Star Wars Names Order 66’s Most Dangerous Survivor & It’s Awesome the Franchise Is Trying Something New

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: Inquisitors #2! Order 66 was the bleakest moment in Star Wars history for the Jedi, as the entire Order was wiped out in a single, brutal move by the newly-formed Empire, and the Jedi never truly recovered again. However, with the introduction of one specific Jedi survivor, it’s become clear that the Jedi weren’t completely out of the fight after Order 66 was executed, which opens up an entirely new chapter in Star Wars lore.

In Star Wars: Inquisitors #2 by Rodney Barnes and Ramon Rosanas, Darth Vader has ordered his Inquisitors to find and kill a Jedi survivor named Tensu Run. Run is in the process of building a resistance against the Empire, one that consists of other Jedi survivors as well as regular citizens across the galaxy. Now is far too early in the Empire’s reign for such resistance to stand against it, making it imperative that Tensu Run be found and killed.

After the Grand Inquisitor failed to complete this task in the previous issue, the Fifth Brother accepts the assignment, and even succeeds in finding Tensu Run. However, with minimal effort, Tensu Run slices off the Fifth Brother’s left arm, and tells him to deliver a message to Vader – one that makes it clear that Run will not be so easily dispatched.

The Jedi Weren’t Completely Wiped Out by Order 66

This issue – and, indeed, this entire limited series thus far – has confirmed that not only were the Jedi not completely wiped out by Order 66 (including Vader’s subsequent crusade against them), they actually stood a fighting chance at dismantling the Empire right when it was established. Tensu Run is the most dangerous Jedi survivor because he built a resistance against the Empire right away, and proved powerful enough to defeat the Empire’s deadliest assassins. He represented the strength of the Jedi during their darkest hour, and even Vader feared what he could accomplish.

The fact that the Jedi didn’t just scatter or die following Order 66 is a huge change from the established Star Wars canon. Now, fans know that another ‘war’ was waged between the Jedi and the Empire immediately following the Clone Wars, which is an extremely exciting development, as it opens the door for Star Wars to explore yet another untold chapter in its extensive history that fans didn’t even know existed.

Star Wars Has the Chance to do Another ‘Clone Wars’-Style Series

Just as Star Wars: Clone Wars takes place between the events of Episode II and Episode III – a moment in the established canon that was brushed over by the films – Star Wars: Inquisitors made it possible for the franchise to do the same thing immediately following Episode III. Tensu Run created an uprising of Jedi and rebels that no one knew about until now, and that could be expanded upon in a truly exciting way, with Jedi survivors coming together under Run’s leadership to fight Vader and the Inquisitors in a ‘Clone Wars’-style Jedi vs Sith war.

While Star Wars: Inquisitors is currently in the middle of telling that story, it seems the franchise could dive into this bold new idea a bit further, giving fans an entirely new Jedi vs Sith war in Star Wars canon that has every chance to be as extensive as the Clone Wars series. But, no matter what happens, it’s still awesome to see Star Wars trying something new with the tired ‘Jedi survivor’ trope, and it’s all thanks to the most dangerous survivor of them all, Tensu Run.

Star Wars: Inquisitors #2 by Marvel Comics is available August 7, 2024.

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