Ren (Ren's predecessor)

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"You don't decide my worth. But I earned everything I have, this thing included. I took it from the one who held my name before me. An old name. A name of power."
―"Ren" revealing to Darth Vader that he took his lightsaber from his predecessor[2]

"Ren" was[2] a Force-sensitive individual who served as the leader of[1] the Knights of Ren[2]—a group of dark-side practitioners.[3] He[1] wielded a red-bladed lightsaber[2] known as the Ren.[4] By 3 ABY,[5] some individuals believed that a human individual had killed Ren when he[1] took the Knight's lightsaber, as well as taking Ren's name as his own.[2]

When the Knights led by Ren's successor undertook a heist on the castle of[2] the Dark Lord of the Sith[1] Darth Vader on[2] the Outer Rim[3] planet Mustafar[2] between 3 ABY and 4 ABY,[6] the human "Ren" dueled Darth Vader wielding the Ren. Seeing the Knight wield a red lightsaber, the Sith deemed Ren unworthy of wielding such a weapon, which the Knight refused and told Vader he did not determine his worth. Ren then informed the Sith he had earned all he had, including the lightsaber which he had taken from his predecessor.[2]

Behind the scenes

Ren was first mentioned in the fourth issue of the 2021 comic miniseries Star Wars: Crimson Reign. The issue was written by Charles Soule and published by Marvel Comics[2] on April 27, 2022.[7]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars: The Dark Side Pocket Expert
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Crimson Reign 4
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Star Wars Book
  4. ↑ The Rise of Kylo Ren 1
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of War of the Bounty Hunters 5 to 3 ABY. As Crimson Reign 4 establishes that the human "Ren" was the leader of the Knights of Ren prior to the events of the former issue, he must have taken the name from his predecessor by 3 ABY.
  6. ↑ StarWars.com Hidden Empire Revealed: Charles Soule on Marvel's Next Star Wars Epic – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link) establishes that the events of Star Wars: Crimson Reign, including Crimson Reign 4, take place between the events of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Timelines.
  7. ↑ Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars: Crimson Reign (2021) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
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