Skeleton Crew could be repeating a major mistake from Acolyte

Key things

• Fans love Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, especially the young cast of heroes who steal the show.
• Although Jude Law's character plays the main role, his motives remain a mystery, leading to villain theories.
• Law's character, Jod Na Nawood, could be a pivotal figure with many monikers suggesting a complex moral path.

Disney takes viewers back to the 80s Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. The Goonies-inspired series is already becoming a hit with both young audiences and Star Wars Veterans as well. While Jude Law's Jod Na Nawood plays the lead role, the main cast of child characters steal the show Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. It remains to be seen what Nawood's true motive is, but fans already have a villainous theory about where things are headed.

Despite the law, which featured prominently in Skeleton Crew's marketing, he only had a small role (so far) at the end of the show's second episode. With Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), KB (Kyriana Kratter) and Neel (Robert Timothy Smith) trapped in Starport Borgo, they encounter a Force-sensitive Nawood who tries to help them escape. . But are his intentions really that healthy?

Who is Jod Na Nawood from Skeleton Crew?

Given Skeleton CrewIn an eight-episode series, fans can expect to learn more about Nawood as the series moves forward. In an interview with StarWars.com, Law teasingly teased what's to come for Nawood, hinting that there's more to his character:

“Conflict is definitely the word I would use to describe Jod. Honestly, what inspired me most about playing Jod was the playfulness of those first three movies, the heroes at the core of those movies and the way they viewed the galaxy. Eventually, [Jod is] survivors.”

Star Wars has always dealt with morally ambiguous characters, with Boba Fett and Han Solo being two of the best examples. Lately Ahsoka season 1 came close to canonizing the legend-based idea of ​​the Gray Jedi with Ray Stevenson's Baylan Skoll. Could Jod Na Nawood be next?

A popular theory is that Nawood is the rogue Captain Silva, first glimpsed at the beginning of episode 1. After failing to secure a stack of New Republic credits for his pirate crew, the angry group turns on Silva, and that's the last he sees of him. While it's possible he was kicked out of an airlock as a New Republic freighter captain, die-hard fans have noticed that Silva's voice sounds a lot like Jude Law. Since Silvo is never seen without his helmet, he seems a likely candidate for the imprisoned Nawood – with Captain Silvo being the nickname.

Adding fuel to the fire, Law's name appears first in the series debut credits. That's true Star Wars he tends to put his biggest names first and sometimes includes them even if they don't appear in the episode, but for theorists this only supports the idea that Nawood is Captain Silvo. Law has already teased the idea that Nawood is a man of many names, telling io9:

“One of Jod's other names is actually taken from a really old early Star Wars comic. I won't tell you which one! But yes, it's a reference to a character from a very early comic book.'

Although Silvo is not a name that appears prominently in Star Wars He probably has several names in the history books as a swashbuckling space-conquering pirate. Having Jod Na Nawood as a ruthless villain could be a great twist – if Star Wars he didn't come up with something similar in a recent release Acolytethe only season before it was canceled.

The Skeleton Crew's big bad is hiding in plain sight

There have been many negative twists in history Star Warswith Anakin Skywalker's fall to the Dark Side being the most iconic. Elsewhere, Sheev Palpatine was revealed as the Emperor. Kylo Ren looked like he should be redeemed, but he killed Han Solo. Barriss Offee betrayed Ahsoka Tano. lately Acolyte revealed that Manny Jacinto's Qimir was actually a dark helmeted man known as “The Stranger”.

While many panned Qimir's twist once Jacinto's feisty character was introduced, Acolyte kept fans guessing with weekly theories about whether the Stranger was a young Darth Plagueis, Carrie-Anne Moss's Indara, or even Lee Jung-jae's Sol. The reveal was still well done and set up an exciting future with the canonization of Darth Plagueis in season two, which fans will now never see.

Nawood is similarly Force-sensitive to Qimir, though it is not yet clear what his modus operandi is. He could use the baby ship to help him escape and then take revenge on his mutinous crew.

It's an unfortunate case of bad timing. Skeleton Crew actually began principal photography in early September 2022, while Acolyte started on October 30. Both twists make sense, but while Qimir was an out-and-out villain who wanted to turn Osha to the Dark Side, Jod Na Nawood can go in a different direction and become a sympathetic villain who turns his back. his piratical ways. after all Pirates of the Caribbean the movies gave Jack Sparrow a hero arc where he became a little less selfish.

Like any good one Star Wars Law teased that Nawood had several layers. Given how prominently he appears alongside the kids in promos, he's sure to be a mentor to the group like Obi-Wan was to Luke Skywalker. Given his Force-sensitive abilities, he could also teach one or all of them the ways of the Force. Despite Skeleton Crew being its own project aside from the typical Skywalker Saga, it just wouldn't do Star Wars trip without the morally complex Jedi. While Nawood is not a typical Jedi, the idea of ​​a pirate Jedi is a novel that would follow suit High Republic – BladeJedi Master Porter Engle.

Skeleton Crew debuted with an 83% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the highest rated Star Wars show of the Disney+ era. With audiences and critics alike praising it as a love letter to Steven Spielberg's 1980s films, the focus is still very much on the younger heroes. The Sistavanen pirate Brutus and the rest of Captain Silva's crew seem destined to be the main villains, hunting the children and Nawood across the galaxy, but whether the Law's Force-sensitive prisoner is about to become a hero or not. end credits roll.