The Inquisitors responsible for tracking down the last Jedi scattered throughout the galaxy after the purge orchestrated by Palpatine disappeared from circulation following the events of Star Wars: A New Hope. What happened to them? The precise answers to the question remain unclear, in the absence of concrete elements. But there are several hypotheses about the fate reserved for them.
Where did the Inquisitors go during the trilogy dedicated to Luke Skywalker?
After acting up in the animated series Star Wars : Rebels, The Inquisitors made their first appearance in the series in live-action – and it must be said, very disappointing – Obi-Wan Kenobi in 2022. Those unfamiliar with the immense lore surrounding Star Wars have discovered that these mysterious Sith-like members are commissioned by Emperor Palpatine to hunt down what remains of the Jedi after the fall of the Republic, which occurred during the execution of Order 66. Furthermore, they were former Jedi who had succumbed to the Dark Side of the Force, and incorporated into the new project of the evil galactic emperor, who was names Inquisitorius. An order founded shortly after the establishment of the Galactic Empire, established in order to establish Palpatine's position and prevent any overthrow.
The end of the series does not mention what happens to the Grand Inquisitor, of the Third Sister, the Fifth Brother and others (to see all the members, it's over here). But almost 20 years later, in Ahsoka, another Disney+ series released in 2023, a mysterious fighter working under the account of the former Jedi Baylon Skoll who has everything of a brother of the inquisition attacks the former padawan of Anakin Skywalker. If Marrok (that's his name) turns out to be a Nightbrother, a creature linked to the witches of Dathomir, he has raised the question again. That of knowing where the Inquisitors went after the events ofA New Hope.
A second Order 66?
The question is all the more legitimate since the Galactic Empire considered the Jedi Purge to be overand therefore the Jedi themselves as all extinct, thus completing the mission of the Inquisitorius program. So, what fate did the Emperor have in store for them? Did he release them from their contract? We doubt it.
The answer to the question may be hidden in The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, book published last year which focuses on the rise of the Empire, its authoritarian mechanisms and its fall. In the pages of the work, the historian Beaumont Kin, character from the Star Wars postology and played by Dominic Monaghan (Merry in Lord of the Rings) was interested in the fate of the caste, and thinks that Darth Vader, on orders from Darth Sidious, discreetly eliminated the members. Releasing sword wielders into the wild like this is not without risks. Has a second Order 66 been ordered?
This hypothesis would coincide with the fact that Marrok, potentially dead during this new purge, returned, reanimated by the sisters of the Night. This is evidenced by the green smoke that escaped from his body after being killed by Ahsoka Tano. He also very well could have escaped the execution of Darth Sidious' plan.
But perhaps the fate dedicated to the Inquisitors is unclear for some reason. Disney plans to keep a potential narrative arc under its sleeve for the future. Thus, by remaining deliberately vague, the studios would have an interesting script tool to put on film. A bit like Ahsoka Tano. The character's timeline included gray areas after the Fall of the Empire that Disney was able to exploit in series. From there to imagining seeing the Inquisitors again on the big or small screen in the near future, there is a world away.
