and 3 episodes left In the first seasonf. AcolyteShow creator Leslye Headland admits she’s not done incorporating elements of the old school just yet. Star Wars From myth The expanded universe, aka legends.
Of course, the legend is Star Wars Stories written before Disney bought the franchise and combined everything under one big canon. These stories are no longer considered to have “officially” happened, but there are elements of them that some creators are slowly incorporating into the canon. Recent examples: Heir to the Empire Cast Ahsoka.
this is Acolyte A big example is Episode 5 of the show, “Night.” This episode introduced a metal called Cortosis. Special ore It comes from a 1998 novel. I am a Jedi By Michael Stackpole, It can deflect a lightsaber for just a moment. It’s made of metal. Stranger’s helmet It is made of You can learn more about cortisol and its history here. Talk to InverseHeadlund explains why sanctifying cortisol is a Acolyte This is not something that was taken lightly, and suggests that further developments are likely to occur in the future.
“This is a difficult one because I respect George Lucas and I don’t want to water down the power of the lightsaber,” Headland said. “In that sense, the lightsaber has become almost sacred, not just within the series but in pop culture. But the cortisol is such an incredible new element that I’ve always thought would be so cool to include. [Lucasfilm story group’s] Pablo Hidalgo and I thought a lot about how it would work before we started designing it. It was very important that it be fragile, that it not be too hard. That’s why Jackie can take his helmet off so quickly. It’s fragile. And because he has limited resources, he doesn’t have a full suit of armor and it only works for maybe a minute. We struggled a lot with how it would look, because we didn’t want it to be too powerful or too silly. Pablo, [visual artist] Rob Bredow and I have talked a lot about this. This is the Cortosis story, but we’ll get to the other Legends stories after the final episode.”
Read the full interview here reverse It’s great and worth a read, but this response stands out for a few reasons. First, it shows how respectful Headland is. Star Wars You think about the mythology, you think about it, you don’t make decisions lightly, and then at the end there’s that teaser. Will the legend continue? Is there anything in particular you’d like to see?
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