- [Amy] A new Star Wars theory
could confirm Kylo Ren's redemption!
We're about two weeks out from this year's D23,
the fan expo and convention about all things Disney.
We are sure to get all sorts of details from what's going on
in "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series"
to whatever else is going on in the world of Disney,
Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Disney+.
But one thing that fans are waiting with bated breath
to learn more about is December's
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
Ever since we got the first teaser trailer for Episode IX,
back in April at Star Wars Celebration,
fans have been on the edge of their seats
theorizing about how the sequel trilogy's story
will wrap up, specifically in regards to
one Kylo Ren, esquire.
Most fans fall into two camps on the matter.
Either Kylo Ren will be redeemed
and return to being Ben Solo, or he will die a villain
and many have taken a fine-toothed comb
and sifted through every piece of dialogue
across the entire Star Wars saga for any evidence
that supports their stance one way or the other.
Now, the concept of Kylo Ren turning back to the light
because he was secretly a double agent the whole time
or maybe the power of Rey's love
snaps him out of his emo phase,
Reylo confirmed, is not a new concept.
These ideas have been floating around
since the release of Episode VII back in 2015.
But now, a new theory might've blown the lid off the case.
The idea behind this theory supposes
that the key to Kylo Ren's #Bendemption
is based on an exchange from 1977's "Star Wars: A New Hope"
and was brought to life on Reddit by user ThatSoodooGuy.
In his post, ThatSoodooGuy asks us to remember
the exchange between Luke Skywalker's
aunt Beru and uncle Owen, may they rest in peace,
when Beru tells Owen,
- There's too much of his father in him.
- And Uncle Owen replies,
- That's what I'm afraid of.
- [Amy] While this exchange was originally meant to
highlight Luke's brash nature and hint at
his upcoming struggle with resisting the Dark Side
in the original trilogy that mirrored
his father Anakin's fall into darkness,
this exchange can be viewed in new light
when contrasted with how people talk about,
or talk to, Kylo Ren in the sequel trilogy.
The first bit of evidence comes from "The Force Awakens."
Before Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Finn go off on
some damn fool idealistic crusade
to save Rey and help destroy Starkiller Base,
Han has a heart-to-heart with General Leia about their son,
the artist formerly known as Ben Solo.
Han basically says that they lost their son forever
because he had too much Vader in him.
This completely echoes what was said about Luke.
But, as we all know,
this didn't lead to Luke falling to the Dark Side.
In fact, even Anakin Skywalker himself
ended up a good guy Force ghost at the end of the day.
So, does having too much Vader in him
spell certain doom for Kylo?
Not necessarily.
Kylo's lineage has been brought up as a defense
for his goodness throughout the sequel trilogy.
"The Force Awakens" basically opens with this notion,
with Max Von Sydow's fan favorite character Lor San Tekka
claiming "the First Order rose from the Dark Side.
"You did not."
Also, Supreme Leader Snoke
digs at Kylo in "The Last Jedi," saying,
"You have too much of your father's heart in you,
"young Solo."
However, Luke brings up Kylo's mighty Skywalker blood
as his original impetus to train him.
But that blood also came from Vader.
So, choosing which side of the family to honor is definitely
something Kylo will continue to struggle with in Episode IX.
Using Star Wars lore to predict or foreshadow plot points
is nothing new for the galaxy far, far away.
And we know that no one loves honoring Star Wars past
more than J. J. Abrams.
So, if Kylo Ren does turn good,
it would be a cool way to connect and mirror
Luke and Kylo's character arcs.
Of course, it wasn't just this new Bendemption theory
that has fans in full-on speculation mode.
This week, Lucasfilm has just debuted a teaser
for a new series called "Star Wars Rollout"
where every character is shaped like BB-8
and in its teaser, one character is not explicitly named.
If you'll notice, he's smaller, more baby-like,
but dressed like Han Solo,
and has a little tuft of black hair.
Fans are speculating that this is
bouncing baby Ben Solo in the flesh.
Another reminder of Ben Solo comes from
the new Kylo Ren comic by Charles Soule,
which will document the rise of Kylo
and the Knights of Ren who tweeted the news with a caption,
"From Ben to Ren."
So, with all of this Ben Solo content on the horizon,
it seems like Lucasfilm is priming us
to remember the concept of a good Ben
from before he turned into Kylo.
That way, audiences are ready to see Ben Solo
redeemed in the end.
- Maybe.
- However, this is all just speculation for now.
We'll have to wait and see if Kylo Ren
does get redeemed come December.
But, what do you folks think?
Do you wanna see Kylo Ren get redemption in Episode IX?
Do you think this theory could be valid?
And, what's your wildest Episode IX theory?
Let's discuss.
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