The Acolyte
Summary
The first prevue forThe Acolytesets the scenery for a mystery story in theHigh Republic Era- and deliberately conceals the identity of the truthful scoundrel . The Acolyteis set at the tail - goal of the High Republic Era , the golden age of both the Jedi and the Republic . Someone is kill the Jedi - and the ending of thefirstAcolytetrailersees a group of Jedi confronting what looks like a Sith . Lucasfilm has been promising a report from the perspective of the dark side for years , and this seems to scratch that scabies .
When George Lucas revealed the Sith Lords of the prequel earned run average , he placed Darth Maul front and plaza of the merchandising . The Acolyteis taking a unlike approach , however , with the likely Sith ambush in the shadow , their crimson blade sweeping out and the Force blasted at Jedi in a withering attack . This is clearly a deliberate scheme on Lucasfilm ’s part , because this is an eld when the Sith are wary of acting in the open . But it also raises the question of just who the rightful villains are - andwhether it ’s the Sith at all .
Darth Plagueis Could Be Behind It All
Is Palpatine’s own Master the real villain?
The first possibility is that the real villain isDarth Plagueis , destine to become Palpatine ’s own Sith mentor . Plagueis is a Muun , a humanoid species who can dwell well over a hundred eld . It ’s quite imaginable that Plagueis is the Sith Lord of this time - and if that ’s the case , the heroes ofThe Acolyteare going up against one of themost powerful Sithever . Plagueis successfully learned how to conquer destruction itself , a mystery he passed to his apprentice .
If the scoundrel is Plagueis , that would explain why the trailer is so deliberate to conceal the Sith ’s face and lineament
This would be a much younger Plagueis , of course ; one who is stark naked and untested , potentially unexampled to the ways of the dark side . If the villain is Plagueis , that would explicate why the trailer is so measured to conceal the Sith ’s face and features ; because the fanbase would agnize a Muun at once and join the dots . His triumph would be secure , because Plagueis ' fate is already live . He was betrayed by Palpatine himself , his powers circumvented by Darth Sidious .
The coming Star Wars show The Acolyte will take the franchise into the grand High Republic epoch , but what mysteries await in the Jedi ’s golden age ?
Is Darth Plagueis' Master, Darth Tenebrous, The Real Villain?
Darth Tenebrous is already canon
Alternatively , the Sith take on a chemical group of Jedi inThe Acolytetrailer seemed to possess a little too much big businessman for a mere prentice . That raises the possibility the real scoundrel is Darth Plagueis ' Sith Master , Darth Tenebrous . produce inStar WarsLegends , Darth Tenebrous was a Bith who secretly worked as a high - ranking starship engineer . Again , that visually typical metal money would be immediately recognize by viewers , which would explain why the trailer quash showing him .
Star Warshas already set up Darth Tenebrousin canon , albeit in some little - know sources . build up the Millennium Falcon#44 cite the baddie , even nod to the idea he designed Darth Maul ’s Sith Infiltrator fromStar state of war : Episode I - The Phantom Menace . The main trouble with the idea of Darth Tenebrous beingThe Acolyte ’s baddie , though , is that it ’s hard to see what his order of business would be at this full stop in theStar Warstimeline - and how it fits into hunt and killing individual Jedi .
Are The Sith Conducting Apprentice Try-Outs
Is this all a grand competition?
There are only ever two Sith at a clip - but the Sith tend to gather up followers , or " Acolytes . " Darth Vader had his Inquisitors , and Palpatine had his Sith Eternal . It ’s quite possible the Sith of the High Republic Era led dark side cults too , and this could be the account for the Jedi killing . The only trouble , though , is that these murders would presumably have a motif - one that estimate in the plans of the Sith .
The most likely explanation would be that a Sith Master is seem for an learner , likely because he has just slain his master . Would - be apprentices have traditionally prove themselves by killing a Jedi and stealing their kyber crystal , and it is possible the Sith Master - presumptively Plagueis in this scenario - has call up a rivalry for his acolytes to persuade him who is desirable . The irony , of path , would be that whoever wins is destine to lose ; Palpatine would be Plagueis ' successor , and he is not old enough to reckon in this story .
A Sith Pretender Could Be Killing Jedi
Have ancient Sith secrets been recovered?
The above theories strike the villains ofThe Acolyteare the real Baneite Sith , the lineage that commence when Darth Bane shew theSith Rule of Twoand ends with Palpatine himself . But there ’s another possibility ; thatthis is a Sith pretender , a cultist who had perhaps discovered an ancient Sith Holocronand has get absorbing their teachings . InStar WarsLegends , there were many occasion when such a dark side acolyte brought the Sith back from the brink of extinction . The show ’s deed of conveyance -The Acolyte- would be so meet in this scenario .
This would even make gumption of the Jedi cleanup . Many Sith acolytes struggle to verify their worst impulses after their first exposure to the dark side ; even Palpatine had trouble keeping Darth Maul on the ternion until the Battle of Naboo . An acolyte without a master , one who has simply discovered a Sith Holocron , would easy fall behind themselves to rage and hatred . It ’s easy to imagine them begin a Jedi Richard Morris Hunt .
Intriguingly , such a twist could even draw in the Baneite Sith . The Jedi kill would not be part of their plan , and they ’d be concerned they would guide to the Jedi asking difficult questions about the experimental extinction of the Sith 900 years ago , so they ’d want to counteract this renegade . They ’d also want to obtain the Holocron , in case it hold back any secret they did n’t know about .
Could Mae Be An Acolyte Of A Coven Of Jedi Killer?
Why is Mae trying to kill a Jedi?
So far , all these theory have focused on the possible action the existent villain is a Sith . But Lucasfilm could easily be pulling a come-on - and - throw , because the acolyte in inquiry could be part of a dissimilar fad . There ’s grounds of this inThe Acolyte ’s trailer , with Amandla Stenberg ’s Mae seen attempt to assassinate Carrie - Anne Moss ' Jedi Master Indara . Mae is wearing the same purple gown as Jodie Turner - Smith ’s Mother Aniseya , leader of a mysterious rage of witches . These could be the ones who are target Jedi .
There ’s presently precious trivial selective information about the cult Mother Aniseya lead . They have been described as witches , but they have also confirm to be theNightsisters of Dathomir , an establish part ofStar Warslore - and the radical traditionally describe as witches . Their purple robe are reminiscent of a group call the Yacombe , who have appeared in some recent comics set during the High Republic Era , but who have n’t really been fleshed out at all . Yacombe artefacts are known to have been steep in the morose side , according to Cavan Scott’sDooku : Jedi Lost .
Whether these witches are the Yacombe or not , though , it ’s reasonable to adopt their actions attract both Jedi and Sith . Mae uses two knife , not a carmine lightsaber , and in audience last class Turner - Smith noted she did n’t use a lightsaber . Thus the Jedi killing must lead to the Sith ill-use out of the shadow for some reason , perhaps fearing Jedi investigations into the nature of the dark side .
One Of The Jedi Masters… Is Secretly A Sith
The Sith “infiltration” would make sense
Perhaps the most troubling hypothesis , though , is thatThe Acolyte ’s dawdler has already on the QT revealed the show ’s villain - because it is one of the Jedi Masters themselves . other publicity forThe Acolyteteased that the Disney+ TV show would explain how the Sith " infiltrate " the Jedi and the Republic , and that Bible - selection was very curious indeed . It perhaps suggests that somebody who seems to be fighting on the side of the visible radiation is really an broker of darkness .
But how would the Jedi killings factor into this ? The most potential explanation here would be that someone has get wind of a Sith within the Jedi , and is attempting to destruct the Sith by targeting Jedi they consider to be potential Sith . The estimate of someone track down Sith is an exciting one , unlike anything that ’s really been seen inStar Warsbefore , and it would be a fascinating twist . It could even be Mae and her mysterious rage - explaining the attack on Master Indara , and why she winds up working with the Jedi on an investigation of some form .
All these are only theories , of track . So far , nothing is confirmed , and the only matter that can be said for certain is that both Jedi and Sith gene intoThe Acolytein some way . Lucasfilm want their next Disney+ boob tube show to feel like something of a mystery , intend the truth is probable to only become decipherable towards the end of the serial . That makes it all the more exciting .
