10 Things You Need To Know About Kylo Ren

2. He Isn€™t Luke Skywalker

One fan theory that refuses to die is the rumour that Kylo Ren and Luke Skywalker are actually one and the same. In a big third act reveal, many think that Kylo will slip off his mask to reveal Mark Hamill€™s iconic Jedi character underneath. However, it€™s surely about time that we ruled this one out. Although we haven€™t seen Luke head-on in the trailers, leaked set images have shown Mark Hamill in a traditional brown and white Jedi robe. We also saw a robotic hand reaching out towards R2-D2 in the first trailer. Surely, that hooded figure - notably dressed differently to Ren - is Luke. It's also worth noting that J.J. Abrams is a Star Wars fan through and through. Even his Star Trek films have clear respectful nods towards Star Wars. It seems incredibly unlikely, then, that he€™d choose to tarnish Luke€™s heroic arc from the beloved original trilogy by making him a villain. Admittedly, it€™d be a cool twist. But Abrams simply wouldn€™t screw over George Lucas€™ original trilogy in that big a way. And the fans surely wouldn€™t want him to, either. Thankfully, our next and final page has proof that confirms that Luke isn€™t Kylo once and for all€
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