--- ---  # These Dark Rey _Star Wars_ Reactions Will Make You Want to Turn to the Dark Side and Never Look Back  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Aug 27, 2019 3:07 PM UTC  Lucasfilm  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Aug 27, 2019 3:07 PM UTC The [_Star Wars:_](https://time.com/5045736/upcoming-star-wars-movies/)[ _Rise of Skywalker_](https://time.com/5045736/upcoming-star-wars-movies/)trailers are dropping clues left and right about what’s to come in the final film of the galaxy far, far away sequel trilogy. After the [first teaser trailer](https://time.com/5568526/star-wars-episode-ix-rise-skywalker-trailer-explained/) for the movie hinted that Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) — who [seemingly died](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhDtFnpNOfE) at the hands of Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones) in _Return of the Jedi_ — will return, a new trailer that debuted at Disney’s annual [D23 Conference](https://time.com/5657961/the-mandalorian-trailer-second-by-second-breakdown/) on Aug. 24 revealed that Rey (Daisy Ridley) will turn to the dark side at some point (even if it’s only in a [Force vision](https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Force%5Fvision)). The final scene of the trailer shows a hooded Rey wielding a red, double-sided lightsaber à la Darth Maul in _The Phantom Menace_. That’s not a particularly good sign for anyone hoping that Rey sticks to the light. But for fans looking forward to a potential turn to the dark side, it was definitely an exciting moment. “Please know that i am closed to any inquiries that do not directly relate to Dark Rey and her bomba— double lightsaber for the rest of the day,” one dark side enthusiast tweeted out after watching the trailer. > [](https://twitter.com/dilemmalord/status/1165976693535850502) “GOOD MORNING TO DARK REY AND DARK REY ONLY,” another added in all caps. > [](https://twitter.com/RachelHeine/status/1165987516064784385) See some of the best [Dark Rey reactions](https://time.com/5660651/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-rey-dark-side/) below. > [](https://twitter.com/cirifreya/status/1165964278492536832) > [](https://twitter.com/JennyENicholson/status/1166160272337195008) > [](https://twitter.com/azalben/status/1165976241423421446) > [](https://twitter.com/joshuachenault1/status/1165986419145433091) > [](https://twitter.com/samfrodo%5Ftwt/status/1165317579310862337) > [](https://twitter.com/darkyIoren/status/1166004754260078593) Dark Rey Reactions to Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Trailer ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5662458/dark-rey/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5662458/dark-rey/"},"headline":"These Dark Rey Star Wars Reactions Will Make You Want to Turn to the Dark Side and Never Look Back","datePublished":"2019-08-27T15:07:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:00:04.611Z","description":"\"GOOD MORNING TO DARK REY AND DARK REY ONLY\"","url":"https://time.com/5662458/dark-rey/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Star Wars topic","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt035f474c6652ad1e/698a0203096a9495fb6a6e11/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-dark-rey.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt035f474c6652ad1e/698a0203096a9495fb6a6e11/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-dark-rey.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-dark-rey","caption":"","creditText":"Lucasfilm","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5662458/dark-rey/","name":"These Dark Rey Star Wars Reactions Will Make You Want to Turn to the Dark Side and Never Look Back"}}]}] ```