Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
word of advice ! This article contains modest spoilers for Skeleton Crew episode 4 .
Star Wars : Skeleton Crewepisode 4 just proved how its adorable unexampled hero is better than any Jedi in the franchise ’s history . For the most part , Skeleton Crewis absent of any Jedi connections . apart from the abbreviated fakeout involvingJude Law ’s Crimson Jack , the Jedi inSkeleton Crewexist as they always have as mostly myth and fable . This is fitting forStar Wars’New Republic timeline , with the Jedi still few in bit after the events ofStar Wars : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith .
Skeleton Crew ’s casttakes a Jedi - like adventure in sequence 4 as they visit a wartorn world and navigate a rivalry between two clans . For someone craving dangerous undertaking like Wim , this seems too good to be true as he lives out his dream of help people as the manypowerful Jedi of theStar Warsgalaxywould do . However , it is through another character - who happens to be the most adorable in the franchise since Baby Yoda - thatSkeleton Crewreinforces the topic with the widerStar Warsgalaxy , proving he is good than any Jedi in the cognitive process .
Skeleton Crew’s At Achrann Is A Symbol Of The Galaxy
War Begets War…
Skeleton Crew ’s lookup for At Attinleads the key Little Joe of kid and their pirate pathfinder to the planet of At Achrann . Initially , the small fry believe they have discover their way home before rapidly agnize that the harry planet is not the plush suburban Zion they left behind inSkeleton Crewepisode 1 . alternatively , they find themselves on another " Jewel of the Old Republic " named At Achrann , a planet operate in an existential warfare between two tribes . One tribe , the Troik , seems predominantly child - heavy , even so far as draft Neel , Wim , KB , and Fern into their conflict .
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Although little is revealed about the foe of the Troik , the Hattan , At Achrann provides a chilling reflectivity of the widerStar Warsgalaxy . The Troik take the next coevals in their war against the Hattan reflects the long history of violence that has been explored inStar Wars’many movies and appearance ; each contemporaries is dragged into a war their predecessors started , be it Luke being enlist by Obi - Wan or Ben Solo falling dupe to Darth Vader ’s dark account . At Achrann is no different , with children push a war that is , arguably purposefully , never given a justification .
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The Jedi Turned Even Their Children Into Warriors
The Jedi Order Has Always Had A Problematic History With Children
DespiteSkeleton Crewnot tying to the Jedi in any major ways , the difference of opinion of At Achrann bring to mind the many difference of opinion confront by the space wizards inStar Wars ' past times . More so than this , the idea of child soldiers highlights the Jedi Order ’s somewhat problematic past regarding young recruits . Whether theJedi kidnap minor inStar Warshas long been a point of argumentation and disputation . After all , Jedi take children from their home and give them a animation of dedication to the Force without giving the individuals themselves much selection .
Moreover , Star Wars’prequel trilogy raise the idea that these children were being rick into warrior . Star Wars : The Clone Warsexplored this via theatrical role like Ahsoka , with Padawan learners being made commanders in a war that the Jedi involve themselves in . At Achrann speculate this inSkeleton Crew , beam a light on how the oscillation of violence in the coltsfoot can affect everyone , even those as purportedly righteous and morally unshakable as the Jedi . All that said , Skeleton Crew ’s most adorable characterproves how this hertz can be broken .
Neel Shows A New Way: Compassion
Neel’s Kindness Is Not A Weakness, But A Surefire Path To Peace
The character reference in question is Neel . Neel has captured the hearts of many interview member sinceSkeleton Crewbegan , and episode 4 ’s focusing on him will prove this installment to continue that . Where the the likes of of Wim , Fern , and KB seem content to join the warfare of the Troik either as a way of living out their fantasies or as a means to the final stage of return home , Neel is hesitant . He does not wish to fire weapons , struggle in battle , or scout ahead into grave territory , be a very unlike personality from one who would regurgitate the cycle of violence .
What is first dismissed as impuissance by the Troik is soon show to be Neel ’s big strong point …
Instead , Skeleton Crewepisode 4 focus on Neel ’s compassion . From feed the hungry shaver of At Achrann to showing the Troik warriors that showing kindness can gather peace as much as destruct your enemies can , Neel proves he is better than almost anyone else inStar Wars , even the Jedi . What is first terminate as weakness by the Troik is soon present to be Neel ’s large specialty and , while the Jedi are certainly compassionate , their tendencies to be drawn towards war over peace show they could read something from Neel , as could everyone .
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Neel Embodied Yoda’s First Jedi Lesson To Luke Skywalker
Neel Is Not As Weak As First Believed
As alluded to , Neel ’s kindness is reckon as a helplessness at the start ofSkeleton Crewepisode 4 . However , the closing of the episode bear witness this not to be the pillowcase as Neel embodies Yoda ’s first Jedi object lesson fromThe Empire Strikes Back , further proving the former ’s credential as a true Jedi . Yoda told Luke that the Jedi never use the Force for attack , only for noesis and defense .
Luke Skywalker ’s final human action inStar war : The Last Jedishowed he learned Yoda ’s moral too , by using the Force to defend the Resistance against the First Order ’s army .
InSkeleton Crewepisode 4 ’s final moment , Neel suffer up to SM-33 to fight down his booster . While fill in the Force for a queer rock , Neel proves that his fears do not control him and his compassion does not make him weak . Although he may not be willing to engage war , Neel will still oppose those he get it on if the penury stand up , only further proving the character to epitomise what the Jedi should be .
Will The Star Wars Galaxy Learn Neel’s Lesson & Break The Cycle?
Skeleton Crewepisode 4 ’s lesson is heartwarming and makes Neel an even more delightful character than he already was , but it raises the harsh truth about theStar Warsgalaxy : it is still yet to learn Neel ’s deterrent example . The New Republic geological era alone is proof of that , with the surviving Jedi still give misapprehension that haunted their preceding generations that will eventually conduce to the rise of the First Order by the time of the sequel trilogy . Then there are upcomingStar Warsmovies that are ready to take place after the sequels .
Here ’s every upcoming Star Wars movie in development - including Rey ’s New Jedi Order , the Dawn of the Jedi , and The Mandalorian & Grogu !
Undoubtedly , these movies will usher in newfangled antagonists to theStar Warsgalaxy to face off against Rey ’s Jedi Order . While it remains to be seen whetherRey ’s new Jedi Orderwill reform the fault of the past , it seems almost a guarantee that the organization will be depict into more war , meaning even more youngster will be folded into the cycle of force . patently , theStar Warsgalaxy still needs Neel ’s lesson more than ever , provingSkeleton Crew ’s adorable hero to be a true Jedi in every common sense that matters .
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Skeleton Crew follows four ordinary children who become lose in the talkative Star Wars galaxy . As they navigate unfamiliar worlds and the challenge they represent , the grouping endeavour to find their means back to their home planet , undertaking a journey across the iconic Star Wars universe .
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