Star Wars has just offered a sneak peek of Jedi Master Vernestra Rwoh’s high senate robes in The Acolyte, signaling what could be to come in the show’s impending final episode. The Acolyte is set in the High Republic Era of the Star Wars timeline, which is considered the golden age of both the Jedi and the Republic. However, the show has yet to show the Republic Senate, despite making references to it. These brand-new robes for Master Rwoh could suggest this is about to change.
In an interview posted to starwars.com, costume designer Jennifer Bryan provided unique insights into the styles of The Acolyte’s main characters and the meanings behind those looks. In addition to reflecting upon the outfits worn by Master Sol, Qimir/the Stranger, Osha, and others, Bryan highlighted the importance of Vernestra Rwoh’s high senate robes, explaining:
“She has a lot to carry. She knows things. She knows that there’s a lot of — the word I would use is a lot of duplicity — in what the Jedi did in the name of protecting the Force. She’s basically trying to manage and do damage control with the Senate.”
Bryan also intentionally added the High Republic Jedi Order symbol to the robes, making it clear that, even in front of the Senate, Vernestra is first and foremost a Jedi.
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The High Republic’s Senate Could Be Making An Appearance
Vernestra Rwoh
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Justina Ireland
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Rebecca Henderson
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Star Wars The High Republic: A Test of Courage
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Given that Vernestra Rwoh’s high senate robes were very thoughtfully and intentionally designed for The Acolyte but have yet to make an appearance, presumably, Vernestra will be wearing them during the upcoming final episode. This would make considerable sense in light of the current state of things in the show. In The Acolyte episode 5, not only was Mae’s accomplice, Qimir, revealed to be the masked Sith called the Stranger, but also, Qimir decimated multiple Jedi, major characters Jedi Knight Yord Fandar and Jedi Padawan Jecki Lon among them.
Indeed, the episode 5 Jedi deaths were some of the darkest moments of The Acolyte, but they were also massive turning points in the plot. While a number of events have transpired in the two episodes since—including Vernestra taking a team of Jedi to Khofar to recover the bodies—it is the murder of these Jedi and the revelation about Qimir that still must be addressed by the Jedi Order. Logically, both things would need to be reported to the Republic Senate.
This would also make Vernestra the perfect person to go on behalf of the Jedi. With Sol and Osha both on their own separate paths and far from Coruscant and no other Jedi witness remaining, only Vernestra can provide insight into the horrible events of episode 5. Moreover, outside Jedi Master Indara, who was sadly killed in The Acolyte’s first episode, Vernestra seems best suited to this sort of diplomatic work.
It will be fascinating to see how The Acolyte wraps everything up in its one remaining episode, as that seems like an awful lot of ground to cover. The fact that the episodes are generally only a half hour to 45 minutes in length (although it isn’t confirmed that the final episode will follow that pattern) makes this even more perplexing. Even so, this update from Star Wars suggests that The Acolyte may finally reveal the Republic Senate of the High Republic Era, a thrilling notion to be sure.
Source: starwars.com
The final episode of The Acolyte premieres on Tuesday, July 16th, at 9 PM EST/6 PM PST on Disney+.
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The Acolyte is a television series set in the Star Wars universe at the end of the High Republic Era, where both the Jedi and the Galactic Empire were at the height of their influence. This sci-fi thriller sees a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate several crimes – all leading to darkness erupting from beneath the surface and preparing to bring about the end of the High Republic.
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Amandla Stenberg
, Lee Jung-jae
, Joonas Suotamo
, Charlie Barnett
, Dafne Keen
, Leah Brady
, Manny Jacinto
, Rebecca Henderson
, Carrie-Anne Moss
, Jodie Turner-Smith
, Dean-Charles Chapman
, Lauren Brady
, Anthony J. Abraham
, Thara Shöön
, Danielle Xin Yao Waterman
, Sienna Khiroya
, Jeramiah Evans
, Dan Milne
, Thomas Coombes
, Archie Singh Swali
, Nick Court
, Ed Kear
, Jumayn Hunter
, Scroobius Pip
, Abigail Thorn
, Margarita Levieva
, Amy Tsang
, Saskia Allen
, Deborah Rosan
, Tabitha Alege
, Paul Bullion
, Indra Ové
, Derek Arnold
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Mae
, Master Sol
, Kelnacca
, Yord Fandar
, Jecki Lon
, Little Mae
, Qimir
, Master Vernestra Rwoh
, Master Indara
, Mother Aniseya
, Master Torbin
, Padawan Torbin
, Little Osha
, Fillik
, Tasi Lowa
, Youngling
, Restrained Convict
, Convict
, Olega Urchin
, Olega Master
, Olega Padawan
, Scavenger
, Ensign Eurus
, Mother Koril
, Ensign Rane
, Scout Sarria
, Ensign Shima
, Elder Jaalyn
, Master Lakshay
, Master Holden
, Master Ki-Adi-Mundi
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Star Wars
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Leslye Headland
, Charmaine De Grate
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Leslye Headland
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Leslye Headland
