Rey will be added to 'Star Wars' Monopoly after fan outrage

 By 
Yohana Desta
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Where's Rey? There's Rey.

The female lead from Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be added to the future edition of Monopoly: Star Wars, Hasbro announced in a statement provided to Mashable. The character isn't featured in the current edition, prompting fan outcry and tweets with the popular #WheresRey hashtag.

"We love the passion fans have for Rey, and are happy to announce that we will be making a running change to include her in the Monopoly: Star Wars game available later this year," Hasbro says.

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The first edition of the new Star Wars-themed Monopoly game was released in September, and only featured Finn, Kylo Ren, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader.

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Upon realization, fans of the franchise tweeted about the game, confused as to why the film's protagonist would be excluded from its Monopoly tie-in.

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

Hasbro responded by saying she "was not included to avoid revealing a key plot line."

Now that the film's out, Rey's plot line is as well. Bring on the tiny Rey playing token!

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