Re: [NEWS] More "Star Wars Visions" and new "The Ninth Jedi" series

On Apr 22, 2025 at 1:35:30 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

In article <vu22a6$36bpr$1@dont-email.me>, atropos@mac.com wrote:

 "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

 

     Lucasfilm Reveals 'The Ninth Jedi' Series
     at Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo
     -----------------------------------------
     Lucasfilm leaders had more surprises on the final day of the
     three-day Star Wars Celebration fan event in Tokyo. A new batch
     of nine "Star Wars: Visions" shorts will debut Oct. 29 on
     Disney+, and also upcoming is the longform series "The Ninth
     Jedi," a spinoff of an earlier "Visions" short, from
     writer-director Kenji Kamiyama.
 
     "The Ninth Jedi" series was announced with fanfare at the event
     by James Waugh, Lucasfilm's senior VP of franchise content and
     strategy at Lucasfilm. He called Kamiyama to the stage, "who
     thanked the audience for being so supportive and enthusiastic
     about the adventures of Kara and Juro in 'The Ninth Jedi' and
     the upcoming 'Child of Hope,' " according to Disney's
     StarWars.com official fan site.
 
     "He then announced that fans will watch Kara's journey continue
     to unfold in an all-new spinoff called "Star Wars: Visions 
     Presents - The Ninth Jedi,' " the site stated.
 
     "Star Wars: Visions" premiered on Disney+ in 2021. The first
     collection of nine animated shorts included one dubbed
     "The Ninth Jedi," described as such: "The daughter of a
     lightsaber-smith is pursued by dark forces while on a dangerous
     mission."

 
Well, looks like they're still throwing established continuity out the
window.
 
There are no "lightsaber smiths". Every Jedi is responsible for selecting
his/her own kyber crystal and constructing the lightsaber around it and
maintaining it throughout their lives.
 
You don't take your lightsaber to a local mechanic for a tune-up or
anything.

 
I was under the impression that light sabers were a lost technology
from the historical zenith of the Jedi order.

No, Luke made his own after he lost the first one when Vader cut off his
hand.