Nerdy Theory Hunting: The Problem with Marrok

For a while now, I have wanted to write some critiques on the latest new show to come out, especially in the Star Wars Universe. Now that I have this platform, I have been working on a exactly that. I figure that after the full season of Ahsoka comes out, I can properly summerise the whole experience into a happy little thing for us all to read and move on with our lives. Instead, I came up with a different idea, and I am bringing all my nerd rage with me.

In the second episode of Ahsoka, we get the first real action from a character that should not exist, according to what is known from the fictional timeline. The Inquisitorius, a deadly group of dark side force weilders trained by Darth Vader, were the late Emperor’s Jedi hunters. As with the Empire itself, their group died out during the rebellion, with all known members having been terminated (between comics and television series). Yet, staring down Ahsoka herself, red lightsaber at the ready, Marrok stood ready. 

This thin framed scrapper held off the tenacious dual wielding Ahsoka in a decent battle of lightsabers (not the best but certainly not the worst killer glow stick battle). The short fight only gives away that Marrok knows how to fight well enough to escape and his tactics were that of the Imperial Inquisitorius. With so little information, who could this masked villain be? We have no clue really but one crackpot fan theory points the finger at a dark side fall of Ezra Bridger, the apprentice of Master Kanan Jarrus from Rebels. 

Now, I can handle a few backstory changes when introducing old characters into a new role. Except, this particular theory running around is based completely on conjecture from those who have not watched the series finale of Star Wars: Rebels. The connection between the two shows lies in the finding of Thrawn, the blue skinned admiral Ezra attempted to remove from existence by calling in the cargill (space whales) and both being shot into hyperspace with an unknown destination. In other words, Ezra would end up wherever Thrawn did, because they were trying to kill each other like gentlemen; with their bare hands.

So, if Ezra and Thrawn ended up in the same place, then there would be no way Ezra could make it back to that galaxy far far away without Thrawn, the smarter of the two, following suit. The Inquisitorius had also been established by that point and a few killed off by the time Ezra confronted Thrawn during the Liberation of Lothal. Considering Dave Filoni’s strict continuity standards, this would never fly in his version of universal events. So, don’t bother clicking on the bait. Don’t buy into the misinformed hype. Instead, let's hope Disney finally brings Starkiller, secret apprentice of Darth Vader, out of legends and into canon proper. After all, his real name was Galen Marek, and both characters are played by Sam Witwer. Until next time Scrubs.