Manny Jacinto's Qimir Is The Acolyte's Sith LordThe identity of the Acolyte's enigmatic Sith Lord has now been revealed. Even if the revelation was not subtle, Manny Jacinto's acting went a long way toward making it genuinely pleasant. He unquestionably presents the Stranger as a formidable opponent who is enraged with the Jedi and a terrible, evil power. There are odd indications that his anger is personal and is connected in some way to the enigmatic events that occurred on Brendok sixteen years ago. He even has abilities akin to those of the Brendok witches.The majority of the action is carried out by Jacinto alone, who shows off his incredible lightsaber choreography and level of skill. The character was reportedly inspired by the valiant "Drunken Cat" from the 1966 Hong Kong martial arts film Come Drink With Me, according to showrunner Leslye Headland. There, a silly character is exposed as a covert Shaolin master; The Acolyte turns this around, revealing the real antagonist to be someone innocent all along.
Perhaps Qimir Is Not A Baneite SithThis does not imply that all of the secrets pertaining to the Sith have been solved. The Stranger doesn't even have a formal Sith Name, which is often bestowed by a master; instead, his strange speech and taunting appear to indicate that he is not descended from an ancient Sith bloodline. This suggests that he may just be a random person who has happened onto Sith teachings rather than a legitimate Sith descended from Darth Bane.This would be a clever turn of events because it suggests that, in the event that Qimir is vanquished, his passing wouldn't interfere with Star Wars canon. Viewers have been wondering this since before The Acolyte premiered: if the Jedi had clashed swords with a Sith only a century prior, why would they believe the Sith had been extinct for a millennium? However, their thinking would make sense if they believed that this was only a pretender, a would-be Sith who had adopted the dark side's ways after learning about them.
Qimir's sole objective is to eliminate any Jedi who is aware of his existence.Regardless, Qimir now declares his purpose clearly: to eliminate every Jedi who has discovered him. In The Acolyte episode 5, viewers' preconceptions that Headland would never do anything so sinister were dispelled. Amazingly, Qimir even took off some of the most well-liked characters on the program there; Charlie Barnett's Yord had his neck severed, and Dafne Keen's Jecki suffered a tragic end. Master Sol, the only remaining Jedi, is Lee Jung-jae.However, Amandla Stenberg's twins have switched places, so Osha, Sol's previous apprentice, is now a prisoner of Qimir. It's not difficult to see a situation in which he utilized this against Sol, luring him into a trap and murdering him mercilessly. Given that all witnesses are set to die, if this is the case, there is no reason Qiimir couldn't be a Baneite Sith without violating canon.
