Warning: There are some spoilers ahead!
After seeing "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," I compiled together a bunch of big questions left unanswered by the film.
For some reason, I didn't include one of the simplest questions on my list: How did Kylo Ren end up with his dear old granddad Darth Vader's helmet?
It's a good question. Like Anakin/Luke's lightsaber, Vader's helmet conveniently pops up decades later in "The Force Awakens."
It looks like someone may have figured out the answer.
YouTube channel "Star Wars Minute," which breaks down — you guessed it — "Star Wars" trivia in a minute or so, points out that the answer may lie in "Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon," a short story released November 24 as part of many tie-in literature leading up to the release of "The Force Awakens."
The story revolves around Bazine Netal, the model-looking character spotted in Maz Kanata's cantina who rats out BB-8's location to the First Order.
According to the story's synopsis, an anonymous client hires Netal to find an ex-stormtrooper and retrieve a mysterious package. That former stormtrooper just so happens to be a captain who fought in the Battle of Endor, which took place in 1983's "Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi."
Remember, Vader's body was burned on Endor during the Ewok celebration at the end:
It's never made clear in "The Perfect Weapon" what the package contains or who is on the receiving end, but it certainly sounds plausible that it could contain the semi-melted helmet of Darth Vader.
Why else would you release a 57-page short story and mention a mysterious item retrieved from a former stormtrooper who just happened to fight on Endor?
Another less-fun theory is that Luke kept the helmet himself after "Return of the Jedi" and Kylo — who is so obsessed with grandpa Vader — stole it after he turned on his uncle, who was training a flock of new Jedi.
Check out the full video from "Star Wars Minute" below:
(h/t/film)
