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Warning: May contain SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku - Insurgency RisingLater this year, theStar Warscomics will finally expand on the final days of the Galactic Empire, the Battle of Jakku, andEmperor Palpatine’s secret successor mysteriously named theDefiant Imperialwho led the fray in the Empire’s final fight. Thanks toAftermath: Empires End(by Chuck Wendig) andBattlefront II,fans have already gotten a glimpse into the pivotal battle. However, it’s finally time to get the full story.
Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku - Insurgency Risingby Alex Segura, Leonard Kird, Stefano Raffaele, and Jethro Morales, will hopefully give some new insights into the events that serve as the catalyst for theStar WarsSequel Trilogy. It’s been nine years sinceThe Force Awakensdebuted, and now fans may finally be getting answers to a nearly decade-old question, “What happened on Jakku?”
Insurgency Risingwill certainly elaborate on theEmpire’s final moments, buta newly introduced and mysteriously unnamed “Defiant Imperial” seems to be the Empire’s final championin its last stand against galactic democracy.
Star Wars Officially Bridges the Original & Sequel Trilogies with New BATTLE OF JAKKU
Star Wars plans to bridge trilogies with three brand-new series, fully revealing the Battle of Jakku as the final conflict of the Galactic Civil War.
The Bridge BetweenReturn of the JediandThe Force AwakensWill Soon be Revealed
Between the events ofReturn of the JediandThe Force Awakens,30 years passed, and the galaxy had changed drastically. A radicalized fragment of the Empire emerged, Ahsoka Tano and her Rebel friends had lost Admiral Thrawn, andsomehow Palpatine returned.The pivotal moment that ties all of these events together and that sparks the beginning of the Sequel Trilogy appears to lie in the hands of one single Defiant Imperial. In an announcementfor the upcoming series,Marvelrevealed that this rogue threat will be the spearheading force behind the Battle of Jakku.
This Defiant Imperial seems to be the fighting force that distracted the Republic long enough for the future First Order to flee into unknown space.
After Darth Sidious’s death and the destruction of the second Death Star, the Empire’s forces were shattered into independent remnants,each attempting to establish their own Imperial rule. One such fragment was led by Gallius Rax, a protégé to the Emperor, who was tasked with overseeingPalpatine’s contingency planthat would see the old Empire’s destruction and its reformation as the First Order. While Rax planned to dismantle the Empire, this Defiant Imperial looks to be the fighting force that distracted the Republic long enough for the future First Order to flee into unknown space using data collected from Admiral Thrawn.
Why Thrawn Was the 1 Imperial Who Could Defy Darth Vader (Without Being Executed)
Grand Admiral Thrawn was one of the Empire’s boldest leaders due to his willingness to defy Darth Vader’s orders (which was often to risk death).
The Identity of the Defiant Imperial May Already Be Known
A Character FromAftermath: Empire’s Endis Making His Return
While Marvel is currently keeping the Defiant Imperial’s name a secret, there is strong evidence as to the character’s identity. In 2015, Kabam and Disney Interactive released a mobile game calledStar Wars: Uprising.The game takes place shortlyafterReturn of the Jediand focuses on an Imperial Governor named Ubrik Adelhard. After the war,Adelhard refused to submit to the Republic and fortified an Iron Blockade around his sector, restricting any news that the Emperor had been killed. He believed the only way to keep the Empire alive was to convince the public it had never fallen.
Adelhard is once again mentioned inAftermath: Empire’s Endas a prelude to the Battle of Jakku, although his temporary rule was shortly dismantled by Lando Calrissian. However, the Moff has already been revealed to play a significant role inInsurgency Rising.Ubrikc is pictured on many of the miniseries’ covers alongside his personal Purge Trooper Commander Bragh, meaning there’s a strong possibility that Ubrik is the mysteriousDefiant Imperialwho seeks to obtainEmperor Palpatine’sposition of power over theStar Warsgalaxy.
Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku - Insurgency Rising#1will be available on October 2 from Marvel Comics.
Source:Marvel
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