
In 4 ABY, Princess Leia Organa and General Han Solo were among those who led the Alliance to Restore the Republic in a decisive victory over the Galactic Empire at the Battle of Endor. " I am in command of my own body, thank you very much."

When Solo sacrificed himself to revive Rey, he died and became one with the Force, joining his parents, uncle, and grandfather. Reclaiming his identity as Ben Solo, the redeemed Jedi joined Rey on Exegol to save her from Sidious and defeat him once and for all, though the effort took Rey's life. Rey turned back from her own brush with the dark side to save his life by healing the wound she had given him. Despite Ren's aspiration to rule the galaxy as the new Galactic Emperor and Dark Lord of the Sith, he was pulled back to the light during a duel with Rey when his mother communicated with him as she died, reminding him of his family's love and forgiveness. Ren attempted to betray Sidious, but Rey again rejected his offer. Rey joined the Resistance led by Leia Organa and continued her Jedi training, while Ren conquered vast regions of the galaxy as the new Supreme Leader.ĭuring the last days of the First Order-Resistance War in 35 ABY, Darth Sidious offered the Final Order fleet to Ren in return for killing his sworn enemy, Rey. The Jedi apprentice Rey had briefly grown close to Ren through their unique Force-bond and believed she could turn him back to the light, but she rejected his offer to rule with him. Determined to sever all ties to his past, Ren killed his father and assassinated his master. Inspired by the legacy of his grandfather, Ren sought to destroy the last remnants of the Jedi Order and conquer the galaxy. As a product of Jedi and Sith teachings, Ren embodied the conflict between the dark side and the light but was dangerously unstable. He killed and replaced the leader of the Knights of Ren under a new persona, Kylo Ren. Solo destroyed his master's training temple, killing his fellow students, then fled to join Snoke. In 28 ABY, a confrontation initiated by Skywalker resulted in Solo turning against the Jedi and falling to the dark side.

Unknown to any at the time, Solo and Rey were counterparts as a dyad in the Force. Sidious's son had a daughter, Rey, who was born to her mother in the same year. In 15 ABY, during the New Republic Era, Solo joined a new generation of Jedi apprentices trained by his uncle. The phantom Sidious similarly targeted Solo and used his creation, Supreme Leader Snoke, to groom Solo from an early age to doubt his family and eventually turn to the dark side. His grandfather, Anakin Skywalker, had become the Sith Lord Darth Vader through the machinations of Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith. The heir to the Skywalker bloodline, Ben Solo possessed raw strength in the Force and had the potential for limitless power.

His parents, General Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa, were considered great heroes of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, as was his maternal uncle, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

He was born at the end of the Galactic Civil War in 5 ABY, when the Galactic Empire surrendered to the New Republic. And I will finish what you started." ―Kylo Ren, to the helmet of Darth Vader - Listen ( file info) īen Solo was a human male Force-sensitive who fell to the dark side of the Force as Kylo Ren-the " Jedi Killer," master of the Knights of Ren, and eventual Supreme Leader of the First Order-but returned to the light side shortly before his death. Show me again, the power of the darkness, and I will let nothing stand in our way. See this article's talk page for more information. Once you have fixed an issue, you may remove it from the list of issues. Please help Wookieepedia by editing this article. () The article needs to be updated with Last Shot, Shadow of the Sith, Bloodline, Age of Resistance - Finn 1, Phasma, Through the Turbulence, Choose Your Destiny: A Finn & Poe Adventure, Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire, Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition, The Relic Raiders, The Escape, Star Wars Helmet Collection 21, TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual, Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Galactic Guide, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel, See You Around, Kid, The Star Wars Book.
