Dark Rey got all the cool designs.
One that I haven’t seen before is this piece of concept art, posted recently by artist Adam Brockbank, who did work on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as well as The Last Jedi, Rogue One, and a whole host of other major films in the past decade. In it, Rey’s dark side gets a strikingly familiar look.
Yes, that’s (forgive me, everyone) Reylo Ren. This version of Dark Rey, unused in the film, explicitly takes up the mantle of Kylo Ren from a presumably dead or redeemed or redeemed and dead Ben Solo. Or maybe this is a vision of a future that’s like Batman, Incorporated, with more than one Kylo Ren running around wreaking havoc in the name of the Dark Side.
Either way, it’s fantastic, a striking image that I really wish we had seen more from. The role reversal cements the themes the movie sort of has, and is just a ton of fun. It’s a fanfic writer’s dream, and would be rad to see cosplays of, which is really the best compliment you can give to any Star Wars look.
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You were too good for this world, Rey Kylo Ren. But I’m glad I got to see you, just this once.
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Source: gizmodo.com
