What to know about Star Wars’ Inquisitors
As a wise Jedi master once said, “there’s always a bigger fish.” And when it comes to the Empire’s faction of Jedi-hunters, the galaxy’s bigger fish are Imperial Inquisitors.
The Inquisitors are out in full force in the trailer for Disney Plus’ new Star Wars series Obi-Wan. First we meet Reva, played by Moses Ingram of The Queen Gambit, who’s hunting down Obi-Wan on Tatooine and interrogating Uncle Owen. We also see Grand Inquisitor, a genuine badass who reports directly to Darth Vader.
No, movie-watcher, you have not seen either of these two in the prequels, sequels, or original trilogy. But they’re a huge part of Star Wars. (Sorry to Ewan McGregor for being overshadowed — he’s cool, too.)
Fans who have devoured every piece of Star Wars lore are familiar with the Inquisitors by now. But those who haven’t caught up on the novels, comics, and most importantly the Star Wars: Rebels animated series, might be a little confused when these lightsaber-wielding enemies first appear in the new Star Wars game. Who are the Inquisitors?
To help you understand Obi-Wan’s most dangerous foes, we’ve traced a line through Star Wars history to chart the past and present of these expanded universe characters.
During the stretch between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, the Inquisitors are a specific unit of Imperial soldiers that work under Darth Vader. Each of them is Force sensitive, and most use a lightsaber. They’re tragic figures; each one is a former Jedi who defected from the resistance and chose to join the Empire.
By selecting former Jedi, Vader avoided the need to directly mentor his new Force-using death squad. Vader likely does this in part so that he doesn’t violate the Sith rule of two, which stipulates that there must
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