The High Republic era is not working for everyone and the expansion of the Republic is not seen as welcoming to everyone, not just the Nihil. It reminds me of how many American’s idolize the 60s as “ideal” and the height of American Exceptionalism while ignoring many racial, gender, and economic disparities.
The idea that if the Outer Rim and planets in the frontier just see the opportunities that joining the Republic would bring, everyone would be on board. Lena Soh reflects on it through the importance of the Starlight Beacon, which she views as her legacy in shaping the galaxy with a united front of like-minded planets and people working together. The overall fight for the soul of the galaxy is represented by two entities (the Republic and the Nihil) and the awareness in Light of the Jedi of how fragile they are from their leaders on both sides (at least at the beginning of the novel) is poignant. Optimistic Unity vs Nihilistic Individualism They are not only spreading but also enforcing their believes on worlds where, even though the governing bodies might be on board, everyday people likely have different opinions. They are a governing entity that is expanding to the Outer Rim and other parts of the Galactic Frontier with Republic forces and a ton of Jedi that fight to maintain peace (which the statement in itself sounds crazy but has been used in our real world).
That may sound weird to reference them as Imperial but, from an academic perspective, that is what we are dealing with here. NOTE: I might use the phrase “Imperial” or “Imperial expansion” when talking about the Republic in The High Republic era. Here are some of the themes that have been presented and will likely play a big part moving forwards as well as theories of where certain characters and plot points might explore. Having read most of the major content releases of The High Republic ( Vow of Silver Dawn is being translated from Mandarin by some amazing Reddit users so I will also be reading that whenever that’s complete). Of course, given that this takes place in the past, we know part of what comes at the end of it all (the Nihil and Drengir are not threats by the time we hit the Prequel era) however, the Jedi Order in the Prequel era went through a transformation and became more stringent because of the events that happen during this era. Headlines from IndieWire and Bleeding Cool and Amazon listingsĪnd just like the films and Disney+ shows, there are plenty of threads that have started from The High Republic content ripe for juicy theories of what might befall our Jedi down the line.
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