Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27404492-20170511131216/@comment-27082610-20170626034312

Or, you know, he was created solely to die and his being Ren's father doesn't automatically make him worthy of extra attention over other minor characters. And he is minor, despite his relationship to Ren.

Besides, as has been pointed out, it's not like allusions matter all that much to begin with in this show.