From now on, we need to pay more attention to what’s happening, lest we miss more moments like this one.
TheStar Warsfandom has been busy coming to terms with aSith revealthat’s divided them thanks toThe Acolyte.
Still, while we’re all reeling from a brutal19 year record being brokenthanks to that surprise reveal, is that really any excuse not to have realised this?
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You see, unbeknownst to many of us, Darth Plagueis was inEpisode I: The Phantom Menace.
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As with most discoveries, this information came to light on Reddit when user DisturbedSnowmanposted, “It’s really cool to know that Darth Plagueis was alive for most ofThe Phantom Menaceand was in a couple of scenes but just off-screen.”
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They added, “Knowing that Plagueis was spying on Sidious and Maul, and then later on Qui-Gon and Anakin, makes the film all the more enjoyable.”
We never see the legendary Sith, however, heisthere all the same.
Of course, whether him being alive is canon is up for debate; and believe us when we say that the fans are debating it fiercely.
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User Jr9065explains, “In canon, Plagueis was likely killed many years beforeEpisode I. Plagueis book, which is legends, has him killed near the end of the events ofEpisode I.”
“Palpatine goes ‘wait a second nine years ago?’ because him and Plagueis did some crazy experiments nine years ago […] so he informs Plagueis immediately, who goes to try to see Anakin,” they explain.
You learn something new every day…!
Topics:Star Wars,TV And Film
