Caleb Dume

Ten thousand Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice across the Star Wars galaxy before the rise of the Empire laid them low. But as devastating as Palpatine’s issuing of Order 66 was to the Jedi, in recent years we’ve seen more and more tales of Jedi that survived its wrath. Is that a problem? As always with Star Wars, not really... from a certain point of view.The Rings of Power | First FandomsThe number of Jedi who survived Order 66 has been in the spotlight this week, after Empire Magazine’s coverage of…

Image: LucasfilmOrder 66 is one of Star Wars’ most defining moments—even before we knew its name and the intricacies of its machinations, we have known since the very beginning of the saga that there were once thousands of Jedi Knights, only for them to be systemically eradicated by the Empire. But even as Star Wars has detailed this moment more and more, it’s also revealed more and more Jedi that slipped through the Empire’s grip.The more contemporary Star Wars media interacts with the time of the prequels, and even…