
As such, the Knights supported her goal of reshaping the power structure of the galaxy by overthrowing Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith and Galactic Emperor.Īfter the Empire fell, the Knights of Ren remained active and continued traveling across the galaxy, raiding worlds, hunting for artifacts, and searching for prospective recruits during the era of the New Republic. At one point, they were allied with Lady Qi'ra, the head of Crimson Dawn. Their leader, a warrior known by the name of Ren, personified the Knights' creed.

They were one of the few remaining Force-sensitive groups by the time of the Imperial Era, the Empire having purged the galaxy of the Jedi Order and other Force-based organizations. The Knights of Ren were active during the Galactic Civil War between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire. Imbued with the power of the Force, they were devotees of the dark side which they referred to as "the shadow." In addition to their inherent abilities, the Knights of Ren were armed for ranged and close-quarter combat, making them fearsome opponents in battle. A band of marauders from the Unknown Regions, the Knights roamed the galaxy causing wanton destruction.

The Knights of Ren were an enclave of masked dark side warriors that adhered to the ways of the Ren, a religious philosophy epitomized by the lightsaber.

And perhaps the only ones sufficiently proud, strong and foolish…to directly defy the Sith." ―The Archivist, on the Knights of Ren " Brutish and terrible, but one of the few groups of dark side practitioners left after Palpatine's purges.
