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 was created as a jab at Darth Vader fanboys.
 * 3) He is just an edgy, brooding petulant child that only shows surface-level conflict.
 * 4) 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.
 * 5) It is really hard to believe he's the leader of the Knights of Ren.
 * 6) He is prone to tantrums that make him way less threatening than any other villain. The only villain who is a bigger joke than him is Hux.
 * 7) He's whiny.
 * 8) 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.
 * 9) 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. It is also the moment he lost his intimidation and scaryness as we see grumpy emo kid.
 * 10) He lost to Rey in the Force Awakens, who had never been trained.
 * 11) His relationship with Rey is forced.
 * 12) His cringey shirtless scene.
 * 13) There is no sound reason why he became a villain. Sure, he saw Luke thinking of killing him but it doesn't explain why he turned on anyone else.

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.