So Disney have just announced a new Canon Star Wars tv series, called the Star Wars:
Jedi temple challenge.
Although it is a gameshow in real life, the events of the show are considered Canon in
the Star Wars universe, and more importantly, the characters are also considered Canon.
I’m going to break down the NEWEST Jedi master revealed by Disney, and his unique
NEW lightsaber form, never seen before in Star Wars.
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With the Star Wars: Jedi Temple trailer releasing on the official Star Wars youtube channel,
we were introduced to a variety of new Canon characters and locations.
The series will take place in the Galaxy Far Far away and will put contestants through
a series of obstacles and challenges to determine who is worthy to be promoted to the rank of
Jedi Knight.
Lets just hope this show doesn’t take place too close to Revenge of the Sith, because
everyone taking part in the show is a Canon Jedi youngling…
The show in-universe, will be hosted by Jedi Master Kelleran Beq, who is played by Jar
Jar Binks actor, Ahmed Best.
Funnily enough, he also played a man sitting inside of the bar in Attack of the Clones
when Anakin and Obi-Wan entered, where he had a very similar name to his new Jedi name
which was Achk Med-Beq.
No Canon source has confirmed this yet, but Ahmed Best has stated that these two characters
ARE actually related.
I absolutely love to see Ahmed Best being reintroduced into Star Wars Canon as a different
character, because he’s such a great guy.
Kelleran Beq will be accompanied by his female protocol droid, AD-3.
Ad-3 is said to have a great sense of humour, with a mix of R2-D2 and C-3PO.
While Master Kelleran Beq and his droid were on good terms, AD-3 is extremely jealous of
his force powers and his rank of Jedi master.
Now here’s where things get incredibly interesting.
Kelleran Beq may actually be pretty close to a grey Jedi.
We know that he values the balance of the force more than anything, and that balance
is his primary goal as a Jedi Master.
He believes that a balance between peace and justice is paramount in the harmony and wellbeing
of the Galaxy.
Now very excitingly, Master Kelleran Beq has a PURPLE lightsaber, similar to that of Mace
Windu.
This is incredibly exciting, as this is now the second ever purple lightsaber in Canon.
Let me know down in the comments below which Lightsaber colour you would choose, if you
were invited onto this game show.
Now This makes a lot of sense, as Mace Windu uses a purple lightsaber because he is not
afraid to use both the light side of the force, and the dark side of the force in combination.
The difference between Mace Windu and a Sith Lord though, is that he will never let the
Dark Side consume him, being careful to walk a tight line between the two sides of the
force.
This will almost certainly be the same for Kelleran Beq.
He values Balance so highly, that he is not afraid to use both the Light Side and dark
side of the force in combination, but will not let himself fall to the dark.
We know that the colour of a Jedi’s kyber crystal comes from his traits and personality,
confirming that Kelleran Beq will hold similar beliefs as Mace Windu.
I don’t think he will have the same arrogance and anger as Mace Windu, but he will definitely
show some Dark Side features, just like Mace Windu did.
Maybe we’ll even get to see Master Kelleran Beq acquire his new Purple Kyber crystal from
Illum in the first episode of the Game show, as a sort of introduction.
The hilt of his lightsaber is just large enough for one hand, and contains a combination of
durasteel and an unknown yellow material, possibly gold.
Let me know down in the comments what you think this is.
The lightsaber hilt also has a wrap around its bottom, similar to the one on Anakin’s
Lightsaber, after it was Repaired by Rey in the Rise of Skywalker.
I don’t think this Lightsaber was damaged in the same way as Anakin’s, but it is certainly
possible.
Now very interestingly, Kelleran Beq will use a NEW Lightsaber form, never seen before
in Star Wars Canon or Legends.
The new Lightsaber form will take inspiration from a Filipino Martial art called Escrima.
It is a one handed fighting style, which focuses on offensive tactics.
This form also focuses on one handed fighting, because amazingly, it heavily incorporates
the empty hand for the use of offensive force powers in combat.
This new lightsaber form is incredible, utilizing one hand for the lightsaber, and the other
to utilize the force against your opponent, I’m so excited to see this.
On top of this, Master Beq is known by other Jedi, as “the Bladed Hand” because of
his effectiveness with this new one handed lightsaber form.
Although he is being introduced through a Canon Game show, I really don’t think this
will be the only place we see Jedi Master Kelleran Beq appear.
I think we’ll definitely see him make appearances in other prequel era content, or maybe he’s
even a survivor of the great Jedi purge.
It’s possible that we will see him appear in the Jedi Fallen Order sequel that will
be releasing in the near future.
Maybe we even see him in the Rebels sequel, assuming he has survived that long.
But for this to work with the Original trilogy, he’d have to be somewhere in the unknown
regions, or away from the main galaxy, just like Ezra.
Either way, let me know down in the comments below what role you think Kelleran Beq will
play in future Star Wars Content.
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