The Acolyte
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Summary
From the timeThe Acolyte’splace intheStar Warstimelinewas support , audiences were concerned that the newStar Warsshow would break canon and massively retcon the prequel trilogy ; however , The Acolytehas reason , and the canon remains safely intact . The Acolyteis set inthe High Republic Era , the catamenia roughly 100 year before the prequel trilogy , largely considered the prosperous historic period of the Jedi and the Republic . Because it predatedStar Wars’movies and TV show , many were worried that massive retcons were coming .
However , withThe Acolytefinale officially over , it ’s safe to say that did n’t happen . Although there were various contestation throughoutThe Acolyte’s8 - sequence run and plenty of backlash to go along with them , in the end , The Acolytedid not disruptStar Warscanon , nor did it ' ruin ' or importantly retcon the prequels . In fact , The Acolyte’sendingperfectly set the degree forStar Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menaceby address a few key issues that rest in question .
This shocking cameo at the end of The Acolyte ’s final episode has massive implication for The Phantom Menace and for the entire prequel trilogy .
Many Fans Feared The Acolyte Would “Break Canon”
AlthoughThe Acolytefaced rebound , critique , and even review bombing before the show premiere , once sequence begin release , accusation that the show was breakingStar Warscanon increase considerably . Audiences had two primary grievanceswith aspects ofThe Acolytethat seemed to be canon - breaking retcons . The first was that the unveiling of forcefulness - sensitive twins Osha and Mae ' ruined ' Anakin Skywalker ’s signification inStar Warsbecause they , like Anakin , were born without a begetter .
The counterpart being created with the Force by Mother Aniseya does n’t change Anakin ’s condition as the Chosen One .
However , Osha and Mae are n’t the Chosen One , Anakin is , and the Gemini being created with the Force by Mother Aniseya does n’t convert Anakin ’s position as the Chosen One . The other independent complaint was that Qimir / the Stranger being a Sith meant thatThe Phantom Menacehad been retconned , as the Jedi in that movie said the Sith had been extinct for a millenary . However , this is inaccurate for a number of cause .
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For one , there were plenty ofclues Qimir is n’t really a Sith Lord , and , interestingly , The Acolytefinale did n’t confirm that he is a honest Sith . If anything , the abbreviated appearance of the figure who seems to be the Sith Lord Darth Plagueissuggests that Qimir is only a pretender after all . More significantly , though , The Phantom Menacehad already revealed that the Jedi were wrong about this ; clearly , Palpatine was working in the shadow long before he was get , so the Jedi had been incorrect about the Sith already .
The Acolyte Has Deliberately Avoided Breaking Canon
One of the most shocking reveals inThe Acolytefinale was the first on - screen appearance of one ofStar Wars’most powerful Sith , Darth Plagueis , solidify thatThe Acolyteis hug — not changing — the canon . Many had suspect that Qimir was n’t the Sith master , if he was a Sith at all , and Hope were eminent that the Sith skipper would be revealed to be Darth Plagueis , Palpatine ’s own Sith master . WhileThe Acolytedid not name him , the disturbing figure who appears briefly on the Unknown Planet seems to be Darth Plagueis himself .
The troubling figure who seem briefly on the Unknown Planet seems to be Darth Plagueis himself .
Darth Plagueis has already been canonized , as Palpatine explained Plagueis ' account to Anakin inStar Wars : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith , but he had yet to seem on - CRT screen . If this was indeed Darth Plagueis , as many defendant , this provesThe Acolyteis looking to pull fromStar Warscanonand set the stage for the story that ’s already been canonized . After all , with just 100 years to go beforeThe Phantom Menace , it can only be so long before Darth Plagueis begins working behind the scene and choose on his learner , Palpatine .
By revealing Plagueis at the end , The Acolytehas show ( even if it is n’t renewed for time of year 2 ) that Qimir and Osha do n’t represent a change to the Sith lineage that leads to Palpatine and Darth Vader . Moreover , if there is a season 2 , it could research how the events ofThe Acolytesupport the canyon even further . With all that has transpire , so much more has been divulge about the story that shaped Darth Plagueis ' desire to create life and stop death — in fact , Osha and Mae being created by Mother Aniseya could feed into that directly .
Ki-Adi-Mundi’s Age Was The Closest The Acolyte Came To Breaking Canon
Oddly enough , one of the biggest contention to derive out ofThe Acolytewas the appearance of one of the prequel trilogy ’s Jedi , Ki - Adi - Mundi . Some viewers were outrage by his cameo in the show , because it patently broke canon base on his age . While this may have been the closestThe Acolytecame to truly breaking canyon , even Ki - Adi - Mundi ’s cameo did n’t really break canon or retcon the prequels .
Ki - Adi - Mundi ’s cameo did n’t really break canon or retcon the prequels .
In fact , Ki - Adi - Mundi ’s age was never confirmed inStar Warscanon . While it has appeared elsewhere , including a 1999 atomic number 48 - ROM and a 2013 trading plug-in , neither mention was canonized , meaning thatKi - Adi - Mundi did n’t have a canonical age prior toThe Acolyte . While that may not change the minds of those who were angry to see him appear in the show , it does mean that , officially , The Acolytedidn’t retcon Ki - Adi - Mundi ’s eld , and therefore never unfeignedly broke canon .
The Acolyte Finale Perfectly Cleared Up Any Inconsistencies With The Jedi
The Acolytealso masterfully avoided a true retcon regarding the Jedi ’s awareness of the Sithby get to Jedi Master Vernestra Rwoh a snatch of a whipping boy . Shockingly , in the show ’s coda , Vernestra changes from a Jedi who seems completely attached to Justice Department and upholding the Jedi way to someone unforced to lie and deceive to protect the futurity of the Jedi and the Order . Specifically , Vernestra uncovers the trueness of what has really occur throughoutThe Acolyte , including Sol ’s culpability inwhat pass off on Brendokand the terror her former Padawan , Qimir , poses .
To ensure that the Senate does n’t derive spy around and the Jedi do n’t discover the darkness that has infiltrated their ranks , Vernestra hatch a program to blame Sol for the death of the Jedi and seemingly confides in none other than Master Yoda that there really is a dark growing . This suggests that Vernestra and Master Yoda machinate together in a cover - up , which explains why the Jedi inThe Phantom Menacewere sure the Sith could n’t be back — they’d been specifically told , as a part of this cover - up , that the Sith were long kick the bucket .
While this may make some viewers furious , specifically because it reflects poorly on Vernestra and Yoda , it was a brainy way to avoid a retcon . Moreover , it provesThe Acolytenever broke canon . In fact , despite the controversy and the backlash , The Acolytestayed true to theStar Warscanon even as it introduced steel - newfangled characters , Jedi criminal offence , and , possibly , Darth Plagueis himself .
All episode of The Acolyte are now stream on Disney+ .
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The Acolyte is a video 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 top of their influence . This sci - fi thriller date a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they look into several crimes - all leading to iniquity belch from beneath the control surface and organise to bring about the end of the High Republic .
