Look at what we know about kylo ren from the trailers and what we suspect. The blood of the most powerful jedi and sith flowed through his veins, granting him raw strength. Dec 23, 2015 darth vader has a copycat heir named kylo ren adam driver, resisting shtick, who keeps his masters melted helmet around and wears one of his own just to look cool. I have alot of problems with disneys disasterous take on star wars. That not only describes adam drivers kylo ren, but also jacen solo, one of three children of han and leia in the expanded universe. Perhaps my view, as a jacen solo fan fully expecting to see some form of jacen in the series, was a bit tainted when i. Kylo ren is the chosen name of ben solo, the only child of original star wars trilogy characters han solo and princess leia organa. Heres why adam driver is stirring up twitter again as. Now that the force has awoken, weve seenkylo ren and his potential to create disaster and mayhem. Kylo ren is the chosen name of ben solo, the only child of original star wars. Aug 25, 2015 its been speculated that kylo ren is the new official star war canons version of jacen solo, han and leia organa solo s son from the defunct star wars eu. He is also known as darth caedus and gets his ability to maniupulate the force from leia. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a volpi cup, as well as nominations for two academy awards, two golden globe awards, two bafta awards, three emmy awards, and a tony award.
Adam douglas driver was born in san diego, california. During the new republic era, he conquered much of the galaxy as supreme leader of the first order and master of the knights of ren. Kylo ren is the chosen name of ben solo, the son of original star wars trilogy characters han solo and leia organa. How the abandoned star wars expanded universe inspired. His mother, nancy needham wright, is a paralegal from mishawaka, indiana, and his father, joe douglas driver. A former lance corporal in the united states marine corps, he rose to prominence with. St kylo renadam driver discussion thread page 172 jedi. Adam driver agrees with you that hes looking good in the last jedi at least, according to rian johnson. Ben solo was a forcesensitive human male jedi who, after falling to the dark side of the force, eventually renounced his adopted persona of kylo ren and was redeemed. Kylo ren was a forcesensitive human male who trained as a jedi pupil under jedi master luke skywalker before turning to the dark side of the force and joining the knights of ren. Adam douglas driver born november 19, 1983 is an american actor. Nevertheless, star wars fans are used to a greater threat to the galaxy that also comes in the form of an organa solo.
Its been speculated that kylo ren is the new official star war canons version of jacen solo, han and leia organa solos son from the defunct star wars eu. Adamdriverisnotover adam sackler adam driver kylo ren ben solo kylo x rey reylo starkiller base star wars. Star wars star adam driver on why kylo ren went dark. Who by all accounts is basically the equivalent of jacen solo darth caedus from. May 25, 2017 spawn adam driver, in character as kylo ren, han solos son and slayer, wields a crossguard lightsaber. The following post contains major spoilers for star wars 7. Es wurde zwar nie offiziell bestatigt, doch man kann davon ausgehen, dass ben solo nach obiwan kenobi. Abrams reveals the origin of adam drivers kylo ren galina wind says. Its no surprise the two share many similar story beats, but now that kylo ren s story is over with the rise of skywalker, it raises the question of which character had the stronger arc. This is why people cant stop talking about adam driver as kylo ren. I dont even think he knows how much i am done with this guy. Adam driver has remarkably transformed himself from a feeble priest in martin scorseses silence to super fit villain, kylo ren, in star wars 8.
Jacen solo might no longer be a canon character, but the similarities between him and canons ben solo is surprising. Kylo ren is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Kylo ren is a fictional character and major antagonist in the star wars franchise. Jan 18, 2020 jacen solo will never follow that same path, but he nevertheless served as inspiration for kylo ren. Ever since adam driver was confirmed as the new star wars villain, kylo ren, for the force awakens, his character has been surrounded by rumor and speculation. Kylo ren is jacen solo, grandson of anakin skywalker. For one, jacen solos influence to the dark side was brought about by lumiyathe light whip lady, whereas kylo ren is suppose to be drawn in by whoever serkis sith character is going to be. Most of his character is based and how unpredictable and tempestuous he is. Its no surprise the two share many similar story beats, but now that kylo rens story is over with the rise of skywalker, it raises the question of which character had the stronger arc. Ben is the son of han solo and leia organa, the nephew of luke skywalker, the grandson.
Then they said that kylo rens injuries were from a crash and had to go on prosthetic support by which he has that in common with lumiya. The first mistake was kathleen kennedy, a filmonly purist. He also searches for his missing mentor, father cristovao ferreira played by liam neeson. Discussion in sequel trilogy started by bensolo, dec 12, 2017.
In silence, driver plays portuguese priest who attempts to spread his religion to an embattled 17th century japan. Kylo ren, originally born as ben solo, is the central antagonist of the star wars sequel trilogy. Darth vader has a copycat heir named kylo ren adam driver, resisting shtick, who keeps his masters melted helmet around and wears one of his own just to look cool. Jacen, one of the most powerful force users in the old star wars expanded universe. Meet jacen solo, kyle katarn and the other characters who paved the way for kylo ren, finn and the new movie heroes.
I wonder if jacen syndulla had a dark side future or if ben solo is intended to replace him. Read xii from the story amor eterno by danielacortezsanchez emily cortez. This lead many fans to wonder if kylo and rey were the films version of jaina and jacen solo from. Driver, 35, isnt alone in his belief that the main antagonist of the force awakens and the last jedi, who spurned multiple offers of redemption in both films, still has some good in him. He was born with the name ben to princess leia organa and the smuggler han solo. St adam driver kylo ren in episode ix jedi council. In the aftermath of the rise of skywalker, the resistance celebrated the fall of palpatine and, presumably, the supreme leader of the first order, kylo ren. In his youth, he displayed traits similar to that of his grandfather, anakin skywalker, who had turned to the dark side and. Warrens profession 2010 and subsequently appeared in man and boy 2011. He serves as the main antagonist of the first two installments of the star wars sequel trilogy, and the central antagonistturneddeuteragonist of star wars. W ith his long back cloak and heavy, intimidating mask, new star wars baddie kylo ren may look a lot like darth vader but actor adam driver, who plays ren in jj abramss the force awakens. I think he put his heart and soul into kylo and ben and it shows. Jacen solo is a character of the greatest saga ever. Abrams didnt even want him to audition for the prime role of kylo ren.
Adam driver as kylo ren ix page 3 the superherohype forums. He couldnt tell me, really, anything about the part either. He is also the overarching antagonist of the second and final season of the animated. Share to your socials the new star wars trilogy is based thirty years after the originals and has featured a brand new cast of characters that attempts to usher in a new generation of star wars fans, and there has been massive speculation about everything from the story line to family trees. Previous to disneys acquisition of lucasfilm, the next generation of star wars children were a major part of expanded universe mythology as the skywalker and solo kids became powerful. Jacen, as it were, was a jedi who became a sith darth caedus after he had visions of different futures ones where both his uncle, luke, and his own daughter allana suffer dark fates that could be avoided by him embracing the dark side. Actor adam driver has always claimed that the character of kylo ren isnt a proper villain, and now hes doubling down on that idea as star wars. St adam driver kylo ren in episode ix jedi council forums. The number of different artists whove all drawn jacen slightly differently means all you can really say is that hes a young man with pale skin and brown hair.
He is also the overarching antagonist of the second and. Adam driver returned last month as kylo ren in the last jedi. Adam driver as kylo ren ix discussion in star wars. There was a theory that han solo commited suicide while confronting kylo ren on the bridge. Ben solo was a forcesensitive human male jedi who, after falling to the dark side of. Heres why adam driver is stirring up twitter again as kylo ren. The force awakens star adam driver has revealed what steered his character, kylo ren, toward the dark side. Jacen solo, again powerful jedi, son of leia and han, went to the dark side but came back because of the love of his sister. Jan 03, 2020 st kylo ren adam driver discussion thread. Jacen syndulla would have a reason, growing up without a father can be rough mdudes and perhaps hera wasnt as good as a mother as she could have been. Adam driver had no problem with shirtless kylo ren the. He appears as the main antagonist of the first two installments, the force awakens and the last jedi. The rise of skywalker stars daisy ridley, adam driver. A villainous character named ky b o ren appeared in the 1985 star wars.
See more ideas about jacen solo, darth caedus and star wars rpg. Oct 02, 2015 info on who is kylo ren and want more commment on who you want. I actually think, seeing the pics, that if there was an lotf movie adam driver would make a good jacen visually with some cosmetics. Being the bad guy of the new star wars saga requires a lot of focus on the dark sideeven when more cheerful costars try to hug you out of it. Jacen solo will never follow that same path, but he nevertheless served as inspiration for kylo ren. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a volpi cup, as well as nominations for two academy awards, three emmy awards, and a tony award a former lance corporal in the united states marine corps, driver made his broadway debut in mrs. Previous to disneys acquisition of lucasfilm, the next generation of star wars children were a major part of expanded universe. Dec 17, 2015 w ith his long back cloak and heavy, intimidating mask, new star wars baddie kylo ren may look a lot like darth vader but actor adam driver, who plays ren in jj abramss the force awakens. Perhaps my view, as a jacen solo fan fully expecting to see some form of jacen in the series, was a bit tainted when i first watched tfa, but ive never viewed kylo as a side character.
But seeing as there was never an actor or official model for jacen, i dont quite get your point. The blood of the most powerful jedi and sith flowed through his veins. She seemed insistant on putting the eu in the trunk, not even the back seat. Jacen also seems to come back to the light upon his. So i posted so much kylo ren adam driver stuff on my regular page my friends told me to take it elsewhereso here we are. The prequels is the story of anakins descent to the darkside, the ot is his redemption to the light, jacen s storyline could have been riding the line between.
In the expanded universe jacen and jaina solo are born to leia and han on coruscant in 9 aby so if we do a bit of maths 34 aby minus 9 aby we get 25 aby, making the twins roughly around 25 years. Even in the force awakens it was clear that kylo and rey had a stronger than normal connection. Like seriously see more ideas about adam driver, kylo ren adam driver and reylo. Quotes, star wars humor, star wars film, star wars art, adam driver, charles bukowski. Dec 23, 2015 meet jacen solo, kyle katarn and the other characters who paved the way for kylo ren, finn and the new movie heroes.
This article is about the jedi also known as kylo ren. Adam driver interpretou kylo ren, nos filmes star wars. Jacen solo and kylo ren have a lot in common and intentionally so. But thats not the only reason people are talking about him. Like seriously see more ideas about adam driver, kylo. How adam driver got his huge star wars role howard stern. Jacen solo would have been the best part of the film if they finally made a middle ground grey force user. Kylo ren might be the most polarizing star wars character ever. On one side, youve got that group of fans who love the guy, usually praising the complexity and selfdoubt that surrounds him. Either way he could even be one of the knights of ren. That presumably means he was found by hux, as his choice for redemption goes away.
Dec 18, 2015 ever since adam driver was confirmed as the new star wars villain, kylo ren, for the force awakens, his character has been surrounded by rumor and speculation. See more ideas about adam driver, kylo ren, kylo ren adam driver. Kylo ren shares some similarities with jacen solo, the son of leia organa. Heres how seriously adam driver takes playing kylo ren. Besides his standard actor adam driver, he also had two voice actors in star wars. How the abandoned star wars expanded universe inspired force. Dec 12, 2017 jacen solo, again powerful jedi, son of leia and han, went to the dark side but came back because of the love of his sister. In legends, caedus death ultimately brought peace to the galaxy, an. Though trained by his uncle luke skywalker as a jedi, he has been seduced to the dark side of the force by supreme. A tribute to kylo ren, portrayed by adam driver duration. The haters guide to adam driver as kylo ren in the force. Well, of course he looked like jacen solo, theyre both han and leias first son. Ridley is 23 and adam driver who plays kylo ren is 31, putting the pair in the perfect age bracket to play han and leias progeny. Like kylo ren, jacen was the son of han solo and leia organa who was trained as a jedi by luke skywalker, only to turn to the dark side and take a new name, darth caedus.
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