Star Wars Legacy – Is Darth Krayt a Jacen Solo descendant? March 29, 2007
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Star Wars Legacy which has often been reviewed here on ShowMeScifi is one of the best comic books today and likely the best Star Wars comic book series ever created.
Set far beyond any other Star Wars series -the only lineage connection we’ve had so far is Cade Skywalker – a descendant of Luke.
But what about other Star Wars family trees? Dark Horse Editor Randy Stradley recently tackled that topic in a letter to the editor q&a.
1. Are we going to learn what happened to the Solo family of this time?
There are no plans for an exploration of the Solo lineage for the forseeable future. We’re not in denial about them, it’s just that there isn’t a place for them in the story. Yet.
2. Any chance of running into any other descendents of of any other Star Wars Characters?
Oh yes my friend. Oh, yes.
4. How long are we going to have to wait until we learn who Darth Krayt is under the mask?
The answer will be revealed in issue 15.
Jacen Solo is set to become a to be named Sith in the upcoming Star Wars Legacy of the Force Sacrifice book .
My guess is that Darth Krayt is a descendant of Jacen Solo.
Anyone want to take that bet?
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My personal theory is that Darth Krayt is none other than Anakin Solo himself.It is far fetched and i’m not convinced myself but from everything i have gathered so far it seems to indicate that he’s a good candidate.Let me explain :
– Darth Krayt identity will be revealed in “Sacrifice”.How did Anakin died exactly ? That’s right , he sacrificed himself for the sake of the galaxy and to protect the ones he loved.That’s a possible connection between the title of the comic/Anakin’s past/Darth Krayt’s identity.
– Krayt is said the be 100 + years old.The whole Legacy era starts in 130 ABY so by going by the theory that Krayt is AS it would make him 103 years old considering that Anakin died in 27 ABY.But Anakin was born in 10 ABY so that would make Krayt 120 yrs old and not 103 you say ? Yes but Anakin’s birthdate is non significant here , only his death is and i will elaborate on this further down below.
– Anakin Solo/Krayt Dragon/Tatooine connection : AS and Tahiri defeated a Krayt dragon on Tatooine.Also , Tahiri homeworld was Tatooine.The significance of “Darth Krayt” may be linked to this since Anakin was very close to Tahiri
– Anakin has blue eyes. Krayt has one blue eye thus possibly indicating a Solo/Skywalker connection.
– Krayt was said to be born in a galaxy deeply wounded by the galactic civil war and the Yuuzhan Vong War.Anakin was born in 10 ABY (galactic civil war) and died in 27 ABY ( Yuuzhan Vong War).
– “The writers of the Legacy of the Force book series mentioned the return of a well known character we wouldn’t expect.” .
Well that certainly wouldn’t be expected and i think that the people who mentionned that Krayt is someone we thought was dead are correct (IE: Anakin)
– What i think happened : My theory is that Anakin did not really die at the cloning facility at Myrkr.I think that just before he was about to pass out he realized that he didn’t want to die (most likely because of Tahiri) so he used the dark side of the force to transfer his spirit into either a clone or a Vonduun crab armor and survived that way .However this caused him to go mad as he was consummed by the dark side and thus Anakin ceased to exist and Darth Krayt was born.Much like what happened to his grandfather Anakin Skywalker when he embraced the dark side and transformed into Darth Vader.Now this is not very detailed and it doesn’t explain everything (like how Krayt ended up on Korriban and a bunch of other stuff) but this is just to give you a big picture on why i think Anakin Solo and Darth Krayt may be the same person 😛
P.S : Sorry if my english is not perfect but it’s not my first language so ;).
Thats actually a pretty convincing argument… I’m not certain that the details of what happened are correct but everything else seems reasonable…
Could the name Kryat be a reference to this Sith’s future rather than past? Sidious apparently paused to listen to the Force before giving Vader his Sith name, so by that….the name is not chosen by an individual, unless Sidious was an exception.
In the Rule of Two for the sith I’m almost positive the master always names the apprentice. Columbo I agree with your theory of Anakin being DK but Daye Azur-Jamin also shares many similarities with DK. He has a cybernetic eye which DK may or may not have and was also turned to the dark side by a force sensitive female Vong which may be why Krayt has many similarities with the Vong such as wearing the crab armor of Vong warriors and besides being addressed as Dark Lord of the Sith he is addressed as Dread Lord which is what the Supreme Overlords’ are addressed by. But I do very much think that Krayt can be Anakin. Here is the thing if he is Anakin I made up a theory for why everyone felt him vanish in the force.
1) When Jacen was captured by the Vong and stripped of the force everyone that was close to him in his life felt as if he had died (This was in Dark Journey). Anakin was swarmed by Vong warriors right before his death, maybe one had the thing that Vererge used to strip Jacen of the force and used it on him so everyone felt him die. But wait as he was “dying” he was becoming one with the force which is why he was able to kill so many warriors. Maybe the thing, the slave seed implant device I think its called would even work as Anakin was becoming a being of the force. Noboby would suspect this and so it appeared Anakin died but his passed out body was taken to some safe place deep in the worldship.
2) Now what about the body they gave the funeral to. This body I am guessing could be some sort of super fast grown clone that they made just in case the Jedi wanted to take his body back. (The cloning proccess was done so fast because they knew the clone would come out dead which is just what they wanted)
3) The real Anakin would be kept to be used by the Vong or some renegade Vong who wished to use Anakin for experiments. Quit possibly the force-sensitive female Vong that turned Daye. She could of molded Anakin’s ways of thinking thus causing Anakin to go through a rebirth and him believing that if his brother and sister joined him in his ways of thinking and becoming sith they could unify the glaxy like never before and truly bring order and eliminate any threat and allow for peace. He would eventually make contact with Lumiya and everything happening to Jacen would be his doing.
Kind of a long shot but I would not be suprised at all if something like that happened. I am pretty sure if Anakin is DK then it is not because he has gone crazy from the dark side but because he feels it is best for the galaxy. DK and Jacen both are doing what there doing because they are selfless and not selfish.
does anyone know when the graphic novels o star wars legacy will be avilable over here in england{sussex} as most retailers have no idea
where else can i go to talk about this stuff and more about the books?i need a site or ten.
anakin solo was my first guess and i hope its right because he was gonna be the new luke.the only sticking point is how tall krayt is. anakin was smaller and probably the template for the slayers in unifying force.
what if the vong cloned jacen solo?noone has thought of that have you?it would be intersting ,the eyes are the only thing there.
darth who – why go anywhere else? convo is solid here so far.
I would be killer crazy if Anakin was Krayt. Somehow though i suspect that Lucas LIcensing won’t allow that though as it would cause trouble for the Del Ray people who are trying to build Jacen into a Sith.
I mean come on.. how could both Anakin and Jacen end up as Sith? -.. well the clone thing sure…
Personally i’m hoping that it’s Ganner.
He was cut down to soon.
He was essentially left to die.
If anyone has good reason to hate the Jedi it would be him.
Here are a few other pros and cons on why i think Krayt may (or may not) be AS.The pros are more far fetched though and that’s why i didn’t included my other post.
The pros :
– The orange and blue eye may represent the duality existing within Krayt.The orange eye representing Darth Krayt and the blue eye representing Anakin and his Solo/Skywalker heritage.
– The stasis Krayt keep talking about may be a reference to Anakin’s spirit being in some sort of limbo/preservation state after his death and before being reborn as Darth Krayt (much like Palpatine spirit was after being killed).
– Krayt being consumed by his armor may be a metaphor to represent Anakin being consumed by Darth Krayt.
– This quote from Jan Duursema : ” “For me, who Krayt is may not be as important as why Krayt is.”
Anakin being Krayt would fit very well in the context of this quote as everyone would pretty much want to know WTF happened to him .Hence the emphasis on “Why” and not “Who”
– Krayt obsession with staying alive may be a sort of contrast to Anakin’s past.Light side Anakin was ready to sacrifice his life for the galaxy and to protect the ones he loved but Dark side Anakin (Krayt) is the complete opposite and would do anything to stay alive and/or become immortal.Some sort of Ying Yang thing if you prefer
– A few other theories on what i think may have happened :
1) Mik i like your idea of AS being Krayt not because he went mad but because he thinks that it’s the right thing to do .In this context i think that it would be fair to assume that he may have faked his own death on Myrkr by using a clone of himself for the mission.His reasonning may have been that the NJO/New Republic were too weak and compassionate to protect the galaxy and that it would only lead to more bloodshed and chaos if they stayed in charge (because after all The Empire and The Vong took over the galaxy in a short spawn of time).So he decided to fake his own death so that he could assume a new identity (Krayt) and take a more aggressive stance.Then he could have exiled himself on Korriban to study the ways of the Sith , to build his new order and to wait for the proper moment to act.
This is VERY far fetched though i don’t really believe in it myself 😛
2) Another theory is that Darth Jacen (or whatever his sith name is going to be) may have tried to resurrect Anakin on Korriban using the dark side so that he could use him as an apprentice or something like that.He was successful in his attempt but the reborn Anakin was not like the original as his spirit was corrupted by the strong dark side energies present on Korriban .This may have been Jacen plan all along but it backfired when the reborn Anakin (now Darth Krayt) killed him and took his place as the leader of the new Sith order.Then he abolished the rule of two and began to build his new order while studying the Sith.This would explain why Krayt was on Korriban
Not very plausible either but i’m just writing it for the fun of it 😛
did ganner have blue eyes? very good call on that one.
anyone think lady maladi is allana?when she failed in legacy 1 krayt derided her like a FATHER would his DAUGHTER.just an idea.she looks like leia painted red.also i think that krayt will end up being a good guy……….eventually.
any ideas on if cade will become the sith ruler while krayt becomes leader of the few jedi left?
is jacens amulet a real dark side tool or was it a scam to test ben?when jacen first touched it he felt dark energies.
The Cons :
– Krayt’s tattoos : I cannot really fit this anywhere in in the AS is DK theory.The only thing i can think of is that maybe Anakin/Krayt decided to get some cool sith tattoos while on Korriban but……….lol
– Lucas Licensing/GL wanting AS gone : Well this is quite a strong argument.However they may have allowed an AS return in the context that he’s not really AS anymore but now DK.
– It would be too much like Anakin Skywalker/Vader : AS being DK would effectively be very similar.Lucas Licensing/DH may not want to rehash a similar storyline with ASO.
Other possible candidates other than AS for Krayt :
– A’Sharad Hett : This is the most likely candidate imho.His facial tattoos are similar to Krayt , his mouth is similar to Krayt , he knew the jedis of old , he’s from tattooine , has links to Krayt dragons, had the chance to end the Skywalker line twice and he survived the great Jedi purge.He could also very well have been in stasis for a while on Korriban because otherwise he would be 177 years old in 130 ABY (Legacy era).He matches all the criteria except for the blue eye but it can be easily explained with some plot twist.
Others :
– Tholme
– Kir Kanos
– Ken Palpatine
– Daye Azur-Jamin