Star Wars The Force Awakens: Who is Kylo Ren's Father?
When Kylo Ren hit the scene in the first Star Wars: Force Awakens’ trailers, he made as much of a splash as Star Wars villains of the past: Darth Vader, Darth Maul, and General Grievous to name a few. As is the case with J.J. Abrams’ previous movies, we don’t have a ton of information about the actual story of Force Awakens outside of its new characters, along with the returning cast from the original trilogy. With Kylo, we know he’s a member of the “Knights of Ren”, he’s one of the leaders of the First Order (the new evil empire on the block), and he has a deep love and respect for Darth Vader, going so far as to hold his burnt mask in memoriam.
Word on the street is that Kylo was born shortly after the Battle of Endor, now an adult of 30, years after the fact. In this article, we’ll be dissecting the possible candidates for who is the father of this newest threat to the Light side and the universe that existed a long time ago in a galaxy so far away. Does Kylo come from an upbringing of heroes, having found himself falling from the light? Was he raised in the dark side and following in his father’s footsteps? How will this come into play when the Force Awakens drops later this week? Let’s dig into this theory!
