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This week’s episode of The Acolyte was gorgeous, from its lightsaber choreography to its stunning deaths. And whereas the reveal of the Grasp wasn’t precisely a shock, as he did grow to be Qimir, Manny Jacinto’s efficiency as a brand new villain within the universe was unbelievable.
Now, followers are speculating that what The Acolyte could also be is a Knights of Ren origin story, somewhat than some story a couple of Sith particularly.
Sure, the phrase Sith is used right here, however Qimir say they’d “name” him a Sith, with out saying he’s one. In distinction, the Knights of Ren have been a darkish facet order that always stood in opposition to the Sith as a separate, Rogue group, however little is thought about their precise origins.
We’ve met a Ren in some new-era supply materials, however the thought is that he’s simply the most recent Ren, wielding a lightsaber known as “The Ren” which had been handed down by means of different leaders of the group through the years. That Ren was simply the “trendy period” Ren.
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By way of a connection to Qimir, right here’s Ren’s philosophy, utilizing the heirloom lightsaber as a metaphor:
“The Ren would not cease to fret about what it is burning or the proper or fallacious of it, or the targets it would obtain. The Ren simply is. It lives, and it consumes, and it would not apologize. It’s its nature and nothing else. I consider in that precept on a deep, deep degree. In truth, I’ve devoted my life to it.”
This echoes Qimir’s philosophy of the power, saying he merely needs to wield the facility nevertheless he needs with no guidelines hooked up just like the Jedi. The mantra of Ren above appears extraordinarily comparable and you possibly can see the philosophical parallels.
There’s additionally an indicator within the present itself exterior of Qimir’s dialogue, it’s that the present makes use of the “Kylo Ren” theme from the brand new trilogy as a musical queue, with Kylo being the chief of the Knights of Ren, killing Ren himself and discarding the saber, making his personal, well-known crossguard one. He grew to become the brand new grasp of the Knights of Ren.
I can see it. I suppose you possibly can see this as twisting across the query of “the Sith have been extinct for a millennia,” the well-known line that some hold citing as The Acolyte allegedly breaking canon. However there’s no affirmation but that phrase of Qimir ever received to the Jedi, provided that we don’t know what occurs to Sol, Osha and Mae. Everybody else who encountered him is lifeless.
I should purchase it. It could actually be an fascinating connection to the trendy lore. However in the long run, I don’t actually care. Qimir looks like a cool sufficient character with out essentially needing ties to some present group, however I suppose we’ll see.
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