STAR WARS EPISODE 7 Villains Leaked And They’re Not Sith!

Obviously, spoilers ahead. A reasonably reliable source has leaked the villains of J.J. Abrams’s Star Wars Episode 7, and believe it or not, they’re not Sith! Nope, not a single Force wielding baddie among them. Instead, our New Trilogy antagonists are Jedi Hunters. Here’s the full scoop:

Another source says Lupita Nyong’o, Adam Driver, and David Oyelowo are making up the cast of villains in the film and they’re “Jedi Hunters.” They also said Lupita might wear “yellow contact lenses” in the film as she was seen trying them out and walking around with them some time ago to try them out. The villains are said to be characterized by black and chrome with troopers in similar black and chrome uniforms. They’re very imperial, but very new. My sense is these guys are like General Grievous’ Magna Guards from Revenge of the Sith (my analogy not from a source).

Supposedly the “Jedi Hunters” or Inquisitors (from the sound of things) are the reason there is no New Republic after Return of the Jedi. That’s right, they’re saying there is no New Republic. Source #2 claims to have been on set for a sequence in which we learn the Jedi Hunters worship the Sith and want to resurrect them. Their mandate was to protect the Sith at all costs and insure their survival.

This source also believes Luke Skywalker has been fighting to stop this for the last thirty years of his life, but he is outnumbered, tired, and in need of help. The bad guys have a goal: The resurrection of the Sith and it “sounds like it happens in the next film” meaning Episode VIII and “I guess they kill him (said resurrected Sith) in IX.” – MakingStarWars

Oooh, this is good. This is really good. As long as Emperor Palpatine or another “ancient evil” isn’t resurrected, and none of the Jedi Hunters become possessed by a resurrected Sith spirit (Adam Driver, I suspect you!), I’m totally alright with this trajectory. I feared Abrams and crew would enlist a full born Sith Lord early in the New Trilogy, and while the current rumors are familiar ground, a full blown Sith enemy this early in the game would’ve been so much worse.