Star Wars Finally Redeems A Wasted Obi-Wan Villain In Tales Of The Empire
After “Tales of the Empire,” the Fourth Sister feels like a character with the potential to appear in other places and tell interesting stories. She has gone from a calloused agent of the Empire to someone disillusioned with the regime and seeking to make a difference to honor Barriss Offee’s memory. Suffice to say, she has come a long way from her “Obi-Wan Kenobi” appearances. Meanwhile, there are other Inquisitors in “Tales of the Empire” who don’t receive proper development in their previous “Star Wars” appearances, and, unfortunately, don’t make forward strides this time around.
First up is the still-unspecified Inquisitor (Clancy Brown), who makes a brief appearance in the episode “Devoted.” He previously popped up in the “Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi” episode “Resolve,” terrorizing a village before dueling and losing to Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein). His cool look and menacing presence immediately piqued fan interest in the character, but “Tales of the Empire” had no additional information to provide. Marrok (Paul Darnell) also appears in “Devoted” with absolutely nothing to do but blend in with the background. His biggest claim to fame remains appearing on “Ahsoka” and being killed by the title character in short order, continuing a “Star Wars” tradition of nerfing its coolest Sith.
As the Fourth Sister’s story begins to find its footing, time will tell if other poorly-handled Inquisitors like the Inquisitor and Marrok will get larger spotlights of their own down the line.