Clone Lukes and Palpatine parasites: the oddest Rise of Skywalker rumours

The internet is awash with bizarre fan theories.

But given the events of Star Wars Episode VIII, is anything so far-fetched it couldn’t be in the next film?An entire industry has sprung up around Star Wars rumours.

From YouTube channels and Reddit sub-channels to dedicated websites, it is rare for more than a few days to go by without another unlikely theory raising its freakish head above the parapet, like Salacious B Crumb peeping from the fatty folds of Jabba’s slug-like torso.

As we get closer to the December release date for Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker, it’s only going to get worse.

Not least because Star Wars: The Last Jedi featured such outlandish storylines – Luke Force-projecting himself halfway across the galaxy; Leia spacewalking without any suitable astronautical equipment; Snoke getting sliced and diced before anyone had a clue who he was – that it makes

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