Star Wars simply launched a brand-new Jedi in Star Wars: Visions season 3, and along with being completely terrifying, he’s an fascinating character to check to Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader. Visions is a very intriguing addition to the Star Wars franchise, partially as a result of Visions isn’t canon, which permits for rather more creativity.
Nevertheless, Visions is not totally separate from canon Star Wars tales, both—the alternative is true, really. Visions explores most of the similar themes, ideas, and conflicts seen all through Star Wars’ practically 50-year historical past, and this new season is not any exception. The truth is, one new Visions Jedi has implications for Anakin Skywalker himself.
Star Wars: Visions’ New Jedi Is Decided To Destroy The Darkish Facet
Visions is an anthology-style present, so every episode acts as its personal self-contained story. Even so, Visions does often have episodes which are successfully sequels to prior episodes, which is true of season 3, episode 1, “The Duel: Payback,” a sequel to season 1’s “The Duel.”
On this sequel story, a brand new Jedi, referred to as the Grand Grasp, is launched as an adversary for returning Visions character Ronin, a reformed Sith. Though one would suppose the Grand Grasp was the hero and Ronin was the villain, the reality is extra difficult. The Grand Grasp is definitely on a path of revenge.
Particularly, the Grand Grasp desires to destroy Ronin and all Sith/the darkish aspect as a part of his revenge plot. Whereas battling with Ronin, the Jedi Grand Grasp declares:
“Steadiness solely comes with true peace. Thus, the Sith and darkish aspect have to be eradicated. Or they have to totally be dropped at justice.”
Curiously, in response, Ronin says that the Jedi has clearly misplaced his approach and tells him, “There is no such thing as a stability with out the sunshine and the darkish.” This dialog, and the battle between the 2 characters, actually will get on the crux of Star Wars movies and TV shows: what is true stability within the Power?
Clearly, the Jedi of the prequel trilogy shared this Grand Grasp’s view, as they advised Anakin that the Chosen One prophecy meant he was destined to destroy the Sith. That is not really what the prophecy mentioned, although; it merely mentioned the Chosen One would convey stability.
Since then, different additions to Star Wars, notably the sequels, have additional deepened the questions relating to true stability. In spite of everything, Luke Skywalker tells Rey that the place there’s mild (corresponding to on Ahch-To), there can even be darkness in equal measure.
Star Wars has subsequently left this huge query open-ended to this point, but this latest addition to the franchise provides fascinating complexities to what’s been revealed earlier than. Particularly, this Visions episode raises fascinating questions relating to what position Anakin actually ought to have performed.
Is This What Anakin Skywalker Ought to Have Been?
Primarily based on the prequels, the Jedi believed that Anakin ought to equally have been centered on destroying all Sith and the darkish aspect, simply because the Grand Grasp was in “The Duel: Payback.” But, the Grand Grasp’s story in that episode is exactly why the Jedi had been at all times improper.
Ronin was proper to say that the Jedi had misplaced his approach. Revenge just isn’t the Jedi approach, for one, however the need to kill and destroy can be antithetical to who and what the Jedi had been meant to be.
Had Anakin, who already (clearly) had critical points with anger and hatred, had comparable goals, he would have fallen to the darkish aspect all the identical. This episode of Visions subsequently has implications for Anakin’s Star Wars timeline. Specifically, Anakin was doomed it doesn’t matter what path he selected.
Though Star Wars: Visions is not Star Wars canon, it definitely has an influence on the franchise’s canonical tales, together with that of the Chosen One himself, Anakin Skywalker.
