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Chandrilla |
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777 ABY (2181 N.E.) |
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811 ABY (2225 N.E.) |
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Male |
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1.89 meters |
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89 kilograms |
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Dark Brown |
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Brown, Yellow (Dark side) |
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Light |
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Deceased |
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Duel with Sidious |
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Ben Solo, a human male, was a Force warrior who trained as a Jedi under his uncle, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, before turning to the dark side of the Force and becoming an acolyte of Snoke for Sheev Palpatine of the Imperial Remnant Faction the New Order as Kylo Ren—the "Jedi Killer," master of the Knights of Ren, and eventually became the Supreme Leader of the First Order—but he returned to the light side shortly before his death. Originally named Ben Solo, he was born after the Viau Galactic Civil War to Princess Leia Organa and General Han Solo, youngest sibling to Jacen Solo, Jaina Solo Fel and Anakin Solo. This was exploited by the Snoke, who tempted him with promises of power.
Born in 777 ABY (2181 NE) during the First Multiverse War, the heir to House Solo and related to the Skywalker family of the Viau Universe, Ben Solo possessed raw strength in the Force and had the potential for limitless power which was noted by the Jedi Order, especially Anakin Skywalker to be sure he can control such power. However, through the machinations of Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith. The phantom Sidious similarly targeted Solo and used his creation, Supreme Leader Snoke, to groom Solo from an early age to doubt his family and eventually turn to the dark side.
Though Organa hoped training with her brother, Luke would help her son to learn the ways of the force and fought alongside many Jedi of the New Galactic Republic against the Galactic Empire and the Axis of Empires, Earning him a reputation as a hero to many. Sometime after the defeat of the Galactic Empire that he discovered by his brother, Jacen the identity of Darth Vader, was his grandfather and variant of Anakin.
The confrontation with Anakin, the Jedi and those who knew caused a rift, he was seduced to the dark side alongside his brother, Jacen who was trained by Lumiya to be a Sith Lord, destroyed his fellow Jedi students, and became one of the Knights of Ren, earning the moniker of "Jedi Killer" and a new persona, Kylo Ren. As a product of Jedi and Sith teachings, Ren embodied the conflict between the dark side and the light but was dangerously unstable. Inspired by the legacy of his grandfather, Kylo Ren sought to destroy the Jedi Order not only from his universe but others as his grandfather did centuries ago of the Great Jedi Purge, destroy the remnants of the Axis to conquer the Skyriver Galaxy and the neighbouring galaxies of his home universe to create a new empire. The Jedi apprentice Rey had briefly grown close to Ren through their unique Force-bond and believed she could turn him back to the light, but she rejected his offer to rule with him. Rey ultimately joined the Alliance as Luke's apprentice to continued her Jedi training, while Ren lead the Order to conquer the Remnant factions as the new Supreme Leader.
History[]
Early Life[]
Jedi Training[]
Remnant Wars[]
Betrayal[]
Legacy[]
Personality and Traits[]
Ben Solo was a human male had dark brown hair, light skin, and brown eyes. There was a strong family resemblance between Solo and his parents; he had his father's long face and posture, as well as his pronounced nose and lopsided smile. He inherited his mother's piercing brown eyes, a feature that was sure was inherited from her own birth mother Padmé Amidala. He also had the same warm eyes as his mother. Ben's personality was a mix from his parents, whether as Kylo Ren or Ben Solo. He was very much like his mother, as observed by General Armitage Hux, who believed that Ren would have denied the comparison. He also had his father's sarcastic sense of humor, which sometimes emerged in serious or violent situations. However, Solo was also similar to his grandfather, to the dismay of his parents who saw "too much of Vader" within their son.
Possessing an inquisitive mind, Solo endeavored to gain greater knowledge of the Force and the Jedi ways during his apprenticeship under his uncle, Luke Skywalker. Solo was particularly interested in ancient Jedi weapons; on one occasion, he marveled at a lightsaber rifle. He practiced the art of fancy handwriting or "calligraphy," an art that had fallen into disuse as almost no one wrote by hand during the era of the New Republic. He recorded his handwritten insights into the Jedi on parchment scrolls which he kept next to his calligraphy set. His interests included dark aspects of the Force not taught by Luke. After Solo became Kylo Ren, he studied both Jedi and arcane dark side lore, using these contradictory teachings for greater power.
When Luke's attention was divided by teaching multiple students, Solo turned to the dark voice he knew as Snoke. Solo struggled with the expectations of his family legacy; he was descended from some of the most powerful Jedi and Sith in the Viau history. Supreme Leader Snoke considered Ren a focal point between the dark side and the light, a balance that made him a target of Snoke so Ren's powers could be used to further the ambitions of the First Order. His fall to the dark side suppressed the boy who had once been named Ben Solo. Solo burned and destroyed the Jedi temple while furious that his 'uncle' in his belief had tried to kill him. He was immediately horrified and tried in vain to help his fellow students. He surveyed the fiery ruins and the bodies scattered around him in a state of shock, expressing how he never wanted this outcome. He warned his peers who survived the temple's destruction that he did not want to fight them, and fled to join Snoke and the Knights of Ren. His turn to the dark side was marked by killing the Knights' leader, even supporting his brother when both succumbed to the Dark Side as Sith Lords.
When Solo turned away from the Jedi path, he no longer felt obliged to hold back his power. He embraced his conviction that he was more powerful than any of Skywalker's other apprentices, individually or collectively, and one day to challenge Luke or the alternate counterpart of his grandfather, Anakin Skywalker. As far as he was concerned, the notion that the others were his equal was a lie. Solo hated his full name; he felt as though everyone wanted him to be like his namesake of Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi while referring to Filo variation as a different person, and that inheriting his father's invented surname represented how everything was a lie. Snoke told Solo to become his true self by adopting a new name, and encouraged him to take the name that Solo had invented as a child.
As Kylo Ren, he was known for expressing himself with his lightsaber, and did so often enough that nearby stormtroopers avoided the area he was currently destroying. He also used the Force to strangle, telekinetically throw, or kill subordinates who challenged him, even if they be from any Axis remnants. He reveled in the fury of battle and killing his enemies. In addition to his temperament, Ren was known for his lack of patience, especially for those who failed him. While Ren was not born into the First Order, he was convinced that they were on the right side of history to restore the Galactic Empire and see the Combine as a major threat, even to the Alliance of Nations. Ren fought alongside his stormtroopers on the front lines of the battlefield. Although he would ignore the counsel of his advisors, favoring brute force over negotiation, he earned fear and respect through his ferocity as a warrior. however, he has shown respect and listen to his elder brother, Darth Caedus as he considers him his equal unlike most other Sith Lords as they share the bloodline of their grandfather and knew who to rely on.
Having honed his fighting skills on the battlefield, Ren had little respect for his rival, General Hux. He regarded the general with disdain and saw Hux as neither brave nor trustworthy. Ren embodied conflict, having learned the arts of the Force through Jedi and Sith teachings. He sought to bury his past as Ben Solo, yet channeled painful experiences and emotions from his youth to further his own power. He hoped to become immune to the light and avoid Darth Vader's sentimentality so he could succeed where Vader had failed.
Ren accepted the idea that he was a monster with cold reservation and believed the dark side was in his nature. His failed attempts to contact his grandfather through the Force caused him to believe that hope, which he equated to a false prophet, only led to severe disappointment. Ren did not believe in the existence of an afterlife in his reality, while aware of the Plains of Rebirth as a completely different dimension, until his mother, siblings and Rey saved him from certain death, causing him to reconsider his outlook on life and death.
Ren's desperation to prove himself as a worthy apprentice was ultimately replaced by the desire to free himself from his Master, having spent much of his life as a student of Luke and Snoke in turn. He soon grew resentful of his status as Snoke's apprentice, believing he would always be kept subservient as long as his Master was alive. Ren felt liberated by Snoke's death because it granted him the power and independence he had long coveted. He had no intention of ever serving another master and was, therefore, fiercely protective of his new rank. Like Vader before him, Ren believed it was his destiny to rule over the weaker beings of the Skyriver . He dreamed of ruling the Skyriver and possibly beyond with Rey at his side.
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Quotes[]
- "You're wrong, Caedus. Anakin Skywalker from the Filo Universe is nothing like our grandfather. Is he just a variation of a great warrior, Vader. My belief is he was too weak to face him in the Great War."
- — Kylo Ren's conversation with Caedus about Anakin Skywalker from Filo.