Summary
Star Warsis no stranger to making surprise adjustments to its continuity. So it should be no surprise that it’s changing things up yet again. But this time, the retcon involves a small yet important detail fromThe Last Jedi, and it could have some interesting implications.
While there’s a good argument to be made thatThe Last Jediis the bestStar Warsmovie sinceThe Empire Strikes Back, the film still contains some divisive elements. Aside from an often confusing midsection set in the casino city of Canto Bight, there are also the rather unexpected developments brought by director Rian Johnson to both Luke Skywalker and the Jedi as a whole. Now, it looks like one aspect of that newfoundStar Warslore may have been left by the wayside.
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InThe Last Jedi, it’s revealed that Ahch-To, the planet where Luke is living out his self-imposed exile and home to the cute little porgs, is the birthplace of the entire Jedi Order. But the new officialStar Wars Timelinesbook by Kristin Baver, Jason Fry, Cole Horton, Amy Richau, and Clayton Sandell has recently made a tiny yet significant tweak to this bit of info. As pointed out byScreen Rant, the book uses some sneaky language to establish Ahch-To as one of the earliest places where the Order was born while leaving some wiggle room for the actual origin place to be somewhere else. It may very well be paving the way for one particular upcoming project.
“Among the earliest locations, and likely the first, is a temple constructed on the planet of Ahch-To.”
Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyandLogandirector James Mangold is set to release his own movie in theStar Warsuniverse exploring the origin of the Jedi. But whileMangold has said he won’t even use the word “Jedi"in his film, the Order itself will nonetheless be the focal point of the story. Thanks toThe Last Jedi, many assumed that Ahch-To would play a pivotal role in the movie. But now, the language used inStar Wars Timelinesleaves the door open for Mangold to set things somewhere else without totally removing the aforementioned planet’s significance.
Mangold’s untitled film may not be the only one affected by this change. The upcomingNew Jedi Order film featuring Daisy Ridley’s return as Rey Skywalker may also benefit from this newfound freedom. While little is known about the movie, it seems almost a given that the history of the Jedi will come into play as Rey presumably starts her own updated version of the Order around 15 years after the sequel trilogy. But now that she won’t be unavoidably tied to Ahch-To, it could pretty much take place anywhere. Good thing, too. As adorable as porgs are, it seems like those little penguin-puffin things would probably find some way to be detrimental to her productivity.
Between Ridley’s film andMangold’s Dawn of the Jedi movie, there’s a lot to look forward to in terms of largely unexploredStar Warseras. This change to the lore introduced inThe Last Jediis also probably the best outcome, as it opens things up for more possibilities without totally undoing what was established in that movie. Fans of the film can rest easy knowing it remains intact while haters can latch on to a minor retcon as some sort of vindication. Everybody wins.
