Even though the events of theStar WarsSequel Trilogytake place in a very short amount of time, there are gaps between movies that areleft up to other mediums, including comics, to fill.One of those vital untold stories concerns how Kylo Ren transitioned from Snoke’s enforcer to the Supreme Leader of the entire First Order, something the franchise is finally ready to reveal.
InStar Wars: Legacy of Vader#1 – written by Charles Soule, with art by Luke Ross – Kylo Ren returns to his Star Destroyer, The Finalizer,after his duel with Rey inThe Last Jedi.He stakes his claim to the throne of the First Order by pulling both halves of a severed Snoke from two different boxes and throwing Snoke’s two parts into space.
Kylo blames Snoke’s death on the Resistance, claiming Rey killed their former Supreme Leader, thoughStar Warsfans know what really happened.
Star Wars Fans Are About to Find Out How Long Kylo Ren Can Keep His Deepest Secrets
Star Wars: Legacy of Vader#1 – Written By Charles Soule; Art By Luke Ross; Color By Nolan Woodard; Lettering By Joe Caramagna
AfterThe Last Jedi,the question arose of how long Kylo Ren can realistically conceal the real reason for Supreme Leader Snoke’s death. There doesn’t seem to be anyone questioning him by the time ofThe Rise of Skywalker,but that could either mean the secret didn’t get out, or that it did, but Kylo forced the First Order to follow him anyway from his new position of power. With Charles Soule’s newLegacy of Vadercomic, fans now know about the immediate aftermath of Snoke’s death,with Ren’s lie becoming one of the central tensions of the miniseries.
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When looking at the facts, everyone who saw Snoke being killed is dead themselves, and Snoke’s ship, The Supremacy, was destroyed, so there is no security footage. Even if there was, it was Rey’s lightsaber that killed Snoke, so there would be no reason to assume Kylo Red committed the murder anyway. And the biggest piece of evidence, there is never any mention of Kylo killing Snoke inThe Rise of Skywalker,so it’s most likely that no one ever found out. However,the fact that Kylo kept this liethroughout his leadership really says a lot about his character.
The Way Kylo Ren Introduced Himself As The New Supreme Leader Says Everything About His Leadership Style
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The way Kylo Ren made his announcement of himself becoming the supreme leader says a lot about who he is as a character, and what kind of leader he will be asLegacy of Vadercontinues.Kylo Ren took both of Snoke’s halves and tossed them out into space, to represent letting the past die, while accepting something new. For something as big a deal as this, and a show of this magnitude, doing it in front of stormtroopers on his own star destroyer seems a little small-scale. It just goes to show how new Kylo is at all this.
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Not only does Kylo Ren seem like he’s rushing through becoming a leader as soon as possible, he also doesn’t know what he wants as a leader. Kylo’s first act as Supreme Leader is to ask General Hux how Snoke ran the military side of the First Order. When Hux reminds him that Snoke is dead and Kylo can do whatever he wants, Kylo’s first request is for Hux to build him a throne. Kylo Ren has a huge ego, and he’s only focused on himself, he’s not ready to lead the First Order.
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After Kylo Ren’s request for Hux to build him a throne, Hux becomes furious when Kylo says to get it right the first time. Hux had the opportunity to kill Kylo after Snoke’s death, but instead,Kylo claimed the throne to the First Order.Hux and Kylo have always been rivals, and Kylo likes to throw his privilege around, since he is the grandson of Darth Vader. With Kylo’s new power, now he gets to push Hux around even more, and that leadership style most likely has a hand in turning Hux into a Resistance spy.
Showing how Kylo claimed the throne to the First Order is the first of many answers to questionsStar Warsfans have been asking.
Hux is not the only character that needs development towards the light side.InThe Rise of Skywalker,Kylo Ren turns to the lightside,soLegacy of Vaderneeds to push Kylo in that direction, and Charles Soule is the perfect writer to do it.Already, Soule has demonstrated how well he knows the character, as he shows Kylo’s huge ego and privileged attitude. Showing how Kylo claimed the throne to the First Order is the first of many answers to questionsStar Warsfans have been asking.
