As the trailers show us, Kylo Ren clearly isnt a lone wolf. In fact, hes got quite the pack around him. For a start, hes surrounded with his own platoon of First Order Stormtroopers. And those guys arent his only allies, either. We know for a fact that Kylo isnt the top dog within The First Order, the military junta built from the leftovers of the Galactic Empire. The would be Supreme Leader Snoke, Andy Serkis as-yet-unseen character who was critical in the seduction of Ren to the dark side, according to Empire Magazine. Snoke is the Emperor equivalent to Kylos Vader, to use the parlance of the original Star Wars trilogy. With that in mind, it seems safe to assume that Domhnall Gleesons General Hux seen in various promotional materials wearing a big black coat is The Force Awakens Gran Moff Tarkin-alike military mastermind. Captain Phasma Gwendolyn Christies chrome-covered character is a member of The First Order too, it would seem. With all this in mind, its clear that Kylo Ren isnt working alone. Although hes the most eye-catching baddie in the trailers, he isnt the only one. Theres a complicated hierarchy of evil here, and hes just one cog in the machine. Whether hes a nice chap to work with remains to be seen.
