With the clone wars coming to a crashing end and the activation of Order 66 by Chancellor Palpatine, the Jedi were slaughtered. Those who survived were sent deep into exile across the far reaches of the galaxy. As a result of this, Palpatine organized a group of Ruthless Jedi Hunters Known as the Order of the Inquisitorious and placed them under the command of Darth Vader. Vader then tasked them with the goal of hunting down and killing any Jedi survivors of Order 66 or any children showing signs of force sensitivity. So who were these inquisitors? Well we’re going to break down every single known Inquisitor in Canon and their stories. So remember to subscribe and lets get into it!
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*Number 1. The Grand Inquisitor*
The Grand Inquisitor is an Utapuan Male and served as the highest ranking member within the Order of the Inquisitorious. He reported directly to Darth Vader and was given the most difficult and illusive Jedi to hunt down.
The Grand Inquisitor has no name in Canon but he actually served as a Temple guard in the Jedi Order up until the time of the Great Purge. He was actually the temple guard seen on the left here, who escorted Barriss Offee to her trial in the Clone wars season 5 finale, after she tried to Frame Ahsoka Tano for a massive attack on the Jedi Temple. After being caught as the real attacker, Barriss gave a heartfelt speech about how the Jedi Order had strayed too far from their peacekeeping roots. Having witnessed Barriss’ speech to the court, the Grand Inquisitor agreed with her and became disillusioned with the Order. It was at this moment that Palpatine swooped in and preyed on this discontent within the Grand Inquisitor and swayed him to the Dark Side before Order 66 event went down. The Grand Inquisitor also had a deep hatred for Jedi Librarian Jocasta Nu as he always tried to access Jedi archives in the deepest sections of the temple, but was refused... Palpatine used this hatred to sway the Grand Inquisitor, promising him access to the deepest levels of the Jedi Archives.
So when that dark day Or Order 66 came, The Grand Inquisitor joined Anakin and the 501st Clone Troopers in their slaughter of the Jedi temple. The Grand Inquisitor helped to kill the very temple guards he served alongside not that long before.
His first act in this leading role was to travel to the Jedi temple and uncover as many names from the Jedi Archives as possible. Once there he encountered the person he hated most, Jocasta Nu, who had survived the Purge. Regardless of this, Darth Vader arrived to handle the situation and began to fight the Grand Inquisitor, having no idea who he was or what his purpose was. Vader won the fight by breaking the Grand Inquisitor’s lightsaber, but Palpatine eventually stepped in to stop the fight and explain what the inquisitors were, putting Vader in charge of them.
Following this, The Grand Inquisitor performed his most chilling act yet. He lured Jedi Master and Survivor of Order 66 Luminara Unduli to the galaxy’s toughtest prison, Stygeon prime. Once there she was swiftly executed.
The grand inquisitor then used a hologram of her to lure other surviving Jedi to the prison, including later Kanan Jarrus and Ezra Bridger, who sought her out after Order 66.
His next task however would be his most challenging. He was personally asked by Lord Vader to hunt down and capture Kanan Jarrus and Ezra Bridger who had evaded the Empire for far too long. The Grand Inquisitor had many encounters with the two, including at an imperial academy and on Fort Anaxes which you might remember from the Clone wars, eventually capturing Kanan Jarrus.
Rushing to rescue Kanan, Ezra Bridger arrived on the scene but was shockingly pushed off an elevated pathway, making Kanan believe has was dead. With nothing left to fear, Kanan duelled the Grand Inquisitor and managed to push him off the edge of the platforms. The Grand inquisitor saved himself and managed to just hold on to the platform, but declared that “there are things far more frightening than death”, before letting go and plunging himself into a fiery end. He was more scared at what Vader would do to him for failing, than death itself.
*Number 2 and 3. Iskat Akaris & Tualon Yaluna*
Both of these only recently received names, and for many years in Canon they were nameless. However we know know both names and that Iskat was the Thirteenth Sister.