TLJ and Rian Johnson: This is Ky/o Ren. He had an idyllic childhood with two loving and involved parents. He was born healthy and able-bodied, into wealth and privilege, and was gifted with space magic. He then joined a fascist organisation for Reasons and committed a lot of war crimes. This is a very sympathetic character. You should sympathise him with because he makes sad faces and sometimes feels bad about his choices.
Me and every other audience member who had far worse childhoods but never joined any fascist organisations nor partook in war crimes: What now
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