Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker - 9 Major Things Revealed By Vanity Fair

3. Knights Of Ren

Star Wars Rise Of Skywalker Knights Of Ren
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There have been so many rumours about the Knights of Ren returning that it's almost become a bit of an open secret, and they did seemingly appear in the trailer as well, but the Vanity Fair cover leaves absolutely no room for doubt.

The Knights of Ren are in this movie.

Glimpsed as part of Rey's Forceback in Episode VII, they are a band of Force-users who followed Kylo after he destroyed Luke Skywalker's Jedi Temple, but while he's their master, they've not been by his side since. One rumour has it they've been investigating a part of the galaxy called The Beyond, and it's from there they return in this movie. With Kylo the Supreme Leader now, it'd make sense he'd want his own guards around him, much like how Snoke had his Praetorian Guards. Vanity Fair refers to them as "elite fearsome enforcers of Kylo Ren’s dark will."

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