Why name him Ben?
Han's only interactions with Obi consisted of him calling the old man crazy for believing in the Force and I don't even think Leia met the guy in person.
Honoring an old time war hero who had a major impact on their family.
Also if Luke never had a son it makes sense he'd let them use the name.
>>63864451
Nod to EU, just like the Malachor thing in your source pic OP.
>>63864451
>through his veins courses the bloodline of the most powerful Jedi and Sith
Fucking what?
>Kylo Ren's unusual lightsaber is an ancient design
>ancient
FUCKING WHAT!?
>>63864451
>Ben Solo
>Ren Kylo
They did it for poetry
>>63864511
His grandfather is Darth Vader, so yea. The whole Chosen One thing kindve made him the most powerful, blahblahblah
>>63864511
His grandfather is Anakin, the greatest Jedi pilot, and Vader, the greatest Sith
>>63864451
Luke is the real father. Han is a cuck
>>63864451
He should have been named after Bail Organa if they really had to go with the "named after a dead guy" cliche.
>>63864511
data books like that are for star wars nerds and full of random references so nerds can jerk off to their favorite piece of lore being referenced
it makes no sense otherwise
>>63864546
>Kylo is an inbred autist
That would literally make his character being so pathetic acceptable
>>63864565
I fucking wish. THAT would actual make the character fucking interesting.
>>63864477
You can't mean Obi-Wan, because his name was FUCKING OBI-WAN and not Ben (a name used when he was pretending to be a crazy old hermit).
>>63864511
>>Kylo Ren's unusual lightsaber is an ancient design
>>ancient
>FUCKING WHAT!?
It looks like a sword, retard.
Wonder if Obi-Wan was his actual name and Ben was his parents pet name for him.
>>63864649
WHERE THE FUCK DID HE GET AN ANCIENT LIGHTSABER DESIGN
>>63864622
Yea, cuz Luke and Han constantly called him Obi-wan
>>63864683
He didn't, it's STYLISTICALLY DESIGNED TO BE THAT WAY
>>63864683
Malachor obviously.
>>63864707
>Malachor obviously.
The dog dragon from Never Ending Story?
>>63864451
>accusing finger reinforces unquestioning authority
wut?
>>63864739
Thats Falkor
>>63864511
>>63864649
>>63864683
>>63864701
No.
The ancient design thing is the Sith crystal embedded in it.
>>63864701
According to the OP picture, it's not stylised like that, it's purposefully and practically designed to facilitate the unhinged 'kyber' crystal which powers a lightsaber.
Makes sense. Also, would have been actually fucking interesting if they delved into the whole chaotic, untrained nature of Kylo Ren rather then the shit we got of him.
>>63864792
But they did, the moment he had to face Awakened Rey he realized he wasn't a unique and special snowflake anymore and that Rey could easily surpass him once she gets proper training. He was taught nothing valuable by Snoke and he only seemed powerful next to regular people.
Holy shit.
Is this picture real?
Because it reads like a fucking deviantart dark sanic. Is Star Wars about dark sanic now?
maybe they just liked the name
>>63864901
True, he thought he was big and bad like Vader, but quickly realized how pathetic he was against someone that could actually defend themselves against him.
>>63864901
Are you shitting me? The black guy with absolutely no training was able to make the first lightsaber hit on him for fuck sake.
Ren is a fucking joke.
>>63865143
Ren was clearly just toying with him up until that point, afterwards he quickly kicked his ass with no difficulty
>>63865143
>what is a wound from a weapon that was shown to blow several people up with one shot beforehand
and this>>63865207
>>63864451
Leai knew him before ANH didn't she?
>help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, your my only hope
He was the one who saved her when she was a baby and he probably kept in contact with her father.
>>63864553
When it comes down to it, Ben Solo sounds better than Bail Solo.
>>63865449
Peter Bailish Solo, CIA
>>63865422
Leia knew of him, but she never met him.
>>63864685
> han knew him for a few hours
> didn't like him
> leia knew him as obi-wan
>>63864451
>his deadly lightsaber skills
But I thought all these autists were saying he was shit with a lightsaber and wasn't fully trained yet?
>>63865646
lmao
>>63864477
>So I see you guys had a son.
>You know, I never had a son so I'm going to LET you use the name I had reserved for my son
>Gee, thanks Luke, you're a good friend
Are you legitimately retarded?
>>63864451
>Han's only interactions with Obi consisted of him calling the old man crazy for believing in the Force
And you don't think he could have ever re-evaluated his initial misgivings after all that had happened to him?
>>63865646
Here, have an updoot
>>63866222
He knew the guy for like 6 hours. Its stupid. Surely Han had someone in life he made a bigger impact on him and who he liked better than Kenobi.
>>63866829
Maybe he just liked the name you faggot. Not everything needs a deep meaning to exist.
>>63864451
Pretty sure Leia chose that name. It's also not unlikely she knew Obi-Wan and had met him before.
>>63867942
The way she talks to him in that holo-message inside R2 it's clear they never met and that she knows of him cause her dad told her to look for him.
>>63864451
Leia knew and trusted Ben enough to send R2 to him at the start of the first movie.
>>63866105
>Luke doesn't have children
>Wants to honor his mentor in some way
>His best friend and sister agree to name their son after Luke's mentor
I'm sorry if you've never had a family before and don't understand relationships anon.
>>63864451
>ben solo
>been solo
>was once solo now kylo ren
POTTERY
>>63865143
>>63865207
>>63865328
There's a middle ground. Kylo was both wounded and toying with Finn, but he's a shit duelist irrespective of that. Any actual trained Jedi (or even a forceless dude with decent swordsmanship training) would fuck his shit up in moments.
>>63864967
Kylo's character is by far the most interesting part of TFA, not that that's saying an awful lot.
Medical Droid: "it's a boy"
Luke: "yes. And the force is strong with him."
Leia: "he can be your first student. You can guide him."
Han: "Hey luke, why don't you name him. I want you to. Really."
Luke: "a name? A name to live up to. Ben."
Leia: "why not Obi-wan?"
Luke: "I knew him as Ben. The galaxy knew him as a war general. And wars do not make one great."
Han: "you're one to talk. Besides, Chewie wanted to name him Lumpy."
>>63864451
I like how the lightsaber cross section specifically says the thing is sort of janky, and therefore requires lateral plasma vents. There ya go, nerds, you officially have your answer as to "WHY A CROSSGUARD?!"
>>63864451
Ben Kenobi is why Leia and Han ever met at all.
>>63864451
One of Harrison Ford's real life sons is named Ben.
>>63869872
Yep, his oldest son is named Ben. So Han Solo's son is also Ben. That's it.
>>63869859
Thoughtful, dude. - validates it.
>>63869839
Because it's cool... ing the lightsaber so it doesn't explode.
>>63864451
>accusing finger reinforces unquestioned authority?
>>63866105
That's how it works in real life, though. It's an unspoken thing. If you had a great relationship with your grandfather where everyone knew it was special moreso than with his other relatives, the whole family would think it was awkward if your brother who only comes home for Christmas named a kid after him.
>>63865143
Kylo was wounded thought.
>>63864511
>FUCKING WHAT!?
remember that (at least most of) the old republic era no longer exists
gone are the powerpack plugged-in lightsabers from the comics. this is now canon for ancient lightsabres
>accusing finger reinforces unquestioning authority
>>63871361
wtf is that
>>63864451
>accusing finger reinforces unquestioning authority
