Roddick Kantor

"I will save you, Ben. Even if it kills me in the end."

- Kantor to Ben Solo.

Roddick Kantor was a Human male Jedi Padawan who was a part of the group of Jedi who trained under Luke Skywalker on Tython in an attempt to restore the Jedi Order. The son of New Republic Senator Abel Kantor, Kantor was apart of a group of apprentices that aspired to become the first in a new generation of Jedi Knights, which included Ben Solo, Skywalker's nephew. Solo and Kantor soon became best friends and were apart of many training missions together.

Kantor and Solo accompanied Skywalker to Ossus to find the Tome of the Lightbringer, a long lost book containing ancient Jedi secrets and lore. Here, they encountered the forces of the First Order for the first time, and traced them to a secret military base on Kantor's homeworld of Jacinto, where he helped to retrieve the book.

Ben soon after became corrupted by the dark side via the machinations of the First Order's Supreme Leader, Snoke. He soon decided to kill Skywalker and destroy his temple. Kantor was the only other apprentice who wasn't killed or sided with Ben, though he was severely injured. As Ben was leaving the planet, Roddick caught up with him and declared that he would turn him away from the dark side even if it killed him.

When the Resistance was officially formed, Roddick joined and became a high-ranking leader, and became committed to bringing back Ben Solo, now known as "Kylo Ren", back to the light side. Kantor managed to track him down to the planet Moraband, where he was trying to find the armor of Darth Revan, located in Revan's tomb in the Valley of the Dark Lords, engaging him in a duel that ultimately ended when the spirit of Revan interfered.

Kantor lead the Resistance's forces during the Battle of Jacinto, the first official battle between the Resistance and the First Order, and he ultimately engaged Ren in a second duel. Though the Resistance ultimately emerged victorious, Kantor was defeated by Ren, who said that he forgave him before allowing himself to become one with the Force.

Behind the scenes
Roddick Kantor was created for the novels Kylo Ren: Heir of the Jedi and Kylo Ren: Fallen Son. His physical appearance was based on actor Chadwick Boseman, who agreed to let Lucasfilm Story Group to use his likeness, and has offered to portray the character if it is ever used in media.