Warning: Contains spoilers for Star Wars #50! Luke Skywalker is the epitome of a hero in the Star Wars Universe, a person who has a clear understanding of right and wrong, and always chooses to do what is right in any given situation, even if doing the wrong thing would be completely justified. Despite this, however, Star Wars‘ Most brave Jedi just kill an innocent person – at least, possibly (but it doesn’t look good).
in Star Wars #50 by Charles Soule and Madibek Musabekov Luke Skywalker and the other rebels (including Leia, Lando and Chewie) discover an ancient, mystical weapon with the power to kill anyone, even from across the galaxy: the Grimm Rose. Luke learns about this weapon after speaking with the essence of a long-dead dark cedar in the Living Sea of ​​Gazian. The dark seer in question is called Azlin Rel, and he gives Luke the exact location of the Grim Rose. When the rebels find it, they immediately agree to use the Grim Rose on one person: Emperor Palpatine.
To use the Grim Rose, one must obtain the DNA of their target (ideally blood or bone), and expose it to the weapon. When the rebels successfully obtain Palpatine’s DNA and mark him for dead, they realize that the Grim Rose is not only targeting him, but everyone he is connected to on a personal level. The greater the influence of the target, the greater the amount of death that the Grim Rose unleashed.
Uncomfortable with so much blood on their hands, the rebels seek to disarm the Grim Rose. To do this, Luke uses the bones of a long-dead corpse on Gazian. Since the ‘target’ is already dead, the weapon closes, and no one dies because of it. At least, that’s what fans are led to believe, but that may not be the case.
Luke Skywalker saved Palpatine by offering a random person to the Dirty Rose
The corpse lock used to deactivate the Grim Rose must have been connected to someone
Based on the rules established by the use of this weapon, the Grim Rose scours the universe, looking for anyone and everyone connected to the goal. Indeed, this weapon was developed by evil forces with access to powerful magic with the deliberate intention of killing as many people as possible. The Grim Rose is designed to corrupt the soul of anyone who dares it, no matter how righteous their intentions or how despicable their purpose. Therefore, the idea that Luke got off scot-free is not likely.
What seems more likely is that the Grim Rose received the DNA from the Gazian corpse and quickly did as advertised: scoured the universe looking for anyone connected to the target. Although the corpse may have been ancient, it stands to reason that at least one of their presumed descendants is still alive, or at least a descendant of someone the person was once close to. That means, while trying to save Palpatine (and countless others who were close to him), Luke Skywalker doomed an unwitting descendant of the name Mes.
The Grim Rose is an evil device powered by the darkest magic that feeds on blood and death. It wouldn’t be enough of a target that is already dead
Although it is true that the theory takes some major liberties about who the corpse was, because there is absolutely no information about them, it is important to remember the nature of the Grim Rose. Again, the Grim Rose is an evil device powered by the darkest magic that feeds on blood and death. It would not be satisfied with a target that is already dead, nor would it be satisfied with the lack of corruption of its wielders. The Grimm Rose would find someone to kill using the DNA it was offered, and that person would be a totally innocent victim of Luke Skywalker.
Luke Skywalker’s Grim Rose Victim may come back to haunt him
If Luke actually killed someone with the dirty rose, this could lead to future Star Wars Stories
The story of Luke Skywalker using the Grim Rose happened in the last comic issue of the current Star Wars era, and it was told by Luke Skywalker while he was training a young Ben Solo, which established the setting of the next era. In other words, this issue is not so much closing the chapter of a completed Star Wars Arc as it was opening a new one. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that the whole issue is not just a one-off story, but the beginning of a story that will be told in Star Wars‘ Upcoming era.
Consider, someone is killed because they are connected to the corpse on Gazian, which is a place that only Force-users or seekers of forbidden knowledge know about. Perhaps the person has their own connections to dark magic and secret societies, and their death alerts their associates to the Grimm Rose, putting Luke Skywalker in their crosshairs as they seek to retrieve it. That would suggest Luke Skywalker An Exciting New ‘Villain’ In the upcoming era, this is a direct result of his own actions in the final issue of Star Wars‘ Last, which would be very cool to see.
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While this is highly speculative, it makes sense that the Grimm Rose would kill someone connected in some way to the corpse’s DNA, given the dark magic that powers it, and it would be awesome if the death created a new villain for Luke To face in a later story. Maybe this is just a one-off story, and Luke successfully disarmed the device as he said. However, that other possibility cannot be ignored, viz Luke Skywalker Could only have murdered an innocent person in Star Wars.
Star Wars #50 by Marvel Comics is now available.