Star Wars Episode 9: 15 Big Questions From Everything We Know So Far

6. Is Kylo Ren Going To Be Redeemed?

The Last Jedi Kylo Ren Ben Swolo
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In the space of two movies, Kylo Ren has become one of Star Wars' most fascinating characters; a nuanced, complex villain with an inner conflict that tears him apart, and yet also leads him to commit evil acts.

We've seen such a villain be redeemed before though, with his grandfather no less. So does that mean Kylo can be brought back to the light too? There's certainly precedent for it, but then perhaps it means we've seen that story before, and Ben Solo won't return from the Dark Side.

There's also the question of whether or not he can survive this outing - if it's ending the Skywalker saga, does that mean ALL Skywalkers have to die?

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