Warning: this article includes spoilers from The Force Awakens. If you have not seen it yet, stop reading and head to your nearest theater!
The Force Awakens seemed to ask as many questions as it answered, especially concerning the villainous Kylo Ren. In the film we learned much about the character and his past and saw more of his idolization of his grandfather Darth Vader. Of course this raises some questions, such as why Kylo chooses to follow in the footsteps of Vader rather than his Light Side alter ego Anakin Skywalker. Gav Murphy from IGN recently caught up with director J.J. Abrams and inquired about this very subject. Abrams' gives a very intriguing answer, and also comments on why Kylo turned to the Dark Side in the first place. You can check out the video below:
Additionally, Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group confirmed Kylo's age on Twitter:
@drklrdbill Kylo is about 29-30. Born shortly after VI. Don't know which is the first book to put the planet name in print; but not Tython
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) December 20, 2015
Kylo's backstory, coupled with Adam Driver's performance, made him one of the standout characters in The Force Awakens. I can't wait to see his story unfold further and learn more about his motivations in future films.
Sources: IGN, Twitter
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59 comments:
In my mind he was 18-20 and that's why he acted so "childishly".
And he is still an apprentice.
30 years old make no sense. Hope Rian Jonhson will correct this.
I know some young minded 30 year olds who behave far worse.
Immaturity doesn't have an age.
I know some young minded 30 year olds who behave far worse.
Immaturity doesn't have an age.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Driver
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzhokhar_Tsarnaev
Far fetched, but maybe there's something to it?
A master Jedi can control such urges but a sith Let their inner darkness take over hence why evil does not triumph for long...
Greed for power takes over even within dark apprentices they long to be supreme..and take the reigns..
A Dark Lord will not remain in power if the Master and apprentice scenario remains...
Greed is the only winner on the darkside
Sith are selfish, self serving, manipulative, strategic geniuses who are able to plan a multitude of steps ahead. If they couldn't, then they would never have gotten into power in the first place.
Kylo Ren is not a Sith.
What do you learn about Vader in ANH?
Also, when he "talks" to Vader, he sez that his master knows about his "weakness."
Just a thought.
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