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monition ! This C. W. Post contain SPOILERS for Star Wars : Battle of Jakku - Republic Under Siege # 1 - 2Luke Skywalker’spost - Endor Jedi geological era has opened the door for a major rogue ’s live - actionStar Warsdebut . As seen in Marvel ’s new and canonicalBattle of Jakkuseries , Luke Skywalker ’s prison term has been divided between helping the nascent New Republic get on its competitiveness and fight the shatter Empire , while also searching for relics and lost text edition that can help him reconstruct the Jedi Order . To that end , a key friend and popularStar Warsrogue has returned to serve him out .
As ensure inBattle of Jakku’sfirst chapterInsurgencyRisingand now inRepublic Under Siege , Luke Skywalker is trying to find anything and everything he can to learn more about the Jedi of the past tense . However , not every artifact he ’s found has been the real deal . Thankfully , Luke Skywalker recently received a hand from none other than the rogue archaeologist Doctor Chelli Aphra whose yield in this new era may open up the door for herStar Warsfuture in some jolly exciting ways .
Star Wars' Doctor Aphra Returns To Help Luke Skywalker In Republic Under Siege
Offering Her Unique Expertise As A Rogue Archaeologist
First debuting in the cartoon strip set betweenA New HopeandThe Empire Strikes Back , Doctor Aphra has been a frequent staple of Marvel ’s canonicalStar Warscomics since 2015.Initially come out as the anti - Indiana Jones seek fortune and glory , Aphra found herself in the service of Darth Vader . However , Aphra does have a hero stripe , one that saw her helping keep the Rebellion ’s orphic foundation on Hoth arcanum from her foreman . After parting ways with the Dark Lord of the Sith , Aphra became an on - again , off - again partner to Vader ’s son Luke Skywalker before the event ofReturn of the Jedi .
" Doctor Aphra ’s payoff is far more exciting than this newStar Warsissue alone … "
Now , Doctor Aphra has returned inBattle of Jakku - Republic Under Siege # 2from Alex Segura and Stefano Raffaele , confirming that her story also continues beyond the events of the original trilogy and into theNew Republic Era . die hard into Luke Skywalker during his search for a Jedi compendium , it ’s Aphra who reassert that the relic is a fake with the sour artifact having been planted by Grand Moff Adelhard and the dark side cult have a go at it as the Acolytes of the Beyond to keep Luke distracted in the Outer Rim . That said , Doctor Aphra ’s return is far more exciting than this newStar Warsissue alone .
Doctor Aphra Can Be A Major Ally To Luke And His Jedi Academy
Helping Him Find Relics and Artifacts
While the extent of Luke ’s journey betweenReturn of the JediandThe Force Awakensis not fully known , there have been show , comics , and Quran that have filled in some of the gaps . This includes Grogu becoming Luke ’s first ( and impermanent ) scholarly person , Ben Solo ’s eventual putridness to the dark side by Supreme Leader Snoke , and the Church of the Force ’s Lor San Tekka helping Luke incur many of the Jedi artifacts he spent yr searching for across the extragalactic nebula . However , it ’s not possible that Luke had other ally help him as well .
As proven byRepublic Under Siege # 2,Doctor Aphra could become a major asset to Luke Skywalker in his hunt for genuine Jedi relics . similarly , one of the lastStar Warscomics set betweenEmpire Strikes BackandReturn of the Jedisaw Aphra stumble into an old Jedi temple where she found an ancient book curb secret of the past Jedi . To that end , it fend to reason that Aphra could facilitate Luke in some pretty big ways ( or could at least provide her services and expertise for the right price ) .
Doctor Aphra’s New Appearance Confirms She Could Appear In Live-Action
Debuting During The New Republic Era
What ’s really exciting about this new issue ofRepublic Under Siegeis that it avail affirm that Doctor Aphra was still active during the New Republic Era . This intend that she could well debut in live - action at some gunpoint in the time to come . After all , the New Republic Era is the period of theStar Warstimeline where the mass of the dealership ’s live - activity display have been taking place , such asThe Mandalorian , Ahsoka , The Book of Boba Fett , andSkeleton Crew .
The Star Wars timeline is only go to get more expansive as the dealership continues , making it more necessary than ever to research every epoch .
Luke Skywalker himself appeared inThe Mandalorianseason 2 ’s last when he pull through Din Djarin and his friend from Moff Gideon ’s Darktroopers . He was also featured inThe Book of Boba Fettbuilding hisJedi academy on Ossus while training young Grogu . To that end , perhapsDoctor Aphra could make her live - action launching in a New Republic show , either helping Luke detect new relics , or simply doing her own thing as theStar Warsgalaxy ’s nonmigratory rogue archeologist . After all , there are plenty of artifacts and treasure to be found across the wandflower beyond those connect to the Jedi .
When Could We See Doctor Aphra In Live-Action?
There Are A Few Options
While Doctor Aphra ’s live - actionStar Warsdebut is nothing more than conjecture , she could well come out in any ofStar Wars’live - activeness serial set in the New Republic . This includes the newest showSkeleton Crewwhich is all about a lost and legendary treasure that ’s being hunt for by bands of pirates . To that end , perhaps Doctor Aphra could provide some key cognition and expertise no one else has .
At any rate , the simple confirmation that Doctor Aphra could canonically appear in the New Republic Era is very exciting . The potential is there , and it would be very fun to see such a beloved and rooter - favorite character from the strip at last making her launching at some point in the hereafter of theStar Warsfranchise . Aphra is implausibly charming and a morally complex figure , meaning that there ’s a lot of play deepness and dimension to be explore . To that end , it would be entrancing to see how the iconic rogue archaeologist would be read into a hot - actionStar Warsproject .
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An archaeologist who trained at the University of Bar’leth , Doctor Aphra has always tended to put her own interests first . She ’s particularly interested in retrieving valuable relics related to ancient ( and tabu ) Force custom , and this has often brought her to the attention of Darth Vader and even Palpatine himself . Aphra is an improbable ally for the Rebel Alliance , but she ’s understandably on a path of redemption , one that could potentially lead to uncovering ancient Jedi secrets .
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An archaeologist who trained at the University of Bar’leth, Doctor Aphra has always tended to put her own interests first. She’s particularly interested in retrieving valuable relics related to ancient (and forbidden) Force traditions, and this has often brought her to the attention of Darth Vader and even Palpatine himself. Aphra is an unlikely ally for the Rebel Alliance, but she’s clearly on a path of redemption, one that could potentially lead to uncovering ancient Jedi secrets.
An archaeologist who trained at the University of Bar’leth, Doctor Aphra has always tended to put her own interests first. She’s particularly interested in retrieving valuable relics related to ancient (and forbidden) Force traditions, and this has often brought her to the attention of Darth Vader and even Palpatine himself. Aphra is an unlikely ally for the Rebel Alliance, but she’s clearly on a path of redemption, one that could potentially lead to uncovering ancient Jedi secrets.
