Star Wars Ascendant Cult Was So Powerful Even the Sith Feared It

Star Wars’ Ascendant Cult Was So Powerful, Even the Sith Feared It

Stumbling across a piece of lethal tech aboard the Crimson Dawn’s flagship, Doctor Aphra uncovers an evil power even the Sith feared.

You Are Reading :[thien_display_title]

Star Wars Ascendant Cult Was So Powerful Even the Sith Feared It

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #15!

In the latest issue of the Marvel Comics series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra – from Alyssa Wong and Minkyu Jung – fans are introduced to the Ascendant Cult. The Star Wars universe is home to more than a few evil-minded groups that wouldn’t think twice about ending a person, or society for that matter, if it was in their interests, but the most feared group of them all are the Sith. Despite their sinister reputation, however, even the Sith avoid the dark artifacts of the Ascendant.

Still caught up in the War of the Bounty Hunters, this issue finds rogue archaeologist Doctor Aphra aboard the crime syndicate Crimson Dawn’s flagship, the Vermilion, attempting to score a necklace of incredible value. Pinned down by some of Crimson Dawn’s soldiers, Aphra stumbles onto the Thought Dowser, a piece of ancient “dark tech” that she immediately recognizes as being the property of the ancient but deeply feared Ascendant. Hoping that the tech is as deadly as rumors say, Aphra grabs hold of it. Thankfully, the Thought Dowser answers Aphra’s prayers, and she uses it to demolish her foes and help her team get the necklace and escape with their lives.

While the issue itself is fun and entertaining, the questions it leaves in any reader’s mind are who the Ascendant were, and how powerful they must have been to create a technology so lethal that even the Sith avoided it. It’s shocking that the Sith, who had no problems with using technology to eliminate their victims, nevertheless felt a device that allowed users to control the minds and actions of others was too scary for general use.

See also  Animal Crossing New Horizons April Bugs and Fish List

Star Wars Ascendant Cult Was So Powerful Even the Sith Feared It

Based on Aphra’s explanation, fans can assume that the Ascendant were a group of Force-sensitive beings who, like the Sith, preferred the Dark Side of the Force, and the immense power that it can produce. However, whereas the Sith focused more on the development of a member’s mystical and spiritual abilities, the Ascendant emphasized the development and integration of technology. As shown in the comic, the technology gives its user an almost unmatched ability to take over the minds of opponents and make them do whatever the user wishes. According to Aphra, the Sith did make use of the Thought Dowser, but only as a training tool.

Aphra mentions rumors that the tech can fry its users mind, and that for Force-sensitives the effect is crushing, so it’s possible that the Sith simply considered the Ascendants’ tech too powerful – a rare occurrence that shows how extreme their inventions must be. If anyone will reveal more about the Ascendants, it will be Doctor Aphra, whose reckless acquisition of ancient tech will only be spurred on after being saved by the Thought Dowser in this recent issue.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/star-wars-sith-ascendant-cult-dark-side-force/

Movies -