The Acolyte promised something tantalizing when it premiered on Disney+ last year. Star Wars fans had been waiting for a deep dive into the dying High Republic for a long time, and the series planned to deliver one over several seasons. Unfortunately, it was abruptly cancelled due to low ratings and budget overruns, so we’ll never get to see what it had in store.

Luckily, new revelations from The Art of Star Wars: The Acolyte book reveal what many fans had already guessed after that huge finale cliffhanger: Qimir, a.k.a. The Stranger (Manny Jacinto), was set to be the first Knight of Ren.

The Stranger’s design and combat style, already reminiscent of Kylo Ren, definitely weren’t coincidences. Even his musical cues subtly borrowed from Kylo’s theme, sparking theories that T

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