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Warning ! This clause contains coddler for Star Wars : The High Republic - Shadows of Starlight # 1Order 66 was the massacre of the entire Jedi Orderthrough the use of Clone Troopers under the direct mastery of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine aka Darth Sidious , and while that instant inStar Warshistory was indeed a dark one for the Jedi , it was n’t the only one . In fact , centuries before Order 66 , there was another event that was catastrophic for the Jedi - andStar Warsis finally exploring it .
Duringthe age of the High Republic , Jedi were more prevalent in the galaxy than they ever were before or sense . Indeed , it was the height of the Jedi Order , as the peacekeepers of the galaxy were stretched far and wide across the macrocosm , help those who would have otherwise been block . There was even an outstation set up by the Republic in conjunction with the Jedi Order know as the Starlight Beacon , which was place within the Outer Rim . The Starlight Beacon allowed faster responses to outlying planet within the Republic ’s jurisdiction . However , some species saw it not as a pillar of light , but as a monument to oppression , actuate its destruction by the hand of a mathematical group of extremist , which became lie with as the Great Disaster . While this consequence is something rooter have heard about before , the Great Disaster is lastly being fleshed out to its fullest extent , as teased in a new trailer forStar warfare : The High Republic - Shadows of Starlight .
Star Wars’ Pre-Order 66 Jedi Disaster Is Finally Being Explored
In a preview forStar Wars : The High Republic - Shadows of Starlight#1 by Charles Soule and Ibraim Roberson , reader are faced with the fallout of the Great Disaster , as well as the detail associated with it . The Starlight Beacon was destroy by the dangerous marauder known as the Nihil , who then go on to take control over that region of blank space , even going so far as to block hyperspace routes . A great number of Jedi were killed , and all who remained were impart back to Coruscant for fright of their safe in the Outer Rim .
While so far it seems the Great Disaster was far less catastrophic than orderliness 66 , the reaches of its impact are still being felt inStar Warscanon to this solar day . The Starlight Beacon made the Outer Rim a priority in the galaxy , and substantially connected those worlds with the higher - profile interior planet . However , as current Star Wars fans are painfully aware , the Outer Rim is generally block by whatever administration is in power at that time , which is why those planet are mostly controlled by criminal offense crime syndicate . The devastation of Starlight Beacon seemingly cursed those planet to that fate , which they ’ve endured for centuries .
Not only was the Great Disaster a tragedy with lasting impact for the wider beetleweed , but it also did something to the Jedi Order that few events or entity have done before : it made them afraid . A lot can be said for the use of fear in one ’s foeman during times of conflict , and this prevue made it clear that the Jedi were afraid by what transpired with the Starlight Beacon . Practically since the sovereignty of the Sith Empire , this event was the greatest scourge the Jedi had faced , and the greatest terror the club would face until the fateful Order 66 . And now , Star Warsis finally show this vastly dark moment in Jedi chronicle .
Star warfare : The High Republic - Shadows of Starlight # 1by Marvel Comics is uncommitted October 4 , 2023 .
