- #NO CLONE STORM TROOPER IN FORCE AWAKENING MOVIE#
- #NO CLONE STORM TROOPER IN FORCE AWAKENING DRIVER#
- #NO CLONE STORM TROOPER IN FORCE AWAKENING SERIES#
Some might ask: “what of Luke?” Although he has been suspiciously absent from the trailers and posters of ‘The Force Awakens’, this isn’t J. I suspect that the Knights of Ren are less-than Kylo in some way beta-clones possessing no Force abilities or some other handicap perhaps. Abrams will probably refrain from referencing midi-chlorians, but he could paint a picture that shows cloning Force users is a little more complicated than normal folk. What we do know is that there is a genetic component to one’s ability to use the Force.
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It has never been discussed in detail how cloning works in the ‘Star Wars’ universe. Maybe a new character with probable ties to cloning like the stormtroomer-clad Captain Phasma. Maybe the now dead Emperor Palpatine started the process.
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Who specifically grew the Rens? I can’t help you there. In the absence of such beings, they grew one. The Empire knew that they needed a Force user to regain power since the loss of both Vader and the Emperor. We can tell because Force users are legend according to the trailer, with no modern examples of such beings for younger generations to witness. The Sith are gone and the Jedi are pretty much gone. Episodes VII through IX are about the rebirth of Vader. Darth Vader needed maintenance to his technology and biology to remain alive so the Empire (or what’s left of it) would have genetic samples of Anakin Skywalker handy.
Episodes IV through VI were about the death of Vader. Episodes I through III were about the birth of Vader. Why? Maybe because he is their genetic source material. Kylo is also said to be a big fan of Vader, as all the Rens probably are. I’ve already hypothesized that Kylo Ren could be a clone of someone we know. Kylo Ren appears with what looks like other Ren-types in the latest trailer for ‘The Force Awakens.’ What if they are all the same? Clones using the same source material just as the original stormtroopers? Ren comes from the Knights of Ren, a group that is Sith-like but not Sith. It has been revealed that Kylo Ren is not the character’s birth name.
#NO CLONE STORM TROOPER IN FORCE AWAKENING MOVIE#
Abrams is a mystery nut and will not be able to create a ‘Star Wars’ movie that doesn’t at least attempt to recreate the feeling of surprise that comes with “I am your father.” A mask is used in the movie, a bunch of masks actually, expect at least some of them to hide something. James Earl Jones played Darth Vader, but Anakin was white as snow under that helmet.
#NO CLONE STORM TROOPER IN FORCE AWAKENING DRIVER#
Adam Driver plays Kylo Ren but that isn’t enough to dismiss the notion that Kylo will not look like Adam Driver. Now there is a question of Kylo Ren’s identity. No, at some point the Empire opted to enlist or draft it’s people. All appearances of new ‘The Force Awakens’ character Finn imply that he is a storm trooper and no amount of genetic drift can account for Finn’s difference of appearance compared to Jango. Some were tall, others were short, voices varied somewhat. Looking at the classic trilogy, clones as troopers have probably been phased out.
#NO CLONE STORM TROOPER IN FORCE AWAKENING SERIES#
Clones were so integral to the fate of the series that they named a war, a movie and an animated series after them. The original storm troopers were clones using the genetic source material of bounty hunter Jango Fett. The classic ‘Star Wars’ trilogy is more relevant to ‘The Force Awakens’ both in the timeline and in the hearts of hardcore fans, but I can think of one notable exception: clones. There isn’t much good stuff to take from the prequels.