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With its next TV show on the room in June , Star Warsseems to have read a worthful moral from reshootingRogue One : A Star Wars Storyback in 2016 . While the exact details of theRogue Onereshoots are still wall in mystery , there are rumors as to what changed before the film ’s last going . Whatever changed was distinctly for the best , asRogue OnechangedStar Warsforeverand is normally lauded asDisney ’s bestStar Warsproject . Nevertheless , Star Wars’next entering may be gear up to repeatRogue One’sclimactic ending .
Rogue One’sbrand newfangled mold of charactersredefinedStar Warsprojects to come , since many of its chief casting had no ties to knownStar Warscharacters . By present a gritty , unfiltered face at how the Rebellion struggled to usurp the Empire andsteal the Death Star plan , Rogue Onesolidified itself as one of the most relatable stories in the franchise . And despite the independent part heroically pass at the end of the pic , the hearing ca n’t help but feel a sentience of accomplishment ; their forfeit in the end let the Rebellion to triumph over the conglomerate .
The Acolyte’s Jedi Are All New
Except for Vernestra “Vern” Rwoh
Much likeRogue One , The Acolytesets up a brand new castof characters , almost all of whom are unheard of in theStar Warsuniverse . Amandla Stenberg ( Hunger Games ) playsThe Acolyte’slead function as Mae , a former Padawan who now walks a darker path as a Jedi hunter . Lee Jung - jae ( Squid Game ) will play Jedi Master Sol , while his learner , Jecki Lon , will be played by Dafne Keen ( Logan ) . The house trailer also introduced another fistful ofbrand new Jedi toStar Wars , with only one exception .
Rebecca Henderson ( Russian Doll ) also joins the cast of characters ofThe AcolyteasJedi Master Vernestra Rwoh , a popular role show in Disney’sStar war : The High Republicnovels . In the novel , she was one of the immature Jedi ever dub , and even take up on her own Padawan while still a stripling . As of now , Vern is one of the only characters inThe Acolytewho has a history in theStar Warsuniverse . However , there is still promise for other big quality to show up , such as Grand Master Yoda or a young Darth Plagueis the Wise .
Yoda is one of the Jedi Order ’s oldest living members . So , where was he during the time of the High Republic , and will he show up in The Acolyte ?
The Acolyte Is Set 100 Years Before The Phantom Menace
Near the end of the High Republic Era
WhileRogue Oneends mere moments beforeA New Hope , The Acolyteis going further back in theStar Warstimeline than ever before . Set near the end of the High Republic Era—100 geezerhood beforeStar Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menace — The Acolyteis exploring a Modern domain in the timeline . This may explicate why so many of the Jedi reveal thus far are brand new to the audience , as most of them will belike die out long beforeThe Phantom Menace . However , this fails to explain one big vista at the end ofThe Acolytetrailer .
Near the end of the trailer , the majority ofThe Acolyte’sJedi are fancy look off against a inscrutable Sith - like figurewith a ruby-red lightsaber . Whether this is Darth Plagueis , Darth Tenebrous , or another member of the Sith remain unclear . But Jecki and the other Jedi clearly seem shake by the breakthrough of the nameless Sith . In fact , this is probable the first clock time any of them have ever regard an opponent with a red lightsaber , let alone confront one in battle . Nevertheless , their clash spell out one monolithic problem for the continuity ofStar Wars .
The Jedi In The Phantom Menace Believe The Sith To Be Extinct
They haven’t seen any Sith for 1,000 years
When Qui - Gon Jinn boldly declare that he encountered and fought a Sith inThe Phantom Menace , the Jedi Council quickly dismisses the idea . In exceptional , Ki - Adi - Mundi submit that the Sith have been extinct for a millenary . At the time , this line give an significant clue to how well the Sith hid their existence in the centuries run up toThe Phantom Menace . The Jedi during the Skywalker Saga understandably believe they kill off the Sith long ago , which means the unnamed Sith ’s appearing inThe Acolyte — merely 100 years before Darth Maul — seems like a premature reveal .
If the unnamed Sith at the end ofThe Acolytetrailer truly break themselves to Jedi Master Sol , Jecki , Yord , and a smattering of other Jedi , it seems impossible for these characters not to turn back to the Temple after their battle and cover the sighting of a Sith to the Council . And if they do alarm the galaxy to the existence of the Sith , thenwhy does the Jedi Council inThe Phantom Menaceso adamantly think the Sith to be extinct?The Acolyteseems to have only one option to protectStar Wars’continuity .
Is The Acolyte Going To Pull A Rogue One?
The Acolyte’s new Jedi may all end up dying
The Acolyteseems to be take a leaf out ofRogue One’sbook by setting up the bulk of its Jedi casting to die by the end of the series . At the very least , these Jedi must be prevented from revealing the existence of the Sith to the galaxy . And the only sure way for them not to slop the closed book of the Sith is to belt down them off . Their encounter with the unnamed Sith at the remnant ofThe Acolytetrailer seals their circumstances , since they can not be allow to will the conflict alive .
While the exact point ofRogue One’sreshoots have never been revealed , many speculate that the original movie had some or all of its main cast surviving the Battle of Scarif at the terminal . Nevertheless , this closing posed too many problems , since Jan Erso and Cassian Andor ’s absence in the original trilogy would be too obvious . Therefore , its likelyRogue One’sreshoots turn it into the cataclysm it is today , with none of the Rogue One team cook off Scarif ’s open . Similarly , The Acolytemay cease up killing off its Jedicast so as to protect the secret of the Sith .
While no novel Star Wars project can dead match George Lucas ' expressive style , Rogue One did the best line of respect his vision on the big screen .
Overall , Star Warsclearly take from reshootingRogue Oneand has likely taken steps to kill off many ofThe Acolyte’scast to protect the franchise ’s continuity . Of course , there is still a opportunity these Jedi will somehow survive their clamorous encounter with the Sith , but this would only damage the Jedi Council ’s reputation in the prequels . The master character ofThe Acolyteis supposedly Mae the Jedi hunter , sothe series can still bear on without its Jedi cast , just as the originalStar Warstrilogy carries on without the characters fromRogue One .
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