Star Wars: 10 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Kylo Ren
2. Snoke Started Manipulating Him From Way Earlier Than You Think
While it's evident from the sequel trilogy that Snoke was the one who had been pulling Ben Solo towards the dark side, what isn't quite as clear in the flicks is exactly when that Palpatine puppet had begun this creepy seduction of the future Kylo Ren.
From the information offered up in Episodes VII-IX many understandably assumed Snoke only began focusing on Ben once he began training as a Jedi. But The Force Awakens' novelisation actually offered a far more disturbing truth.
As Leia explains to Han in that book (via The Independent), Snoke actually had his eye on the youngster from the "very beginning", with Organa telling Ben's father:
"He knew our child would be strong with the Force. That he was born with equal potential for good or evil… From the shadows, in the beginning, even before I realised what was happening, he was manipulating everything, pulling our son toward the dark side."
Whether this means Snoke was subtly manipulating Ben from as far back as the time he was in the womb or simply began luring him towards the darkness after sensing he was strong in the Force not long after his birth, either way, it's clear Snoke/Palpatine began his grand plan to corrupt the Solo child from a scarily young age.