'Star Wars' New York Comic-Con 2017 News: New Details on Snoke's Guards Revealed; Kylo Ren's Mask Explained
Just a couple more months before "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" hits theaters, fans were treated to new tidbits of information about the upcoming film, especially about the characters from the Dark Side, during the recent New York Comic-Con (NYCC).
Supreme Leader Snoke, who was introduced in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," was found to be an interesting villainous character, especially because no one knows his real identity yet.
While there are indeed plenty of mysteries surrounding Snoke, one of the many things that the fans have yet to learn is details about his guards, which are featured in the promotions for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
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According to new details revealed at NYCC, particularly in the Starkiller Base control room replica at the "Star Wars" booth, the red armor wearing guards are actually called Praetorian. They were named after the Praetorian Guards of Ancient Rome, who served Roman emperors.
The information boxes shown in the image above, which was shared by Star Wars News Net on Twitter, reveal that the eight Praetorian guards are the Supreme Leader's personal army. They wield single and double-bladed swords with "electro-plasma energy filament running along the blade's edge." It can also be noted that Snoke's guards have a striking resemblance to Emperor Palpatine's Royal Guard in "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi."
Meanwhile, the reason why Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) is wearing a helmet despite not having anything to hide and not using it as some sort of life support, unlike his grandfather Darth Vader whose face and body were burnt, was also revealed during NYCC.
Named the "Jedi Killer," Kylo's helmet is used to simply conceal his identity as the son of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), and the nephew of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), while "he delves further into the power of the Dark Side of the Force."
According to Screen Rant, he may have made this effort to avoid being compared to his lineage and being questioned of his loyalty. Add the killing of his own father in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," Kylo seems ready to fully embrace the Dark Side.
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" opens in cinemas on Dec. 15.
