Kylo Ren’s Darkest Moment: A Shocking Echo of Anakin’s Infamous Past

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In Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #5, written by Charles Soule and illustrated by Stefano Raffaele, the downward spiral of Kylo Ren takes an icy plunge into sinister depths, mirroring the notorious acts of his grandfather, Anakin Skywalker. This comic finds Kylo on the planet Naboo, a place of profound significance to his family’s history, being the home of his grandmother and former queen, Padmé Amidala, as well as the site where his grandparents secretly married. While Kylo’s mission to establish himself as Supreme Leader propels him down a path akin to Darth Vader, his actions on Naboo represent an unforgivable leap into utter darkness. Similar to Anakin’s massacre of the Jedi Younglings in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith marking his irrevocable transformation into a Sith Lord, Kylo’s ruthless killing of the Naboo resistance fighters solidifies his dedication to the dark side. This act, directly opposing everything Padmé and Anakin once stood for, guarantees that Kylo Ren is embarking on a course from which there can be no salvation, breaking any remaining connections to the light his family once embodied.

Kylo Ren’s Attack on Naboo Represents His Irreversible Embrace of the Dark Side


When Kylo Ren arrives on Naboo, it’s clear he gives them an ultimatum – either learn to protect themselves or face destruction. Contrary to this threat, Kylo sneaks into a meeting of Naboo citizens, pretending to be their leader in the resistance against the First Order. Deep down, Kylo desires to harm the First Order as a means of rebellion against his own decisions. However, he manipulates the citizens into fighting for independence, even when they question whether fighting is the best option for them.

Following my clever strategy to persuade them against the First Order, resulting in a hard-earned triumph due to my insider knowledge, Kylo unveiled his true self and swiftly turned against the innocents, massacring the very individuals I had initially coerced into battle. These were the people who symbolized not just his role as Vader’s heir, but more significantly, as the grandson of Padmé.

Kylo’s ruthless annihilation of Naboo, a world steeped in significance for his grandmother and where his grandparents’ love story originated, signifies his absolute rejection of his roots and full embrace of the dark side. Just as Anakin’s descent into darkness was sealed by his killing of the Jedi Younglings, an act that irreversibly cut him off from the Jedi Order and all he once held dear, so too does Kylo’s calculated and violent attack on Naboo symbolize a complete break with innocence and hope in his family’s past. In this action, he has gone beyond being a troubled inheritor, becoming instead a faithful follower of Vader’s legacy of devastation. He has surpassed a line that neither Padmé nor Anakin (in his redeemed state) would ever condone, establishing himself not as a conflicted heir, but as a true heir to Vader’s destructive legacy.

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2025-06-28 00:39