Leslye Headland’s brave decision to kill off characters in The Acolyte earned praises.
More shocking twists will happen in Star Wars: The Acolyte and series creator Leslye Headland provides an explanation for one of the most talked-about deaths: Yord and Jecki. Many fans were upset about this, but they also commended her for being so brave to kill off characters.
Dafne Keen and Charlie Barnett in The Acolyte / Lucasfilm
Like any franchise, there’s always a possibility that dead characters may return in the form of prequels or spinoffs. Star Wars does not fall short of these kinds of stories.
The Acolyte Creator Leslye Headland Teases The Future Of Yord And Jecki
In an interview with Jedi News, The Acolyte creator Leslye Headland reveals that it is possible for Yord Fandar and Jecki Lon to return to the fold after their deaths in Episode 5. She also teased that a lot of work productions are currently underway ever since they finished filming the show.
Since wrapping up the season, there’s definitely some stuff that I would love to see come to fruition. Obviously, Vernestra already exists in publishing, so also going to do something there. There was a lot of background done on them both by the actors in the writers’ room.
Headland revealed that there are still many areas that can be explored when it comes to Yord Fandar, played by Charlie Barnett. She continued: “Yord Fandar, I’ve said this before, was a character in a campaign that I played, so there’s a pretty large backstory to him.”
She noted that “it was always the plan to kill them in Episode 5 halfway through the season” as she saw this as a way to expand the characters’ stories in other franchises.
Charlie Barnett in The Acolyte / Lucasfilm
In the process of killing Yord and Jecki, the showrunner thought, “Well, because we didn’t spend a lot of time with them, maybe there’s a way we could keep playing around with them somehow.” Hopefully, there’s a future waiting for these two Jedi figures.
On the other hand, Barnett spoke with Entertainment Weekly and expressed how he truly felt about his character’s death.
No one ever wants to be cut out of a show, but when you’re playing a character that you know is going to die, it’s a little more fun.
He jokingly said that it sucks to be out of a job after he finished his run on the show, but he admitted he knew what he was getting into and he just tried to “find the lemonade through the lemons.”
Star Wars Fans React To Yord And Jecki’s Deaths
Charlie Barnett in The Acolyte / Lucasfilm
Fans were equally devastated to witness the deaths of Yord and Jecki, but they also found it courageous of Headland to kill off her own tabletop role-playing game character. Check out netizens’ reactions below:
It takes immense balls to kill off your own OC in an official piece of canon hats off to Leslie I could never muster the strength 😭 https://t.co/zf9mKg9sgL
— Tallie Lintra Simp Account™ (@PlasmaPistolCEO) July 15, 2024
For some people when your character dies its the height of the character development process. i know its not for everyone but is Headland is one of those people killing off Yord was probably one of the most rewarding experiences shes ever had.
— 🌹Leftist Gundam Pilot☭ (@Pyllgrim) July 16, 2024
It was nicely done, too. Yord was a solid character whose death served the story. It must be very tempting to make your TTRPG OC the focus of the whole narrative, but LH resisted that temptation & put the story first.
— Bin (@JohnnydaMook) July 16, 2024
That made my day when I heard she brought one of her characters into reality like that! So cool!
— Tangiblepepper (@tangiblepe56280) July 15, 2024
That’s fucking cool wow
— 🐧Veth🏳️⚧️🐧🍉 (@McGirlGal) July 15, 2024
As the show approaches its conclusion, fans expect to see more from the cast and crew of The Acolyte. So far, there hasn’t been any confirmation of a potential Season 2.
The Acolyte is now streaming on Disney+.
