Unidentified Benathy king

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"I remember when another like you came here with demands. He was taller. Far more impressive. He killed our last king."
―Kristoff, to Kylo Ren[2]

A male individual served as the king of the Benathy species on[2] Benath,[3][4] an astronomical object located in Wild Space.[3] Around 15 BBY, the human Sith Lord[1] Darth Vader of the Galactic Empire came to Benath with a sizeable Imperial force and made demands of the king before killing them. The Benathy Kristoff succeeded the monarch.[2] In 33 ABY, the human Kylo Ren,[1] commander of the First Order and Vader's grandson,[5] visited Benath with his army to negotiate the end of the Benathy's conquest of local planets and to invite the Benathy to submit to the First Order. While meeting with Ren, Kristoff recalled Vader's visit and regicide, and Ren, too, ultimately killed the king after they both refused to submit and annoyed him.[2]

Behind the scenes

The king was first mentioned in the comic one-shot Age of Resistance - Kylo Ren 1. The comic was written by Tom Taylor and published by Marvel Comics[2] on September 25, 2019.[6]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars: Timelines
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Age of Resistance - Kylo Ren 1
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars Galaxy Map poster
  4. ↑ The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) (screenshot) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas and a number of maps in the current Star Wars canon (see a list here), stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. This article treats Benath as one such homeworld with regard to the Benathy species.
  5. ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
  6. ↑ Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars: Age Of Resistance - Kylo Ren (2019) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)