Editor’s Note: This entry may contain light, character-related spoilers.
About
Emo Kylo Ren is a parodic anonymous Twitter account where the supposed user is the character Kylo Ren from the film Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, except with the inflection of an emo teen. Following the popularity of the film, the Twitter account became very popular.
Origin
In the film, Kylo Ren is played by Adam Driver, most well-known for his previous role in the television show Girls as an angsty, millennial love interest of the main character. In addition, the character wears all black and has long hair that can be compared to the style of hair worn by those in the emo subculture.[2] The character of Emo Kylo Ren was created using the account name @KyloR3n; the account’s first tweet was posted on December 21st, 2015 and by December 28th had received over 1,100 retweets and 3,000 likes.[1]
Spread
As of December 28th, 2015, Emo Kylo Ren has over 386,000 followers. The account has been lauded for its humor in a wide variety of publications, including USA Today,[3] the Daily Dot,[4] and Business Standard.[5]
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[3]USA Today – ‘Star Wars’ awakens the ‘Emo Kylo Ren’ Twitter account
[4]The Daily Dot – Emo Kylo Ren is the best new ‘Star Wars’ Twitter account
[5]Business Standard – ‘Star Wars’ villain Kylo has 54k followers on Twitter!