‘The Acolyte‘, the new series of ‘Star Wars‘ which is broadcast these weeks on Disney+, has finally revealed the identity of its villain. And beyond entering spoilers from the next paragraph, we are already very clear that his powers and abilities are far above what was expected. But there is more; so much so that the haunting helmet of him is able to short-circuit lightsabers just by coming into contact with them, leaving their rivals sold out in the middle of combat. What material is this helmet made of? Why does it have this effect on the iconic Jedi weapons?
Shorting the Jedi’s lightsabers
Thus, the fifth episode of ‘The Acolyte’ titled Evening has left us spectacular action scenes, those that ‘Star Wars’ fans want to see whenever possible and that Pit Jedi against Sith with vibrant lightsaber-wielding choreography of the most varied colors. And so it was, with the group of Jedi commanded by Sun before a primal Sith named Qimir.
Although it is soon revealed a strange effect of Qimir’s helmet and gauntlets about Jedi lightsabers, remaining unusable for several minutes until they manage to restart. Why does this happen? We have to immerse ourselves in the lore of the galactic saga to find a mineral called cortosisthus making its debut in format live action from ‘Star Wars’.
This is material that debuted in the franchise in 1998 as part of the novel ‘A new sunrise‘ of John Jackson Millerin turn, a prequel to ‘Star Wars Rebels‘, where it is revealed that Count Dooku discovered how to treat this mineral during the Clone Wars to make armor resistant to lightsabers. He has also appeared in comics in the saga such as the series ‘Doctor Aphra‘.
Be that as it may, it is a very rare material barely known to the Jedi; That is the surprise of Sol and company when they cross laser swords with Qimir, resulting in a disastrous result for the Jedi. Furthermore, from what the villain explains, also avoid the telepathic waves of the Jedi, thus protecting his thoughts. Of course, it is more fragile than desirable, as can be seen in the outcome of the fight against Qimir in ‘The Acolyte‘.
