Star Wars made a very strong impact on global viewers in 2024 with a multitude of creative content demonstrating many different stories and creative forms across the transmedia franchise. Viewers have had access to everything from live-action television and animated series to comic books audio dramas that span many different parts of the timeline from past stories to future tales. 2024 proved to be a successful year with many releases that resonated with both fans and critics who wanted more storytelling from the Star Wars universe that span the timeline of the franchise from end to beginning.
Jedi Council Adventures Featured in ‘The Living Force’ Highlighting Unique Characteristics of Every Member
The Phantom Menace’s 25th anniversary celebration had “Star Wars: The Living Force” being released in April showcasing an epic Jedi Council adventure which has cover and content that are an homage to Episode I's story and visuals . The novel by John Jackson Miller gives audiences a deeper understanding of the Jedi Council by providing individual personalities to every character including Qui-Gon Jinn as he evaluates failures in the Republic with insight to many Council actions. The Jedi Council responds to failures directly by traveling together to Outer Rim planet Kwenn to honor a closing Jedi Temple. However Outer Rim pirates hate the Jedi causing chaos while showcasing hilarious sides of well known council masters which is one of most interesting components to this release.
Darth Vader's Exegol Assault In Landmark 2020 Series Finale Demonstrates Sith Ideology
The 2020 Darth Vader series culminated with a large-scale attack on the Sith stronghold Exegol by Darth Vader following an arc where he finds Palpatine’s contingency on that specific world. The story was building up to this specific battle before Return of the Jedi with Vader motivated by traditional Sith actions that are designed to overthrow their own masters. Across the comics Darth Vader expresses resentment towards Palpatine and teams up with advisor Sly Moore to form a schism within the Empire that attacks Exegol to culminate in a very large fight with Kaiju.
Omega And Crosshair Mount Powerful Escape From The Mount Tantiss In "Bad Batch"
The Bad Batch series ending emphasized Omega and Crosshair’s story when they were imprisoned at Mount Tantiss labs at the start of its final season following Tech’s death during a cliffhanger from the season 2 finale. Viewers expected a large rescue from the Batch to occur however the characters begin to mount an escape of their own by working together from the facilities within the Empire. Omega and Crosshair's escape displayed significant character development within their arc highlighting key points to each character’s development to solidify this achievement and show great power of teamwork during these hard times.
Forbidden Jedi Romance Intensifies the High Republic storyline Featuring Avar Kriss and Elzar Mann
The High Republic had its biggest and most exciting year with the June release of “Temptation of the Force” by Tessa Gratton continuing the events of "Eye of Darkness". Avar Kriss and Elzar Mann long-standing feelings emerge strongly despite rules regarding Jedi’s connection to outside relationship engagements creating tensions for readers of the text during a crisis within Nihil and Occlusion Zones. This romantic narrative was sparked after Avar Kriss returned from Nihil space at the conclusion of "Eye of Darkness" which created a powerful storyline at a time of great change within this creative release. Temptation of the Force follows the heroes’ to Naboo as Jedi relationships become extremely controversial.
"Skeleton Crew" Introduces Viewers To Intriguing And Sinister Planet Of Attin
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew won many viewers by introducing compelling characters and posing unanswered questions with a mysterious story which centered upon the “lost planet of eternal treasure.” The world of At Attin is set up as a picturesque American suburb in homage to 80s film properties however viewers realize sinister elements exist among lawns and houses. People from the outside of planet’s mysterious barriers all fail to confirm its validity leading many to question the reality surrounding this setting making it a true highlight to a series in development.
Luke Skywalker's Profound Jedi Teachings to Ben Solo Provides Key Elements to Defining Story
The 2020 Darth Vader comic series concluded with a Star Wars story crafted by Charles Soule illustrated by Madibek Musabekov where a lesson is shared between Luke Skywalker with Ben Solo at Jedi Temple on Ossus. Luke shares an important value of the franchise concerning how far one should go to fight an enemy with dark powers that might bring harm to others . This value is important to the Star Wars franchise as it also dictates and defines the differences in morals of dark side and light force users. Luke provides Ben Solo lessons while sharing his story prior to Return of the Jedi when he is given choice of killing Palpatine at a large cost demonstrating the character's important ability to show restraint despite opportunity.
Grand Moff Adelhard Returns in 'Battle of Jakku' To Reinforce Imperial Hold On Territory
Star Wars: Uprising a 2015 mobile game introduced Grand Moff Adelhard who was ruler in Anoat sector at the time of the game taking place immediately following the Battle of Endor during a time the New Republic has not come into full power. The sector was falsely told that Palpatine was still alive in a false attempt by Adelhard to maintain power despite defeat and he blockaded the territory from growing New Republic influences. The comic maxi-series Battle of Jakku by Alex Segura addresses this game timeline and puts older canon characters like Luke and Leia fighting against Adelhard's Imperial faction showcasing great return to original characters into a new environment showing power behind lore development.
'Bad Batch' Destroyed Empire's Experiments at Mount Tantiss
Mount Tantiss a huge setting during the final two seasons of the Bad Batch was also the cloning lab where the Empire conducted experiments which resulted in Omega and Crosshair becoming imprisoned. The shows finale reveals Clone Force 99 back in a final strike rescuing Omega by using the large and dangerous Zillo Beast to create chaos with the facility. The season conclusion showed gorgeous visuals emphasizing the powerful emotions with its long standing characters while leaving an interesting story point moving towards Project Stardust demonstrating visual quality that helps in story building of entire series and characters.
"The Acolyte" Introduces A New Live-Action Sith Lord With Connection To Darth Plagueis
"The Acolyte" a 2024 live-action series marks a significant shift within the Star Wars universe as it unfolds beyond Skywalker Saga setting in The High Republic Era where Sith is thought to be extinct to the common knowledge of Jedi followers. "The Acolyte" series follows twin sisters as their lives interweave with a new form of Sith during some dangerous events with the main force wielder being called The Stranger or Qimir. Qimir an incredibly dangerous character is quickly revealed as having skills utilizing the dark side of the force and displays immense skill during a lightsaber fight in the Khofar woods ending in the death of 8 Jedi. Later on within the "Acolyte" storyline, he is revealed as being a student of Darth Plagueis and also previously trained by Jedi Master Vernestra Rwoh making his character even more influential to the entire franchise.
The Fate of Barriss Offee As Inquisitor Finally Revealed in Tales Of The Empire
The long-standing question of Barriss Offee's role in the larger story after The Clone Wars was given an answer through the series Tales of the Empire that confirmed and expanded Barriss’ character trajectory after leaving The Clone Wars. Barriss was last seen following acts against the Jedi Order making the audience question her story within republic custody as it quickly changed into an empire based state. Tales of the Empire finally answers that query where she is shown to join the Inquisitorius and becomes an Inquisitor training under the Grand Inquisitor with Darth Vader following Revenge of the Sith . Barriss after fighting in many battles as Inquisitor becomes disillusioned with the violence leading her to change paths by leaving the Empire to become an independent healer giving life force to assist others much like a Jedi would while healing individuals demonstrating the true depths of her complex nature which all came to light following many years of mystery surrounding this compelling individual.