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An array of lightsaber hilts, the Stranger’s fearsome cortosis helmet, and other costumes and props from The Acolyte have arrived at San Diego Comic-Con 2024.

If you’re on the show floor, stop by the Lucasfilm Pavilion to take in the impressive display, including Osha, Mae, Mother Aniseya, and Vernestra Rwoh’s costumes, Mae’s throwing knives, Dejarik pieces, the poison Vial that killed Master Torbin, and eight individual High Republic lightsaber props, including those carried by Master Sol, Master Indara, Torbin, Master Kelnacca, Jecki Lon, Yord Fandar, and the Stranger.

Or, if you can’t make it, take a virtual tour of some of the pieces on display with the gallery below.

Tight-knit, torn apart, or recently reunited — we meet twins of all kinds in Star Wars.

Most recently, the Aniseya twins played a large role in The Acolyte, first revealed in the premiere episode “Lost/Found,” where we learned the assassin Mae also had a twin sister, a skilled meknek (and former Padawan) named Osha. Separated after a tragic fire on their home planet Brendok — a planet with twin moons, no less — the sisters each believed the other had perished until Mae resurfaced to take revenge on the Jedi she blamed for the death of her family.

Twin characters — and their unique connections to each other — as well as twin imagery can be found in many Star Wars stories, from animated shorts to the film that started it all.

To quote Finn: Why does everyone want to go back to Jakku?

Our answer? To witness the end of the Empire. And a new Marvel maxi-series, Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising, arrives later this year to bring us all along for the ride. The comic is one of a handful of new titles StarWars.com can exclusively reveal today as we gear up for San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Check back Thursday after the annual Lucasfilm panel, which will dive into stories in books, comics, video games and beyond, for more news and reveals!

Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising

A new Marvel maxi-series written by Alex Segura with pencils by Leonard Kirk, Stefano Raffaele, and Jethro Morales will follow the events of Star Wars issue #50 and Star Wars: Darth Vader issue #50

In Star Wars: The Acolyte, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past. With all episodes now streaming on Disney+, join us as StarWars.com meditates on favorite moments and fascinating connections from the Star Wars series.

Spoiler warning: This article discusses story details and plot points from the eighth episode of The Acolyte, “The Acolyte.”

Everything we’ve witnessed so far has been leading to this moment.

All paths converge on the world of Brendok once more, but this week we find the burned-out husk of the witches’ fortress overgrown and all-but forgotten in the 16 years since that fateful night. Haunted by the tragedies that transpired here, Mae (Amandla Stenberg) and Sol (Lee Jung-jae) arrive in the hopes of some kind of

The Acolyte creator Leslye Headland

When Leslye Headland set out to tell the story of The Acolyte, she wasn’t intending to make the Jedi antagonists in the story of Osha and Mae Aniseya. “My goal was to see Jedi as human beings, or as aliens with the emotions we ascribe to humans,” Headland tells StarWars.com. “I wanted to make them a little bit more fallible.”

Spoiler warning: This article discusses story details from the season finale of The Acolyte.

With episode 8 now on Disney+, The Acolyte’s complete first season tells the story of a mysterious assassin plaguing the Jedi Order, the rise of the Stranger, and a dark secret haunting several characters over the course of 16 years. It’s a gripping exploration of the gray area between light and dark, good and

With all episodes of The Acolyte streaming on Disney+ later today after the release of the season finale, we can’t stop thinking about the new Jedi and other characters we’ve met in the latest Star Wars series. But which character is most like you? Are you the Yord of your friend group? Do you identify with Mae and her thirst for revenge/justice? Or maybe you’re just a lil guy like Bazil?

Take the latest StarWars.com quiz to know for sure…

There’s an elegance to the brutality at play in the lightsaber battle that leads to the Stranger’s unmasking in episode 5 of The Acolyte, “Night.”

Spoiler warning: This article discusses story details from The Acolyte episode 5, “Night,” and episode 7, “Choice,” as well as previous episodes in the series.

From the start of the battle, we’re thrust into the clashing sabers of the visiting Jedi on Khofar meeting the masked foe in the forest. Each moment had to be carefully choreographed and shot in a way to accentuate the ferocity and peril for the characters while keeping the production perfectly safe for the dedicated cast members and stunt doubles. The shoot was the culmination of months of training and careful planning all leading up to one heartbreaking moment.

“I came up with

Forging a new pauldron to commemorate your recent mudhorn kill like the Mandalorian? Need a spear that can stand up to a lightsaber like Morgan Elsbeth’s? Can’t seem to find the perfect creepy mask for your moody dark side fit ala the Stranger in The Acolyte? Sounds like you may need a little Star Wars metalwork in your life. And right now, nothing says, “I’m here to slay” like the two hottest metals in the galaxy — cortosis and beskar!

But what’s the difference and which one is right for you? Let’s dig in and find out:

Real-world origins

An old Mandalorian helmet found in the mines of Mandalore.

The Mandalorian, Din Djarin, wears armor of very pure beskar granting incredible protection.

Beskar: Anyone who’s seen The Mandalorian knows the significance of beskar. The metal

In Star Wars: The Acolyte, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past. With new episodes now streaming on Disney+ every Tuesday, join us as StarWars.com meditates on favorite moments and fascinating connections from the latest Star Wars series.

Spoiler warning: This article discusses story details and plot points from the seventh episode of The Acolyte, “Choice.”

It would seem that what we saw in the third episode of The Acolyte was true…from a certain point of view.

This week, the penultimate episode of The Acolyte pays homage to the Akira Kurosawa classic Rashomon, returning to Brendok and the past to reexamine the events of the twin’s separation from the perspective of the four central Jedi: Jedi Knight Sol (Lee Jung-jae),

Spoiler warning: This article discusses story details from The Acolyte episode 7, “Choice,” as well as previous episodes in the series.

Mae prowling into the noodle shop on Ueda to duel — and best — Jedi Master Indara was a crucial moment for The Acolyte. As the cold open for the series, the moment sets the tone and expectations for the story to come. But composer Michael Abels was adamant that it wouldn’t be the first piece of music he composed for the project.

“I didn’t do it first because you kind of need to understand what’s going to happen before you take on an introduction to something so epic,” Abels tells StarWars.com. “I worked on that scene for a long, long time to get it just right.”

Instead, Abels — whose work,