sensitive children around the galaxy who may now take up the ways of the Jedi.
Rey Can Teach The Secrets Of The Ancient Jedi
Rey's Jedi Order will be very different to the one seen in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. She has spent a year poring over the sacred texts, ancient Jedi scriptures that date back to the very dawning days of the Order. There's strong evidence the early Jedi had a different philosophy to Master Yoda and his fellows; they considered so-called Prime Jedi, and he was depicted as a servant of balance. Light and dark were given equal prominence in the mural, with the Prime Jedi representing the darkness in the light, and the light in the darkness.
Rey has claimed the surname "Skywalker" for herself, and in doing so has unwittingly incorporated herself - and the Jedi Order she will found - into the prophecy of the Chosen One. Signifying this, Rey's lightsaber blade is colored yellow, muted from the Jedi blue and Sith red. If balance is indeed a separate aspect of the Force, then Rey's Jedi Order will have a very different relationship with it to the Old Jedi Order. There have been hints some of the Force powers seen in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - abilities such as Rey's new Force Dyad - are associated with balance, explaining why they've never been seen before. Presumably Rey and her new Jedi Order - the order of balance - will discover more long-lost secrets of the Force as well.
Rey's Jedi Order Is Unlikely To Be Political
The events of the Star Wars prequel trilogy now appear to be common knowledge; even Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the galaxy was unable to differentiate between the Jedi and the Republic, and everyday citizens frequently blamed the Jedi for the problems they experienced in life.
Rey's Jedi texts predate the politicization of the Jedi; meanwhile, it's reasonable to assume some of the novelization of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker suggests Poe Dameron will begin a political career, and Poe and Rey have often found themselves clashing. That will probably continue, because Poe's political goals will be very different to the will of the Force, and Rey will wish to serve the latter.
