Cousin incest/ Rey and Kylo Ren

1. The star, sterne Wars saga is, essentially, the Skywalker family saga. It'd make Mehr sense for the main character of the sequel trilogy to be related to that family, rather than an unrelated Palpatine (though I did like the idea of her essentially adopting the Skywalker name at the end).

2. The star, sterne Wars saga is also a story of redemption through familial love. It'd make Mehr sense for Kylo Ren/Ben Solo to be redeemed Von his sister than a Zufällig Liebe interest.

3. Her outfit and hairstyle in The Force Awakens are reminiscent of Leia. Though such things are obviously not genetic, they are often used...