Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
The ancient Sith dagger inStar warfare : The Rise of Skywalkermay be more muscular than anyone realized . Palpatine ’s unexpected restoration inStar state of war : The advance of Skywalkerforced Rey to keep up in Luke Skywalker ’s pace , pursuing the long - deadSith assassin Ochi of Bestoon . She was only successful because she discovered an artifact he had possessed , an ancient Sith dagger that had been reforge to point the way to Palpatine ’s Wayfinder in the wreckage of the Second Death Star .
In Sojourner Truth , that Sith dagger was only a patch equipment ; a way of getting Rey and her friend from A to B. Since then , though , prescribed tie - Indiana have been adding more astuteness toStar Wars : The ascension of Skywalker , revealing character ' backstories and attempting to explain how the idea introduced at the end of the sequel trilogy fit with the saga ’s overarching narrative . Adam Christopher’sShadow of the Sithactually stepped back in time to tell the story ofLuke Skywalker ’s own seeking for Ochi of Bestoon , and in so doing helped give a sense of just how dangerous that Sith dagger really was . But that seems to have only been a hint , with the dagger ’s full potential only bit by bit becoming clear-cut .
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The Sith Dagger Possessed A Dangerous Hunger For Blood
According to Claudia Gray ’s novelInto The Dark , there are three primary types of Force relics : some that carry certain remembering or even personality of Force drug user , some that raise a soul ’s ability to draw on the Force , and some that hinder or even befuddle those abilities . These classifications are not exclusive , of course ; that ’s peculiarly the sheath with Sith relics , which often dribble the taint of a Sith Lord ’s malignity even if they are crafted for another intent .
Star Wars : The Rise of Skywalker ’s Sith daggerfinally began to make sense after Adam Christopher’sShadow of the Sith , which substantiate the steel was indeed an ancient Sith token that had been repurposed by the Sith Eternal . Its saw-toothed edges were shiny , " like they were fresh machined , " indicating its edges had only recently been carved to equal the abstract of the Second Death Star and sharpen the way to Palpatine ’s Wayfinder . It did n’t take Ochi of Bestoon long to learn this was no mere weapon , though , for the Sith sticker carried a live contamination ; it hungered for blood , hanker to take lives , and Ochi fell under its sway after he unwisely used the dagger to vote out . In the end , he became a bloodlust - befuddled teras who even killed his own ally as he attempt to fulfil the dagger ’s rapacious appetite .
Rey possess the major power of psychometry , allowing her to smell out the yesteryear of an object when she touches it . give that is the case , it is no wonder she was so shaken when she touched the Sith obelisk ; she would no doubt have become aware of that black side taint . Psychometry is a life-threatening power , one that the prequel Jedi actively warn because they fear experiencing the past of an object menace to overwhelm a Jedi in emotions that were not their own ; Rey can matter herself fortunate her born Force power did not will her drowning in the morose side after she touch the Sith dagger .
The Rise Of Skywalker’s Sith Dagger Could Be Even More Dangerous
Justina Ireland’sPath of Deceithas potentially revealed more of the Sith dagger ’s history - and its true powers . pose 350 age before the issue ofStar warfare : Episode I - The Phantom Menace , it has let out aSith dagger that strips Jedi of the Force . Found in the ruin of the Sith homeworld Moraband , this was either used for ceremonial purpose or else give to Sith assassins to kill their enemy . It is likely the dark side superpower imbued within this dagger was Force Drain , the ability Palpatine used against Rey and Kylo Ren when he stole the power of their Force Dyad .
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The Disney canyon set up this power in Chuck Wendig’sAftermathtrilogy , which found back in 2015 . In one vista , an acolyte of Palpatine name Yupe Tashu tortured a captive Wedge Antilles , and rhapsodize about the power of the Sith . " Did you know that the Sith Lords could sometimes enfeeble the Force energy from their captives , " he observed . " Siphoning life from them and using it to strengthen their connection to the sinister side ? Extending their own lives , as well , so that they could experience for hundred beyond their intended expiration?“Palpatine ’s Force Drainis apparently a way of extend a person ’s life story , which excuse why the Emperor would have learned this ability ; he was obsessed with conquering death , and this would have given him a way to defer his death while he researched a more permanent solution on Exegol .
This may well be the same Sith obelisk found by Rey inStar war : The Rise of Skywalker . Blood is a cosmopolitan symbol of life , after all , meaning that particular Sith sticker could indeed have been siphoning life from its victim . It was never used against a Force - sensible in the sequel era , meaning it could have had the potential to denudate the Force as well . Ochi of Bestoon was no power - tender , so he would n’t have been cognisant of what the dagger was really doing . Rey may have readthe ancient Jedi texts , but she ’s only been a Jedi for a short period , and there ’s no reason she should be able to smell what the Sith dagger ’s dark side powerfulness really are .
The Sith do not believe in waste . It ’s possible this dagger served another aim ; that a Sith Lord could maintain their will upon the dagger , drawing into themselves the lifespan vigor and Force power it had absorb . That would excuse why Palpatine , so obsessed with the subjection of decease , acquired it ; he would reckon it as precious , a peter he could employ to sustain himself . He may well have give Ochi of Bestoon the Sith sticker in eccentric his assassin crossed paths with Luke Skywalker , vaguely hoping it would be used against the son ofthe Chosen Onehimself ; Luke could have wound up stripped of the Force , and the Emperor would then have replenished himself using this stolen business leader . Thankfully , things wrick out very otherwise ; Ochi died , and the Sith obelisk was lost untilStar Wars : The rising of Skywalker . Rey never used it , rather focusing strictly on the Wayfinder , and its contamination never corrupted her .
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