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Going misty today 🌬

They are very different characters with different motivations and character arcs.  Not to mention we have no idea where Kylo Ren’s character arc is going to go.

Darth Vader has the advantage of being the OG.  There are a lot of novelizations both canon and non-canon, comics, video games, and all the rest to expand on him being a certified bad ass, while ironically enough we didn’t actually see him wrecking house in the films until Rogue One. The reason we thought he was so cool was the characters reaction to him. 

His arc is also one we’re the most familiar with.  He starts as someone who, in order the protect the ones he loves, grabs for power, the power then corrupts him, and it is only through the love of his son he is redeemed.   There is also a whole college essay in there about him being a slave, and even after he joins the Jedi he remains chained to the code. He is then made a slave for the Emperor and is only freed after, his son recognized him as a person with his own will.

Kylo Ren on the other hand, is somebody searching for an identity.  Here is a kid who has grown up around icons and heroes.  He is a Skywalker and was expected to continue the Skywalker legacy.  He went off to train with the Uncle all the stories told was good and incorruptible, but he feels the darkness. Snoke grabs hold of his mind and feeds that other half all force users have to reconcile and then, his uncle, the man who was told to trust tries to kill him.

I’m not excusing his actions.  He’s basically a school shooter, tortured an unknown amount of people, and killed his own father.  To quote General Iroh “[he’s] crazy and [he] needs to go down.”  I’m just saying there is a lot more going on that I think people give this guy credit for.  I love the Crylo Ren meme as much as the next person, but you can’t deny he is an interesting character, especially after The Last Jedi.

He has now shaken off the shackles of his enslavement to Snoke.  He has rejected the past including his revere of Darth Vader and is ready to burn the galaxy to the ground.  He also has the means and the determination to do it too.

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m excited where this is all going to go.