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In 2023, the Ahsoka show introduced an entirely new type of Jedi, with Star Wars finally shedding light on exactly what it is two years later.

We’ll just have to wait and see if Baylan Skoll factors into any of the upcoming Star Wars movies and TV shows, and if he’s recast, which actor will take over the role.

Sadly for Stevenson, he didn’t get to see the breakout reaction to Baylan Skoll. Ray Stevenson tragically passed away on May 21, 2023, just four days before his 59th birthday.

Baylan Skoll doesn’t fear what he hears. He wants to use that immense power to end the vicious, inevitable cycle of war Jedi and Sith have created in his own galaxy.

Baylan Skoll’s apprentice, Shin Hati, asks him this near the end of the episode. Baylan scoffs and replies, “I miss the idea of it. But not the truth, the weakness.

So right now and always Baylan Skoll is in a galaxy far, far away from his own. He’s standing on the Father’s arm looking out to the horizon where he sees hope for a better future.

Throughout Ahsoka, the mysterious Baylan Skoll has had a mission of his own. He's been looking for a great power on Peridea, and, thanks to Ahsoka episode 8, we finally have an idea as to what ...

Baylan Skoll doesn’t fear what he hears in Ahsoka‘s distant galaxy.He wants to use that immense power to end the vicious, inevitable cycle of war Jedi and Sith have created in his own galaxy.