Kylo Ren Rumored To Get Star Wars Episode VIII Costume Change

Possible Spoilers Ahead For Star Wars: Episode VIII

We learned in Star Wars: The Force Awakens that the main big bad Kylo Ren, Master of the Knights of Ren, has a rather unhealthy obsession and an unfettered allegience to his Dark Side role model – Darth Vader.

Kylo Ren even keeps the scorched skull and helmet of the late Sith Lord in a special room, where he cradled the ancient artifact in his arms and spoke to it.

He has even been called a “Vader Fanboy” of sorts. After all, Darth Vader is his grandfather.

According to Making Star Wars, Kylo takes his obsession one step further in Star Wars: Episode VIII. Although his mask will look the same in the upcoming film, his robes will be different:

“According to sources, Kylo Ren is wearing a Darth Vader cape in Star Wars: Episode VIII. The cape is said to be like the one Darth Vader wears in The Empire Strikes Back/Return of the Jedi. However, the cape does not have the same chain clasp. It is not entirely clear if this cape is one Kylo made to resemble that of his grandfather’s or if he actually procured one of Darth Vader’s capes that probably fell into the hands of collectors in the Star Wars galaxy.”

Somehow, someway Kylo Ren procured the burnt up skull of his grandfather and now he got his murdery hands on Vader’s iconic robes – or he sat down one day and sewed a replica.

It’s possible that his new digs are in fact authentic Vader gear. Just like Star Wars fans search the galaxy for that one special collectable, Kylo Ren would most likely do the same for anything that’s left of his personal paragon.

Either way, Kylo Ren will be wearing a different costume in Star Wars: Episode VIII, just like Luke Skywalker does.

Star Wars: Episode VIII, directed by Rian Johnson, continues the story of the “Skywalker Saga,” and the ongoing tale of Rey, Kylo Ren, Poe Dameron, Finn, as well as the legacy characters from the original trilogy.