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Who is that mysterious masked Sith Lord inThe Acolyte?
Finally, thanks to the Star Wars show’s fifth episode,we have an answer.

Now, it should go without saying, but the following will containspoilersfor The Acolyte.
If you’re still reading, then you’re ready to start unravelling this mystery.
She believed her twin sister Osha to be dead, too, but has now learned that Osha survived.

The masked Sith is revealed to be Qimir (Manny Jacinto) inepisode 5.
But it was a long road to finally reveal his identity.
Have we seen The Acolyte Sith in Star Wars before?

Qimir is an all new character who hasn’t appeared in any of theHigh Republicnovels or comics.
Still,one line of dialoguewas all it took for him to stand out as the prime suspect.
And so it proved.

But, The Acolyte episode 3 opened the door to other theories, too.
In that episode, we’re introduced to Mae and Osha’s mothers Mother Aniseya and Mother Koril.
But, byThe Phantom Menace, the Jedi believe the Sith to have been extinct for a long time.

Could that mean this figure isn’t a Sith at all, then?
The Acolyte is streaming onDisneyPlus now.
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