Star Wars: The Force Awakens set up a mystery revolving around Darth Vader's burnt helmet, and how it was recovered may finally be revealed.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Star Wars: The Force Awakens set up a Darth Vader mystery that went unanswered in the sequel trilogy, but it may finally be explored eight years later. As a direct continuation of George Lucas' saga, The Force Awakens had the responsibility of building on where Return of the Jedi left off, with Anakin Skywalker redeemed and a Jedi once more.
Anakin's grandson Kylo Ren was introduced as a Darth Vader obsessive, going so far as to craft a helmet emulating that of the Sith Lord's. Ren is in possession of Vader's helmet itself, a charred husk of what it once was when his grandfather terrorized the galaxy. He speaks to the helmet, believing Vader offers him guidance from beyond the grave, though it's later revealed that the resurrected Emperor Palpatine was the voice in his head all along.
Star Wars Has Never Explained How Kylo Ren Got Darth Vader's Mask While his idolization of the relic is made clear, Star Wars never explained how Kylo Ren acquired Darth Vader's helmet. The young dark sider believed he could be a new Vader for a time, his greatest fear being that he could never live up to the strength of his grandfather. For someone so obsessed with Vader, it would make sense that Ren sought to retrieve every possession the Sith Lord had.
It would seem the obvious answer to the mystery is that Kylo Ren went to Endor and found Vader's helmet himself. Such an artifact is worth a personal mission, and it's doubtful the Ewoks would ever lay their paws on Vader's charred armor. The remains of the Sith Lord could have waited 25 years before being picked up by Kylo, a Jedi cremation being turned into a symbol of darkness again.
"The Steadfast Soldier" may be telling the story of how Vader's helmet was recovered by the Imperial Remnant. It would later be passed down to Kylo Ren, perhaps as a gift from Supreme Leader Snoke to sink his claws into his new apprentice. Pryde may instead elect to leave Vader's mask behind on Endor, but when the First Order rises he brings Kylo to it on Palpatine's command.
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