He was a "useless" clone the Sith Eternal built Rey’s father in Star Wars was a failed clone of Emperor Sheev Palpatine, it has emerged.
Details in advanced copies of Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker book have begun to leak online. One particular new fact is that Rey’s father was an “imperfect” clone made by Palpatine’s worshippers after he died in Return of the Jedi (1983).
It turns out that Palpatine had his consciousness transferred into a clone body that ended up decaying and looking like his original form.
The transfer, as described in the book (via ScreenRant) is “imperfect” and the Sith Eternal tried to create a new body for his essence.
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