So, how old was Ben Solo when he changed and became Kylo Ren? Ben was born in 5ABY (five years after the Battle of Yavin, when the first Death Star was destroyed). This was a year after the Battle ...

In fact, Ren was never supposed to lose his connection to the Dark Side and find redemption as Ben Solo. That came later. “I had an overall arc in mind that he wanted to do, which then changed ...