Star Wars Creates Perfect Excuse For Changing Jedi How They Want, Forever
Warning! Spoilers forStar Wars #20
Star Warscomics have created a new explanation for the Jedi Order’s many forms through the years, answering a major plot hole in the saga. Ever since the depiction of the Jedi in the prequels, audiences have wondered why they fluctuated from the stories told in the original trilogy.
Fans have picked up on the Jedi Order’s changing philosophies over the course of its existence. Although the ancient religion is once theorized to have focused on the balance of the Force, as hinted by the Prime Jedi, it later evolved with emphasis on the light side. During the prequel era, the Jedi served the Republic and were relegated as soldiers in the Clone Wars. After the rise of the Empire, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda both taught Luke Skywalker that being a Jedi meant more than combat. In the sequels, Jedi Master Luke seems to think similarly, while handing off the Order to the next generation. It turns out, these inconsistencies within the Jedi Order are a part of its natural evolution as revealed in Star Wars #20, written by Charles Soule with art by Marco Castiello and Carlo Rosenberg.
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During a flashback sequence to various past iterations of the Order, it’s stated that the Jedi change based on the galaxy’s needs at a given time. In retrospect, this means that the version of the Jedi in the prequels doesn’t contradict the iteration referenced in the originals. This frees up the ancient Order to change from era to era, from the Old Republic to the High Republic to Luke’s Jedi Academy. “The Order tends to be what it needs to be for any particular time. Sometimes, we're warriors, fighting the forces of evil. Sometimes, we are
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