I know this is a very strange thing to be posting at 3.30 in the morning, but as I'm sick and my sleep patterns appear to have gone out the window, I shall share what ails my mind at this time. Force Awakens spoilers ahead....
I don't get why, in the film, Kylo Ren's real name is Ben.
Now I know that it is suppose to be in honour of ol Obi Wan, but when you think of it, that doesn't really make any sense?
Consider this. Why would Leia or Han name their son after someone they barely know?
Now, Obi Wan does play an important role in Leia's life, considering he knew her parents, he was there at her birth, he helped hide her as a baby, and she sent him the message asking for his help, via R2-D2. ....But the only time she EVER actually see's him in the whole franchise is when Vader strikes him down. Even then she's pretty occupied shooting troopers, so it would have just been a fleeting glimpse. A 'woah! That old dude just turned into a pile of robes!?' kind of acknowledgement.
The only reason she knew to send Obi Wan the plans in the first place was because her ol step dad told her he was to be trusted. She never actually see's him face to face.
Alright then, so perhaps it was Han's idea to name him Ben?
But again, I ask you, why?
Han knew the guy for like less than a day! In that time they briefly escaped Tatooine, had an argument about the force, hatched a quick scheme to get them out of the Death Star, then he saw him get killed.
Now Han is a smuggler. He has probably met hundreds of interesting characters over the years, and he has probably had repeat business with them and certainly met some more than once. So why on earth would he choose to honor some old dude that he spent half a day with, instead of a known friend?
Which brings me to the only real conclusion, that Luke named the kid, as he was the only one to spend any real time with Obi Wan.... But isn't that weird? Like imagine this:
Leia has just given birth to a lovely baby boy, all the friends and family have gathered to see;
Leia: Oh he's gorgeous Han. What do we name him?
Han: What about Padme after your mother?
Luke: No.
Leia: Well then what about Lando? After all he did help us wi...
Luke: Wrong.
Han: Uhh....
Luke: The child will be called Ben.
Leia: Who?
Luke: Ben.
Leia: Who the hell is Ben?
Han: Do you mean after Obi Wan?
Luke: Yes.
Leia: Obi Wan Kenobi's real name was Ben?
Han: I think it was.
Luke: It will honour his noble death and sacrifice to the Jedi order.
Leia: But I never even met him.
Luke: He was great, you'd have loved him. I can probably call him over sometime, but he'll be in spectral form, so don't freak out.
Leia: Uhh...okay.
Luke: Excellent, Ben it is!
....That'd be like an uncle coming in and naming your child for you....actually that IS an uncle naming his siblings child.
The other alternative of course is that they simply just liked the name Ben, and it happened to coincide with a famous character they barely knew.... But what are the odds, really?
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