Rey's family

"Whomever you're waiting for on Jakku, they're never coming back."

- Maz Kanata, to Rey

During the era of the New Republic, the scavenger known as Rey was born in 15 ABY to a family of junk traders. A Force-sensitive human female, Rey was a child when her parents left her on the desert planet Jakku, having bartered her away for drinking money. After their deaths, Rey's parents were buried in an unmarked grave, although Rey suppressed the memory of her abandonment, clinging to the hope of being reunited with her family one day.

After years of waiting in vain for her parents' return, Rey was drawn into the galactic war between the First Order and the Resistance in 34 ABY. Siding with the latter, she attempted to recruit Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, and also hoped to train with him as a result of her newfound strength with the Force. Around the same time, her mysterious connection with the dark side warrior Kylo Ren led Rey to confront the truth of her origins&mdash;her parents were no one. Despite this revelation, Rey remained committed to the Resistance's cause. In addition, she continued her studies in the Jedi arts, ensuring that Skywalker's death would not mark the end of the Jedi Order.

Abandonment
Rey, a human aspirant Jedi and supporter of the Resistance, was born in 15 ABY, approximately one decade after the Battle of Jakku, during the era of the New Republic. Abandoned on the remote planet of Jakku, she was raised in the care of a Crolute junk boss, Unkar Plutt, and learned to support herself as a scavenger. As the years passed, Rey became a capable combatant, mechanic and pilot, but opted to remain on her backwater homeworld due to her childhood dream of being reunited with her family. Unknown to Rey, she was gifted with raw strength in the Force. Yet while her power was comparable to that of Ben Solo &mdash;the lineal descendant of the Chosen One Anakin Skywalker and, therefore, a Force prodigy &mdash;Rey's lack of training or knowledge about the Force rendered the young scavenger ignorant of the latent abilities within her.

In 34 ABY, Rey encountered the astromech droid BB-8, and subsequently befriended Ben Solo's father, the smuggler Han Solo, while attempting to return the droid to the Resistance. Though her journey took Rey offworld to Takodana, Rey was determined to return to Jakku, believing her family would eventually return. Solo's contact, Maz Kanata, candidly told Rey that no one was coming back for her.

Non-canon appearances

 * Disney Infinity 3.0
 * Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
 * LEGO Star Wars Movie Short
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars: Puzzle Droids
 * LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars
 * Star Wars: Puzzle Droids
 * LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars