Kylo Ren

"Nothing will stand in our way. I will finish what you started. - Kylo Ren"

''This article is about the Dark Side character. For the light side character, see Ben Solo.''

Ben Solo, also known as Kylo Ren, was born in 5 ABY to Leia Organa and Han Solo. Ben quickly got recruited to be a Jedi by Luke Skywalker, training him as a Padawan, along with other children that were also Force-sensitive. Leia and Han had almost no time for their son, making him live without parents most of the time. At one point, when Ben was alone, Supreme Leader Snoke of the First Order reached out to him via the Force, drawing him to the Dark Side.

After Luke's temple had been destroyed by Ben/Kylo, Luke abandoned the planet, not to be found anywhere. Kylo joined the First Order and the Knights Of Ren, a special group within the First Order. Kylo had a obsession with his grandfather, Darth Vader, having Vader's deformed mask board his capital ship, a Resurgent-class Battlecruiser. Kylo was uncertain of the Dark Side, being dragged back towards the Light. He talked to Vader's mask for help, receiving visions created by a reincarnated Darth Sidious to make him fall deeper and deeper towards the Dark Side.

Kylo was tasked with finding Luke, raiding a village on Jakku, with no success but knowing that a droid got away with part of the map to Skywalker. Kylo got the information by reading Poe Dameron's mind onboard his ship while holding him prisoner. Poe was later rescued by FN-2187. Kylo sends down forces to retrieve the droid but with no success, hearing that a girl were with them when they escaped Jakku. Ren captures the girl, who he finds out is named Rey, with a raid on Takodana. Thinking he'd not need the droid only Rey's mind. But Kylo was unsuccessful with retrieving the map from Rey's mind.

Kylo took Rey to Starkiller Base, were he later confronted his father, killing him as the Supreme Leader had wanted, making him free from the temptation to the Light Side. Kylo Ren fights off FN-2187, who now goes by Finn, outside the base that is being attacked by the Resistance, eventually defeating him. When Kylo Ren tried to use the Force to pull his grandfather's lightsaber from the snow using the force, it flies by him into the hands of Rey. He turns around and attacks Rey.

Snoke demanded that General Hux retrieve Kylo Ren from the destruction of the base, so he can complete his training.