STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE Banner Seemingly Reveals The Show's Masked Sith Villain

STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE Banner Seemingly Reveals The Show's Masked Sith Villain

A new banner for Star Wars: The Acolyte has been revealed which puts the spotlight on the show's leads and a mysterious figure clad all in black who appears to be wielding a red lightsaber. Check it out!

By JoshWilding - May 04, 2024 10:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: SFFGazette.com

With now just one month to go until Star Wars: The Acolyte premieres on Disney+, a new banner has surfaced (via SFFGazette.com) highlighting the show's leads...and potentially its mysterious villain!

Mae, Sol, Venestra, Jecki, Indara, Yord, Kelnacca and Mother Aniseya are among those featured, but to the right of Sol is a mysterious figure clad in all black and wielding the red lightsaber we're betting is the same one featured in the trailers. Could this be our first look at The Acolyte's Sith baddie?

It seems likely, particularly with a helmet that instantly brings up memories of Darth Vader and the Sith Inquisitors. In fact, on closer inspection, it almost seems to boast a toothy grin, a sign perhaps that whoever is beneath the mask has a monstrous side. 

With this series playing out roughly 100 years before The Phantom Menace, this could be Darth Plagueis or even his Master, Darth Tenebrous. 

"If Star Wars is about the underdog versus the institution, [in The Acolyte] the Jedi are the institution," The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland previously said of its mysterious villain. "I was so interested in a storyline where the Jedi were at the height of their power - and I don’t mean The Phantom Menace, because at that point, there’s a Sith Lord in the Senate that they’re not picking up on."

Talking about the Sith, she added, "Like it’s a thing I’ve heard of, but it’s not a thing that you would ever consider you’d be interacting with. If the bad guys are actually the underdog, it just seemed like a cool reversal."

Take a closer look at this new banner for The Acolyte below and let us know your theories on who that character might be in the comments section.

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In The Acolyte, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Amandla Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems...

The series stars Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Joonas Suotamo, and Carrie-Anne Moss.

The Acolyte comes from creator and showrunner Leslye Headland (Russian Doll), who also serves as executive producer alongside Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King, and Jason Micallef. Charmaine DeGraté and Kor Adana are the co-executive producers, and Rayne Roberts and Damian Anderson are producing.

The next Star Wars TV series will premiere on Disney+ on June 4. 

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Gabimaru
Gabimaru - 5/4/2024, 10:06 AM
This looks A$$
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 5/4/2024, 10:07 AM
"BAH GAWD, IT'S A SITH AND HE'S GOT A STEEL CHAIR"
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/4/2024, 10:14 AM
Sweet , looking forward to the show!!.

I definitely see the toothy grin on the apparent Sith that the article mentions and I hope that is the case since it makes them look more creepy imo.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 5/4/2024, 10:16 AM
Banner looks fire, reminds me of KotR
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 5/4/2024, 10:16 AM
Sois michel obabo
Ghoul
Ghoul - 5/4/2024, 10:48 AM
It’s gonna end up being Master Sol or some equally underwhelming “twist” reveal. I’m excited for this but the mystery aspect I feel will fall flat. Not sure why but I think it’ll be Ashoka level good but some terrible story and plot holes and moments that hold it back from being great. Or even like Obi Wan. Great potential good fights just overall underwhelming. Marvel and Disney and starwars all around going this way. Quantity over quality?
Matchesz
Matchesz - 5/4/2024, 10:49 AM
Main villain is going to be a white american cop
dracula
dracula - 5/4/2024, 11:03 AM
this looks more like a star wars parody
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 5/4/2024, 11:08 AM
What happened to all the men in this galaxy far, far away?
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 5/4/2024, 11:15 AM
@GeneralZod - The main Jedi is male
Cap1
Cap1 - 5/4/2024, 12:07 PM
@GeneralZod - my god you're fragile
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 5/4/2024, 12:57 PM
@Cap1 - You like shitty Star Wars, good for you. I don't.
CryinFist
CryinFist - 5/5/2024, 12:34 PM
@GeneralZod - didn’t have a response for the main character being male did you? Sad
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 5/5/2024, 2:31 PM
@CryinFist - Don't need to, sailor. This is another Marvels feminist-fest, as the poster makes clear. You also like shitty Star Wars. Good for you, muffin-top.
JobinJ
JobinJ - 5/4/2024, 11:42 AM
DEI STAR WARS: The Cis Strike Back
CaptainCheese
CaptainCheese - 5/4/2024, 11:46 AM
A white toxic male under that mask.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 5/4/2024, 12:10 PM
@CaptainCheese - A white toxic male is the face of the franchise

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Cap1
Cap1 - 5/4/2024, 12:17 PM
@FireandBlood - And the face of the OGs is a young blonde male with blue eyes. Very funny how selective these intensely delicate men are
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 5/4/2024, 12:44 PM
“I was driven to write a story that essentially was from the perspective of the bad guys. I write that way with my other work. I am always attracted to amoral — or immoral — characters, and finding the humanity within the villains.” Leslye Headland.

Yeah we know….
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DerekLake
DerekLake - 5/4/2024, 12:57 PM
A sinister threat to an established institution and an underdog are not the same thing…
Rastarapha
Rastarapha - 5/5/2024, 8:00 AM
"If Star Wars is about the underdog versus the institution, [in The Acolyte] the Jedi are the institution"

Yeah we already see the prequels, thank you

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