Star Wars: Every Jedi Voice Cameo In Rise of Skywalker (& What They Said)

In Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, every Jedi voice Rey hears aids her in the final fight with Emperor Palpatine — and almost all of them are from previous Star Wars movies and TV shows. As the last remaining Jedi, it’s up to Rey to defeat him once and for all. During the climactic battle in The Rise of Skywalker, Palpatine had Rey on the ropes — all hope of saving the galaxy seemed lost. However, Rey reached out for help through the Force and heard the many voices of all the Jedi who came before her.

These voices of the dead Jedi came to Rey in her time of need and bestowed on her the strength she needed to rise against the return of Emperor Palpatine. The only Jedi Rey encounters in the Star Wars sequel trilogy is Luke, so Rey hearing former Jedi was an essential moment for the franchise. Some of the dead Jedi heard are people all fans will recognize, while some are more obscure Jedi who’ve appeared outside the main movies. Here’s every Jedi voice Rey hears in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, who they are, and what they say.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

“These are your final steps, Rey. Rise and take them… Rey… Rise.”

The first voice Rey hears is Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi Master to both Anakin and Luke Skywalker. He dies during a duel with his former apprentice Anakin, now Darth Vader, sacrificing himself so that Luke and others can escape the Death Star in A New Hope. Later films would see him return to mentor Luke as a Force Ghost, and in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Obi-Wan is also one of the voices Rey hears during the Force vision she experiences when she first touches Luke’s lightsaber.

In The Force Awakens‘ Obi-Wan cameo, the line is mostly spoken by Ewan McGregor with a small piece of audio from Sir Alec Guinness’ performance in the original trilogy mixed in. Both Obi-Wans are heard in the line, “Rey… these are your first steps.” Lucasfilm achieved this by pulling the sound “Rey” out of a recording of Guinness saying “Afraid.” It’s a neat trick that gets repeated for the scene of Rey hearing the Jedi voices in The Rise of Skywalker, with McGregor again speaking most of Obi-Wan’s lines, but with the second utterance of “Rey” coming from Guinness.

Anakin Skywalker

“Rey… Bring back the balance, Rey, as I did… The Force surrounds you, Rey… Let it lift you.”

The next Jedi voice Rey hears is that of Anakin Skywalker, Luke and Leia’s father, Ben’s grandfather, and the prophesied Chosen One who fell to the dark side and became Darth Vader. He dies in Return of the Jedi after saving Luke by killing Emperor Palpatine — an act of redemption that ultimately returns Anakin to the light and brings balance to the Force, fulfilling the Chosen One prophecy. He later appears to Luke as Force Ghost alongside Obi-Wan and Yoda, confirming that in death, Anakin is once again a Jedi.

The sequels focused on Darth Vader more than Anakin Skywalker, but including Hayden Christensen among the Jedi who speak to Rey validates that Anakin was no longer Vader when he died. His dialogue in this scene is also a reminder that Anakin did manage to balance to the Force when he killed Palpatine the first time. Anakin and Obi-Wan’s relationship was further explored in Obi-Wan Kenobi, which revisited the journey Anakin went through before he found this balance. Unfortunately, that balance is eventually undone by Palpatine’s return, so Anakin implores Rey to “Bring back the balance,” as he once did.

Ahsoka Tano

“Rey.”

Ahsoka Tano debuted in Star Wars: The Clone Wars as a young Jedi Padawan assigned to Anakin Skywalker. However, she later walked away from the Jedi Order after a falling out with the council, and she was one of the few Jedi who survived Order 66. She returned to Star Wars Rebels to fight alongside the Rebellion and was stranded on Malachor after a fight with her former master, now Darth Vader. She was revived again in season 4, with the Star Wars Rebels epilogue setting up her eventual return in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett.

Ahsoka’s small cameo in The Rise of Skywalker — performed by actress Ashley Eckstein — marks the first time the character has ever been included in a live-action Star Wars movie. While this may confirm her death by the time of the sequel trilogy, this isn’t set in stone, as Dave Filoni has hinted that she may be alive. Ahsoka season 1 ends with Ahsoka and Sabine Wren stranded on the planet Peridea in another galaxy, meaning this mystery could be resolved in season 2.

Kanan Jarrus

“Rey… In the heart of a Jedi lies their strength.”

Kanan Jarrus survived Order 66 and lived in secret, hiding his true name, Caleb Dume. He is a lead character in Star Wars Rebels and dies during the events of that series while protecting his friends from a devastating explosion. Kanan Jarrus never appears as Force Ghost after his death, but he does manage to manifest his will through a pack of Loth wolves. Kanan’s voice is performed by actor Freddie Prinze Jr., and in the scene of Rey hearing the voices of previous Jedi in The Rise of Skywalker, he delivers one of the more prominent lines.

Luminara Unduli

“The light. Find the light, Rey.”

Another of the Jedi voices Rey hears during The Rise of Skywalker is that of Luminara Unduli, a Jedi Master during the Clone Wars who is killed by Order 66. Her death doesn’t appear on screen, but it is later revealed that after her execution, the Empire uses her remains to trick other Jedi into believing she’s still alive and lure them into a trap. One of these Jedi is Kanan, who after escaping capture, helps to spread the word of Luminara’s death to stop any other surviving Jedi from falling into the Empire’s trap.

Luminara appears in both Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (portrayed by Mary Oyaya and Fay David, respectively), but it isn’t until the animated Clone Wars series that she’s given spoken lines. In that series, actress Olivia D’Abo plays Luminara, and she also provides her voice for the scene with Rey in The Rise of Skywalker.

Qui-Gon Jinn

“Every Jedi who ever lived, lives in you… We stand behind you, Rey… Rise.”

Out of every Jedi voice Rey hears in this scene from The Rise of Skywalker, Qui-Gon Jinn may be the most important, as he is the first modern Jedi who discovers how to preserve his consciousness after death. Qui-Gon dies in a duel with Darth Maul, and with his dying breath asks his Padawan, Obi-Wan, to train Anakin. Later, when Qui-Gon speaks to Yoda from beyond the grave, revealing that he has learned how to retain his will upon becoming one with the Force. In time, he teaches this ability to Yoda, who (along with Qui-Gon) teaches it to Obi-Wan.

In The Phantom Menace, Qui-Gon is played by Liam Neeson, and the actor has returned to provide the disembodied voice of Qui-Gon on the animated series, The Clone Wars, and here again in The Rise of Skywalker. Most recently, Neeson reprised his role in the ending of Obi-Wan Kenobi, which included the surprise return of Qui-Gon Jinn’s Force Ghost.

Aayla Secura

“Let it guide you.”

Another voice Rey hears when connecting with the past Jedi is that of Aayla Secura, a Jedi who took part in the Clone Wars and was killed during Order 66. Aayla’s death is portrayed on screen in Revenge of the Sith when she is gunned down by her own squadron of Clone Troopers, where she is portrayed by Lucasfilm employee Amy Allen. It wasn’t until the animated The Clone Wars series that she would be voiced by Jennifer Hale, who returns to voice Aayla in this scene from The Rise of Skywalker, urging Rey to let the Force guide her.

Mace Windu

“Feel the Force flowing through you, Rey.”

A Jedi who hardly needs an introduction, the next voice Rey hears in The Rise of Skywalker is that of Master Mace Windu of the Jedi Council during the Clone Wars. He dies before Order 66 and at the hands of Palpatine himself in Revenge of the Sith, hurled from the window of Palpatine’s office by Force lightning. Windu had become suspicious of then-Chancellor Palpatine, but when he and his fellow Jedi confronted him it was already too late, and the Sith Lord’s plans to corrupt Anakin and establish the Galactic Empire were already in motion.

Samuel L. Jackson plays Mace across all three of the prequel trilogy films and can be heard speaking to Rey in this scene. Despite the character’s popularity, Mace Windu has yet to appear in any of Disney’s Star Wars shows. However, there’s a small chance that The Mandalorian season 3, or even Ahsoka, could see his return to the franchise, and maybe even confirm some wild Mace Windu fan theories.

Adi Gallia

“Rise, Rey.”

The last of the female Jedi whom Rey hears from in The Rise of Skywalker is Adi Gallia, another Jedi on the High Council who served during the Clone Wars. She is killed by Savage Opress, the brother of Darth Maul, while on a mission with Obi-Wan during the animated series, The Clone Wars. In The Phantom Menace, Adi is played by Gin Clarke, but Angelique Perrin provides her voice in The Clone Wars and does so again in this scene from The Rise of Skywalker.

Yoda

“Rise in the Force, Rey.”

Perhaps the most distinct out of every Jedi voice Rey hears is that of Yoda, the Jedi Master who at one point trains just about every Jedi, from Qui-Gon to Luke Skywalker. He dies a peaceful death during the Return of the Jedi while in the company of Luke Skywalker on Dagobah, the remote planet he exiles himself to at the end of Revenge of the Sith. There he mourns the many Jedi who die because of Order 66 and grapples with his guilt over not sensing that Palpatine was the Sith Lord all along.

Yoda later appears as a Force Ghost alongside Obi-Wan and a redeemed Anakin at the end of Return of the Jedi, and he appears again to Luke in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Yoda is considered to be one of the most powerful Jedi who ever lived, but even he was blind to Palpatine’s true intentions. In speaking to Rey through the Force in this scene from The Rise of Skywalker — and as always, voiced by irreplaceable Frank Oz — Yoda makes amends for his earlier failings and helps her to do what he could not: defeat the Sith.

Luke Skywalker

“Rey, the Force will be with you. Always.”

The final Jedi voice Rey hears is that of Luke Skywalker, the Jedi who first instructs Rey in the ways of the Force. Luke dies in The Last Jedi after exerting all of his energy to Force project himself across the galaxy to duel Kylo Ren and buy the Resistance time to escape. With Luke Skywalker’s death, Rey became the last Jedi left to face Palpatine. Luke himself was in a similar situation during the original Star Wars trilogy when he was the galaxy’s last hope and the only Jedi left to fight Palpatine the first time around.

With Palpatine’s return, Luke also returns as a Force Ghost to council Rey in The Rise of Skywalker, helping her to accept not only that she is the granddaughter of Palpatine, but that it’s up to her to defeat him once and for all. Luke’s words are the last she hears before Rey rises to face Palpatine, channeling all the Jedi who came before her to defeat the Dark Lord of the Sith. Luke Skywalker’s return in The Mandalorian fills in his pre-sequel trilogy story, showing how Luke rebuilt the Jedi Order before Ben Solo’s betrayal.

Full Text Of Jedi Voices In Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Obi-Wan Kenobi: “These are your final steps, Rey. Rise, and take them.”

Anakin Skywalker: “Rey.”

Ahsoka Tano: “Rey.”

Kanan Jarrus: “Rey.”

Anakin: “Bring back the balance, Rey, as I did.”

Luminara Unduli: “The light. Find the light, Rey.”

Qui-Gon Jinn: “Every Jedi who ever lived, lives in you.”

Anakin: “The Force surrounds you, Rey.”

Aayla Secura: “Let it guide you.”

Mace Windu: “Feel the Force flowing through you, Rey.”

Anakin: “Let it lift you.”

Adi Galia: “Rise, Rey.”

Qui-Gon: “We stand behind you, Rey.”

Obi-Wan: “Rey.”

Yoda: “Rise in the Force, Rey.”

Kanan: “In the heart of a Jedi lies their strength.”

Obi-Wan: “Rise.”

Qui-Gon: “Rise.”

Luke Skywalker: “Rey, the Force will be with you. Always.”

Rey Conferring With Past Jedi Ties The Skywalker Saga Together

The Star Wars Skywalker Saga was given a beautiful send-off by every Jedi voice Rey hears in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — a crucial moment that tied everything together in one fell swoop. While there are plenty of returning faces in the sequel trilogy, there are also three decades of in-universe time between it and the prior Star Wars movies. Rey hearing the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn ensured the final entry in the Skywalker Saga felt connected with the first, solidifying it as an epic multi-generational story instead of three connected but standalone trilogies.

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