Oh No, That Really Is The Grand Inquisitor's Live-Action Design
Warning! SPOILERS for Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5.
Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5 confirmed that the Grand Inquisitor is alive and keeping the same live-action design. Set 10 years after Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith, the series Obi-Wan Kenobi focuses on Obi-Wan struggling to elude both Darth Vader and his team of Jedi-hunting Inquisitors while trying to return Princess Leia to her home on Alderaan. Since the Inquisitors originated in the animated series Star Wars Rebels, Obi-Wan Kenobi marked their live-action debut. This included the Grand Inquisitor, who led the group of dark side warriors to kill survivors of the Jedi Purge. Unfortunately, his design turned out to be a disappointment, as it's noticeably different from his Star Wars Rebels appearance.
During Star Wars Rebels season 1, the Grand Inquisitor was the central antagonist. His main goal was to hunt down Kanan Jarrus, a Jedi Padawan who survived Order 66, and his new apprentice, Ezra Bridger. The Grand Inquisitor ultimately failed, dying after losing a lightsaber duel with Kanan in the Star Wars Rebels season 1 finale. Due to the character’s popularity, the Grand Inquisitor has continued to appear in other Star Wars media. For example, several comics expanded upon other periods of the Grand Inquisitor’s life. Star Wars Rebels season 2, episode 18, “Shroud of Darkness,” even revealed that the Grand Inquisitor had once been a Jedi Temple Guard, but he fell to the dark side after the Empire’s rise to power.
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Based on this sequence of events, Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 2 proved confusing when the powerful Inquisitor Reva stabbed the Grand Inquisitor with her lightsaber, seemingly killing him.
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