Ren (Star Wars)

Ren
Star Wars character
Ren, as depicted in Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #1 (February 2020)
First appearanceStar Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #1 (December 18, 2019)
Created byCharles Soule
Will Sliney
Voiced byChristian Slater[1]
In-universe information
SpeciesHuman
GenderMale
TitleRen (lightsaber)
OccupationMaster of the Knights of Ren
Affiliation

Ren is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. Created by writer Charles Soule and artist Will Sliney, he first appeared in Marvel Comics' 2019–2020 Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren comic book series. Ren became a breakout character, appearing in 2021 in the comic series Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters and Star Wars: Crimson Reign, and the Disney+ Halloween special Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, voiced by Christian Slater. He is the masked, bodily-scarred master of the "shadow"-wielding Knights of Ren preceding Kylo Ren, allied with Qi'ra and Crimson Dawn during the reign of the Galactic Empire.

Slater's performance as Ren received positive critical reception, leading to interest in him reprising his role in live-action media on Disney+.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Ren Voices (Star Wars)". Behind the Voice Actors. October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. ^ Towers, Andrea (September 7, 2021). "The new Disney+ Star Wars Halloween special looks like a fever dream in hyperdrive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Bennett, Tara; Shepherd, Jack (October 4, 2021). "The LEGO Star Wars movies are "canon adjacent"". Games Radar. Retrieved October 4, 2021.