The Acolyte
Summary
A newStar Warstheory suggests the baddie ofThe Acolytewere define up 12 geezerhood ago in Legends , hold out beyond the lawful Dark Lords of the Sith . As established in trailer for the upcomingAcolyteseries gear up 100 eld beforeThe Phantom Menace , a unexampled scourge is killing Jedi across the beetleweed . However , the true culprits may not be the kind of Sith audience are likely expecting and will potentially be go to trust .
InThe Acolyte , Jedi Knights of the High Republic Era are being dispatch by some new foe . With the top defendant being the former Padawan of an prestigious Jedi Master , a squad of Knights and their apprentices are assembled to look into these murder . Although prevue have confirmed that this will bring these Jedi human face - to - face with a helmeted and red lightsaber - wielding baddie , they might not be a true Sith Lord . To that end , an intriguing theory ground in Legends suggests a unlike kind of Sith will be behindThe Acolyte’smurders .
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Star Wars Legends Reveals There Were Many Sith Impostors
In 2012 , James Luceno’sDarth Plagueisnovel reveal the backstory of Palpatine ’s Sith master as well as his master , Darth Tenebrous . Adhering toDarth Bane ’s Rule of Two , Tenebrous and Plagueis were the true Sith Lords , the single master and prentice in accordance of rights to the strict lineage envisioned by Bane , who essay to protect the Sith and their mission to destroy the Jedi and bring order to the extragalactic nebula , rather than destruct themselves due to in - fight and neverending mightiness plays . However , theDarth Plagueisnovel confirm the Rule of Two did n’t mean that there were n’t other gloomy side users .
According to Plagueis himself , there were pot of sham , impostors , and would - be Sith across the coltsfoot who chose not to distinguish the sanctity of Bane ’s Rule of Two . However , only Tenebrous and Plagueis were the truthful Sith Lords of their metre , a lineage Palpatine would move into not long after Plagueis killed Tenebrousin accordance with Sith custom . However , even Plagueis and Tenebrous were follow to understand that the meter of the Rule of Two was coming to an end . Even Tenebrous himself had a secret second learner whom Plagueis would n’t learn ( and defeat ) until after his master ’s death .
The Acolyte’s Villains Could Be Sith Impostors, Not True Sith
Murdering Jedi While The True Sith Remain Hidden
Although Luceno’sDarth Plagueisnovel is consider non - canyon following Disney’sStar Warspurchase in 2012 , several elements have made their way back to the prescribed canon in various ways . Likewise , it ’s worth noting thatTheAcolyteshowrunner Leslye Headland is confirmed as a great fan of Legends and the Expanded Universe ofStar warfare . It should prove to be very interesting to see what might be unveil in the upcoming show set in the same full stop when Tenebrous and/or Plagueis were most likely active , specially considering both of them were aliens with foresighted lifespans .
Additionally , the conception of pseudo or " Lesser Sith " is also interesting due to the upcoming show ’s investigation into several Jedi deathsand the scoundrel at the end ofThe Acolyte’strailers who could very well be a completely new part . Perhaps they and those working with them will be reveal as Sith sham . This would surely help oneself maintain the notion that the dead on target Dark Lords of the Sith persist hidden in the shadows during this time time period at the end of the High Republic Era .
Could The Acolyte’s Villains Draw The True Sith Out?
Will We See Darth Tenebrous or Palpatine’s Master Darth Plagueis?
That being said , perhaps the action of Sith faker inThe Acolytecould very well be what draws the genuine Sith Lords out , face to eliminate rivals who could risk photograph and undo all of their carefully lay plans . At any rate , caption does put up a cardinal precedent the established canon could very well use in this newStar Warsshow . Just because the dark side had a Rule of Two does n’t think it was followed by all who chose to comprehend the dark side of the Force .
The Acolytepremieres on June 4 on Disney+ .
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The Acolyte is a television receiver serial set in the Star Wars universe at the end of the High Republic Era , where both the Jedi and the Galactic Empire were at the stature of their influence . This sci - fi thriller see a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate several crimes - all precede to darkness erupting from beneath the surface and fix to wreak about the goal of the High Republic .
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The Acolyte is a television series set in the Star Wars universe at the end of the High Republic Era, where both the Jedi and the Galactic Empire were at the height of their influence. This sci-fi thriller sees a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate several crimes - all leading to darkness erupting from beneath the surface and preparing to bring about the end of the High Republic.
