I always thought the Knights of Ren were supposed to be this terrifying dark-side crew hanging in the background of the sequels, but we never really see what they can do. The funny thing is, there’s a comic that actually answers a different question instead: what happens when they run into Luke Skywalker at full Jedi Master power?
Where Luke Actually Fights the Knights of Ren
The story comes from the canon comic Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #2. Luke is traveling with Ben Solo and Lor San Tekka to a remote world called Elphrona, where an old Jedi outpost is still standing. Luke wants to secure what’s left of the Order’s history, Lor is there for the knowledge, and Ben is there as Luke’s Padawan, getting a look at the kind of place the Jedi used to run.
Inside the outpost they find what you’d expect from a forgotten Jedi site: old weapons on racks, relics, storage cases, a few things that still respond to the Force. Luke is calm, teaching as he goes, and Ben is just taking it in.
Then another ship arrives. A group of masked figures walks into the outpost: Ren and the Knights of Ren. Ren has his simple metal mask and red-bladed saber, the others carry blades and blasters. They’re there for the same thing Luke is—anything with power or history they can claim.
Ren talks first. He makes it clear he and his Knights don’t plan to walk away empty-handed, and he doesn’t treat Luke like a random scavenger. He knows he’s standing in front of a Jedi. Luke doesn’t meet that with threats. He steps in front of Ben, speaks plainly, and tells them they should leave.
Nobody backs down. Ren decides to see what happens if they try to take the place by force, and that’s where the fight with Luke really starts.
Luke vs. the Knights of Ren
When the fight starts, Luke is the one who steps forward. Ben stays behind him, Lor is off to the side, and the Knights come in as a pack. One fires, another swings in close, a third tries to circle around. It’s messy, fast, and all aimed at Luke.
Luke answers by just walking into them. He brings his saber up, sends blaster bolts straight back into the Knights who fired them, cuts through a weapon here, flicks another aside with a casual parry. When one of them presses too close, he just throws the Knight back with the Force and turns to the next attacker. Panel to panel, he looks more like a teacher running a live drill than someone fighting for his life.
Ren finally joins in, red blade against Luke’s green. For a moment, that’s supposed to be the big clash: the masked killer who leads this group versus the last Jedi. But nothing really changes. Luke meets him, turns aside his strikes, and keeps control of the fight the same way he did against the others. The Knights are supposed to be the monsters in Ben’s future, and here they can’t even push his master off-balance.
