“She is invigorated about life on the frontier and the challenges it brings, and is an inspiration for those who work with her. “She always tries to see the good in people and situations, and never puts herself first,” reads her description on Star. The greatest hero of the day is Jedi Master Avar Kriss, who is working on the “frontier” of Republic space. Their clothing is finer, white and brown robes accented with gold. In the official guide to High Republic characters, Lucasfilm emphasizes that the Jedi of the High Republic aren’t as dogmatic and limited as the ones in Obi-Wan Kenobi’s era. This Dark Age was likely the moment when the Sith were at the height of their power. But long wars with the Sith and the Mandalorians caused the Old Republic to collapse, leaving star systems in chaos. The Old Republic era was a time when the Jedi and the Sith commanded armies that numbered in the thousands. Some of the story beats are similar, though. While the Old Republic era was explored extensively in the now non-canon Legends continuity, its canon counterpart is still a bit of a mystery. The High Republic era follows two major moments in galactic history, the Fall of the Old Republic and the Dark Age that engulfed the galaxy after the Old Republic was destroyed. “So expect there to be rich tales of exploration charting out the galaxy, meeting new cultures, and discovering what pioneer life in the Outer Rim was like.” “ is also a time of galactic expansion in the Outer Rim,” Lucasfilm vice president of franchise content and strategy James Waugh explained in a press release. “When the Jedi are good and noble, and we want to reflect that in their characters while still giving them enough depth and dimension so that their individual personalities and idiosyncrasies shine through.” “This is a hopeful, optimistic time,” Lucasfilm publishing director Michael Siglain told. The team of storytellers who will explore this era includes Charles Soule, Claudia Gray, Justina Ireland, Cavan Scott, and Daniel Jose Older. 5, is set a couple of hundred years before The Phantom Menace. The High Republic line of books and comics, which will debut on Jan. Stronger, more in tune with the Force, and more assured than we’ve ever seen them before, the Jedi of the High Republic era are what Jedi are supposed to be. Only now is Star Wars canon officially designating an era where the Jedi are at the height of their powers. Our best look at the Jedi Order of old is in the Prequel Trilogy, but it quickly becomes clear that those movies are about the fall of the Jedi and not a golden age for the heroes of the light side. In the Original Trilogy, the Jedi had already been driven to the brink of extinction, while the Sequel Trilogy showed how Luke Skywalker had failed to train a new generation of Knights. Star Wars never truly showed the heyday of the Jedi in the movies.
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