The Jedi Order on the brink of extinction

The Jedi Order’s near-extinction is a condition of both danger and obligation: Darth Vader’s hunt suggests that surviving Jedi may still exist, but Jax Pavan’s allies fear he could be the last person able to carry the Order’s teachings forward. That possibility does not make Jax retreat. He treats the effort to free Thi Xon Yimmon and oppose the Empire as inseparable from the hope of rebuilding the Jedi.

Signs of Survival and Persecution

After Jax regains his drive to act, Den Dhur recognizes that searching for Darth Vader is their only way to find Thi Xon Yimmon, despite the danger of investigating the Imperial Security Bureau. A discovery in the Empire’s financial systems adds a troubling clue: Imperial funds have recently flowed to concealed accounts on Mandalore, apparently to purchase someone’s services. Jax, Den, and I-Five suspect bounty hunters. If the hunters are meant to pursue Jedi, the possibility carries a grim double meaning: Darth Vader is stalking Jedi, yet he believes there are still Jedi to stalk. The Order’s danger is therefore not proof that every Jedi has already been destroyed; it is an active threat against whoever may remain.

Jax’s Commitment to Rebuilding

When Tuden Sal asks whether Jax is pursuing Darth Vader, Jax rejects revenge as his purpose. He says that he wants first to free Thi Xon Yimmon, then to work toward freeing the galaxy from Imperial power, see the Jedi Order rise again, and take part in its reconstruction. His stated aim places rescue, opposition to the Empire, and the Order’s future in a single chain of responsibility.

Sal answers with the risk Jax’s commitment entails. If Jax is the last Jedi, Sal warns, he may be the only person alive who can transmit Jedi knowledge to future Padawans. Jax has considered that possibility, but it does not alter what he believes he must do. Sal’s warning sets preservation against immediate action: the potential survival of Jedi teaching could depend on Jax staying alive, while the attempt to rescue Yimmon may demand that he place himself in harm’s way.

Resistance and the Costs of Fighting the Empire

The resistance’s plans show how opposition to Imperial rule can become morally compromised even when its target is the Emperor. Tuden Sal’s scheme for Palpatine’s seaside residence uses maintenance skimmer bots fitted with charges. Whiplash associates infiltrate the crews servicing the bots; the plan anticipates roughly seventy weaponized machines, attacks on Palpatine’s landing pad, and further assaults by Nautolan operatives if he tries to escape by water. Other operatives are prepared to attack by air or on the streets. The intended destruction would extend beyond the Emperor: explosives could reduce the residence and nearby homes to rubble.

Sal believes Palpatine’s arrogance, and his confidence in Darth Vader, make the Emperor vulnerable. He also believes the killing is deserved, including for Senators who support Palpatine. Yet the contemplated scale of destruction stands in sharp contrast to Jax’s stated aim of freeing the galaxy and rebuilding the Jedi Order. Sal thinks Thi Xon Yimmon would have balked at killing the Emperor at the cost of so much collateral damage. In this resistance, the endangered Jedi Order is not simply a banner against tyranny; its principles are also a standard by which the means of resistance can be judged.

The Jedi in Action

The peril surrounding the Order does not leave Jax merely a keeper of teachings for a possible future. When Xizor’s guards close in, Jax uses his lightsaber and the Force to block hidden entrances and hurl objects at the guards entering through an office door. They have never seen him show real violence, but he acts decisively when threatened. The scene makes Sal’s concern concrete: the person who might preserve Jedi knowledge is also a participant in dangerous, immediate struggles. The Order’s uncertain future rests not on a secure institution, but on the choices and survival of individuals such as Jax.