Star Wars Finally Confirms An 11-Year-Old Kylo Ren Fan Theory Is True
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A new Star Wars novel confirms Ben Solo was named after Obi-Wan Kenobi — the man who first brought Han and Leia together on a mission to Alderaan.
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Theory Briefing
- The novel Star Wars: Legacy has Leia sense Obi-Wan's spirit and refer to him as her son's namesake, calling him a noble man.
- Han Solo first met Leia because Obi-Wan hired him to fly to Alderaan, making Kenobi the unlikely architect of the Solo family.
- The TV series Obi-Wan Kenobi deepened Leia's bond with him by showing he risked his life to rescue her as a child.
- In old Legends continuity Han and Leia named a child after Anakin, but canon shifted the honor to Obi-Wan — reflecting Leia's trauma over Vader.
- The theory had circulated for 11 years since The Force Awakens revealed the name Ben in Han's desperate confrontation with his son.