10 Saddest Deaths In Star Wars

10. Ben Solo

After letting go of the darkness following a strange vision of his late father, Ben Solo drops the mantel of Kylo Ren and hurries to Exegol to help Rey in stopping Palpatine once and for all. The two finally defeat the Sith Lord, once Rey channelled the power of all of the Jedi, with this effort killing her. Even so, Ben completely Force Heals Rey, which drains his own life energy. The two then share an awkwardly misplaced kiss, before Solo suddenly passes onto the Force.

Whilst Ben's death is moving, it certainly has its retracting factors. It's a real shame that Ben Solo, the last Skywalker, does not live to see the saga's end, with the character now having a carbon copy arc and demise of Darth Vader. Solo's redemption and subsequent death is rushed, and is far muddier than his Grandfather's since Disney clearly wanted to take the safest option possible and replicate the main beats of Return of the Jedi's ending, but without putting in the work to make The Rise of Skywalker a logical and satisfying conclusion to Star Wars.

Perhaps Ben's death would have had more resonance had he have assisted more in defeating Palpatine, but the passing of a redeemed Kylo Ren, and the final Skywalker, is still rather emotional on the whole.