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I am called Ren. But that's not my name.
~ Ren.
The Ren just is. It lives, and it consumes, and it doesn't apologize. It is its nature and nothing else. I believe in that principle on a deep, deep level.
~ Ren.

The man known as "Ren" is the main antagonist of the Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren comic book series.

Ren was the charismatic and enigmatic leader of the Knights of Ren, and the predecessor to Kylo Ren. He was a Force-sensitive and wielded a red-bladed lightsaber. He lived by the "Ren" ideology, a code of living which consisted of Ren doing anything he wanted without worrying for those he might hurt in the process.

While not one of the most dangerous nor evil villains that the protagonists have ever faced, Ren is one of the most significant, as it was thanks to his influence, alongside those of Emperor Palpatine and Supreme Leader Snoke, that led Ben Solo to fall to the dark side of the Force.

In the Halloween special Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales, he is voiced by Christian Slater, who also portrayed Mr. Robot and Edward Alderson in Mr. Robot, Robert Boyd in Very Bad Things, Ushari in The Lion Guard, Special Agent Slater in Archer, Jimmy Dolan in Jimmy Dolan's Cadillac, Michael Griffin in Hollow Man 2, Jason Dean in Heathers, Composite Santa Claus in Robot Chicken, and Rand Ridley in Inside Job.

Personality[]

Despite being a mass murderer and a user of the dark side, Ren was polite and friendly to those he crossed paths with. Ren's perceived charisma was a faux, however, as he was completely willing to kill those he was friendly to if he felt the urge to. He was a passionate believer in the "Ren" ideology.

Mirroring the "Ren" ideology, Ren had no remorse. He was completely willing to kill innocents, often enjoying the depraved act.

History[]

Little is known about him but what we do know is that he acquired the lightsaber and got the position by defeating his predecessor. The Knights are an untrained group of Force-sensitives known as the Shadow. They roam the galaxy, wreaking havoc and killing wherever they desire. Ren and his small gang are approached in the dying days of the Empire by Qi'ra of Crimson Dawn, who gives them a chance to reclaim their lost pride and ambitions. Learning about the Crimson Dawn founded by Maul it lead Ren to agree with the mission regardless.

Qi'ra devises a scheme to bring down the Empire and the Sith by recruiting the Knights in a raid on Darth Vader's citadel and the theft of a Sith artefact. The expedition is successful, but it attracts the Emperor's attention. The Knights of Ren eventually conclude that the hazards are not worth it and leave. Three decades later, Ren and his Knights continues their crimes as their recruitment strategy is finding out troubled Force-sensitives and persuading them to deliver "a good death" by murdering a loved one. They butchered a bunch of sector security agents in pursuit of a Force-sensitive criminal, only to have the criminal killed by his own brother. Ren was moved by the man's spirit, yet he still desired a kill. He made touch with Snoke, Palpatine's invention, who suggested Ben Solo as a new member because to his exceptional Force potential.

At an abandoned High Republic Jedi station, the Knights confronted Luke Skywalker, Ben, and Lor San Tekka. Ren left his helmet behind after being defeated by Luke, informing Ben that it would guide him to their location if he ever needed to find him again. Ben Solo, disturbed by his uncle's perceived treachery, mistakenly demolished the Jedi temple, killing one of the remaining students in the process. Ben sought out Ren at Snoke's request. Their first operation together was to raid the Mimban mines in search of a Force artefact. Ren planned to execute the miners after they were apprehended for not divulging the location of the artefact. Ben, on the other hand, used the Force to probe the miners' brains, eventually leading to the site. Ren made the uneasy decision to release the miners.

Ren explains their behavior's is characteristic of Knights. He led the Knights in slaughtering the artifact's guards, but their quest was cut short by the entrance of two other surviving students, Voe and Tai, who were Ben's rival and best friend, respectively. Ren restrained Voe but sensed Ben's unwillingness to murder Tai, so he decided to eliminate the two pupils himself. He deemed Ben to be weak and threatened to murder him as well, but Ben murdered Ren and Voe. After the battle he decided to take command of the Knights serving as a replacement but as Kylo Ren.

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Trivia[]

  • Ren doesn't appear nor is mentioned in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, being nowhere to be seen among the Knights of Ren in either The Force Awakens or The Rise of Skywalker. Thus, it was likely to assume that Ren would be eventually defeated and/or killed by Ben Solo once The Rise of Kylo Ren comic series ended. The third issue hinted at this, as Ren is trying to prompt Ben to cause "a good death" to be one of his Knights, which suggested at the possibility that Ben would kill him to take over his followers. This is confirmed to be true in the final issue, because Ren is killed by Ben who becomes the new leader of the Knights of Ren in The Rise of Kylo Ren 4, six years before The Force Awakens.
  • According to writer Charles Soule, Ren was inspired by the treasure hunter Garth, one of the opening antagonists of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Both are criminals who befriended the protagonist and molded them into what they later became. The difference, however, is that Garth is not a murderer whereas Ren is one.
  • Essentially, Ren serves as a foil to Darth Vader: they are both users of the dark side of the Force and were burned and scarred at some point of their lives. The difference, however, is that whereas Vader was ruthless and emotionless, Ren was more charismatic and open.

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