Our first big look acolyte The news last month was only one character Production from High Republic’s cross-media era will make the leap from book to live-action film, with Rebecca Henderson taking over novel hero venestra ruvo. But now we have a better idea of how the show will use her… and a look at the looming darkness.
Although acolyte The story takes place about 100 years before the events The Phantom Menacewe meet Vernestra as one of the The youngest member of the Jedi OrderEarning this ranking at just 15 years old, the setting in the High Republic novels is about another 100 years earlier – meaning she’s seen a lot by the time we arrive. acolyte. During that time, Venestra “went through some bad stuff,” according to showrunner Leslye Headland.
“Because she’s been around so long, she’s basically met everyone who’s come to the temple,” Headland recently told Empire Opinions about Vernestra acolyte, and then adds a rather grim twist to this perspective. “[She’s] If they had lived natural human lives, we would have seen them all die of natural causes,” the showrunner continued. “She’s well known [Lee Jung-jae’s Jedi Master] Saul has been a child since he was a child. ”
There were, of course, some Jedi who lived long enough to see the era of the High Republic – and with it the pinnacle of the Jedi – give way to The recalcitrance we see By the time of the prequel trilogy, characters like Yoda and Ariel Puff were both members of the Jedi Council, even 200 years before we met them in Star Wars. phantom menace.We don’t know how long Venestra will live acolyte (Or if she even Survive Season 1)—Star Wars There’s always been some ambiguity about Mirilan’s lifespan – but for someone who’s seen so much change, it’s still interesting to examine her after a time when she was considered the best and brightest prodigy in the Order. , because she not only saw the comings and goings of the Jedi, but also the changes in the Jedi. Between the heights of her youth and the lows of the prequel era, everything starts to change.
acolyte Streaming on Disney+ starting June 4th.
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