^No weaker than losing his previous fight against Rey made him look.
No, because there were multiple reasons for why he lost. If someone in 2017 isn’t willing to do some research (or better yet pay attention to the film) then that’s their problem. Not Kylo’s, not JJ’s and not Disney’s.
Which is my point. I’m not saying Kylo is weak, I’m saying that him being killed would weaken him as little as the previous fight. He lost the fight, and rightfully so. Losing to a fully trained Rey when he doesn’t even want to fight anymore wouldn’t weaken him at all.
Does that make sense? It makes sense in my head but I had trouble thinking how best to type it all out.
I meant it would make him look weak in terms of his conviction. He’s already been established to be wavering in terms of his commitment to the Dark Side of The Force so without a long and drawn out redemption arc it’s going to diminish him as a character.
What exactly caused Jacen to turn back to the Light though? Did his sister say something that promoted his turn? Did he come to some grand realization while dueling her that caused his perspective to change on the matter? If Rey were to do the former it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world but if Kylo gets redeemed I would like for him to realize the depths of his misdeeds over the course of many events and after much internal debates about said events and his overall mental state.