THE ACOLYTE Fan Theory Appears To Confirm Return Of Fan-Favorite Jedi From STAR WARS Prequel Trilogy

THE ACOLYTE Fan Theory Appears To Confirm Return Of Fan-Favorite Jedi From STAR WARS Prequel Trilogy

The first trailer for The Acolyte found its way online earlier this week, but did you notice an Easter Egg which appears to confirm a fan-favourite character from the Star Wars prequels will also show up?

By JoshWilding - Mar 21, 2024 11:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: SFFGazette.com

The first trailer for The Acolyte didn't reveal much, though it's clear that a significant threat to the Jedi - widely believed to be the Sith - is about to rise from the darkness. 

The latest Star Wars TV series plays out during The High Republic era and is set roughly 100 - 150 years before the events of The Phantom Menace. That closes the door on Sheev Palpatine being the mystery villain wielding the red lightsaber showcased in the trailer. However, we're not discounting meeting his Sith Master, Darth Plagueis!

While time will tell on that front, eagle-eyed fans believe they've spotted a major connection to the prequel trilogy and, if they're right, it's a big one!

As we first reported on SFFGazette.com, Star Wars die-hards on social media are sharing their belief that Plo Koon appears in the teaser; as we're sure you'll remember, he was a key supporting character in The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith, later earning a devoted fanbase thanks to his role in The Clone Wars animated series. 

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A Jedi with a striking resemblance to the fallen hero can indeed be seen, but how would this work timeline-wise? Well, Plo Koon is thought to have been roughly 385 years old when he died in Episode III; that would make him somewhere around 185 - 235 when the events of The Acolyte play out.

Plo Koon's age was established in the Expanded Universe, something we know The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland is pulling ideas from for the show. Having him appear as a young Jedi would be a fun way to respect the wider Star Wars lore.

"There were certain things that I really wanted to do. You'll see a half-Theelin, half-human Jedi, Jecki, played by Dafne Keen, which was always a dream of mine," she said in a recent interview. "There's also some [Star Wars Legends] lore that I decided to put in because I thought it was so cool and no one told me I couldn't." 

"There are a couple of really big [Expanded Universe] ideas that are utilized both early on in the series and later in the series."

Let us know your thoughts on this wild Star Wars theory down in the comments section. 

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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Origame
Origame - 3/21/2024, 11:27 AM
What do you mean the time frame closes the door on Palpatine being the sith?

Given the history of disney star wars, they just need poe in the corner saying "somehow Palpatine returned", then all will make sense.
jst5
jst5 - 3/21/2024, 12:11 PM
@Origame - Bingo...
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 3/21/2024, 11:33 AM
A live action Darth Plagueis would be interesting to see!
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 3/21/2024, 12:06 PM
@Nomis929 - It would but who would the female leads be in that story?
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 3/21/2024, 12:12 PM
@HashTagSwagg - Not sure.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/21/2024, 12:39 PM
@Nomis929 - hope they keep him in the background. Think it'd be cool if they did it like how the animated Avatar shiw never really showed Ozai in the first season, but still managed to make his presence felt
Starlight
Starlight - 3/21/2024, 12:48 PM
@HashTagSwagg - Ah.... GODD POINT!....
McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/21/2024, 1:17 PM
@Nomis929 - Shoulda been the villain of the sequels
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 3/21/2024, 1:18 PM
@McMurdo - Darth Plagueis? Have him be the one resurrected instead of paplatine?
whoknows
whoknows - 3/21/2024, 8:10 PM
@Nomis929 - did plagueis fight with a lightsaber though? Not to say he’s not in it but idk if he’s the one with the red saber. We know palpatine had a distain for lightsabers and only used it mockingly, is it too far fetch to assume his master had the same inclinations? Either way, would be great to see plagueis in all his glory.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/21/2024, 11:40 AM
Fun fact:

Plo Koon is Dave Filoni’s favorite Jedi.

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DankMan
DankMan - 3/21/2024, 11:42 AM
I finally got @origame to block me. You can too. Keep calling out his and others on this site bull**** racism.
HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 3/21/2024, 11:56 AM
@DankMan - He's racist? To whites or blacks?
Ikusa
Ikusa - 3/21/2024, 12:21 PM
@DankMan - Haha. Means nothing. By your definition people who didn't like Black Panther and The Little Mermaid are racist.

TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/21/2024, 11:48 AM
Cool if true.

It would be a cool Easter Egg for fans but I hope he’s an actual character in the show then…

His appearances in Clone Wars fleshed him out a bit & made me like him since I barely remember him from the prequels and not even sure if he did anything significant.

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Forthas
Forthas - 3/21/2024, 11:51 AM
They need to make Yoda and Yaddle the parents of Grogu!

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Webster614
Webster614 - 3/21/2024, 12:14 PM
@Forthas - I disagee.
Fogs
Fogs - 3/21/2024, 5:42 PM
@Forthas - LOL
Matchesz
Matchesz - 3/21/2024, 12:02 PM
Thats how they hook us, subtle fan service to make you sit through their message. Like they used avengers in the marvels trailers. The equivalent of a drug dealer teasing a drug addict who tryin to quit.
jst5
jst5 - 3/21/2024, 12:14 PM
@Matchesz - I mean you don't want to watch a SW show the director said is samurai meets Frozen?This show is going to be a massive turd ...you can smell it coming.
marvel72
marvel72 - 3/21/2024, 12:31 PM
@Matchesz - Oh its quite easy to quit Star Wars and the MCU.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/21/2024, 12:40 PM
@Matchesz - is it fanservice if it makes sense in-universe for things to be there? Agewise, it makes sense Plo is there
Timerider
Timerider - 3/21/2024, 12:21 PM
I can see the birth of Palpatine at the end of the series as Darth Plagueis feels his presence the moment he’s born. They can cut back and forth between him being born and Plagueis feeling the darkness within the newborn. Just as Luke and Leia were being born as was Darth Vader.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/21/2024, 12:41 PM
@Timerider - could work, if we'll ever see Plagueis in the first place. Think it'd be more interesting if we never really see him (only from the shadows)
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/21/2024, 12:42 PM
Guess it makes sense for Plo to be. Agewise it works. Makes me wonder how much other famous Jedi that are known to be alive at that point will show up
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/21/2024, 12:44 PM
@bkmeijer1 - I think Yoda is…

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bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/21/2024, 2:34 PM
@TheVisionary25 - has to be. Think some other council members from the Prequels will show up as well
CaptainFlapjaks
CaptainFlapjaks - 3/21/2024, 5:26 PM
@bkmeijer1 - wonder if they will finally show syfo dias
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/21/2024, 5:52 PM
@CaptainFlapjaks - could be. Depends on when the show is set, because I'm not sure if it's a 100 years before TPM, or 109 years BBY.

I know the Jedi Lost book starring Dooku and Sydo is set around 90 years BBY, so could be they should up as younglings in this if it's set 100 years BBY.
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