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Star Wars Fan Theory on How Kylo Ren Got Vader's Helmet Will Get You Thinking

Participants dressed as characters from Star Wars parade during the New Year's Day Parade in London, England, January 1, 2016.
Participants dressed as characters from Star Wars parade during the New Year's Day Parade in London, England, January 1, 2016. | (Photo: Reuters/Neil Hall)

So you were probably one of the tens of millions of people who watched Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.

Darth Vader's helmet, from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Darth Vader's helmet, from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. | (Photo: Screengrab, Star Wars YouTube Channel)

In both the film and many of the trailers, the deformed helmet of Darth Vader is shown to be in the possession of the villainous First Order fellow Kylo Ren.

Now some of you probably thought to yourselves, "Gee whiz, how the heck did he get his hands on that helmet? Wasn't it destroyed in Episode VI: Return of the Jedi?"

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Well, the people behind the YouTube account Star Wars Minute offer up a theory, a fan theory that is, based off of one of the numerous Star Wars novels written over the past few decades.

Uploaded to YouTube on Dec. 29 of last year, the fan theory video has gotten 779,000+ views and 3,600+ likes. It also got over 260 dislikes, presumably from people taking umbrage with the theory.

Interested in hearing a respectable fan theory about a minor yet poignant part of the blockbuster Star Wars film? Then check out this legit reasoning:

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