Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Acolyte episode 5.
Summary
The Acolyteepisode 5 has canonized a 24-year-old anti-Jedi weapon fromStar WarsLegends. More so than any episode of the show thus far,The Acolyteepisode 5 delved deeper into the Sith. From the reveal ofThe Acolyte’s Sith identityto his motivations and feud with the Jedi, the episode offered up a crucial part ofThe Acolyteseason 1’s story. AfterThe Acolyteepisode 4’s ending, this was to be expected.
However,The Acolyteepisode 5 subverted expectations via a barrage of darkness, murder, and confrontations seeped in mystery.The Acolyteepisode 5 immediately exploded into action, showcasing the show’s Sith warrior dispatching the unnamed Jediwho cornered him the episode prior. These sequences offered up some of thebest lightsaber action inStar Warshistory, while including neat storytelling tidbits. One instance of the latter came whenThe Acolyte’s Sith villain blocked a lightsaber with his arm, depowering the weapon and thus canonizing a 24-year-old anti-Jedi tactic from Legends.
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Cortosis Gauntlets Were First Seen In Jedi Council: Acts Of War
The Sith’s Lightsaber-Blocking Armor Was First Introduced In The Expanded Universe
The Acolyteepisode 5’s armor that can block and shut off lightsabers is cortosis, an ore found inStar Wars.Cortosis is a mineral that can block the effects of lightsabers but is also incredibly brittle to offset its seemingly overpowered nature. Although cortosis has existed inStar Warscanon before, the mineral’s main appearances came in the old Expanded Universe, now dubbedStar WarsLegends. With cortosis first being introduced in Legends, cortosis has now been brought toStar Warscanon for the first time in live-action.
The Jedi Council comes up against a race of warriors named the Yinchorri who wield cortosis weapons to counteract the effects of lightsabers…
Created by Timothy Zahn, cortosis ore first appeared in Michael A. Stackpole’sI, Jedi. It was first seen in the Dark Horse Comics series,Jedi Council: Acts of Warby Randy Stradley and Davidé Fabbri. In this storyline, the Jedi Council comes up against a race of warriors named the Yinchorri who wield cortosis weapons to counteract the effects of lightsabers. ViaThe Acolyteepisode 5, the cortosis weapons have made their way to live-actionStar Warsfor the first time.
Star Wars' Cortosis Gauntlets Are A Terrifying Weapon
With cortosis being added toStar Warscanon, it becomes clear how terrifying a weapon it truly is.The Acolyteepisode 5 proved this, with the show’s Sith villain using cortosis to his advantage. Thanks to the anti-lightsaber properties of his armor, the Sith was able to easily cut down several Jedi inThe Acolyteepisode 5, including main characters like Jecki and Yord.
This brings to light how dangerous cortosis can be. ThroughoutStar Warscanon, it has only been established that other lightsabers or metals with specific properties - like Beskar - can withstand Jedi weapons. However, cortosis offers not only another weapon to fight against the Jedi but also a source of armored protection from lightsabers. WhetherThe Acolyte’s future episodes delve deeper into cortosis weaponry remains to be seen, but, for now at least, it is a terrifying new tactic in the arsenal of the Sith that could aid him in his quest to destroy the Jedi.
The Acolyte
Cast
The Acolyte is a television series set in the Star Wars universe at the end of the High Republic Era, where both the Jedi and the Galactic Empire were at the height of their influence. This sci-fi thriller sees a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate several crimes - all leading to darkness erupting from beneath the surface and preparing to bring about the end of the High Republic.
