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Rise of Skywalker: Was Han Solo a Force Ghost or Just Ben's Memory?

Han Solo makes an appearance in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker but whether he was a Force ghost or just a memory of Ben Solo's is up for debate.

One of the most surprising moments in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was the short cameo of Han Solo. After being killed off in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, his appearance in The Rise of Skywalker wasn't expected because the only people we've seen appear after their death before were the Jedi Force ghosts, so does that mean Han was a Force ghost as well?

In Star Wars: The Last Jedi Luke says to Leia "No one is ever really gone." This quote could also be heard in the trailers for The Rise of Skywalker. Throughout The Rise of Skywalker, this quote foreshadows the major theme of characters being dead but not gone. This is especially relevant with the cameo return of Han Solo. Han was killed by his son Ben Solo who had fallen to the dark side and taken the name Kylo Ren. By killing his father, Kylo became stronger with the dark side of the Force.

Han Solo appears in The Rise of Skywalker after Leia gives all of her life essence to save the lost soul of her son Ben Solo (AKA Kylo Ren). During the same time that Leia does this, Kylo and Rey are engaged in a lightsaber battle on the remains of the Death Star II. Kylo feels in the Force that his mother has died, this distraction is enough to allow Rey to strike him in the gut. However, once she realized what had happened, she Force heals Kylo so that he may live.

In the aftermath of their battle, Kylo begins to question himself and his dark side path. During this conflicted moment, Han Solo appears. The two have an almost identical interaction to the one they had on Starkiller Base before Kylo killed him. During the scene, Kylo accepts Han as his father by calling him Dad. From here on out in the movie, Kylo Ren is destroyed and Ben Solo is redeemed.

One of the biggest questions that came from this interaction between Kylo and Han was whether or not Han was a Force ghost or just a memory. It wouldn’t make sense for Han Solo to appear as a Force ghost because he didn't use the Force and didn't have the proper training to return as a Force ghost after death. When he appears, he looks as though he is still alive and standing in front of Kylo instead of being a blue transparent image of himself like a Force ghost would normally look.

Additionally, the interaction the two have is nearly identical to the one presented in The Force Awakens. This gives the impression that Ben is remembering the moments before he killed his father, a memory that has haunted him ever since. This is why Han in The Rise of Skywalker is only a memory. Ben is simply remembering this moment so that he can come to terms with what he did in order to return to the light side.

The fact that he's a memory projection by Ben is very important to Ben's arc. If it were a Force ghost that helped Ben turn, it would have been a moment of divine intervention to bring him back to the light. The fact that the memory came from inside Ben means the entire dialogue with Han was internal and Kylo's redemption actually came from his own heart.

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[captainnoobhd]

“There are a lot of problems-
Rey Skywalker. ”
Indeed, there are.

[lucianoromero]

Cause kylo is delusional asf, he’s definitely unstable

[Profane_Hydra]

“Rey skywalker”
Oh? You mean Rey Palpatine.

[Lucky_pumpz]

Rey skywalker lmao. Palpatines really do be wild huh

[madarauchiha]

All u can think of is that meme where after kylo throws his lightsaber general grevious runs after it

[legostarwarsmocsdaily]

He was a hallucination from his memorys

[black]

Thank u for letting me through my phone in anger from “ReY SkYwAlKeR”

I don’t allow REY to be a relative of Anakin!

[RustyCog]

It’s like he had to baby the audience by saying “your just a memory” as if the audience doesn’t have one

[mattbrix]

When I say I don’t like this scene it’s not cause it doesn’t make sense why Han is there, it doesn’t make sense how Han was able to turn Ben back to the light side as he already tried and well was killed, it should have been Anakin Skywalker speaking to Ben as Darth Vader was his hero and Anakin was Vader, not only that it would have at least connected Anakin to this trilogy because George Lucas said Star Wars is Anakin’s story, and the sequels have nothing to do with him

[bigtexas]

Definitely don’t remember that scene cause I slept through that movie

[jadecain]

Homie just seeing his dead dad why we got to question it

[iamjayrts]

It still is a problem imo, just because there’s a reason for it to happen doesn’t make it a good decision

[ghostlygamer]

He was having a moment of “I need to get my life in order, I’m not this person anymore “ and he either imagined Han or the force projected as Han to bring him back to the light side

[witcherjohn]

Fair but it still doesn’t make it a good trilogy

[colin_cpr]

But han moved kylos hair in the memory when he touched him on the cheak

[HeyShotgun]

It’s the projection of Ben solos inner consciousness. His grief . His pain. His sorrow for what he did .

[jonny]

There's two types of Star wars Disney and George Lucas

[looselaces]

I think Han Solo’s reappearance was just a hallucination.

[scooter]

I understand defending these movies from stupid things like this. But the movies were not good. And the majority of the fan base thinks this. Meaning it’s more likely true. It’s understandable that some people who don’t share the same passion for Star Wars liked the sequels. As this point they are different things. Disney Star Wars and Lucas Star Wars. Also when a movie is rated really bad. It is because it is bad. So just accept the fact

[ReKNight]

That was honestly one of the only moments I liked when Ben remembered Han and remembered what his dad would say and he did the right thing because what he thinks his dad would say.