Abrams told Empire in August 2015, "Kylo Ren is not a Sith. He works under Supreme Leader Snoke, who is a powerful figure on the Dark Side of the Force. '' Abrams had previously told Entertainment Weekly that the character, "came to the name Kylo Ren when he joined a group called the Knights of Ren. '' Robbie Collin of The Telegraph described Ren as "a hot - headed, radicalised Dark Side jihadi, whose red lightsaber splutters and crackles as violently as his temper ''. Abrams noted, "The lightsaber is something that he built himself, and is as dangerous and as fierce and as ragged as the character. '' The Telegraph also explains that Ren 's wild and erratic temper and "angsty '' instability make him dangerous. Melissa Leon of The Daily Beast describes Ren 's use of the Force as "formidable '', citing his ability to stop a blaster shot mid-air, immobilize victims and probe their minds against their will.
where did the name kylo ren come from
he joined a group called the Knights of Ren