Summary
- The Jedi in Phase III of Star Wars: The High Republic have undergone significant transformations due to their grave defeat and losses endured. They are broken, afraid, and struggling to move on.
- Avar Kriss, the shining Jedi figure, is now operating alone and undercover, hiding her identity and pain. Her once-glimmering robes have been exchanged for dark tones, reflecting her tragic character arc.
- The Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh has undergone the most change, reflecting her increased maturity. She now sees herself as a badass, emphasizing her growth and capability.
New concept art has been released for Phase III of Star Wars: The High Republic, detailing how their grave defeat has changed the familiar and beloved Jedi heroes of the Order. Star Wars left these Jedi in a difficult place at the end of the High Republic Phase I with the fall of Starlight Beacon at the hands of the Nihil. Once a symbol of hope for the Republic, Starlight Beacon's fall marks the Jedi's first great defeat during this era, and the losses endured have left many Jedi feeling broken and afraid. With Marchion Ro and the Nihil now at the height of their power, the Jedi have to find their own ways of moving on to protect the greater galaxy.
The year-long gap between the end of Phase I and Phase III has changed the Jedi greatly, as Star Wars has revealed with brand-new concept art ahead of the release of George Mann's The Eye of Darkness. The physical depiction of the Jedi reveals just how much they've transformed in the aftermath of Starlight Beacon's fall, and when compared with their Phase I depictions, those differences only become even more drastic.
