What on Earth is this Star Wars Ben Solo Challenge everyone is going on about?
Another day, another internet trend, with the Ben Solo Challenge seemingly taking over social media with Star Wars fans. Yes, the Internet has been going gaga over a particularly nondescript scene in The Rise Of Skywalker which saw Kylo Ren/Ben Solo (Adam Driver) whip out Rey’s (Daisy Ridley) lightsaber, do a sort of shrug and then take on a bunch of Knights Of Rey in Exegol.
Kylo Ren, A dark warrior strong with the Force, Kylo Ren commands First Order missions with a temper as fiery as his unconventional lightsaber. As a leader of the First Order and a student of Supreme Leader Snoke, he seeks to destroy the New Republic, the Resistance and the legacy of the Jedi.
It’s a small moment, but one that resonated with audiences. TikTok user MikeLovestheShrug saw the shrug as a challenge, one that they were more than happy to pick up. They shared a video on social media making good use of a shrug and soon enough the Ben Solo Challenge was born.
Now people across the internet and thew world are getting in on the fun, offering up their own takes on that smug little shrug and sharing videos of them shrugging like they mean it:
Now people across the internet and thew world are getting in on the fun, offering up their own takes on that smug little shrug and sharing videos of them shrugging like they mean it:
What do you mean the #BenSoloChallenge is not about bringing me back— Ben Solo (@AbsentOfLight) January 7, 2020
@starwars @Disney #BenSoloLives#BringBackBenSolo pic.twitter.com/v5nrgtNBtk
our boy trending like he deserves 🥺#BenSoloChallenge pic.twitter.com/gG2J4cJs52— Hammie (@balancedpadawan) January 7, 2020
I’m not Ben Swolo but whatever #BenSoloChallenge pic.twitter.com/M3rJc3Y3TT— Steven (@stevenpistor) January 7, 2020
Knowing that the #BenSolo shrug wasn't even written in the script and just pure Adam acting on his own instincts as Ben Solo #BenSoloChallenge pic.twitter.com/7Ri3irjjJ6— ben solo (@princebensoIo) January 7, 2020
The #BenSoloChallenge from a tiny sick Ben Solo who wanted to join in. pic.twitter.com/9kISmcVdBR— Ella (@ObiwanxKannoli) January 6, 2020
Screw it why not! #BenSoloChallenge pic.twitter.com/ULJlA8yHo4— jess (@Imperial77Acade) January 7, 2020
I think I nailed it #BenSoloChallenge pic.twitter.com/GKc7XAUaZ2— georgia 🌙☀️ (@jonnybuckIand) January 7, 2020
#bensolochallenge This is so much fun! I want to see as many of these from as many people as possible! (Credit to @testtube27 for starting this whole thing) pic.twitter.com/GLdmCafpR6— Jundland Jake (@JakeFromYavin) January 6, 2020
So I just saw this #BenSoloChallenge trending, and what I saw was godlike impressions of Adam Driver's acting of a shrug. I started to do the same but it made me more like a moron. Hope you enjoy this short vid...😂😂#TheRiseOfSkywalker #starwars pic.twitter.com/VQBs8zhAhq— Prince of August VIII-I (@PrinceAugustVII) January 6, 2020
— Mike loves the shrug (@testtube27) January 6, 2020
A casual #BenSoloChallenge at work with what I had lying around...— Cameron, Lead Pogonologist (@mr_camjaxn) January 6, 2020
Thanks for a good one @testtube27!#StarWars @MusicCenterLA #mjölnir pic.twitter.com/kIq3sc6tXg
As Supreme Leader of the First Order, Kylo Ren wields more power than ever before. The son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, Ben Solo was seduced by the dark side of the Force and renamed himself Kylo Ren, becoming the First Order’s champion and Supreme Leader Snoke’s student. Kylo killed his father and his master and now seeks to destroy his mother’s Resistance while he continues to search for secrets of the Force from the depths of the dark side.Clearly I couldn't wait until I got home from work for this. #BenSoloChallenge@testtube27 pic.twitter.com/X8EqA30y0l— Krazie Unkie: Just a Sith Chimp named Brad (@KrazieUnkie) January 6, 2020
A dark side warrior with a mysterious past, Kylo Ren was neither Jedi nor Sith, but a product of both sides’ teachings. Once an apprentice of Luke Skywalker’s, he killed his fellow students and drove Skywalker into exile, becoming a First Order warlord and servant of Supreme Leader Snoke. Kylo was determined to destroy the last remnants of the Jedi, fulfilling the legacy of Darth Vader.
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