No doubt this was a deliberate strategy to force the children to face fear at an early age, to learn how to deal with the dark side of the Force. It's not hard to see why it terrified these children they had literally just been taken away from their families, and so the "we" in the song must have felt uncomfortably like the Jedi themselves, leading to all manner of nightmares. As Emerick realizes, the Leveler's attack reminds them of a sinister old lullaby:īut when they do find you all you'll be is.Īpparently this lullaby was sung by the Jedi Master who looked after the Younglings. Related: Star Wars Doubles Down On Lucas’ ROTJ Boba Fett Changeįrom the outset it's clear the Jedi are afraid. The Jedi have never seen anything like it, and in Star Wars: Trail of Shadows #1 - by Daniel Jose Older and David Wachter - they ask Jedi Knight Emerick Caphtor to figure out what's going on. This ancient monster, a four-legged beast whose mere presence disrupts the Force itself, was awoken from its slumber by Marchion Ro, leader of the Nihil, It feasts upon the life energy of Force-sensitives, literally reducing them to dust, and in Rising Storm, it killed the celebrated Jedi Master Loden Greatstorm.
From the outset, Lucasfilm has promised this transmedia event would reveal what frightens the Jedi.Ĭavan Scott's novel Rising Storm appears to have set this up, unleashing the ultimate Force predator - a mysterious creature called the Leveler. With the Skywalker saga finally over, Lucasfilm Publishing is expanding the Star Wars franchise - telling stories set in the High Republic Era, some 200 years before the events of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. The Star Wars: The High Republic transmedia initiative has revealed the greatest fear of the Jedi - the Leveler. This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: Trails of Shadows #1.