Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Acolyte season 1.
Summary
The Acolyteseason 1’s Darth Plagueis cameo was certainly shocking, with showrunner Leslye Headland outlining the true nature of his appearance in the story.The Acolyteseason 1’s endingmostly wrapped up the many plot threads it had crafted across the eight-episode story. Osha and Mae’s story with the Jedi was resolved, leaving the twins off for an interesting story shouldThe Acolyteseason 2’s storybe confirmed. Qimir’s storyline was also furthered, seemingly teased to link toStar Wars’Sith Lord Darth Plagueis.
In an interview withEntertainment Weekly,The Acolyte’s showrunner Leslye Headland revealed more about Plagueis' role in the show. Headland explored the need for her and her team of storytellers to answer major questions inThe Acolyte’s season 1 finale. As it turns out, Plagueis was one of these questions, as outlined by Headland herself:
“We wanted to answer a lot of questions. We wanted to show Qimir’s master. We weren’t going to wait a second season for that. We wanted to wrap up the twin storyline. We were not going to leave everybody hanging. They’ve sat through all of this, and we want to reward people for watching.”
Darth Plagueis Is Officially The Stranger’s “Master”
Qimir’s Connection To Plagueis Has Been Revealed
Undoubtedlythe most interesting reveal about Plagueis from Headland is that the mysterious Sith Lord is Qimir/The Stranger’s master. Since Qimir revealed himself as a Sith warrior, the burning question for many has been his place in the Sith hierarchy. The Sith Rule of Two has long been around by the time ofStar Wars’High Republic Era, begging the question of whether Qimir was the student, the master, or a pretender.
According to Headland, Qimir is an official Sith apprentice, with his master being none other than Plagueis. Little about Plagueis has been revealed inStar Warscanon thus far, thoughThe Acolyte’s potential future seasons will undoubtedly change that. Interestingly, Headland’s comments reveal that Plagueis had an apprentice before Sheev Palpatine, offering a wealth of stories to delve into shouldThe Acolytecontinue.
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This Revelation Cements The Stranger’s Fate
Qimir Is Unlikely To Live Long After The Acolyte
While the reveal that Plagueis is Qimir’s master is incredibly exciting, it is less so Qimir himself. As is known fromStar Warscanon, Plagueis eventually trains Palpatine in the ways of the Force. Palpatine then usurps Plagueis and takes Maul, then Dooku, then Anakin as his apprentices. This line, stretching all the way back to Darth Bane of the Old Republic, is known as the Baneite Line of Sith, which Qimir is now confirmed to be a part of.
Plagueis will outlive Qimir, eventually taking Palpatine as his student and leading to the events showcased in theStar Warsprequel trilogy…
However, knowing who comes after Qimir confirms his tragic fate.Qimir will ultimately fail to supplant Plagueis as the Sith master, something that he is evidently trying to achieve by taking Osha as his own apprentice inThe Acolyte’s ending. Plagueis will outlive Qimir, eventually taking Palpatine as his student and leading to the events showcased in theStar Warsprequel trilogy, a century afterThe Acolyte.
The Acolyte
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The Acolyte is a television 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 height of their influence. This sci-fi thriller sees a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate several crimes - all leading to darkness erupting from beneath the surface and preparing to bring about the end of the High Republic.
