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Star war : The Last Jedimay have a major connection to the classicStar WarsKnights of the Old Republicstories and games . In 2003 , BioWare and LucasArts release what ’s broadly moot one of the estimable video recording game ever made . horse of the Old Republicwas set 4,000 years before the formation of the Galactic Republic , in a clock time when both Jedi and Sith were numerous . The game was such a achiever that it run to a serial of sequels , includingKnights of the Old Republic II : The Sith Lords , which was made by Osidian Entertainment . These games all comprised a key part of the classicStar WarsExpanded Universe , which comprise countless shape of tie - in stuff into the canon .
When Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012 , they swiftly realized that they had a hard pick to make . The Expanded Universe featured a lot of tremendous and critically acclaimed content , includingKotORand its sequels , but unfortunately , it was also highly restrictive . The scale and complexity of it imply that Disney could n’t do anything without make contradictions , and as a resultant role they had to render all the EU non - canyon , branding it " Legends . " Since then , they ’ve been cautiously mining the EU for some of the its best content , gradually restoring it back into the canon .
It looks as thoughStar Wars : The ascent of Skywalkerwill continue that drift , sport a major recall to theKnights of the Old Republicgames . Lucasfilm has just free anew trailer forStar Wars 9 , and it register Kylo Ren exploring what seems to be an ancient Sith Temple . The focus of the trailer is on the being he meets there - Emperor Palpatine , cryptically returned from the stagnant - but attentive viewers have find a familiar masquerade in the screen background .
This distinctly looks like the masque of Darth Nihilus , created as one of the primary villains inKnights of the Old Republic II : The Sith Lords . He ’s quite a prestigious character , created by Chris Avellone and with his visual design fashioned by Brian Menze ( best known for many of the case designs in the originalFallouts).KotOR IIportrayed Darth Nihilus as a man who was caught up in the sack of Energy Department from an ancient Sith superweapon called the Mass Shadow Generator . The experience transform him into a populate " wound in the Force , " burning with an insatiable hunger to take Force Department of Energy . He was found by the Sith , who trained him to become Darth Nihilus , called " the Lord of Hunger , " one of their most powerful and dangerous leaders .
Star Warshas long been repair constituent fromKotORinto the canyon . In the EU , the Mass Shadow Generator was ruin at a planet called Malachor , and that Force - scarred world was brought back into canon inStar Wars Rebels ; meanwhile , the Mass Shadow Generator itself was name - throw away in Disney canyon in a recent in - existence consultation record book , The Rebel Files . Still , this is the most high - profile addition to particular date , and it raises the possibility that this entire news report is considered canon in the Disney era . It ’s deserving noting that , inKotORlore , a Sith ’s mask carries a dour side taint from the Sith Lord who put on it ; that means this glimpse of Darth Nihilus ' masque is reasonably presentiment . It will be bewitching to see if there are any other masks collected in this mysterious Sith construct , and if any of the others are recognizable fromKotORas well .
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