Star Wars' Sith Inquisitors Explained: Who Are the Villains of the Obi-Wan Kenobi Series?
ign.comThe upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series may feature the grand return of Hayden Christensen's Darth Vader, but he's far from the only villain headlining the latest live-action Star Wars project. Obi-Wan is also butting heads with the Sith Inquisitorius, Vader's elite, Jedi-hunting assassins. The series will feature multiple Inquisitors who originally appeared in the animated series Star Wars Rebels, along with brand new villains like Moses Ingram's Reva.
If you haven't watched Rebels or played Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, you may be unfamiliar with the Inquisitors and how they fit into this particular era of the Star Wars timeline. But fear not. We're here to break down everything you need to know about the Inquisitors and the role they'll play in Obi-Wan Kenobi. These are the topics we cover here:
The Sith Inquisitorius (also known as The Order of the Inquisitors and the Imperial Inquisition) is an organization established by Emperor Palpatine shortly after the end of the Clone Wars. Answering only to Palpatine and Darth Vader, these Dark Side adepts are tasked with hunting down and killing any Jedi who survived the devastation of Order 66. They're also tasked with locating Force-sensitive children and bringing them into Imperial custody.
The function of the Inquistorius is twofold. They eliminate any potential Jedi threats to Palpatine's reign, and they ensure that any potential new Jedi are either brought under Imperial control or killed. Through his Inquistors, Palpatine ensures the Jedi can never reclaim their old strength.
The Inquisitors are all Force-sensitive beings, many of whom served in the Jedi Order before either defecting to the Empire or being tortured and brainwashed into serving the Dark Side. For example, the
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