Why The Empire Keeps Dead Jedi Bodies
Why does the Empire have a tomb of dead Jedi bodies in Obi-Wan Kenobi? In a chilling scene in Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 4, Obi-Wan «Ben» Kenobi stumbles upon a sub-level of Fortress Inquisitorius, which holds rows of preserved Jedi corpses in tombs. It's unclear what purpose these bodies serve for the Empire, but it's certainly something sinister. The answer may lie in other Star Wars series and films.
On his way to rescue Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) for the second time from the Third Sister, a.k.a. Reva (Moses Ingram), Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) and Tala (Indira Varma) infiltrate the Fortress Inquisitorius and Obi-Wan discovers the Empire's secret collection of dead Jedis. The bodies range from familiar–long-time Star Wars viewers may recognize Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Tera Sinube–to obscure, including a youngling slain during Order 66. It is unclear how many Jedi are in that room, but it remains a somber memory of Obi-Wan's past and fellow Jedi.
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While the reason behind the Jedi tomb wasn't revealed in Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and The Mandalorian hint at the Empire's insidious motives. The Empire may very well be holding on to the younglings killed in the Clone Wars by Order 66 and other Jedis as trophies of some kind, since the Inquisitors' main role is to eradicate surviving Jedi. That may explain why the bodies look so well taken care of, but it doesn't clarify the expressions of shock on their faces. A more likely reason stems from Emperor Palpatine's quest for immortality and his subsequent experiments. As seen in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Palpatine had a laboratory in the Sith Citadel on planet Exegol which housed multiple Snoke
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