The Ben Solo Challenge Lets The Rise Of Skywalker Fans Act Out Their Favorite Scene

Ben Solo/Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) might not directly have had as much screen time as several fans may have wanted in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, however he's back with a vengeance on social media.


Warning: this blog post contains major spoilers for the season finale of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.


Fans are taking to their platforms of decision to post clips of themselves tackling the Ben Solo Challenge, inspired by one of their preference moments from the latest Star Wars film. Near the end of the movie, Kylo Ren slowly starts to identify that he can break free from the Dark Side's chains while on a mission to find Rey (Daisy Ridley) on Exegol.


As soon as Ren arrives, he's determined to revert to his real name, Ben Solo, and he's made up his mind to fight for the Light Side, just like mother Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) would have wanted. He pairs up with Rey to conquer Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid), however not before facing the Knights of Ren.


Rey ends up sliding Luke Skywalker's (Mark Hamill) lightsaber immediately after realizing he's Kylo no more, and he activates it while still in back of his back. It's at this moment he gives a cocky little shrug at the Knights of Ren before absolutely destroying them. This shrug is the crux of the Ben Solo Challenge, and fans have taken it upon themselves to begin mimicking it in their own clips.


There are also several to sit through in all, nevertheless here are some notable creations.


As you'll note, this shrug is a callback to Ben's father Han, and the realization just might make you trim a tear while you catch it. Like father, like son.


The challenge is still going on now, so in case you think you've got any of Star Wars' most noble scoundrel in you, you may desire to give your own Ben Solo Challenge clip a go.