And to embellish, because he idolizes Vader.
Not sure why that question is in this thread though.
It might make a point. We are to accept that Kylo is not a cheap recycling of elements of Anakin/Vader because he indeed does copy Vader but he does so in-universe, which is something no other character has done before.
So to have a character be a fan of other character would basically be a legitimate reason for it being a recycled element/rehash/heavily inspired element/whatever word you might call it, while it makes a somewhat logic argument for defending it if you liked the movie, because there is a diegetical statement that establishes this.
Forced as it might be, from an diegetical point of view there can’t be further development of the discussion. However, I honestly wonder if you really think that this was done inocently, or if it probably is the deliberate product of a reunion/meeting what went more or less like this:
-we need a vader like character to play the cool villain role you know, cool helmet, cool voice modulator, who doesn’t speak much and is a little unpredictable
-yeah, can’t we make Vader come back from death?
-nope, they’re gonna complain
-what if he torments the protagonist from beyond the grave?
-nope, he died being a good guy. Vader’s story is closed. We need another guy.
-what if he is a Vader impersonator because the Empire didn’t want his death to be known of?
-nope, that would be cheap
-what if it’s a guy that idolises him…and this way you would have a vader-like character yet with a good explanation?
Because if you agree that probably it indeed went that way then deep in your thoughts you know it is intended to be a repetion of elements shielded by a convincing argument, but a repetition nonetheless. And we are only having a semantic argument about what qualifies as rehash/recycling and what does not, because we would agree that the intention was for it to be as conservative and as market-safe as it could posibly be. Which does as well answer to the main question of this topic, why doesn’t the Resistance have Tie Fighters.
They took too literally the “take Star Wars back to its basics” claim on the internet.