The reveal of Darth Vader’s melted helmet in
The Force Awakens'
second teaser trailer sent fans into a frenzy. In the full trailer, we learned that the then-new villain Kylo Ren was in possession of the Sith Lord’s ghostly remains, a character we would later learn is Vader’s grandson. Ren’s moment with his grandfather’s mask in
Episode VII
proved to be a hotly discussed topic, as fans were given a look inside Kylo’s head and saw a bit of his motivation. The helmet was absent from 2017’s
The Last Jedi
, with only few mentions of Vader’s name in it’s place. But what was once thought to be an abandoned concept resurfaced in
Episode IX
. It’s been a little over three months since
The Rise of Skywalker
hit the big screen, and we’re still learning more about the film - details about what appeared on screen, and what never made it.
NEWS
Images have recently surfaced that reveal an unfinished scene featuring Kylo Ren and the mask of Darth Vader. The images, from
Imgur
via
ComicBookMovie
, show what appears to be a second moment between Ren and the remains of his grandfather following his vision earlier in the film. Check out the images below!
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WHAT THIS MEANS
Kylo Ren is a character obsessed with legacy. Despite what he preaches, he’s a person completely defined by his past, unable to let go of his family. His ancestry was kept a secret from him until Leia’s parentage was revealed on a galactic level in Claudia Gray’s novel
Bloodline
, which took place shortly before Ben Solo’s turn to the dark side. At some point, he formed an idolization for his grandfather’s dark past, one that may have even contributed to his own descent into darkness, and acquired the helmet that was burnt on Endor shortly after the destruction of the second Death Star. His coversation with the mask was an interesting concept in
The Force Awakens
that didn’t seem to have closure - and this scene may have been just that.
