Here’s everything we know about this shadowy strike force.
One of the biggestStar Warsmysteries to this day surrounds the Knights of Ren.
Heres an attempt to shine a light on this shadowy strike force.
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Theyre not as powerful as a Jedi or a Sith, but they use it when they fight.
They were once led by a man named Ren, a scarred fighter who flaunts a featureless helmet.
I wanted him to read like a charming Darth Vader, Soule described Ren ina separate interview with StarWars.com.
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A Vader who is charismatic and who is appealing.
Thats why [Rens] skin is burned and he sort of looks the way that he does.
Hes embracing the seductiveness and the damage that the dark side does.
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Whereas Ren isnt hiding behind it.
Hes someone you could have a beer with, in theory.
Ren is also the name the Knights use for lightsaber, and its the Ren they pledge to follow.
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The Ren just is.
It lives, and it consumes, and it doesnt apologize.
It is its nature and nothing else.
The same goes for Ben Solo, when he later assumes control of the group as Kylo Ren.
So theres another level of leadership above him.
Theres Vicrul, who wields an annealed phrik scythe blade and calls himself the harvester.
He has the ability to heighten the level of fear in his prey.
Wielding an enormous vibrocleaver, Trudgen takes keepsakes from his victims.
Then theres Aplek, the Knight who revels in deception and trickery to overwhelm his opponents.
In battle, youll know him by his giant Mandalorian executioners ax.
All their weapons come with modifications that allow for various offensive effects.
Its there that they face the Knights of Ren in battle.
Ren plays a significant role in luring Ben over to the dark side.
Maybe there is a path for a guy like me.
Look at the choices hes made.
I could make those choices, too, and I could be cool, Soule said.
In retaliation, Ben destroys the Jedi Temple and, he believes at the time, Luke himself.
With Luke seemingly out of the picture, Ben tells Snoke hes been thinking about the Knights of Ren.
Snoke, it would seem, was the master Ren mentioned in the comics.
Truth is, I just didnt see a place for them in the movie.
The Knights loyalties are firmly rooted in the dark side, the shadow, to put it in Knight-speak.
Though the Skywalker Saga is over, Lucasfilm and Disney continue to release companion materials, including comics.
Theres more to come, more secrets to be unearthed.
This article has been updated with information fromStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker The Visual Dictionary.
