For over a thousand generations, the Jedi have been the peacekeepers of the galaxy…but now, at the dawn of the Clone Wars, they find themselves in a new role: generals in the Army of the Republic. The Jedi must make peace with their new role, or be lost to the violence around them!
Jedi of the Republic is a 2017 Star Wars Expanded Universe comic series, taking place from the perspective of numerous Jedi during their service to the Grand Army of the Republic against the Separatist threat. It is a sequel to Attack of the Clones and a prequel to Revenge of the Sith, taking place alongside The Clone Wars.
The first arc, Mace Windu, revolves around the titular character as he leads a small unit of Jedi into battle. The first issue is to be released in August. It is written by Matt Owens (Elektra (2017), Luke Cage (2016)) and illustrated by Denys Cowan.
Not to be confused with the Jedi or Republic comic book series from Legends, which also contained similar subject matter to Jedi of the Republic.
The first issue was released on August 30th, 2017, delayed a week after its original intended release date.
Tropes in this series include:
- Ambiguous Situation: Prosset Dibs makes several heated accusations towards the Jedi Council and Mace in particular, none of which are confirmed or denied outright.
- First he accuses them of coming to Hissrich to harvest a power source from the planet while dismissing civilian casualties as collateral damage. Mace refuses to give Prosset a straight answer about their mission, and repeatedly dismisses his claims. The opening crawl for Issue #4 does confirm that the Council knew about the energy source, but not if the true purpose of the mission was to obtain it for the Republic. And then, during the final scene in the Council chambers, Yoda says they will study samples of Hissrich's flora, further muddying the waters.
- Then, Prosset assumes he will be executed after his failed attempt to kill Mace, because of the Council's "need to quell a dissenting opinion". While the Council states that there are "very clear ordinances" for treason, it is left unsaid what those are since Mace appeals for Prosset to be sent to work at the Archives.
- Bad Boss: Grievous once again, though AD-W4, a droid mercenary, is even worse. Lampshaded by a Battle Droid.Battle Droid: He is so mean to us! Meaner even than you General. All we want to do is give him a callsign and—
AD-W4: [Kills the B1 out of annoyance] They do, however, make excellent blaster fodder. - Black-and-White Morality: During his duel with Prosset, Mace emphatically states that this is what he believes in. Ironically, the Jedi as a whole will end up committing many morally dubious actions during the war, making Mace (as usual) sound more like a Knight Templar.Mace: Peace above all else. That is the axiom. Always. There are no gray areas. We cannot afford them. That is where men set their own terms. And that is where true wickedness festers.
- Call-Forward:
- A DH-Omni Support Vessel aids the Battle Droid battalion on Hissrich just like what another one would do during the Battle of Umbara. Unlike the one on Umbara, however, it is destroyed efficiently since Krell was not present.
- Prosset attacking Mace out of concern that the Jedi Order have lost their way by fighting in the Clone Wars is what Barriss would later do to Ahsoka and Anakin.
- Canon Immigrant: The Mace Windu arc recanonizes the Miraluka species through Jedi Knight Prosset Dibs.
- Continuity Reboot: Its title seems to be a nod to the Jedi and Republic comics from Legends, which also revolved around the Jedi during their service to the Republic prior to and in the early days of the Clone Wars.
- Easily Forgiven: Played with. Prosset, who believes the Jedi should be peacekeepers and should stay out of others' wars, accuses the Jedi Council of being corrupt and tries to kill Jedi Master Mace Windu. Mace easily forgives him for trying to kill him. Prosset assumes that the Jedi Council will sentence him to death but the Jedi Council decides to try to rehabilitate him by having him help out in the Jedi Archives at Mace’s behest. However it is not made clear what they would have done if Mace had not spoken up for Prosset.
- Wham Line: It's more of being an uncomfortable line than a plot twist, but during his argument with Prosset, Mace says "[...] grand inquisitions".
