‘Star Wars: Battlefront II’ Reveals More About Luke Skywalker’s Journey To The Jedi Temple On Ahch-To
Ahch-To may have youthinking back to a certain recurring joke in Mel Brooks’Robin Hood: Men in Tights,but the oddly-named planet is crucial toStar Warslore and the plot of the upcomingStar Wars: The Last Jedi.
It’s where Jedi Master Luke Skywalker finds himself in self-exile, and where the aspiring Jedi Rey finds Luke at the end ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens. ButThe Last Jediwon’t get into the nitty-gritty of how the former Tatooine farmboy ended up in the Ahch-To Jedi Temple — nor will themovie overshare details at all, really— so you’ll have to look to theStar Wars Battlefront IIvideo game to gain insight into this particular journey.
Spoilersahead forStar Wars Battlefront II.GamesRadarhas revealed more about the plot ofStar Wars Battlefront II, which takes place after the events ofReturn of the Jedi. One of the missions in the campaign leads Inferno Squad member Del Meeko to the bug-infested planet Pillio, where he seeks to destroy the contents of the Emperor’s vault. And who should he run into but Luke Skywalker, who has been guided by the Force to this location. In the vault, Luke spots a compass with a star map that may be familiar to eagle-eyed viewers, showing up briefly in theStar Wars: The Last Jeditrailer.
Thus begins Luke’s journey to the Jedi Temple on Ahch-To, which GamesRadar reports:
That compass leads him to something very important on Ahch-To. There’s a Jedi Temple on the island – it seems the Emperor knew about it – but what’s inside could be one of the biggest secrets in Star Wars history.
How tantalizing. Could it be that Luke is not in self-exile in Ahch-To after losing his nephew Kylo Ren to the Dark Side, but that he’s guarding something that is hidden in the temple at Ahch-To?Battlefront IIdoesn’t offer any more clues, but perhaps we’ll find out whenStar Wars: The Last Jedirolls into theaters onDecember 15, 2017.Star Wars Battlefront IIwill hit shelves onNovember 17, 2017. At the very least,Star Warsfans who normally don’t play video games now have a reason to care about this one. Well done, you scoundrels.
Star Wars: The Last Jediis directed by Rian Johnson and starsDaisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Kelly-Marie Tran, Benicio del Toro,andLaura Dern.
