The Acolyte Star Reveals Why Her Mystery Assassin Doesn't Use A Lightsaber

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The Acolyte's Mae edited with Vernestra Rwoh and other High Republic Jedi

Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Star Wars: The Acolyte actress Amandla Stenberg revealed in a recent interview why Mae, Star Wars' new mystery assassin, doesn't carry a lightsaber. The Acolyte is the thrilling upcoming Star Wars Disney+ TV show set approximately 100 years before Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, in the High Republic Era.

"Well, being in the High Republic era opens up the terrain a bit for what kinds of weapons we might be interested in. The series relies upon very specific tropes and archetypes, and we wanted to follow in that lineage. So that's why those knives are there. I also just think they're super cool. It's a time in the galaxy where the way people use the Force is... in canon, it's very expansive.

Related Star Wars: The Acolyte - Cast, Story Details & Everything We Know The upcoming Star Wars show The Acolyte will take the franchise into the grand High Republic era, but what mysteries await in the Jedi’s golden age? There is really no better time to get a bit more creative with the Force, the Jedi, and the weaponry than right now.

 

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