Summary

The Jedi Order was doomed to collapse long before it really did , butStar Warsforeshadowed its dying over 200 years beforeStar state of war : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith . Phase III ofthe High Republichas begun to lay down the seed of the Jedi Order ’s destruction all the way back in 228 BBY ( before the Battle of Yavin ) . That part oftheStar Warstimelinewas long before the Jedi Order fall , and even before the Jedi have a go at it the Sith were still active , but that did n’t imply they faced no threat during the era .

One of the Jedi ’s great foes was aband of predator know as the Nihil . They earned the deed of conveyance of the Order ’s openhanded scourge , in part , due totheir Stormwall superweapon , which was capable of sealing off a monumental portion of the Outer Rim and foreclose hyperspace change of location to the area . The Nihil effectively ruled the region within the Stormwall , known as the Occlusion Zone , with an iron fist . That in itself was a massive threat to the Jedi , but the prefiguration of the Order ’s destruction came not from the Stormwall itself , but from the root to defeating it .

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Xylan Graff’s Stormwall Analogy Is So Very True

In an excerpt from Tessa Gratton ’s " Star Wars : The High Republic : Temptation of the Force , " a scientist known as Xylan Graff explain how to knock off the Stormwall by using an eerily intimate analogy about the Jedi Order .

" Because it’smine , " he pouted . But then he excite his head . " And I did wait on in an attempt to do so once — but there were fail - safe in place . Anyway , destroying the station would n’t be dependable enough . The effectualness of the wall is what needs to be destroyed , not merely its mightiness author . Kill a grand master and the Jedi Order still works . go down on up the Lightning Crash and the wall would only be down temporarily while Ro returned dominance to its original location on theGazeand found a unexampled business leader source . Yes , it would be a coke to the Nihil , and of coursenowdestroying it is part of the architectural plan . But in the long campaign what we need to do is yield the wall irrelevant . Which is why I have fare to you now with entropy on how to do just that . "

Graff ’s doctrine of analogy almost exactly correspond what finally took down the Jedi Order . He correctly point out that kill a single Jedi would simply not be enough to destroy the ordination , the entire organization would have to fall . He surely did n’t mean to predict the future , but the accuracy of Graff ’s doctrine of analogy makes him seem prescient .

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Order 66 Was Only The Beginning Of The Sith’s Revenge

Emperor Palpatine would finally execute the plan Graff generally outlined , and he would do so with excruciating thoroughness . Like Graff mention , spew the Jedi with Order 66was a jump , but it would never be enough to destroy the Jedi on its own . TheJedi who hold out Order 66would have been able-bodied to return and start out rebuild the heavily damage mental institution . rules of order 66 put the Jedi down , but what Palpatine needed to see the Jedi would never be a threat to him again was a path to keep them down .

By the fourth dimension his plan to destroy the Jedi was to the full realized , Palpatine had literally obliterate even the idea of the Jedi , so much so that many people think the Order was nothing but a myth .

The Galactic Empire became Palpatine ’s way of making the Jedi irrelevant , and his way of making good on Graff ’s analogy . Without the Republic ’s financial backing , any Jedi who attempt to restore the decree would have had to do so without any support or resources , and they would have been incessantly hunted by the Empire ’s power while doing it . Then , by mode of the Empire ’s propaganda crusade , Palpatine claim aside the Jedi ’s reinforcement . He denounce them as traitors to republic , painted them as unfaithful assassins , and pitted the Brobdingnagian bulk of the galaxy against them . Rebuilding the decree was inconceivable as long as the Empire subsist .

Emperor Palpatine laughing maniacally in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

The senator for Naboo , Palpatine rose to power and influence during the pass solar day of the Republic . In world , his public image was just a mask ; he was really Darth Sidious , expectant of the Sith Lords , and he used his political acquisition and Machiavellian cunning to bring down both the Republic and the Jedi . Palpatine predominate his Galactic Empire for decades , until he was fail by his apprentice , Darth Vader . Even this was n’t enough to block up the Emperor , however , as he was uprise by his followers - only to be get the better of once again .

Graff ’s analogy inTemptation of the Forcelikely did n’t inspire Palpatine , but it very accurately predicted his plan . By the time his plan to destroy the Jedi was fully realized , Palpatine had literally kill even the mind of the Jedi , so much so that many people think the Order was nothing but a myth . Just like Graff pointed out , Palpatine annihilated the Jedi and made them irrelevant in every conceivable way . It ’s a wonderful bit of foreshadowing , and it highlight that while the High Republic is quite far removed from the Skywalker saga , nothing inStar Warsis ever truly disconnected .

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Marchion Ro wearing his Eye mask and brandishing a yellow lightsaber next to Avar Kriss brandishing her green lightsaber on the cover of Star Wars: The High Republic: Temptation of the Force

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Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars Return of the Jedi

The senator for Naboo, Palpatine rose to power and influence during the dying days of the Republic. In reality, his public persona was just a mask; he was really Darth Sidious, greatest of the Sith Lords, and he used his political skills and Machiavellian cunning to bring down both the Republic and the Jedi. Palpatine ruled his Galactic Empire for decades, until he was betrayed by his apprentice, Darth Vader. Even this wasn’t enough to stop the Emperor, however, as he was resurrected by his followers - only to be defeated once again.

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Star Wars is a multimedia franchise that started in 1977 by creator George Lucas. After the release of Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope (originally just titled Star Wars), the franchise quickly exploded, spawning multiple sequels, prequels, TV shows, video games, comics, and much more. After Disney acquired the rights to the franchise, they quickly expanded the universe on Disney+, starting with The Mandalorian.

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