"Don't Be Afraid"

Well, I think its official (JJ said, right?) that Kylo is not a sith.

And, as you said I believe that he's talking to Rey or Finn, must be one of these two characters.

 

IMO words can be deceiving, they should be very afraid, it's a old jedi mind trick.

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It's Finn for sure after he is captured during infiltration of the castle.

 

Its Rey...the concept art scene with Kylo doing his Joe Biden impression...

 

I think he wants them to be afraid. The way he says that line made me feel very uneasy. I imagine that is the point.

 

I thought that was weird, too. Fear is the path to the Dark Side, and all that. He says it very seductively... same with "Don't fight it, you know you can't."

I think he must be talking to Rey, during her interrogation. We don't really know what goes on/what each of them learns during that, but it probably drives what happens later (Kylo with Han, Rey with Luke)...... interesting that he sounds friendly.

 

When does Finn get captured?

 

The sith don't love to be afraid.

Fear is a path to the dark side, but it's meant to be rejected, not embraced. Anger is what's embraced. Selfishness.

"Darth Mopey, Darth Emo, go sit in a fetal position and cry with Darth Xanax."

 

"Fear is my ally"-Darth Maul
They do not fear themselves but they love to instill it into others.

 

I was just thinking of other movies i've seen where there is a meeting between foes before the next time they meet it's a fight

 

Exactly.

Although granted, I don't think "fear" means what Yoda described in this context.
Yoda was talking about what was behind Anakin's fear. Anakin was afraid to lose his mother, and then he was afraid to lose his wife. Attachment made him afraid to lose people, and that fear made him weak and open to manipulation.

When Kylo tells Rey not to be afraid, he's probably just telling her not to be afraid of him. To let him guide her.

 

As did Tarkin. The point is, whether Kylo wants someone to be afraid or not it really doesn't offer any insights into his personal philosophies.

He could be mocking someone, or it really could be straight forward. He says it to Rey because he wants her to hear what he has to say.

 

Shameless marketing tie-in for the Kylo Ren Night Light out later this year

 

The new databank entries on starwars.com mention an "interrogator droid." If it's like the IT-O Interrogator from ANH, then Kylo might be saying one of these lines to a captured Poe at the beginning of the film. "Don't fight it, you know you can't" -- as in, don't fight the mind-probe torture bot, you know I'll get the secret information out of you anyway.

The "Don't be afraid" line sounds like Kylo's taunting someone he's about to kill -- like he bested Finn in their duel and he's standing over him about to strike. "Don't be afraid, [I'll make your death quick]."

 

Because "stop crying, you little b*tch" would've changed the rating and Di$ney wouldn't get all the kids' $. Also would've given the geeks ptsd flashbacks

 

With the reveal that the First Order has Interrogator Droids, it seems interrogation could be a regular process for Kylo and the FO.

If Rey is to be interrogated and resist the process, it would make sense dramatically for us to see the process succeed earlier in the movie. This would make Rey's resistance all the more powerful and meaningful. So the line "don't be afraid" and "don't fight it, you know you can't" could be featured in this earlier interrogation scene, maybe? The gentle tone of the line (I haven't heard it, I'm going off what people here are reporting) could be part of the interrogation ploy (perhaps the lines are repeated for each, they are part of the "script" Kylo follows for all interrogations, perhaps?)

But who would be the victim of this earlier, demonstratively successful interrogation? Poe? Finn? The Vicar?....