One year after release, Star Wars has confirmed a major theory about Darth Plagueis. As seen at the end of the High Republic series, Sheev Palpatine's Sith master was hidden in the shadows, observing Qimir aka The Stranger and Osha on a mysterious ocean world. Now, this planet has finally been confirmed, supporting some key ideas about Plagueis (and Qimir) in the official Star Wars canon.

Known as Darth Plagueis the Wise, Palpatine's master had only ever been referenced in Revenge of the Sith when Palpatine told the story of the Sith Lord's great power to Anakin Skywalker. However, Plagueis finally made his live-action debut in The Acolyte, and was later confirmed to be Qimir's master as well.

Later this month, Lucasfilm Publishing is set to release the new Star Wars: The Acolyte Visual Guide from Pablo Hidalgo. . Although the planet goes unnamed, the guide does reveal that "an intelligent reptilian species lives far from the islands, but Osha sees no trace of them."

. What makes this reveal so important is Bal'demnic's connection to Plagueis and his history in Star Wars Legends, specifically the history revealed in the Darth Plagueis novel by James Luceno. This book was one of the last novels to be published before Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, and its subsequent continuity purge aside from the movies, shows, and anything they made going forward.

. Firstly, the ocean world matches the description of the planet from Luceno's novel, and Plagueis' presence on the planet was another big hint. This is because Bal'demnic was the site where Darth Plagueis killed his own master Darth Tenebrous.

Because Qimir is seeking to train an acolyte to presumably aid in the defeat of Plagueis, it'd be rather fitting if Bal'demnic was where Qimir called home. . However, it's also worth noting that the reason Plagueis and Tenebrous visited Bal'demnic in the first place further supports Qimir making the world his base of operations: cortosis.

Bal'demnic Explains The Stranger's Helmet And Gauntlet

Beyond The Stranger's sinisterly impressive lightsaber with its deceptive split function, Qimir also wielded a gauntlet and helmet made from cortosis, a rare ore that can temporarily deactivate lightsabers. In Luceno's Darth Plagueis novel, Bal'demnic's rich cortosis deposits were why Tenebrous and Plagueis were investigating the planet at the beginning of the book, prior to Plagueis ultimately murdering his master. , which he used to brutally murder several Jedi Knights in The Acolyte episode 5.