The Acolyte
Summary
A new group of Force - sensitive witches will debut inThe Acolyte , replacingthe Nightsisterswho made theirStar WarsLegends introduction in 1994 and their mod canon debut in 2011 . The Nightsisters had a copious and well - constitute story in theStar WarsLegends continuity , but were drastically reimagined for the modern canon inStar Wars : The Clone Wars , a serial that served as the van for the modern canyon before its official start in 2014 . The modern canon ’s Nightsisters play a significant role in numerousStar Warsproperties , tying into the rootage of Darth Maul andAsajj Ventress .
While Nightsisters had previously been grim side - corrupted human witches in Legends , the modernStar Warscanon create the Dathomirian specie , on the face of it making the Nightsisters extremity of the aboriginal sagacious beings of Dathomir . BothAsajj Ventress and Darth Maul were rewrittenas Dathomirians , with the former rejoining the Nightsisters trace her betrayal by Count Dooku and the latter being revived by Nightsister magick . TheAhsokaTV serial further explored the new traditional knowledge surrounding the Nightsisters , potentially having a major impact on the new witches due to be introduce to the modernStar Warscanon inThe Acolyte .
The upcoming Star Wars show The Acolyte will take the franchise into the grand High Republic epoch , but what mysteries await in the Jedi ’s golden age ?
Nightsisters Have Been Star Wars' “Witches” Since 1994
The Nightsisters Were First Introduced In The Novel “The Courtship Of Princess Leia”
Nightsisters , along with all witches of Dathomir , were introduced to theStar Warsfranchise in Dave Wolverton ’s novelThe Courtship of Princess Leia . Courtship , along with subsequent Legends - era properties , would establish thatthe witch of Dathomir consist of various kin of human Force - sensitives who are the unearthly descendants of an exiled former Jedi Knightknown as Allya . The majority of these clans adhered to the rule of “ never concede to evilness , ” a phrase often used by Allya , but a few clans became profane by the glowering side of the Force , and thus failed to follow Allya ’s run-in .
The very first Witch of Dathomir to come out in unrecorded - natural action is Charal , who was an antagonist in Ewoks : The Battle for Endor . Charal was established as a Nightsister via a retcon .
The most dangerous and ill-famed gloomy side - using clan of Dathomir witches is known as the Nightsisters . Like the residual of Dathomir ’s witch , the Nightsisters are human Force - sensitives whose “ spells ” are simplyForce abilities . While not as powerful as the Dark Lords of the Sith , the Nightsisters were a major potential scourge tothe New Republic , and the clan concisely joined forces with the Imperial warlord Zsinj . The legend iterations of Asajj Ventress and Darth Maul have no ties to Dathomir or the Nightsisters , with the former being a Rattataki from Rattatak and the latter being a Zabrak from Iridonia .
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The Acolyte Will Introduce A New Group Of “Witches”
Mother Aniseya’s Coven Of Witches Is Featured In The Acolyte Trailer
The Acolyte , which is set in the modernStar Warscanon’sHigh Republic era , will be inspired by elements of the Legends continuity . Leslye Headland , The Acolyte’sshowrunner , has mention the Legends - era traditional knowledge behind the Theelin metal money as one source of divine guidance and has noted that herseries will introduce a new eccentric of crone to the modernStar Warscanon . These witches will not be Nightsisters , and their leader , Mother Aniseya , appears in the first trailer forThe Acolyte , voicing a rejection of notions of morality in favor of power , suggesting that her coven use the dreary side .
The witches due to entry in The Acolyte could be one of the established Dathomir enchantress clans in the modern canyon .
Notably , the modernStar Warscanon did revise the traditional knowledge of Dathomir to resemble its original legend embodiment slightly more . “ Bug , ” a narrative by E. Anne Convery inThe Clone Wars : Stories of Light and Dark , reveals that there are other clans of Dathomir enchantress , such as the Singing Mountain Clan ( who earlier appeared inCourtship ) . The witches due to debut inThe Acolytecould be one of the launch Dathomir Wiccan clans in the modern canon , or simply be a raw one – who are not even necessarily from Dathomir .
If Nightsisters Originate From Beyond The Galaxy…Do The Acolyte’s Witches Too?
Mother Aniseya’s Coven May Also Come From An Extragalactic Planet Like Peridea
Ahsokaadded a entirely unequalled element to the Nightsister lore in the modernStar Warscanon ; the Dathomirians themselves appear to be in the beginning from the extragalactic earth Peridea , not Dathomir . This , of grade , raises the doubtfulness of whether all Dathomir ’s clans are of extragalactic origin , to say nothing of the possible ramification for Zabraks , who are relate to Dathomirians in the modern canyon . This could also suggest that the new witch coven inThe Acolytemight trace its extraction to the faraway galaxy as well , perhaps tying this upcomingStar Warsproperty toAhsoka .
The Acolytestarts streaming June 4th onDisney+ .
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