Star Wars has had a consistent problem across different movies and TV shows with depicting Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Temple, but this may have been fixed. Luke’s temple in Star Wars’ New Republic era was first highlighted in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. This prompted other stories in that era of Star Wars‘ timeline to do the same.
From comics and books to other live-action projects, like one of Star Wars’ TV shows, Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Temple received more focus. That said, there have been some continuity issues across these various depictions that have left some confused about the geography of the location. Thankfully, though, this confusion may now have been averted.
Star Wars Has Given Conflicting Looks At Luke’s Jedi Temple
The Temple’s Geography Has Strange Continuity
Firstly, it is worth exploring how Star Wars‘ various stories have shown conflicting appearances of Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Temple. The temple, located on the planet Ossus, was first shown in The Last Jedi. Shown from afar, burning after Ben Solo became Kylo Ren, the temple was a huge dome-like structure, surrounded by spired walls and smaller huts beyond that.
Several comic book storylines used this design in their artwork, depicting the temple on Ossus in a similar way, surrounded by rocky plains that were mostly flat. Then came The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, the latter of which added several elements to Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Temple, changing the previously established geography in some confusing ways.
The Book of Boba Fett depicted Luke’s temple on Ossus in a mountainous rainforest location, with a bamboo forest, lakes, and surrounding hilly areas. The portion of the temple being built during Din Djarin’s visit to Luke was dome-like, just as The Last Jedi showed, but much smaller and located on a hill rather than in a rocky plain with surrounding structures.
This Feels Like The Best Possible Explanation For Luke’s Jedi Temple
Star Wars Fans Continue To Astound With Creativity
All of these contrasting design choices are explored by Star Wars Centralized, who took it upon himself to map out exactly how Ossus looks. Thankfully, in a way no official Star Wars story ever has, this video outlines the various conflicting depictions of the temple, while also figuring out how they can all fit together to be the same place.
For instance, the small hut from The Book of Boba Fett that is in the middle of a bamboo forest with mountains behind it is shown as being on the east side of this map. The bigger temple with surrounding structures on a rocky plane from The Last Jedi is then depicted to the west.
Then, the lakes and other forested areas from The Book of Boba Fett are shown in the southeast section of the map. Beyond all doubt, this video features the best explanation for the conflicting depictions of Luke Skywalker’s Ossus Jedi Temple.
Everything, including the Star Wars comics from before and after The Book of Boba Fett, is taken into account, proving just how dedicated fans of this franchise can be when perfectly explaining something the stories themselves do not.
Star Wars
- Created by
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George Lucas
- First Film
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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
- Cast
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Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Ian McDiarmid, Ewan McGregor, Rosario Dawson, Lars Mikkelsen, Rupert Friend, Moses Ingram, Frank Oz, Pedro Pascal
- TV Show(s)
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The Mandalorian, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, The Acolyte, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Lando, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Wars: Resistance, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Star Wars: Visions
- Movie(s)
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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, Star Wars: Episode IX- The Rise of Skywalker, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Star Wars: New Jedi Order
- Character(s)
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Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Rey Skywalker, Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Grand Inquisitor, Reva (The Third Sister), The Fifth Brother, The Seventh Sister, The Eighth Brother, Yoda, Din Djarin, Grogu, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Leia Organa, Ben Solo/Kylo Ren