A New Interpretation Of The Force Was Revealed On A TrippyStar Wars Rebels

Star Wars Rebels hold back showing us these fascinating box of the Star Wars universe that the independent flick ca n’t quite get to . Last dark , we discover something very of import — namely , that not everyone in the beetleweed gibe on what the Force even is .

In the episode , shout out “ Legends of the Lasat , ” Zeb discovered two members of his backwash ( he thought they were practically extinct . ) One of them , Chava , explains their multitude ’s and feeling to him , include the “ Ashla , ” which seems to be the Lasat reading of the Force .

This feels like a big moment for Star Wars , diving into something seldom hash out . We bed there ’s a Force , but we do n’t know if everyone in the Galaxy trust in it or how everyone explains it . ( Most races probably are n’t up on Midichlorians , I ’m sure . ) That ’s entrancing , peculiarly when you consider how many unlike races and the great unwashed are potentially in the Star Wars universe . Do they all have dissimilar opinion regarding the Force ? How often does the Force figure into their religion ? How do they view the Jedi and the Sith , if they hump about them at all ?

Most significantly , does the Ashla differ from the Force ? We do n’t jazz . We may , however , see it used after in the instalment . Zeb takes his faculty and helps lead the Ghost through a monolithic , seemingly impenetrable quad maelstrom . It ’s one of the trippier , more ethereal and chill - inducing moments in Star Wars Rebels and may be a optical realization of how the Ashla is used by the Lasat . Or maybe it ’s just nerveless .

How very 2001 : A Space Odyssey of them , right ?

“ Legends of the Lasat ” was all about providing back story for Zeb , sure . But it ’s exceedingly awesome to get a peek in to the nature of the orphic spirituality in the Star Wars universe .

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