UPDATE: Jan. 4, 8:58 p.m. ET: A representative for Hasbro responded to Mashable's request for comment with a statement:
(SPOILER ALERT: The statement contains a potential plot spoiler for those who haven't yet seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
"The Star Wars: Monopoly game was released in September, months before the movie’s release, and Rey was not included to avoid revealing a key plot line that she takes on Kylo Ren and joins the Rebel Alliance. Rey is featured in the following Star Wars games: Hands Down, Guess Who and Chess as well as our 6” Black Series figures, 3 3/4” Figures and Vehicles, Black Series Titanium and Micromachines. Additionally, fans will see more Rey product hitting store shelves this month, including 6" and 12" Rey action figures. We are thrilled with the popularity of this compelling character and will continue to look for ways to showcase Rey across all of our product lines."
Once again, Star Wars: The Force Awakens fans are asking one question: #WheresRey?
Rey, one of the blockbuster film's protagonists played by Daisy Ridley, is not included in the new Star Wars edition of Monopoly. Instead, the game's four tokens include Finn, Kylo Ren, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader (who doesn't even appear in the new film), according to the game's details on Hasbro's site.
The exclusion is frustrating for the fans behind the hashtag #WheresRey, which asks why she's missing from the movie's merchandise -- despite being the latest Star Wars film's central character. Rey was previously excluded from toy sets sold in stores like Target and Toys R Us.
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Fans have already tweeted about game maker's choice to exclude Rey.
REY IS LITERALLY THE HERO. WTF. #whereisrey https://t.co/blOGnQSlRA— Katie Rose Pryal (@krgpryal) December 22, 2015
It is unconscionable for Rey to be left out of #TFA Monopoly game. Rey IS the Force Awakening.@HasbroNews #WheresRey #StarWars— Carrie Goldman (@CarrieMGoldman) January 3, 2016
Just playing a romping round of Star Wars Monoply - but #WhereIsRey ? pic.twitter.com/PfsT5bIHH4— Ericka Duffy (@ErickaDuffy) December 21, 2015
Someone seems to be missing in Star Wars Monopoly. Unbelievable. #whereisrey pic.twitter.com/NKceWEKVbZ— Mike Caulfield (@holden) December 22, 2015