rpvee said:

unamochilla2 said:

rpvee said:

So is "Ren" the new "Sith"? I hope that wasn't to avoid using the term Sith, since the name did exist long before the prequels.

Hm...

Kylo Ren isn't his real name, but rather a title. He also isn’t a Sith. He’s a member of an organization known as “The Knights Of Ren" and he is allied with the First Order. Also, his lightsaber isn't a relic - it is something he put together himself.

While the term "Sith" did exist before the PT, I don't believe it was formally used in the OT. It seems like TFA is going back to the roots of the series.

You totally missed the point of my post. I read the article, I know it's not his real name/it's a title. My point was about the behind-the-scene reasoning of that, if Abrams is avoiding using the word "Sith"/making "Darth" a title, so he created "Ren" instead.

My bad. I know they've pushing the "this won't be like the prequels" angle, but I doubt they would go that far to avoid using that term since the term existed before the PT and I'm sure Abrams and Kasdan know that. But since Kylo Ren isn't a Sith, then it would be appropriate to not call him a Sith.