The character, played by Natalie Portman, died at the end of the prequel trilogy after giving birth to twins – who grew up to become Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher).
Now, Star Wars expert theorists have used allegedly leaked info suggesting the fiery planet of Mustafar will reappear, and suggested that Darth Vader – Padme’s husband – could have taken her coffin from Naboo.
If that were to be the case, Kylo Ren – who is speculated to be visiting Mustafar in The Last Jedi – could come across it, and unexpectedly connect with his grandmother.
It’s a long shot, sure – but it certainly comes packed with dramatic potential.
On the prospect of Vader finding Padme’s final resting place, Vahn – in a video by Mike Zeroh – said: “That’s such a big question and you would wonder why he wouldn’t do it. It’s too important to just leave that part of his life behind.
“She was a big part of why he became Darth Vader; his love for her and the corruption brought that dark side out of him.”
He added: “It’s too important to leave that behind. It would make Darth Vader such a deeper character than we have already seen, and make Kylo Ren so much more interested in that part of Vader’s life.”
As for whether Portman would actually be seen in brand new scenes, nothing of the sort has been alluded to in any rumours or leaks thus far, and – given her recent pregnancy and child birth – it’s exceptionally unlikely that she’ll appear.
Kylo had been thought to be after Vader’s red lightsaber as well, and some wondered if Luke had the kyber crystal from it in his possession.
However, a Lucasfilm insider confirmed on Twitter that the lightsaber met the fate fans originally thought: it was not salvaged from the second Death Star, which exploded in Return of the Jedi.
The Last Jedi is out on December 15.
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