Kylo Ren between scenes. Driver explained that his goal was "to forget you're in "Star Wars" and treat it like any other job that's filled with moments and problems", because from the perspective of the characters living within the film's universe, "Darth Vader is real". Ren's character arc shares similarities with that of the "Star Wars" expanded universe character Jacen Solo, the son of Han Solo and Princess Leia who threatens the galaxy as a fallen Jedi. Additionally, critics have noted a resemblance between Ren's character design and that of Revan, the protagonist of "". Abrams told "Empire" in August 2015, "Kylo
Kylo Ren him in half, killing him. After that, Ren reveals to Rey his new goal to create a new order in the galaxy, separate from the legacies created by Snoke and Luke, and beseeches Rey to join him, while getting her to admit her tragic true parentage she had hidden away for years, calling Rey a "nobody" to everyone else in the galaxy except for Ren. Though tempted, Rey refuses, realizing that Ren will not turn back to the light side. After she escapes, Ren frames her for Snoke's assassination, declares himself Supreme Leader of the First Order, and orders his