Kylo Ren

Kylo Ren is a major antagonist in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. His real name is Ben Solo, son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, nephew of Luke Skywalker and grandson of Darth Vader. He is also somehow the leader of the Knights of Ren.

Why He Sucks

 * 1) He's a ripoff of Jacen Solo.
 * 2) He is inconsistently portrayed. He is so powerful and disciplined he can stop the movement of a blaster bolt in mid-air for some time without any apparent effort and could defeat Luke Skywalker in a duel, while on the other hand he is shown as unstable, undisciplined and able to be overpowered by Rey, a girl who was unaware that the Jedi and the Force were real until earlier that day.
 * 3) He is prone to tantrums that make him way less threatening than any other villain. The only villain who is a bigger joke is Hux.
 * 4) He's whiny.
 * 5) His being named Ben doesn't make sense like Ben Skywalker did so Han and Leia weren't as close to Obi-Wan as Luke was.
 * 6) The removal of his mask was also premature and underwhelming. And Ben Solo looks goofy without it. Its made worse in that he actually destroys his mask in Last Jedi.
 * 7) He lost to Rey in the Force Awakens, who had never been trained.
 * 8) His relationship with Rey is forced.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Adam Driver does do a good job with the maternal he's given.
 * 2) His stopping a blast bolt is mid air is pretty awesome and shows how powerful he is.