Spoiler for the first chapters of ‘Andor’ below!
Fans are shaking and shaking for Tony Gilroy’s ‘Andor’. the last series live action of ‘Star Wars’ has given us a crossover with ‘James Bond’ that we didn’t know we needed. In addition to being a prequel to Gareth Edwards’ ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’, ‘Andor’ breaks ground by mixing distant galaxies with the spy thriller genre.
As with any ‘Star Wars’ series, any would-be Jedi keeps their eyes peeled for any hidden nods to the original franchise, which boasts some of the best sci-fi movies in history.
Set five years before the destruction of the original Death Star, ‘Andor’ takes place in the year 5 BBY. (5 Before the Battle of Yavin), which means that it mixes with the timeline of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ and ‘Star Wars Rebels’, in a middle point between trilogies. However, just as ‘Rogue One’ tells its story outside the classic Skywalker Saga, we shouldn’t expect ‘Andor’ to connect much with the lives of Luke and Leia. Even so, this does not imply that we are not going to discover some points of union with the past.
series debut, on September 21, it launched 3 episodes on Disney +and although we have only just met the newcomers, such as Big Caleen (Adria Arjona), Maarva (Fiona Shaw) and luthen rael (Stellan Skarsgård), the last of them seems to be connected to some tragic events that occurred before ‘Andor’.
Via Reddita very clever fan perceived that the end of the promotional announcement for ‘Andor’ revealed that Rael is some kind of collector— since it uses what appears to be a mask of a fallen Jedi, Plo Koon —.
For those who need a little reminder, Plo Koon was a famous Jedi Master, relevant to the expanded canon of the saga.. Koon sat on the Jedi Council and was even defined as “one of the most important Jedi soldiers of his time” by Darth Maul.
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The man Kel Dor, from the planet of Dorin, aHe appeared in George Lucas’ prequel trilogy and is well remembered for both his appearance and his shocking death. Koon would show up for major events, like the Battle of Geonosis. Some time later, he would be shot down and killed by his troops after Order 66 was executed.
In the midst of that dynamic aspect that ‘Andor’ has, we see the typical breathing mask of the Kel Dor behind Rael. The shot quickly went viral, and Plo Koon fans immediately confirmed that it is the mask that would have belonged to the tragic Jedi.
It’s true that oxygen is toxic to the Kel Dor species in general, so it’s possible that it’s just any ancient mask. But actually, knowing that Plo Koon is Star Wars legend Dave Filoni’s favorite Jedi, this could be a tribute to the creator of ‘The Mandalorian’.
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This wouldn’t be the first time someone has tried to reintroduce Plo Koon to the franchise. Filoni had admitted that he used Koon as a stand-in for Luke Skywalker’s big reveal in The Mandalorian.
Plo Koon is something of an enigma in ‘Star Wars’and despite appearing in the 3 Lucas prequels, he was played by two different actors and he didn’t utter a single word. However, Koon did settle into the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, where his role was augmented to become the Jedi who introduced the young Ahsoka Tano to the Jedi Council.
For many, Plo Koon has always been an underused character. The Jedi was known for his controversial firing of Force lightning. In a piece of concept art for ‘Revenge of the Sith’, it was also shown that he was originally going to possess a dual lightsaber.
We remember Dryden Vos (Paul Bettany), from ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’, who had an impressive collection of artifacts such as a Sith Holocron or a Mandalorian Armor in his study.
Let’s not forget that ‘Andor’ takes place almost 15 years after the events of ‘Revenge of the Sith’ and Order 66, which means that it is feasible to think that someone would have recovered Koon’s body from the surface of Cato Neimoidia.
This is the second time Plo Koon has made headlines and it wasn’t long ago that a crazy theory of Reddit he claimed that he could have survived by creating a Force shield.
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It is true that he was not one of the “dead” Jedi who spoke with Rey at the end of ‘The Rise of Skywalker’, but perhaps it is because Plo Koon is, after all, one of many other Jedi who are shown on the ‘In Memoriam’ wall of those fallen before the Empire.
Whether or not Luthen Rael actually possesses the authentic Plo Koon mask remains to be discovered, but to be honest, we’re hoping it’s more than just a wink.
‘Andor’ premiered its first three episodes on September 21, on Disney+. Every week a new episode of the season is released.
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