From Forest Whitaker’s Saw Gerrera to some of the other characters you might not know about.
Warning: Spoilers fromStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderare discussed in this article.
The Rise of Skywalkerisn’t the onlyStar Warsstory hitting the masses this year.
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Here’s a guide to how it all fits into cinematic universe.
Order 66
First, we have to go back toGeorge Lucas' prequel trilogy.
Thus, begins the era chronicled inStar Wars: The Clone Warsanimated series.
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Order 66 was their plan to wipe out the Jedi Order.
Palpatine sends a command to all of his clone troopers: “Execute Order 66.”
Without hesitation, the soldiers turn on their Jedi commanders and kill them.
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Palpatine plays it off as the Jedi attempting to overthrow him to make it gain power.
Using this fear, Palpatine reorganizes the Republic into the Galactic Empire.
Amendola also voices the character inJedi: Fallen Order.
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He hoped this would ensure the survival of the Jedi in the future.
Cere was separated from Eno on Ontotho and fought alongside the Fylar Freedom Fighters.
Then, the Inquisitors arrive, forcing him to go on the run once again.
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One of Palpatine’s first mandates as leader of this new Empire is the creation of the Inquisitorius Program.
Their main task was to hunt down surviving Jedi.
Darth Vader, a.k.a.
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Anakin, eventually assumed control over the program.
The Second Sister, who once went by Trilla, is one of the most dangerous in the program.
She’s accompanied by the Ninth Sister, a hulking Dowutin who was also once a Jedi apprentice.
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When she joined the Dark Side, her ability to read emotions graduated to reading minds.
The Nightbrothers, Dathomirian males, are more subservient to the Nightsisters and dwell separately.
The Nightsisters largely kept themselves out of the affairs of the Empire and the Jedi.
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That certainly sounds like Greivous.
Taron Malicos (voiced bySpartacusactor Liam McIntyre) was a former Jedi who escaped to Dathomir amid Order 66.
Taron succumbed to the Dark Side when he used the Force to conquer the Nightbrothers and become their leader.
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He promised Merrin revenge on the Jedi if she shared the secrets of the Nightsisters' magic with him.
Jedi: Fallen Order sheds more light on his battles against the Empire.
We find Saw now on the Wookie home world of Kashyyyk inJedi: Fallen Order.
Tarfful, the Wookie chieftain, helped Yoda escape Kashyyyk when the clones turned on the Jedi.
Tarfful, too, makes an appearance in the videogame when Cal arrives.
Saw will go on to appear inStar Wars RebelsandRogue One.
A familiar face and familiar name
Now for some super spoilers
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After facing Taron on Dathomir, Cal’s lightsaber is heavily damaged and requires repairing.
He travels to Ilum, an ice planet that appeared previously inThe Clone Warsseries.
It’s a sacred space for Jedi.
As Cal mentions in the game, he went there with Yoda as a boy.
But, there’s a much bigger cameo that appears at the end ofJedi: Fallen Order.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderis currently available to play on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
