But that doesnt mean there arent some intriguing connections…

… or, some familiar faces.

Beyond that, no one else we knew.

Froma certain point of view.

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And you think for a moment, it cant be.

But he has those yellow eyes.

His hair and bear are grey and longer, but in a similar style.

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This is 100 years before Phantom Menace, and he looks like a grown man here.

Was he really that old by the time of the Clone War?

And given that, how long was he on the Jedi Council?

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Screenshot: Lucasfilm

The way he refers to it here, hes not on it yethes just one Jedi Master among many.

But what is it with the High Council and members who sit on it for potentially hundreds of years?

And at the very least, those questions are not actually about The Acolyte itself.

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Ki-Adis here, he has a few lines among the Jedi, hes gone, the episode carries on.

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

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