--- title: Bad Father Han Solo Star Wars Parody Twitter Account description: Bad Father Han Solo is here and he's prepared to put his angst-ridden son in his place. canonical: https://time.com/4169157/bad-father-han-solo-star-wars-parody-twitter/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-06T16:26:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:42.926Z og:title: Bad Father Han Solo Is the Star Wars Parody Twitter You Never Knew You Needed og:description: "Your name is BEN. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 6, 2016 4:26 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 6, 2016 4:26 PM UTC _Star Wars_ fans have come to know and love [Emo Kylo Ren](https://twitter.com/kylor3n?lang=en), the [_Force Awakens_](http://time.com/4150168/review-star-wars-the-force-awakens/)parody twitter that puts a petulant spin on the [villain’s evil behavior](http://time.com/4129579/adam-driver-masters-dark-side-star-wars-the-force-awakens/). But even social media isn’t safe from the watchful eyes of [parents](http://time.com/4112165/every-star-wars-death/). Luckily, [Bad Father Han Solo](https://twitter.com/BadFatherHan?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) is here and he’s prepared to put his angst-ridden son in his place. **He makes delightfully bad dad puns:** > [](https://twitter.com/BadFatherHan/status/684583968004521984) **And great old school references:** > [](https://twitter.com/BadFatherHan/status/684566757013647360) > [](https://twitter.com/BadFatherHan/status/683019978082267136) > [](https://twitter.com/BadFatherHan/status/684591890965114880) > [](https://twitter.com/BadFatherHan/status/683747945343250432) **But also knows how to relate to fans from this generation:** > [](https://twitter.com/BadFatherHan/status/683018010060275713) > [](https://twitter.com/BadFatherHan/status/683537619880427520) **He harps on Kylo’s love life:** > [](https://twitter.com/BadFatherHan/status/684586233784332288) > [](https://twitter.com/BadFatherHan/status/683487227154939908) > [](https://twitter.com/BadFatherHan/status/684229043504443392) **And shares his awkward photos:** > [](https://twitter.com/BadFatherHan/status/684606703661387777) **He even calls him out on changing his name:** > [](https://twitter.com/BadFatherHan/status/680861149068439552) Looks like Kylo will have to be more careful about what he says online after these tweets. 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