This genius creating a Force-sensitive clone, have since been explored in shows like The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Other ideas and storylines have yet to make a wider impact on the franchise, though one such idea may soon get the chance.

The Rise of Skywalker capitalized on the popularity of Rey and Kylo Ren’s relationship by introducing an entirely new Force power: the Force Dyad. In essence, the Force Dyad is a natural bond created by the Force between two people, balanced between light and dark. This bond was originally set up in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, as Rey and Kylo Ren were able to speak to and see each other through the Force, but Rise of Skywalker gave this phenomenon an official name. Little else has been revealed about the Force Dyad, however, and that needs to change.

Rise Of Skywalker Wasted Its Force Dyad

Star Wars The Rise of Sywalker Rey and Kylo Ren Force Dyad

Though The Rise of Skywalker, like The Last Jedi before it, centered on Rey and Kylo Ren’s dynamic as a cornerstone of the sequel trilogy’s storytelling, the Force Dyad as a concept felt like a surprisingly last-minute addition despite the massive implications it had for the franchise’s understanding of the Force. Palpatine briefly mentions it to Kylo, and we see Rey and Kylo interact through it a bit more; then Kylo Ren returns to the light and becomes Ben Solo once more, and suddenly, he dies, sacrificing himself to save Rey’s life. Rey and Kylo didn’t understand their bond, and the audience didn’t, either.

The Force Dyad felt like a surprisingly last-minute addition to The Rise of Skywalker despite the massive implications it had for the franchise’s understanding of the Force.

What was explored in The Rise of Skywalker as far as the Dyad was concerned felt very superficial – a tease of what that power could be rather than actually explaining what it meant for the Force and the Jedi and Sith religions. Given the story beats The Rise of Skywalker did extensively decide to focus on – the Sith assassin, Palpatine’s sudden resurrection, and more – it’s a shame the film neglected its most interesting idea. There is hope, however.

While it seemed like The Acolyte was going to explore the concept of a Force Dyad in more detail with twins Osha and Mae, the show’s unfortunate cancelation put a stop to that. However, it did provide a quote that perfectly describes a Force Dyad: “Always one but born as two.” Osha and Mae may have been twins, but a Force Dyad essentially means that two Force-sensitive beings operate as one within the Force – that’s also why Rey and Ben were able to heal each other.

We need to know more. Thankfully, The Last Jedi has provided Star Wars another opportunity to rectify The Rise of Skywalker’s oversight and teach us more about the Force Dyad. If The Acolyte can’t do it, the franchise’s most exciting movie could change everything instead.

Was The Prime Jedi Another Force Dyad?

In Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rey and Luke train together on Ahch-To, a remote planet that is said to be the site of the first Jedi Temple. One of the island’s caves contains a mural depicting a figure bathed equally in light and dark. Further Star Wars reference books have identified this figure as the “Prime Jedi,” the first known Jedi and the founder of what would later become the Jedi Order.

The Prime Jedi logo as seen in The Last Jedi close up to the left and on the ground to the right in a split image
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Given the yin and yang imagery associated with the Prime Jedi, it’s possible the Prime Jedi was a figure who balanced the light and the dark, much like the non-canon concept of a “gray Jedi” is often said to do. However, after what we’ve learned in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, it’s equally possible and perhaps even more plausible that the Prime Jedi wasn’t just one figure but two: two Force-s who together made up a Force Dyad. One embraced the light side of the Force, and the other embraced the dark side.

It's possible the Prime Jedi wasn’t just one figure but two: two Force-s who together made up a Force Dyad. One embraced the light side of the Force, and the other embraced the dark side.

Rey and Kylo Ren were drawn to each other because of their bond in the Force. How did the first Force-s even discover they had that power? Logically speaking, it would make sense for the first Force-s to have unlocked their power because of their link to another being who was also sensitive to the Force. They would have been drawn to one another, able to speak to one another despite being apart, and that would have been what compelled them to study the Force and understand its meaning, even if they were loyal to opposite sides of the Force.

Dawn Of The Jedi Can Show The First Force Dyad

Cover art from Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi 0 Issue with the Force Gods of Mortis mural from Star Wars Rebels

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi is Dawn of the Jedi will explore the mystical side of Star Wars like never before. As it’s set 25,000 years before the Skywalker saga, it won’t be bound by previously established canon. Anything goes, including further exploration of the Force Dyad and the Prime Jedi.

Dawn of the Jedi can be an interesting study of the origins of the Jedi and the Force itself. What does it mean to bring balance to the Force? How did the Prime Jedi (plural) work together to establish their powers, create a lightsaber, and lay down the ground rules that would eventually govern the Jedi Order even millennia later?

Dawn of the Jedi is one of four currently confirmed Star Wars movies. The others are The Mandalorian & Grogu, Rey Skywalker's solo film, and another as-yet-untitled Mandalorian era culmination movie.

One of the most interesting aspects of the Jedi Order’s downfall in the Star Wars prequel trilogy is the Jedi’s refusal to see the darkness as a natural part of the Force. What changed in all that time? How did the original rules and findings get twisted by future generations? There’s so much to explore when it comes to the Force, and if Dawn of the Jedi does examine the idea of the Prime Jedi and the Force Dyad, other pieces of lore can become more crucial as well, like the Mortis gods introduced in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and referenced in Ahsoka.

Dawn of the Jedi proves that Star Wars is willing to look beyond the Skywalker saga and The Mandalorian to further the franchise’s storytelling, and it could change how we view the Jedi and the Sith religions. Which side was right? Is the darkness something to be afraid of or something to embrace? Can it ever truly be kept at bay? There’s so much we don’t know, but by combining the concepts of the Prime Jedi and the Force Dyad from The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, we may learn more about the Star Wars galaxy than we ever dreamed of.