Warning! Spoilers ahead forStar Wars: Jedi Knights#1!
Star Warsrecently gave fans aglimpse of what Yoda would have been like as a Sith Lord, but some are speculating that there was more to the “Darth Yoda” cameo than it first seemed; a theory has begun to circulate inStar Warsfandom thatthe franchise could have just stealth introduced a new, evil member of Yoda’s species.
Star Wars: Jedi Knights#1, by the creative team of Marc Guggenheim and Madibek Musabekov, featuresObi-Wan undergoing a vision of dark “days that may yet to be,” which includes a Palpatine-esque Yoda.
Rather than just a haunting “what if?” some readers are questioning if this was a sly way of hinting at a villainous member of Yoda’s species.
A Long-Shot Star Wars Theory Suggests The Franchise Subtly Introduced A Dark Member Of Yoda’s Species
Star Wars: Jedi Knights#1, By The Creative Team Of Marc Guggenheim And Madibek Musabekov; Available Now From Marvel Comics
The theory about a new, Dark Side-wieldingmember of Yoda’s specieshinges on the idea thatStar Wars: Jedi Knights#1 involves a misdirect, or creative feint.As the speculation goes, readers were meant to assume this was just an ominous alternate possibility, when, in truth, it portends actual future developments.
The appearance of “Darth Yoda” comes in the context of Yoda teaching Obi-Wan that the future is not immutable, or unchangeable,a commonStar Warstheme. What is curious here is the fact thatYoda’s narration of the line, “and days that may yet be,” is laid over the image of a black-cloaked Yoda, Force Lightning crackling from his fingertips.
Some readers have seized on this asan indication that this is a new member of Yoda’s species, one who is being set up here for a villainous arc in a subsequent comic, perhaps even one that ties in to Marvel’s new “sequel” era of post-Return of the Jediadventures.
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Naturally, there are permutations of the “Darth Yoda” theory floating around. While some believe this could be a previously unknown member of the species, there are also those who havesuggested this could be another hint at a dark turn for Grogu, fromThe Mandalorian, whose long-term fate inStar Warslore is still very much TBD.
though more of them have been introduced toStar Warslore, [Yoda’s species] still remain among the franchise’s greatest mysteries, and a villainous version is something fans continue to ask for.
Like any powerful Force user, Grogu will have to face the temptation of the Dark Side as he grows up,andMandalorianlore has already suggestedthe possibility of a fall. Alternatively, if Grogu is destined to grow into a powerful hero, perhapshis greatest adversary could be a Sith counterpart, from his own species.
While the theory only has slim, circumstantial evidence to go on, for now, it representsan outgrowth of decades ofStar Warsloyalists' desire to learn more about Yoda’s people; though more of them have been introduced toStar Warslore, they still remain among the franchise’s greatest mysteries, and a villainous version is something fans continue to ask for.
