Marvel’sStar Warscomics have confirmed thatthe Inquisitors, the Empire’s deadly sectof fallen Jedi and other dark Force users, remains active – and dangerous – at the dawn of the franchise’s post-Return of the Jediera. With the Emperor and Darth Vader gone,Star Warshas a power vacuum when it comes to Dark Side threats, andThe Battle for Jakkuhas just introduced the latest one.
Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku - Insurgency Rising#3– written by Alex Segura, with art by Jethro Morales and Leonard Kirk – finds the team sent by Princess Leia to spy on Grand Moff Ubrik Adelhard captured, only to be freed by Adelhard’s second in command, Lieutenant Alaytia.
As the team attempts to escape Adelhard’s Star Destroyer, they are stopped by Commander Bragh. The squad make one last attempt to split up, but are once againthwarted by the arrival of a red lightsaber-wielding hooded figure, whom Bragh thanks and refers to as “Inquisitor.”
Marvel’s “Battle Of Jakku” Comic Confirms The Inquisitors Remain A Force To Be Reckoned With Following The Battle Of Endor
Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku - Insurgency Rising (2024)#3 – Written By Alex Segura; Art By Jethro Morales & Leonard Kirk; Color By Rachelle Rosenberg; Lettering By Joe Caramagna
InStar Warslore, Inquisitors were a large part ofridding the galaxy of the Jedi after Order 66. They were most active in the time betweenRevenge of the SithandA New Hope,also known as the “Reign of the Empire” era. They hunted Jedi such as Cal Kestis, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and many, many more that they ended up killing, but the last time they were active in-continuity beforeA New Hopewas their defeat at the hands of Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger, Ahsoka Tano, and Darth Maul on Malachor inStar Wars Rebels.
Whoever they may be, the mysterious Inquisitor fromInsurgency Rising#3…could be a dangerous adversary for Luke Skywalker as he tries to rebuild the Jedi Order in the wake of Endor.
Now thatDisney’sStar Warscontinuityis expanding into the era afterReturn of the Jedi,the time is ripe for the Inquisitors to return – something Marvel clearly recognized, as they begin to lay the foundation for the next several years ofStar Warscomics. Whoever they may be, the mysterious Inquisitor fromInsurgency Rising#3 – featured only in silhouette, with their identity likely to be revealed in the following issue – could be a dangerous adversary for Luke Skywalker as he tries to rebuild the Jedi Order in the wake of Endor.
The Identity of Insurgency Rising’s Mysterious Inquisitor Could Already Be Revealed
Insurgency Rising#4 – Available July 30, 2025 From Marvel Comics
Insurgency Risning#3 keeps the identity of this Inquisitor a mystery , but they wield the same style of lightsaber as other Inquisitors, meaning this may be an Inquisitor from the Reign of the Empire era, and not a new character. There is one Inquisitor known to be operating afterReturn of the Jediin the New Republic era, and that is Marrok. Marrok served Darth Vader in the Empire and Morgan Elsbeth during the New Republic. Being the only known active inquisitor after the fall of the Empire,it is highy possible that Marrok is the new mysterious Inquisitor.
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During his appearance inAhsoka,after his defeat, Marrok’s armor collapsed to the ground and erupted with green mist. A similar green mist emanated from nightsister zombies, and given Morgan Elsbeth’s nightsister origin, it is possible that at some point Marrok was reanimated by his new master.The Battle of Jakkucomic seriescould be the best opportunity to see how Marrok died the first time, maybe at the hands of Luke Skywalker, which could be quite the fight in this new epoch forStar Wars.
Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku - Insurgency Rising#3isavailable now from Marvel Comics.
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