Wait, wasn’t General Grievous killed in Revenge of the Sith? Will they bring back another dead villain? No, don’t worry. It’s just that he was a key part of the Nightsisters’ downfall, and Star Wars: Legends of the Empire will explore this event as the most pivotal event in Morgan Elsbeth’s life.
The news that the six-part animated mini-series will cease airing all episodes on May 4 comes as a surprise.As fans wait for a new “season” of Jedi Legend format, we don’t know must What will that be or when will it arrive. Now, we know it’s coming, and it will flesh out the personal stories of Ahsoka villain Morgan Elsbeth and Jedi-turned-Inquisitor Barriss Offee.
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The second surprise is that Legends of the Empire won’t be full of Stormtroopers and all the Imperial stuff we’re tired of by now. Instead, it will focus on two overlooked characters whose lives were completely changed by the creation of the Empire. In Elsbeth’s case, her “defining moment” occurred before meeting Grand Admiral Thrawn. More specifically, when she saw most of her people die at the hands of General Grievous near the end of the Clone Wars.
IGN has shared an exclusive clip from the upcoming miniseries, and it’s all about the massive Dathomir massacre, an event we’ve already witnessed in The Clone Wars Season 4, but from a different perspective. Although this event is not Order 66, it has slowly become an important part of the Star Wars mythology, with works such as Jedi: Fallen Order referencing it.Additionally, it was revealed in the Ahsoka series that Elsbeth is actually a appropriate The Witch is a bit of a shocker, so it only makes sense to further explore why and how the survivors of Dathomir became key figures in the Empire.
It also raises the question of whether Empire Stories and Grievous’ character in the miniseries would also involve the events that were once planned for The Clone Wars before a season was canceled, some of which Key plot points were used to develop The Clone Wars. Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir comic series (yes, the entire storyline is filled with well-known characters and soap opera dynamics).
Regardless, die-hard Star Wars fanatics will love spending more screen time with Star Wars’ coolest droid characters before the live-action Acolyte hits theaters on June 4, in a clearer, more Witness dramatic events in a compelling way.