![]() In this vulnerable state, he was deceived and manipulated by a new mentor, Snoke, into separating himself from his parents (Leia Organa Solo and Han Solo) and becoming a practitioner of the dark side of the Force, based in pain, anger, and aggression. Over the course of Episodes 8–9 of the series, we learn that Kylo Ren, formerly Ben Solo, had originally been mentored by Luke Skywalker but felt betrayed by him. Episode 7 introduced Kylo Ren as a hardened villain who worked for the evil “First Order,” reminiscent of Palpatine’s Empire, and who killed his own father, Han Solo. Anakin Skywalker was subsequently redeemed by his Jedi son Luke Skywalker, who shared some risk factors with his father but who had mostly protective factors. We use the terms “light” and “dark” purely in reference to the Force of Star Wars, first released in 1977, and not in reference to physical features and will guard against any reinforcement of stereotypes that “light” is good and “dark” is bad.Įpisodes 1–6 described Anakin Skywalker, who became the Sith Lord Darth Vader following a traumatic loss and fear of future loss at a developmentally sensitive phase, and while under the influence of Sith Master Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine. The films described conflicts between the Jedi, who altruistically harnessed the “light side” of The Force for knowledge, peace, healing, and self-defense, and the Sith, who selfishly harnessed the “dark side” of The Force to promote fear, anger, hatred, aggression, and corruption. ![]() The Star Wars films featured The Force, an omnipresent energy field that directs everyone’s actions.
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