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Ben is a Skywalker by blood, but he's not Ben Skywalker. The filmmakers will undoubtedly want the Skywalker name to continue on.We already have a Skywalker: Ben Solo. He might not have the name but he has the blood. TFA really pushed that with his reverence to his grandfather. Wouldn't be so much interesting for the sequel trilogy ultimately to be his story instead of Rey's? I think so personally. It seems cheap for Rey to be Luke's daughter now that we've already had two father/offspring reveals. It would be too easy and not innovative like the these next two installments are going to need to be. I really hope Rey isn't a Skywalker at all. It would sort of take away from the point you've made elsewhere in the thread, that anyone can use the Force if they put into the effort. Also if she really is just some girl on Jakku, with her own history and her struggles to overcome, that broadens the universe like these new films should be doing.
The original trilogy was also Darth Vader's story, in a way. He provided the arc, while Luke was in the forefront with his story. I'd imagine Rey and Kylo interacting in much the same way.