The Acolyte
Summary
One notable point inThe Acolyteproves that Obi - Wan Kenobi was faulty about the Jedi Knights in their golden age . When giving Luke Skywalker an overview of the Jedi and the Republic they once serve up inA New Hope , Obi - Wan describes the Jedi Knights as “ guardian of serenity and justice ” before the Empire supervene upon the Republic . This , in the end , has been proven incorrect by stories set in theHigh Republic erain the modernStar Warscanon .
The Jedi experienced a thousand eld of comparative peace follow the supposed destruction of theSith Lords . In theStar WarsLegends continuity – the franchise ’s original timeline until April 2014 – there were local conflicts that sometimes warranted the Jedi Order ’s care , but never a full - scale war until the Clone Wars . In the New canon , the epoch include major battle between the Jedi andthe Nihil , as well as an encounter with a possible Sith , as shown inThe Acolyte . Said conflict has revealed that Obi - Wan Kenobi was wrong about one more key point .
Before Darth Maul emerged from the shadows in The Phantom Menace , the Jedi conceive the Sith to be extinct . Why did they make this mistake ?
Obi-Wan Was Wrong About Jedi & Blasters
InA New Hope , Obi - Wan refer to blasters as “ clumsy and random , ” and lightsabers as weapons of “ a more cultured age . ” In theStar Wars : The Clone Warsepisode “ child of the Force , ” Kenobi even tells a civilian on Rodia that “ Jedi do not carry blasters , ” yet this is no longer the casing , as shown inThe Acolyte . The Jedi give Osha a blasterset to stun so she can assist them in beguile her twin sister Mae . This contradiction in terms is especially noteworthy since the High Republic earned run average is seemingly the “ civilized age ” Kenobi was describing .
Why Did Jedi Use Blasters In The High Republic Era?
The simple explanation for why Jedi officially carry blasters inThe Acolyteis that the weapons include a stun circumstance . The Acolyteestablishes thatJedi do not ignite their lightsabers unless train to belt down , so a chargeman ’s stun stage setting is a sensitive non - deadly alternativeto a lightsaber . Some blasters in both the canon and Legends timelines exclusively fire stun bolts , which might be the case for the Jedi blaster indicate inThe Acolyte .
The Jedi custom of only igniting their lightsaber when prepared to wipe out existed in both theStar WarsLegends and canon continuities , but was not consistently followed in either timeline .
Jedi carry blasters in the Legends continuity ’s New Jedi Order , with founder and Grandmaster Luke Skywalker still at times using his blaster from hisRebel AllianceandNew Republicmilitary religious service . Other Jedi , like Kyle Katarn and Jaden Korr , also utilize chargeman alongside their lightsabers . In the New Jedi Order ’s case , the official use of blasters make sense , since it was founded while the New Republic was still at war with the Empire ’s replacement states , whileThe Acolyte ’s Jedi Order has no such logical thinking .
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The Acolyte is a television series specify 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 dark erupting from beneath the surface and prepare to bring about the end of the High Republic .
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.
