The Acolyte
The Acolyteintroduced Manny Jacinto as the mystifying Sith Lord known as the Stranger , and Jacinto has just drop down a monumental clue about his true identity operator . Theend ofThe Acolyteleft so many unanswered question about the Stranger , not least becauseit also bear witness the Sith Lord Darth Plagueis find out in the tail . It ’s unclear whether we ’ll ever get the answers we need , givenThe Acolytewas canceledby Disney last twelvemonth .
Manny Jacinto attended Megacon Orlando over the weekend , and he drop a few tantalizing hints about the Stranger ’s true identity . According to attendees such asLianna , he reassert that"Qimir " - the name Jacinto ’s character first used - is just an alias . Curiously , Jacinto noted that he was also give hints about the Stranger ’s true name . That suggestshe ’s play an already - established character inStar Warslore .
I Think I Know Who The Stranger Really Is
He’d Be The Perfect Darth Venamis
There ’s been intense give-and-take about howThe Acolyte ’s novel Sith Lord fits into canon . He does n’t really conform to into the business of Sith , give Plagueis is famous as the one who rail Palpatine - not this Stranger . Jacinto ’s hint suggest the Stranger is an accomplished case , though , and that changes everything ; it mean we need to look to the oldStar WarsExpanded Universefor clues .
There ’s one potential candidate from Legends lore : Darth Venamis , who was antecedently a Bith but has presumptively been reinterpreted . In Legends , Darth Venamis was in reality Plagueis ' challenger ; Plagueis ' own master had trained two potential successors , a direct rape of the Sith Rule of Two . The Acolyteshowrunner Leslye Headland had always teased that her show was an geographic expedition of the Rule of Two , and this would be the arrant fit .
Our Take On The Acolyte’s Sith Lord
A Character I Desperately Want To See More Of
There ’s some evidenceThe Acolyte ’s cancelation may have been a mistake ; while the show did n’t have the viewership to justify its budget , it has had a surprising longevity for Disney+ . The story is n’t quite over yet , because a phone number of tie - in novels are known to be in the employment , and it ’s potential Justina Ireland’sWayseeker- whose starring character Vernestra Rwoh has a impregnable tie to the Stranger - could be an crucial read . We ’ll hopefully get some more clues toThe Acolytesoon .
Source : Liana
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