Obi-Wan Episode 5 Ending: What The Final Shot Of Luke Skywalker Means

This article contains spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5.

Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5 saw Reva uncover Obi-Wan's greatest secret - and set up her heading to Tatooine in search of Luke Skywalker. The focus of the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ TV show has rightly been on the dynamic between Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen's Darth Vader, but Moses Ingram's character has remained an important secondary character throughout. Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5 finally revealed her backstory, and exposed her true motives.

Reva was a survivor of Order 66, a Youngling who had been at the Temple when the newly-christened Darth Vader led the 501st Legion into that sacred place and began slaughtering the Jedi. Unable to protect her fellow Younglings, she had no choice but to pretend to be dead. The Inquisitors found her on the streets of Coruscant, and took her in as one of their own. Though she pretended to burn with ambition, in reality her heart was set on vengeance against Darth Vader. She correctly intuited that Obi-Wan Kenobi was her way of drawing Darth Vader out and getting close to him, and she finally got her chance in Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5.

She failed, of course, as she was always going to. There is a sense in which Moses Ingram's Reva was never as important as she desperately wanted to believe, for in the end she simply became Obi-Wan's weapon against Darth Vader - his tool used to slow him down and give the Jedi a chance to escape with the innocents he was trying to protect. But Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5 ended with a twist, when Reva stumbled upon a holographic message from Bail Organa that revealed just what Obi-Wan had been doing all these years. This revelation makes the episode's poignant shot of Luke Skywalker even more meaningful, suggesting he is now at greater risk of being discovered by his father than ever.

How Is Reva Still Alive in Obi-Wan Kenobi?

Reva didn't simply want to kill Darth Vader; rather, she wanted revenge for all she had suffered. That need for revenge proved her greatest mistake, because she chose the wrong moment to attack the Sith Lord. Darth Vader had just watched Obi-Wan Kenobi escape, and he was burning with a fierce anger. Such an emotion is a power source to the Sith, meaning she was unwittingly attacking Darth Vader at his strongest. He played with her as a cat with a mouse, defeating her with a minimum of effort, showing her she was beneath even his contempt. Once she was defeated, Reva learned Darth Vader had known the truth about her all along. Worse still, she had only had an opportunity to kill Darth Vader because he had allowed her to do so; the Grand Inquisitor's death had been faked. Surprisingly, Darth Vader and the Grand Inquisitor decided to leave her alive on Jabiim, although badly injured. It was the ultimate insult, declaring she wasn't even worth killing as a Force-sensitive.

Reva had always been a weapon, nothing more. Serving as one of Darth Vader's Inquisitors, she had simply been a tool to be used against the surviving Jedi; it probably amused the Sith to use a former Jedi who was seeking revenge against those who had been sworn to protect and defend her. She became Obi-Wan's weapon of choice when he persuaded her to attack Darth Vader on Jabiim, but in truth she was nothing more than a distraction; Obi-Wan had even warned her she couldn't defeat Darth Vader alone. And so, with her usefulness now at an end, she was simply discarded. She was now beneath Darth Vader's notice.

Why Reva Is Going To Go After Luke Skywalker

Reva's role in the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ TV series is not over, however. Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5 ended with Reva discovering an abandoned communicator on the soil of Jabiim - a communicator with a message from Bail Organa. Although it had been damaged, enough of the message remained to tell Reva that Obi-Wan had been guarding a boy on Tatooine. She would have recognized Bail Organa as well, given the whole chain of events really began when she researched him in the Imperial archives and discovered his historic connection to Obi-Wan. Reva would surely realize she'd blundered into a greater secret than she'd ever realized; that the orphan Leia and the boy on Tatooine were being protected.

It's safe to assume Reva will go after Luke Skywalker on Tatooine. She'll likely do so in a fit of rage, furious because she knows Obi-Wan Kenobi did not defend her and her fellow Younglings and Padawans at the Temple - but here he is, now working as part of a conspiracy to protect Younglings he believes more worthy of protection. Reva has lived for revenge for so long, and she'll simply shift targets. The recorded message mentions Owen on Tatooine, and Reva will no doubt connect this to the man she briefly met on Tatooine, who she sensed had some sort of connection to a Jedi she couldn't understand. Luke Skywalker is in more danger than ever before.

We Know Luke Skywalker Lives - So What Happens To Reva?

Obi-Wan talking to Luke Skywalker in Star Wars.

Luke Skywalker is destined to live, of course, meaning Reva will fail to get her revenge. Although she still has half her Inquisitors' lightsaber, Reva is badly injured, which means she's no longer quite so dangerous a force to be reckoned with. While it's entirely possible Obi-Wan will get back to Tatooine in time to stop her - Reva has no credits at hand, and no easy access to transport - it's also possible Owen Lars will be the one to kill her. This would fit well with Star Wars canon, because it would give Owen evidence to support his argument that Obi-Wan has only put Luke in danger, while he has protected the boy.

Does Reva Learn Luke Skywalker Is Darth Vader's Son?

Obi Wan Kenobi Darth Vader with Reva Hologram

Reva still doesn't know the full truth, of course. She knows Luke and Leia are special, Younglings the last known Jedi Master has dedicated his life to protecting, but she has no idea they are Anakin Skywalker's children. But it may not take much for Reva to work out the rest of the story; she has researched Darth Vader's duel on Mustafar, and could easily have learned Padmé's ship was the one that brought Anakin there. Reva has stumbled upon most of the key jigsaw pieces, and she could conceivably put enough together to figure out the full picture.

There's a sense in which Reva's fate mirrors that of Darth Maul in Star Wars Rebels. The former Sith Apprentice traced Obi-Wan to Tatooine; at first Obi-Wan refused to be drawn out, only stepping out of the shadows when a Jedi Padawan was threatened. Maul was killed with surprising ease, and died realizing he was not as important as he had believed, for Obi-Wan now cared only about protecting the boy he believed to be the Chosen One. Reva, too, is likely to die realizing how unimportant she is - but she probably won't find the news as comforting as Darth Maul did.

Why Obi-Wan Kenobi's Ending Has To Connect Back To Luke

Luke Skywalker In Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 5

Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5 begins to draw the show's narrative back to Luke Skywalker - and it makes perfect sense for it to do so. The overarching story has restored Obi-Wan's faith in the Force, given him a fresh confidence that Darth Vader has not defeated his personal flaws and can still be outwitted, and reminded him the Jedi are not alone; it's telling he trusted Haja to watch over Leia, when he'd initially treated the con-man with contempt. It's easy to imagine a scenario where the aged Jedi Master decides to remain at large in the galaxy, training Leia because Owen won't let him close enough to Luke. He needs something to remind him that Luke is important as well - and Reva's discovery serves that purpose. Fortunately, Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5 makes it clear Obi-Wan is now sensitive enough to the Force to sense something is badly wrong, meaning Luke's protector will hurry back.

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