Star Wars Theory: The Acolyte Trailer's Sith Lightsaber May Have A Very Dark Story

If the Mecrosa Order ends up appearing in some form in “Star Wars: The Acolyte,” then it won’t be the first bit of “Star Wars: Legends” lore that has somehow ended up in a mainline “Star Wars” project. While the official “Star Wars” timeline has definitively eschewed comic book spin-offs and the entire “Legends” line of novels as an official part of the series, ideas from those books have ended up in many canon projects.

To wit: The idea of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) giving birth to a son who turns to the dark side first appeared in the “Legends” universe through Jacen Solo, not Ben Solo aka Kylo Ren (Adam Driver). Concepts like Force Projection, used by Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) — who may have a potential connection to “Star Wars: The Acolyte” — to defeat Kylo Ren in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” first appeared in “Star Wars: Dark Empire”. Additionally, the notion of Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) surviving certain death in a Sarlacc Pit didn’t start with the character’s Disney+ series but in “Dark Empire.” Naturally, none of these events match word-for-word, but they’re all clear nods back to things fans love about the novel series.

Whether you consider them just one part of the entire “Star Wars” story or an utterly verboten part of the timeline, it’s hard to ignore that the “Star Wars: Legends” novels have impacted the movies and shows released after its launch. Time will tell if these fan theories pan out in some way as “Star Wars: The Acolyte” begins streaming on June 4.