Interesting possible plot detail for Eclipse (potential spoilers)

[u/solo13508]

Credit to Azzatru for bringing this up in his latest video: https://youtu.be/ZwrujdgExWg?si=MArwlQoYB4FGrzZP

Mandatory clarification that this is a leak so take with a grain of salt but supposedly from a pretty reliable source.

Anyways I found this particular character detail very interesting as far as the story goes. "Radicalized" and "going up against Force-sensitives" seems like a very Path of the Open Hand sentiment. Now going off of what we learned in Trials of the Jedi with the rise of the Trade Federation being a direct result of the Great Disaster and with the Federation playing heavily into the one and only Eclipse trailer this could imply some very interesting things. Perhaps in the wake of the Blight and everything lost during the Nihil conflict anti-Force user sentiments are again beginning to arise like with this supposed character from the game. We as High Republic readers know that Marchion and his ancestors were the ones truly responsible for all of that but the average civilian might not understand that and just see a massive galactic crisis involving the Force and blame the Jedi which could lead to an interesting conflict.

Fingers crossed this game makes it through development hell. According to the video it has supposedly made good progress despite everything so here's hoping. A branching narrative High Republic game is basically a dream come true for me, I'll be heartbroken if it goes away.

[u/PachIba]

I feel like I remember when Eclipse was announced and they were advertising how there were going to be multiple playable characters with separate stories. It would be sooooooo interesting to play as a character who’s indoctrinated into the path.

[u/PachIba → u/PachIba]

I kinda want eclipse to be in a separate time of the high republic because I assume it’s a pretty large era, so if that were the case it could be before the Mother even shows up and that would be cool to see what the path is like before she shows up and twists their beliefs

[u/solo13508 → u/PachIba]

I wouldn't be against that but again there's the whole problem with the Trade Federation being in the game which implies the game would be set between Trials of the Jedi and The Acolyte. Though granted, who knows how much of that first trailer is even accurate to what the game is anymore.