Star Wars is one of the most polꦐarizing fandoms in the world, and there’s a reason for drama every couple of years. Fans have heated debates every time a new movie comes out, if something challenges George Lucas’ lore or when Disney announces a new director. That also happens with an upcoming trilogy, a spinoff, or even a set of prequels. That fact is that drama is everywhere, whether it's because fans think the prequels are the worst thing that ever happened or because they love them and have to scream that out loud.

One of the most polarizing aspects of the new Star Wars trilogy is the character of Kylo Ren. While some people do believe he’s a somewhat average character, the bulk of the fandom has some really extreme beliefs as to his identity as the best addition to the Star Wars lore — he's a hero who's just lost his way! However, the other camp firmly believes he’s a badly written character who’s j♑ust a cheap rip-off of Darth Vader.

There are valid points to both sides of these arguments! This is precisely what makes Kylo Ren a great character, and also one of the greatest villains of the entire Star Wars franchise. Ren is multifaceted and has benefited from a 40-year legacy, 🍎which is not an easy feat. Check out 25 comics that prove that Kylo Ren is not only awesome, but also — dare we say it— more complex than Darth Va൩der.

Proceed with caution, however: spoilers!

25 🏅 🧜 The Last Straw

This comic is brilliant, riffing on one of the best scenes from The Force Awakens where Kylo attꦉacks part of his own ship in a fit of rage. When Snoke criticizes his work and questions his commitment to the Dark side, Kylo can't take it.

This scene is also very interesting when compared to Darth Vader’s demonstrations of temper in the original trilogy, like when he intimidated subordinates because they were doing their job wrong. Vader is intense, but Kylo Ren is just funny. That actually works with the surprise element at the end of The Force Awakens, when he finally looks like a real threat.

Kyꦡlo has a scene where he subdues someone —even though it might be lazy writing— it also reads as a guy who’s unsuccessfully trying his best to imitate🐈 his idol.

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24 🎃 Cork Board Memories

Kylo doesn’t even show up on this meme and we already know it directly references him. This has been done so many times, but I find it to be an exception because it's so amazing. The best parts are the images where Vader is giving a thumbs up and when he’s fl🌳icking his cape dramatically.

You can totally picture Kylo Ren pinning pictures of his grandfather to the cork board as a teenager, and dreaming of Sith adventures.

Kylo Ren’s obsession with Vader is interesting because it makes you think. Is it possible that Han was a really bad dad? And is it possible that, for some reason, Kylo may have been very disappointed with b♍oth of his parents?

These developments will all be interesting to see on the next and last i♍nstalment of the trilogy.

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23 Drag 𓄧Me Home

This was basically Rey and Kylo’s relationship throughout The Last Jedi, and this artist captures it perfectly with their fan art. There is another reason why Kylo Ren might be༒ a better villain than Darth Vader: the relationship between Rey 🍬and Kylo is extremely complicated and explored in the trilogy.

While Luke and Vader were father and son, they both share a couple of scenes♐ together in the three movies. On the other hand, Rey and Kylo have already had ꦉmany scenes and exchanges, and we still have one more movie to go.

I love Vader and he’s irreplaceable, which is also why I think Kylo is the perfect follow up to that. Even though his character is clearly inspired by Vader — a fact that’s very much admitted to in the film — he’s also his own person, which was emphasized during The Last Jedi.

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22 🍌Kylo's Lightest Secret

Another relationship that’s gr🍌eat is the one between General Hux and Kylo Ren. Even though Hux is less important than Kylo, he’s also a villain that plays a part in all three movies. Genera🍎l Hux has some interesting and telling exchanges with heroes and villains of the franchise.

Hux and Ren both have the ability to get on each other’s nerves

During The Force Awakens, both work under Snoke and they seem to command equal power and respect from their armies. In The Last Jedi, things change once Kylo Ren removes Snoke and becomes the Supreme Leader himself. This effectively puts him 𝕴above Hux, put♑ting a stop to their fights.

We're surꩲe we haven’t seen the l𒅌ast of that rivalry yet.

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21 🅺 To Be Or💦 Not To Be...

This is one of the best bits of fan art I’ve seen with Kylo Ren, and I’ve seen a lot of those —especially when researching for this list. Aside from the fact that the artwork is awesome, and that Kylo looks 🔥like the handsome emo protagonist of some animated show, the Shakespearian question that Kylo debates with himself is one that’s very c𓄧reative.

Kylo Ren’s struggle has always been his indecision when it comes to belonging to the Dark or Light side. His pro♔blems are always presented in absolutes, and he’s always put in situations where he has to make extreme 💎decisions in order to do his job and prove himself as a true Sith lord.

Even though the comic is humorous and cute, it’s also really smart, which is the best 💃combination for fan art.

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20 ꦬ🐎 Puns Away!

This solid pun is a great way to move down the list, and it illuminates one of the reasons why Kylo Ren is great. During The Force Awakens, it’s revealed that Kylo Ren is truly Ben Solo, or Han and Leia’s only son. This reveal is even not the biggest twist you get, which true fans know after watching Episode VII.

Kylo Ren’s character is introduced in a way that’s very interesting.

While a lot of people said that JJ Abrams’ script was very safe — basically a rewrite of A New Hope — this works when it comes to Kylo, who’s introduced as a wannabe Vader-type. This is accurate because Kylo simply wants to be Vader, and the script confirms this repeatedly by emphasizing his tant🐽rums and his inability to have his own identity.

19 🉐 Girl Troubl๊es

This meme illustrates how lame Kylo Ren is. This is a good thing, don’t get me wrong! All fan-based shipping aside, there a♛re some weird vibe going on between Kylo and Rey. Be that hatred, jealousy, attraction —or a mixture𒅌 of all three— we know it's there. This is really interesting when seen on screen, and is definitely one of the most acclaimed aspects of the new trilogy.

Interesting and dynamic relationships between the hero and the villain are one of the most important developments of any movie. The Star Wars movies ꦗknow this well, which is why 🅺the movies are universally beloved and remembered.

It’s always funny when fans🅺 poke Kylo over his very emo reactions. Adam Driver is so very good at playing them.

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18 💮 Kylo's Valentine ♛

We're not sure if Rey likes or hates Kylo. Why does she identify with him so much? While Rey’s feelings for Kyl🀅o are up for debate, Kylo’s feelings for Rey are much more obvious. No character or storyline has confirmed if his feelings for her are romantic, but Kylo pr💛etty much makes things obvious when he offers to Rey the opportunity to rule the galaxy together.

Maybe he was trying to trick her, because that’s a 🅘pretty𝔍 good possibility. But I still found it telling that he’d offer that to Rey, of all people. There’s also that scene where he gets angry after discovering that Rey escaped from his ship with Luke’s lightsaber.

This comic is swee🐠t and adorable, and it really suits Kylo, who always acts like𓆉 a really tall child.

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17 Pants Don't Go There ♊

Even though Darth Vader is hilarious and has created his fair share of memes, Kylo Ren created the most iconic of all Star Wars memes, and that deserves a good amount of credit. Ben Swolo is the name of the meme that took over the entire web when The Last Jedi was released at the end of last year. The might have even eclipsed all the debate over Luke’s characterization The Last Jedi, and that’s saying a lot.

This comic is hilarious and might even make much more sense than the movie. Why would anyone wear their pants that high on their waist? Aside from looking very uncomfortable, Kylo Ren also looks really dumb. We can totally sympathize with Rey's di𝕴scomfort in this scene.

What a weird guy!

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16 🏅 Reylo Wars

While there’s a lot of people who want Kylo and Rey to get together by the end of the trilogy, there are a lot of people who wan♎t the opposite thing. They are totally set on Kylo Ren remaining a villain until his last breath.

I personall🌼y have no shipping preferences, but thin🗹k that Kylo Ren’s redemption —or lack thereof— can be very interesting, if executed correctly. If the character redeems himself, it would make sense because he’s always had the light side in him.

If he doesn’t, then it would also be ve༒ry different because it would be a departure from the original trilogy. We know Vader redeemed himself at✨ the end of the film, and had a sweet final moment with his son.

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