4) Kylo Ren
It was always going to be difficult for The Force Awakens to create a central villain who could match up to the mighty Vader. It was an ingenious idea, then, to make that the entire motivation of Kylo Ren.
At first, it seems that Ren is a fanatical follower of Vader’s who has styled himself after the Sith lord. It later transpires though that he is, in fact, Vader’s grandson and the son of Leia and Han. Full of rage and emotion, Kylo – formally known as Ben Solo – shares little of his granddaddy’s cold demeanor. Ren makes such a formidable villain because he’s basically a petulant teenager with the power to destroy the galaxy. Plus, he has a lightsaber with a crossguard.
Clearly suffering from an internal battle between the light and the dark, his anger even led him to kill his own father. But has he gone to the dark side for good? Only time will tell. What we know for sure is that we can’t wait to see more of Adam Driver’s surprisingly layered villain in the upcoming Episodes VIII and IX.
Published: Jan 5, 2017 09:41 pm