" You won't believe the things that were left behind," he declares gleefully. Disturbingly, Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle #1 offers a tantalizing hint, because it features one panel in which a historian discusses records he has uncovered. But one YouTube trailer also included an image of concept art showing another enemy - apparently dubbed " the Nameless."Ĭlearly, Star Wars: The High Republic is going to reveal what exactly happened to the Nameless - what dark sin the Jedi conducted against them that somehow knocked the Force out of balance, resulting in Order 66 and the Jedi Purge. They're not without opposition a pirate group known as the Nihil vehemently object to the Republic's expansion into the Outer Rim, and the dark side plant-creatures known as the Drengir have infested countless worlds. It's set at a time when the Jedi and the Republic were at their greatest, bold and confident, pressing on into the Outer Rim in order to bring peace and prosperity to this turbulent frontier. Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The High Republic initiative explores a period some 200 years before the events of The Phantom Menace. Related: Star Wars Doubles Down On Lucas’ ROTJ Boba Fett Change " Only through the sacrifice of many Jedi will the Order cleanse the sin done to the nameless," it foretold. One of the most sinister, which appears to relate to Order 66, suggested what happened to them was the response to a calamitous error the Jedi had made. " A Chosen One shall come," it read, " born of no father, and through him will ultimate balance in the Force be restored." But there were other prophesies related to it, ones just as mysterious. Lucas avoided pinning down exactly what the Chosen One was, or even what he meant when he referred to the " balance of the Force." In fact, it was only in 2019 that Lucasfilm chose to reveal the text of the Chosen One prophecy. To the surprise of viewers, Lucas revealed that Anakin was a unique Messianic figure among the Jedi, a mysterious "Chosen One" destined to bring balance to the Force.Īll the best mystical ideas incorporate an element of mystery, and the Chosen One remained an enigma even after the prequel trilogy had wrapped up. Until then, Star Wars had been " from the adventures of Luke Skywalker," but now it was centered on his father, Anakin Skywalker, the man destined to become Darth Vader. When George Lucas launched the prequel trilogy with Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace back in 1999, he shifted narrative gears dramatically.
Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The High Republic transmedia initiative promises to reveal the dark truth about the Chosen One prophecy.
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