After he broke the Jedi with Order 66, Star Wars’Emperor Palpatine saw himself as invincible – even when Luke Skywalker joined the Rebellion, Palpatine only saw him as a feasible recruit proper up till the moment of Darth Vader‘s redemption. Palpatine was so confident in his vision and his capability to turn all darkness to his benefit that he in no way believed he could be defeated… or so Star Wars had told fans till now. Marvel’s new Inquisitors series has blown away the thought that Palpatine feared no Jedi with two words – Tensu Run.

Marvel’s new series Star Wars: Inquisitors will stick to the titular Jedi-hunting group as they try to hunt down Tensu Run, a new Order 66 survivor who is functioning to rebuild the Jedi Order. But Tensu Run is not just one more doomed hero, with Marvel’s challenge summaries asking “why did the Empire so greatly fear his existence?” and “what threat does he pose to the Dark Lord?” A preview of the challenge shows the Inquisitors starting their quest, with orders to hunt down the Jedi who now attributes at the best of “Darth Vader’s most-wanted list.”

So far, the challenge does not give a substantial quantity of facts about Tensu Run, and even the cover art Marvel has released up to challenge 3 does not essentially show this new “legendary Jedi.” However, the opening narration of the challenge tends to make it clear that Tensu Run represents the ideological continuation of the pre-Order 66 Jedi Order. At the similar time, for the Emperor and Vader to worry him, it is most likely he also has some thing even far more concrete for them to be concerned about – maybe proof that the Jedi did not essentially betray the Republic.

Star Wars: Inquisitors #1 (2024)
	Writer: Rodney Barnes Artist: Ramón Rosanas Colorist: Guru-eFX Letterer: Joe Caramagna Cover Artists: Nick Bradshaw &amp Neeraj Menon

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Palpatine Saw Other Jedi as Either Inconsequential or Useful, Including Luke Skywalker

During his time as Emperor, Palpatine had quite a few forces arrayed against him. Jedi like Obi-Wan and Yoda have been nevertheless out in the galaxy, the Rebellion plotted his downfall, and gangsters like the Crimson Dawn undermined his rule. However, Palpatine in no way essentially feared any of them. Palpatine felt contempt for each and every other becoming in the galaxy (as he spelled out in Darth Vader Vol. 2 #8 by Charles Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli), nevertheless he also believed that as the supreme Sith, all acts connected to the Dark Side ultimately benefited him. As spelled out in the current Star Wars: Darth Vader #40 (by Greg Pak and Raffaele Ienco), Palpatine grew stronger the far more men and women hated and feared him, claiming, “The more you hate me… the more any of them hate me… the stronger I become.” Indeed, 1 of Palpatine’s largest issues post-Order 66 was that the galaxy contained so handful of worthy opponents, warning Vader it could be “deadening” to their ability as Sith.

Ultimately, Palpatine was proper – each and every time he was defeated (in the Original Trilogy and Sequels) it was since of an act completed out of adore and sacrifice. In contrast, violence completed in anger towards him constantly ended up strengthening his hand, explaining why even right after Darth Vader’s quite a few private rebellions against him, Palpatine in no way essentially feared his apprentice – Vader could only hurt Palpatine out of adore for Luke, not hatred for his master. Likewise, Palpatine only saw Luke as a resource – an individual he would either recruit as Vader’s replacement or kill to crush the Rebellion’s hope.

The reality that the Empire fears Tensu Run so deeply, with Darth Vader and the Inquisitors tasked to hunt him down, is a fascinating appear at an person who seemingly broke the guidelines of Palpatine’s superiority, becoming noticed as a accurate threat rather than a rogue element to eradicate from the galaxy as a matter of course. It will be fascinating to see how Star Wars: Inquisitors creates a Jedi worthy of Palpatine and Darth Vader‘s worry, as effectively as what Tensu Run did (or will do) to earn this uncommon ‘honor.’

Star Wars: Inquisitors #1 is coming July 3 from Marvel Comics.