According to Adam Driver, Kylo Ren is "morally justified in doing what he thinks is right". "The Rise of Skywalker" depicts Kylo Ren having his helmet repaired following its destruction in "The Last Jedi". Abrams compared the fractured mask to "Kintsugi", a Japanese ceramic art of repairing broken pottery which accentuates the breakage. While the helmet obscures his vulnerabilities in "The Force Awakens", its fractured form in "The Rise of Skywalker" instead communicates the fractured nature of his character. Kylo overcomes and kills his father in "The Force Awakens" before reconciling with his memory of him in "The Rise of Skywalker"; according to Terrio, this reconciliation represents the "Atonement with the Father" stage of the hero's journey, which the "Star Wars" films are heavily patterned on.