Summary
In 2021, the modernStar Warscanon introduced its own version of a location from theStar WarsLegends continuity– with ties to the concept of the “light side” of the Force. Legends, having once been the officialStar Warscanon, became both an alternate timeline and a wellspring of inspiration for the modernStar Warscanon, which began in April 2014. Characters, locations, starships, and concepts from the original Legends timeline have received counterparts in the newer timeline, with one moon from the Deep Core being a recent example.
The dichotomy of the Force itself is the subject of differing perspectives and fierce debates, both in-universe and amongStar Warsviewers. According to the originalStar Warsmoviesand most of the Legends timeline’s materials, there is a dark side of the Force, but not a “light side,” with the latter concept simply being shorthand for the Force in its natural, balanced, state. In newer materials in the modern canon and some properties from the Legends continuity, however, the Force is misinterpreted as having both a light and dark side, with “balance” being found between the two.
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Tython’s Moon, Ashla, Was A Powerful Vergence Of The Force
This superficial misinterpretation of the Force was accepted by the Je’daii Order, the ancient precursor of the Jedi Order. The Je’daii used the term Ashla for the “light side,” Bogan for the dark side, and Bendu for the “balance” between the two. Like their Jedi successors, the Je’daii Order was established on the Deep Coreplanet of Tython,whose two moons were named Ashla and Bogan, respectively.
If a Je’daii fell to the dark side, they would meditate on Bogan, and if a Je’daii was too reliant on the “light side,” they would meditate on Ashla, with each seeking “balance.” Inevitably, the Je’daii adherents of Bogan would violently oppose the Je’daii who followed Ashla, resulting in the Force Wars, which concluded with the end of the Je’daii Order and the establishment of the Jedi Order. The Jedi understood that there was no “light side,” there was only the Force in a state of balance and an unnatural corruption of it – the dark side.
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Ashla Is Officially Star Wars Canon As Of 2021
AlthoughAhch-Tohas replaced Tython as the planet where the Jedi Order was founded in the modernStar Warscanon, Tython still has a counterpart in the newer timeline. Like its original Legends-era counterpart, the modern canon’s version of Tython has two moons, with one being named Ashla. As revealed in Cavan Scott’s 2021 novelThe High Republic: The Rising Storm,Ashla was still used by Jedi for deep meditation in solitudeinStar Warscanon, as demonstrated by the Jedi Master Elzar Mann.
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