However, as Palpatine created Snoke, and used him as a puppet, the Dark Lord of the Sith was secretly their true commander. Along with Kylo Ren, the Knights of Ren started to work under the command of Supreme Leader Snoke, who used them as a tool of the dark side of the Force, alongside the First Order. The Knights of Ren were a new generation of shadowy acolytes that filled the void of the dark side of the Force after the destruction of the Sith Order at the Battle of Endor.Īfter Ben Solo killed their leader, Ren, he became the master of the knights and adopted the name of Kylo Ren. The Knights of Ren operated for many centuries before the Galactic Civil War. Master of the Knights of Ren: This is a title granted to Ben Solo after he became the leader of the knights.Kylo wears a black and silver helmet and garb similar to the battle gear worn by the other members of the Knights of Ren. Despite this, he operates freely within the order, which tolerates his presence with some hesitation as his agenda does not strictly coincide with their own. Despite Kylo having this title, the Knights of Ren are actually loyal to Palpatine, the Dark Lord of the Sith, as they also refer to him as master and have been following his orders all along.Īs a member of the Knights of Ren, Kylo is not officially part of the hierarchy of the First Order. The Knights of Ren include Ben Solo/Kylo Ren, whom Supreme Leader Snoke refers to as the master of the Knights of Ren. Additionally, each Knight of Ren is a weapons specialist, and trained with their own unique and deadly weapon of choice.Īs of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the Knights of Ren were all wiped out by the redeemed Ben Solo. All the Knights of Ren are Force-sensitive, but their strength with the dark side of the Force is middling and amateurish. As the Sith did, they lived how they chose, took what they wanted, and consumed what the dark side sent them. This ideology was based around following the will of the dark side itself, rather than their own selfish interests. It is unknown how many knights existed, but eight have been seen so far.ĭating back centuries, the Knights of Ren were an almost-mythical group of marauders that followed the ideology of their leader, Ren himself, until Ben Solo took his place. Despite their alliance with the First Order, the Knights of Ren are not part of the formal hierarchy of the organization, as their agendas trump that of the First Order's commanding officers. Kylo Ren is the highest-ranking member among this group as he is the master of the knights. The Knights of Ren is an organization introduced in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.