snooker said:
Maybe the crawl explains that Kylo Ren is searching for a rumored hidden fleet that he can use to dominate the galaxy. The Resistance learns about this and wants to stop them. The fleet becomes the macguffin.
That is almost exactly what I’m planning on, except that I’m going to make it a “rumored Sith world” rather than simply hardware.
Regarding Ben’s helmet: What if he rebuilds it to block out all Force-voices, both good and bad? Maybe he’s trying to be truly independent. This could be a good twist after he learns Palp is out there.