Obi-Wan's Inquisitor Name Breaks A Star Wars Villain Rule
Does Obi-Wan Kenobi's new villain break a Star Wars naming rule? After The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, Disney+'s next live-action Star Wars sojourn comes via Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the highly-anticipated return of Ewan McGregor. Set several years after Revenge of the Sith when Luke Skywalker is a young child living with his aunt and uncle on Tatooine, Obi-Wan finds himself evading the Empire's dreaded Inquisitors. Carrying lightsabers and some degree of dark side Force powers, these villains are sent to hunt any Jedi who survived Order 66. As you can imagine, General Kenobi sits pretty high on their hit-list.
Obi-Wan Kenobi features two Inquisitors more prominently than the others. First, you've got the Grand Inquisitor, introduced by Star Wars Rebels. Occupying the highest rank of his order, the Grand Inquisitor defers directly to Darth Vader himself, who will also appear in Obi-Wan Kenobi, played by Hayden Christensen. Our second featured Inquisitor in Obi-Wan Kenobi is brand new to the franchise. Played by Moses Ingram (Jolene from The Queen's Gambit), Reva is shown in the Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer hunting Ewan McGregor across Tatooine and Daiyu - Star Wars' brand new dance club paradise planet.
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Although Reva is undoubtedly an Inquisitor in Obi-Wan Kenobi, her name breaks rank. After the Grand Inquisitor, the order are named «Brother» or «Sister.» For example, «Seventh Brother,» «Second Sister,» etc. Some of these characters can actually be spotted in the Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer, most notably the Fifth Brother, who's leading a crew of Stormtroopers on Daiyu. It's very unusual that an Empire Inquisitor would be referred to
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