--- title: Star Wars Force Awakens Outtakes: Game of Thrones Jokes description: The galaxy far, far away's newest villain is back and better than ever as Game of Thrones Kylo Ren. canonical: https://time.com/4310042/the-force-awakens-game-of-thrones-kylo-ren-outtakes/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-27T21:09:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:40.483Z og:title: These Force Awakens 'Outtakes' Include a Hilarious Game of Thrones Gag og:description: "He was murdered by a shadow" og:url: https://time.com/4310042/the-force-awakens-game-of-thrones-kylo-ren-outtakes/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Force Awakens 'Outtakes' Include a Hilarious Game of Thrones Gag twitter:description: "He was murdered by a shadow" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # These _Force Awakens_ 'Outtakes' Include a Hilarious _Game of Thrones_ Gag > Sponsored content. 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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 Apr 27, 2016 9:09 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 27, 2016 9:09 PM UTC First there was [Emo Kylo Ren](http://time.com/4169157/bad-father-han-solo-star-wars-parody-twitter/). Then there was [_Undercover Boss_ Kylo Ren](http://time.com/4183730/star-wars-kylo-ren-undercover-boss-snl/?iid=sr-link3). Now, the galaxy far, far away’s newest villain is back and better than ever as _Game of Thrones_ Kylo Ren. The latest video from the comedy duo known as [Auralnauts](https://www.youtube.com/user/Auralnauts) features several outtakes from the _Star Wars_ bad guy, including a gag poking fun at the world of Westeros. **Read More:** [This _Game of Thrones_ Theory About Jon Snow Is So Insane It Might Be Real](http://time.com/4308181/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-blood-spatter-theory/?iid=sr-link1) The joke — which runs throughout the clip — plays off the fact that [Gwendoline Christie](http://time.com/4129483/gwendoline-christie-star-wars-the-force-awakens-captain-phasma-costume/), the actress who portrays Captain Phasma in [_The Force Awakens_](http://time.com/4275495/star-wars-the-force-awakens-deleted-scenes/?iid=sr-link1)_,_ is also Brienne of Tarth. It begins after Phasma informs Kylo Ren that “he” was murdered by a shadow with the face of Stannis Baratheon. 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