Star Wars Comic Reveals [SPOILER] Survived The Jedi Purge

Warning : SPOILERS for Star Wars : Darth Vader#6 ahead .

To this day , theStar Warsprequelsremain a divisive topicamong fan . Some appreciate the films ’ donation to galactic history and development of Greco-Roman type , while others find them poorly vetted and feel they tarnished the repute of Darth Vader among others . No matter which side of the debate you fall on , Episodes I - IIIboth introduce a number of key canonic elements , detail the rise of the Empire and the fall of the Jedi .

Aside from his machination to control the galaxy , Darth Sidious ’s most remorseless plot was Order 66 . During the cloning process , he in secret encode the Republic ’s troopers with an invasive plan . When trigger off , it get them to turn on their Jedi comrade . Palpatine ’s tactic proved extremely effective , devastating to the Jedi Order . Along with Anakin Skywalker ’s own treason , the Sith managed to wipe most of their foeman from the map .

However , thanks to the will of the Force , not every ignitor sider died during the massacre . Some , like Yoda and Obi - Wan Kenobi , were strong enough to sense a disturbance and obliterate or sidestep their attackers . Others , like Master Kirak Infil’a , introduced inDarth Vader#2 , were off - the - radiolocation while still others excite off their affiliation or begged and bartered their way to freedom . Darth Vader#6 divulge that another illustrious member of the club last the whipping .

The Jedi Purge Escalates

Kieron Gillen ’s well - loved 2015 series delved into a post - A New HopeDarth Vader , one who tasted defeat at the Battle of Yavin and was desperate to get back in the good graces of his master . On the other bridge player , Charles Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli are concentrate on Vader ’s transition from a powerful , arrogant if insecure Jedi Knight into a shaky but pernicious Sith warrior . The tale arc thus far has walked with him as he learns more about the secretive rules of order and accepts his choices , embracing the volatile emotions and extreme of the dark side .

The first five issues explored how a Sith lordearns his red lightsabers : by killing a Jedi and “ shed blood ” their leaf blade ’s kyber crystal , deform them to their twisted will . Soule also bring forth some intrigue new Jedi mythology , the tradition of Barash – a self - imposed exile that could explain Luke Skywalker ’s astronomical disconnection duringThe Force AwakensandThe Last Jedi . While Master Infil’a escaped the Emperor ’s wrath , he could not escape Vader . The neophyte dark lord track him down via an information archive on a outside Jedi outpost , pour down him and stealing his brand .

Vader then bleed the green lightsaber red , give back home inshambles . However , he only gets a quick soak in the bacta tank car and a snap self - repair job for his armor before the Emperor yield him a raw task : face an intruder in the Imperial - controlled Jedi Temple . To his surprisal , he faces off against another dark side good , against the Grand Inquisitor . After defeating the former Jedi Knight , Vader is also charge with training the Inquisitorius for the Palpatine and his urgent mission … destruct the herculean and disruptive remnants of the Jedi Order .

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The issue also reveal a surprising figure from the prequels has survived the purge .

The Archivist Survives to Preserve

First introduced inStar Wars : Episode II – Attack of the Clones , Jocasta Nu is a Master charged with curating the Jedi Order ’s extensive archive . Before serve as chief bibliothec , she was an active Jedi Knight ( and still wear her lightsaber ) , trained Padawans , and served on the Jedi Council for a prison term . In the moving picture , she avail Obi - Wan search for Kamino but is ineffectual to see it , lead to her claim the planet does n’t exist because it is n’t in the archives ( it was removed by the Supreme Chancellor ’s authority ) . Although her lordliness paint herself and the galactic peacekeepers in a negative light , it does speak to a fundamental flaw of the Jedi during the waning days of the Republic . Their hubris led to complacency , which admit the Sith to rise under their noses .

At the same time , Attacknever properly characterise Nu . as luck would have it , the animatedClone Warsseries further flesh out her character . At one tip , Anakin Skywalker ’s padawan Ahsoka Tano is delegate to guard the archive as a punishment for disobeying guild . Nu remains a austere , matronly flesh , but she also receives a soft side , help Ahsoka to the best of her ability and tracking down bounty hunting watch that broke into the archive to steal a holocron ( a portable database for Jedi noesis ) .

At this point , though , Soule has n’t excuse how she make do to escape Vader and the 501st Clone Division ’s massacre at the temple . It ’s potential she was off - human beings at the prison term or that she , like Yoda , feel a folie and behave accordingly . In Marvel ’s spring preview , she retain her pre - Order 66 delegacy , gather knowledge and keeping the flannel mullein dismount during the Jedi ’s darkest minute . Naturally , her actions have pull in some very undesired attention .

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add an iconic figure from the prequels speaks to both Soule and Lucasfilm ’s pursuit in smoothing out the prequel trilogy ’s “ wrinkles . ” The writer already tweakedVader ’s infamous “ Noooo!”sequence fromRevenge of the Sith . Now , he ’s revealed that archivist Jocasta Nu – ab initio thought to have perish inRevenge(and even shoot down in the film ’s non - canon fellow traveller game ) – not only go the ordeal but is trying to preserve the Jedi Order .

With the Emperor personally aware of her presence , though , her curation efforts might be shortly - endure . The spring preview teases a face-off between her and Vader , along with his newest explosive charge , the Grand Inquisitor , which will plausibly essay her out of practice combat skills and her perfect Force abilities .

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