The debut season of The Acolyte, the most recent Star Wars collection to overhaul Disney+, is almost at its finish. It has been a protracted street, however ultimately, the present has supplied some solutions to the various questions it posed early on.

Most significantly, The Acolyte has revealed the principle antagonist of the story: the Stranger, often known as Qimir (Manny Jacinto). He’s additionally fairly a beast on the battlefield, using his pink lightsaber and expertise with the Power to strike down a number of Jedi in Episode 5, “Evening.”

After all, there’s extra to Qimir’s victory than mere ability with a lightsaber or data of the Power. His few items of armor additionally proved important to his success, as they managed to deflect lightsabers and forestall telepathic communication within the case of the helmet. That’s as a result of Qimir’s armor is manufactured from a selected, extremely uncommon metallic referred to as cortosis, which, up thus far, hasn’t obtained a lot of a highlight in Star Wars canon. It has solely come to the forefront in a handful of print initiatives and is barely now making its live-action introduction.

Lengthy earlier than it appeared on The Acolyte, nonetheless, cortosis and its purposes had been totally explored within the Star Wars Legends continuity. Sith reminiscent of Darth Tenebrous and Darth Plagueis mine it for their very own achieve. It’s used throughout the Clone Wars to help the footsoldiers on either side of the battle, and varied weapons are constructed from it to face toe-to-toe with conventional lightsabers. Suffice it to say that it’s fairly essential to have a number of tales throughout the Legends timeline.

Moreover, cortosis took middle stage throughout the marketing campaign of one of the neglected Star Wars video video games to hit the market within the 2000s.

Cortosis is central to the story of Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

One of many sequels to the just lately remastered Star Wars: Darkish Forces, 2002’s Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, continues the story of Kyle Katarn as he reconnects together with his Jedi facet and aids Luke Skywalker in rooting out the Imperial Remnant, in addition to defending the reestablished Jedi Academy.

This time, the menace is certainly one of Luke’s former padawans, Desann, who seeks to create a military of Darkish Jedi to destroy his former grasp, his present college students, and the whole Jedi Order. In the course of the marketing campaign, it’s revealed that, as a part of his scheme to take action, he’s accumulating cortosis.

In the course of the story, it involves gentle that gangster Reelo Baruk has been concerned in a cortosis smuggling operation. Katarn learns that the Remnant has taken it over, utilizing it to type armor for its Power and lightsaber-wielding Shadowtroopers, giving them a definite benefit over Luke and his college students. Gamers even need to battle a few of these troops in-game, proving a problem in comparison with the less-durable Darkish Jedi, the Reborn.

Jedi Outcast continues to be price a play-through at present

Cortosis isn’t distinctive to Jedi Outcast however is central to its story. It successfully demonstrates how the metallic can be utilized and the menace it might probably pose if it falls into the improper arms. Whereas it hasn’t been explicitly acknowledged that Jedi Outcast influenced The Acolyte (although the collection was impressed by previous Star Wars video games) concerning its use of cortosis, the parallels exist. In each circumstances, the Jedi are caught off-guard over their darkish facet enemies’ use of the fabric and are compelled to regulate to the revelation with little time to spare. Thus, with Star Wars canon choosing aside parts of the Legends recreation, maybe it will be sensible to offer Jedi Outcast one other look all these years later.

Except for potential canon connections to observe for sooner or later, Jedi Outcast has lots to supply. The intriguing story takes gamers by way of a spread of environments, from navy bases to waterlogged valleys. This selection retains the motion contemporary, as does the litany of weapons and Power talents. Whereas a tad repetitive, the general gameplay is participating sufficient, and the facet modes like duel and seize the flag are a very good time with mates. To high all of it off, there are many references to the Star Wars universe and appearances from iconic characters to maintain the sport firmly rooted within the galaxy far, far-off.

Is Jedi Outcast the premier Star Wars gaming expertise? Most likely not. Some would argue that its 2003 sequel, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, is healthier, nevertheless it’s removed from a waste of time must you decide it up. It’s a very good play, and, as evidenced by The Acolyte‘s use of cortosis, for all we all know, it may include extra lore parts that may quickly trickle into the trendy canon.