I didn’t care about Luke Skywalker’s Jedi texts

While I originally saw Luke Skywalker Holy Jedi texts as insignificant, I think now that they could become a key part of a major new era of Star Wars narrative. in The Last JediThe sacred Jedi texts are in Luke’s possession and serve as a symbol for his flawed perspective on the Jedi and the Jedi Order he’d tried to build. However, they now serve an even greater purpose than before Star Wars Timeline.

Marvel Comics recently ended its main ongoing Star Wars And Darth Vader series, both of which tell canonical stories set between the events of The empire strikes back And Return of the Jedi. Now, Marvel is planning to start a new era of storytelling after the Battle of Endor. to this end, I feel sure that Luke Skywalker’s Jedi texts will play a big role in the future, as he received the books before the events of Episode VI.

I didn’t think much about the Jedi texts at first

“Page-Turners, They Aren’t”

Keeping the collection of sacred Jedi texts in a tree, Luke Skywalker chose to keep the tomes during his exile on the remote island world of Ahch-ToDespite his Jedi Academy on Ossus falling to ruin thanks to the corruption of his nephew, Ben Solo. As seen in The Last JediLuke shows Rey how his efforts and perspectives on the Jedi who came before him are flawed, having deified them while ignoring their failures and hubris. That said, he still has the Jedi texts.

at the end of The Last Jedi After Ray leaves to help the Resistance, Yoda’s Force ghost appears before Luke and seemingly burns the Jedi texts into the tree before Luke’s eyes. As such, the texts come to represent Luke’s misplaced fear, as Yoda tells him that their students are what teachers grow next. how so The Jedi texts themselves are not so important in favor of what they instead symbolized for Luke The Last Jedi.

I’m now realizing the sacred Jedi texts could be crucial to Luke’s new Star Wars era

Star Wars is preparing to release post-ROTJ comics

Despite Luke’s future failures with the Jedi texts, the books still proved invaluable earlier in the Star Wars Timeline when he first acquired them from the Force Vergence known as the Living Sea of ​​Gazian. As seen in Charles Soule’s recently found Star Wars Series set after Empire Strikes Back, The Jedi texts helped Luke continue his Jedi training in the interim after he left Yoda on Dagobah. The texts explain what he is more powerful in Return of the Jedi As a Jedi Knight with a new lightsaber, learn new techniques and how to wield the Force to a higher degree.

The Jedi texts may become critical as Marvel Comics heads into its next era of Star Wars narrative. Beginning with a trilogy covering the Battle of Jakku, new adventures for Luke and his fellow Rebels will continue to be told as they work to build the New Republic (and eventually Luke’s Jedi Academy). Although the endpoint of Luke’s efforts is inevitable, I’m still excited to see the journey and how Luke grows into a Jedi masterOne who tries his best to rebuild the Jedi Order of the past exactly as it was (even if he should have also grown beyond his failures).

The sacred texts can also help Rey Skywalker’s movie

Build a new Jedi order that lasts

It is also important to do that Yoda didn’t actually burn the Jedi texts during his screen with Luke in The Last Jedi. Instead, Rey had already taken them with her before she left Ahch-To, and would continue to use them to learn more about the Force and continue her Jedi training as seen in The Rise of Skywalker. To that end, the sacred Jedi texts could be just as key for Rey’s upcoming New Jedi Order movie as they could very well be for Luke in the upcoming Star Wars comics.

With that in mind, it’s probably safe to assume that Rey has learned from Luke’s mistakes. The sacred Jedi texts are a strong foundation. However, Rey Skywalker will more than likely work to build a New Jedi Order that has grown beyond those that came before, rather than relying on the books alone.

Star Wars: Battle of Jakku – Insurgency Rising (2024) #1 On sale October 2nd from Marvel Comics.