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

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

    Lucasfilm Reveals 'The Ninth Jedi' Series
    at Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo
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    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."

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Well, looks like they're still throwing established continuity out the
window.
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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.
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You don't take your lightsaber to a local mechanic for a tune-up or
anything.