Rey Wielding Anakin’s/Vader’s/Luke’s old lightsaber is cool and all, but hear me out on this...
Electrostaff
And here’s why:
Rey has shown great proficiency with her old staff (I don’t remember if she still has it by the end of the TFA), being able to take down several armed thugs and not even break a sweat. I’d add a GIF, but there are none of her using her staff that I can find.
The Electrostaff users have been known to be able to go head-to-head against Jedi and the staves can withstand saber blows
It would serve as a great foil to Kylo Ren’s claymore-esque Lightsaber
His lightsaber is unstable, is a symbol of intimidation, and he is highly aggressive in style
The electrostaff can serve as a support when inactive, can serve as a defibrillator(?), and supports Rey’s style of incapacitating over killing
The staff is currently her iconic item for marketing purposes, might as well roll with it. (C’mon marketing teams, we need more Rey stuff [and of women in general])
I know most of you are thinking, “Why the electrostaff? The lightsaber is a great weapon, iconic, and is also symbolic to the passing of the baton to the new trilogy.”
While that is all true, there is also nothing stopping Rey from modifying the Electrostaff from becoming a hybrid with the old Lightsaber. Heck, even a double sided Saberstaff (that is an actual staff, sorry Darth Maul and Imperial Inquisition) is an option. And even then the points listed above would still apply with proper modding/creative fighting style development.
Electrostaff/Saberstaff wielding Rey 2017
Above artwork by @theonides














