Star Wars Confirms 3 Legends Jedi Are Canon (& Survived Order 66)
Warning: Spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 3!
The Obi-Wan Kenobi series confirms via Easter eggs that three Jedi from the Legends continuity are part of the ongoing canon timeline, having survived Order 66. Legends, formerly referred to as the Expanded Universe, was the Star Wars franchise’s official timeline for most of its history but became an alternate continuity in 2014 to clean the slate for the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Despite its status as a secondary timeline, Legends is often used as inspiration for canon stories and lore, potentially setting up the three Jedi teased in Obi-Wan’s third episode for future canon appearances.
Nearly all Jedi were wiped out by Order 66 and the subsequent Jedi Purge, but some members of the Jedi Order managed to survive in the Imperial era. In Legends, there are many examples of Jedi survivors who ended their service (in some cases only temporarily) and kept a low profile during the Empire's reign. In canon, the number of Jedi survivors is much smaller by the events of the original trilogy, but the Obi-Wan series hints at canon versions of Legends-era Jedi Purge survivors.
Related: Star Wars Canon Introduces Another Order 66 Jedi Survivor
In the Obi-Wan episode “Part III,” Ben Kenobi and Princess Leia are sheltered by Tala Durith, who secretly assists surviving Jedi escape the Empire. Within a secret room in her workshop, there are several names written in aurebesh on the walls, including those of three Legends-era Jedi: Djinn Altis, Roganda Ismaren, and Valin Halcyon. Djinn Altis founded the Altisian Jedi splinter group in Legends, which likely influenced Luke Skywalker’s New Jedi Order. Roganda Ismaren was only a Jedi initiate when the Jedi Purge began, and she eventually fell
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