The Acolyte

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Summary

Mae , the Sith assassin introduced inStar state of war : The Acolyte , has certify the use of a life-threatening power that was the primal toEmperor Palpatine ’s secrecy and achiever , something that has big entailment for Sith history as a whole . The biggest moving objet d’art of Palpatine ’s carefully orchestrated rise to power with theGalactic Empirewas keeping himself and his Sith identity a secret , all while maintaining the power to move throughout the galaxy as require . comfortably yet , he had to remain hidden when he lived within the centre of the Jedi Order itself on Coruscant .

The close human relationship between the Jedi Order and theGalactic Republicwas good to Palpatine ’s programme at the time , but there was also smashing risk in him actuate amongst their membership . With the Jedi being so attuned to the Force , any one of them would have been able to sense the darkness within Palpatine if he did n’t consciously conceal it - so he found a fashion to cloak his true duskiness and malign purport from the Jedi while working so closely with them during the Clone Wars . This ability is now being demonstrated by the Sith inStar Warsyet again .

Amandla Stenberg ’s mask fighter Mae was featured prominently in the trailer for Star Wars : The Acolyte , and this is everything do it about her .

The Acolyte Poster Showing Jedi Order, Mae, and a Sith Lord Holding Lightsabers

Mae Shares Palpatine’s Ability To Hide Her Presence From Jedi

Mae Gets Inside The Olega Jedi Temple Unnoticed

The Acolyteepisode 2sees Mae using Palpatine ’s Force power to keep her presence , especially the sour side of the Force surrounding her , a secret from the other Jedi in theJedi Templeon Olega . While infiltrating in an attempt to stamp out Master Torbin , beat past the gatekeeper was only half the struggle . If Mae could not mask her presence in the Force , then the Jedi would have been able-bodied to quickly sense her run amongst their ranks . Her ability to get retiring them undetected is proof that she , like Palpatine , could use the Force to keep her presence hidden .

The former Padawan of Jedi Master Sol , Mae gets swept up into a menacing mystery — one that put her into the center of a battle in unexpected path .

Was This A Common Sith Power?

Mae & Palpatine May Not Be Exceptions

There are n’t many , if any , specific acknowledgment in canyon ( or evenStar WarsLegends ) of other Sith wielding this Force power , but that does n’t intend it ’s an impossible conclusion to reach . The Sith had to continue conceal for K of year after theJedi - Sith War , even follow Darth Bane ’s Rule of Two to keep themselves hide out until just the right metre . Secrecy was quite literally their survival , and so it ’s very logical to reason out that this was a power the Sith not only be intimate of , but also used on a regular fundament .

Secrecy was quite literally their survival , and so it ’s very logical to conclude that this was a top executive the Sith not only knew of , but also used on a regular base .

While there ’s no tangible proof of this , the grounds certainly supports this conclusion . For one , Mae and Palpatine would have had to learn this Force power somehow , which likely means their master had already perfected the ability to keep their presences hidden in the Force . The bare fact the Sith were able to operate in secret for so long also points to this conclusion , asthe Jedi would have been capable to detect them if they could not master this ability- especially during theHigh Republic era , when the Jedi had frontier settlement on many unlike worlds .

Amandla Stenberg’s Mae and Ian McDiarmid’s Emperor Palpatine edited together in Star Wars

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Perhaps The Sith Have Been Hiding In Plain Sight For Generations

This Power Would Allow Them To Live In The Open

If this Force power was , indeed , used by the Sith during their millennia or so of supposed extinction , then it ’s very possible the Sith did n’t have to conceal themselves much at all . The Sith could have been operating in sheer passel , perhaps even interact right away with the Jedi , to get up tight and examine each and every fault of the Order over clip . This would have allow them to pass down their noesis through each schoolmaster and prentice until Palpatine was able to take it all and craft his perfect plan to bring the Sith to power once again .

With an insatiate craving for powerfulness being the Sith ’s constant downfall , it ’s easy to concludethey would have thoroughly enjoyed employ this Force power to face their enemy without them ever knowing it . It would have give them a sentiency of superpower over the Jedi that would have eat their pride . They would have been able to manipulate the Jedi up close and further the illusion of the Sith ’s extinction until the pure moment , when Palpatine perfect this craft . The Acolyteis now depict this in motion with Mae , fully labialise out this piece ofStar Warslore and chronicle .

The Acolyteepisode 3 is now streaming . raw episodes release Tuesdays on Disney+ .

The Acolyte - Amandla Stenberg’s Mae in front of the Sith helmet

The former Padawan of Jedi Master Sol, Mae gets swept up into a sinister mystery—one that puts her into the center of a conflict in unexpected ways.

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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 find out a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate several crimes - all lead to iniquity break from beneath the surface and preparing to bring about the last of the High Republic .

Amandla Stenberg as Mae Holding a Dagger in Star Wars The Acolyte Poster

The former Padawan of Jedi Master Sol, Mae gets swept up into a sinister mystery—one that puts her into the center of a conflict in unexpected ways.

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Darth Bane’s ghost in Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 6 episode 13, “Sacrifice”

Headshot Of Amandla Stenberg In The Premiere Of Disney+ Series Star Wars: The Acolyte

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