The High Republic (2022) 3

For other uses, see The High Republic 3.

The High Republic 3 is the third issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: The High Republic. The issue was written by Cavan Scott, illusttated by Ario Anindito and Frank William, and published by Marvel Comics on December 28, 2022.

Publisher's summary

GUARDIAN NO MORE! Vildar and Matty at the mercy of the GUARDIANS OF THE WHILLS! The truth about Tey Sirrek revealed. Terror is about to strike at the Temple of Kyber!?

Opening crawl

THE HIGH REPUBLIC
BALANCE OF THE FORCE
Chapter III: Guardian No More

Jedi Vildar Mac and Padawan Matthea Cathley have
teamed up with trickster and thief Tey Sirrek to
discover who has been stealing religious artifacts
across Jedha's Holy City.

Their investigation leads them to the Temple of
the Kyber, a depository of over two thousand
sacred treasures patrolled by the fearless
Guardians of the Whills.

Yet no sooner have they entered the Temple than
the reluctant allies find themselves surrounded
 by Guardian lightbows….

Plot summary

Jedi Master Vildar Mac, Padawan Matthea Cathely, and the thief Tey Sirrek are inside the Temple of the Kyber on Jedha, surrounded by a squad of the Guardians of The Whills, led by captain Oklane Viss. Mac draws his lightsaber, suspicious as to why the Guardians have their lightbows drawn, and Viss assures him that they have done so due to their distrust of Sirrek, who they call a traitor. Sirrek leaves indignantly, remembering his past as a Guardian himself. Having witnessed a young Cragmoloid named Flim pickpocket from pilgrims outside of the Temple, he chased him down until a flashbang attack from the droid SK-0T, who at this point belonged to the child.

Back in the present, Mac and Cathley inform Temple Archivists Zumeg and Feric Oranalli of the theft of one of their artifacts, the two assume that Sirrek must have stolen them. Mac and Cathley defend him, as he was investigating the theft himself, and seemed genuinely upset at the Sister V’Kara’s murder. Viss complains that those around Sirrek usually end up dead.

In the past, Sirrek chases after Flim again, before running into criminal Anst Wozo, who has been dispatching Flim and other street children throughout Jedha in order to take the spoils of their pickpocketing for himself. Later, SK-0T frantically tracks Sirrek down and leads him to the street children’s hideout, where Sirrek finds Flim dead and the rest of the children brutally beaten. Captain Viss orders Sirrek not to get involved, but he abandons the Guardians and tracks Wozo down to kill him.

In the present, Sirrek sneaks back into the Temple through a window, hoping to investigate the archives and learn more about the theft. He arrives to see Oranalli, Zumeg, Mac, and Cathley have already arrived. Sirrek spots an explosive device on the ground and picks it up right as he is spotted by Mac. Mac force throws the bomb as far away as he can, and it explodes.

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By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Matthea Cathley
Flim (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) (First identified as Flim)
Vildar Mac
Kradon Minst (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Feric Oranalli (First appearance)
Sed (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) (First identified as Sed)
Tey Sirrek
SK-0T
Strazen (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
Unidentified human (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
V'Kara (Indirect mention only)
Oklane Viss (First appearance)
Anst Wozo (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) (First identified as Anst Wozo)
Zumeg (First appearance)

Organisms

Blaxorn (First mentioned)
Insect (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Slug (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Scumslug (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))

Droid models

Scout droid

Events

Republic Era
- High Republic Era
  - Bombing at the Temple of the Kyber (First appearance)
Third Cataclysm (First mentioned)

Locations

Mid Rim Territories
- Freestanding subsectors
  - Terrabe sector
    - Jedha system
      - Jedha
        Ai-jed (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
        
        Jedha City
        Enlightenment (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
        
        Temple of the Kyber
        Archivist Zumeg's office (First appearance)

Organizations and titles

Archivist
Captain
Disciples of the Whills
Guardians of the Whills
Jedi Order
- Jedi
- Jedi Knight
- Padawan
Namoi (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
Pilgrim (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Representative (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Thief

Sentient species

Cragmoloid (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) (First identified as Cragmoloid)
Dressellian
Falleen
Gotal (In flashback(s))
Human
Inleshat (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Kiffar
Rodian
Sephi
Talpiddian
Twi'lek

Vehicles and vessels

Planet hopper (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))

Weapons and technology

Bomb
Bowcaster
- Lightbow
Camera (Mentioned only)
- Security camera (Mentioned only)
Droid
Lightsaber
- Matthea Cathley's lightsaber (Variant cover only)
- Vildar Mac's lightsaber
Vocabulator

Miscellanea

Army (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Bar (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Blood (In flashback(s))
Brain (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
City
Clothing
- Robe
  - Jedi robes
Currency (In flashback(s))
- Credit (In flashback(s))
- Zukkel (In flashback(s))
Death (Mentioned only)
Firebird of Colsassa (Mentioned only) (First identified as Firebird of Colsassa)
Foodstuff (In flashback(s))
- Fruit (In flashback(s))
- Pie (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
The Force
- Force power
  - Telekinesis
    - Force push
- Force-sensitive
Hand-to-hand combat (In flashback(s))
Kyber crystal (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Language
- Binary
- Galactic Basic Standard
  - "Drukhole"
  - "Kriff" (as krif)
  - "Maker" (Mentioned only)
Moon
Morichro (Mentioned only)
Near-human
Planet (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Religion
Reptomammal
Screen of the Second Sight (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Soul (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Species
- Elephantine
Spice (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Time
- Millennium
- Standard minute
- Standard year
Wicket ball (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Window
Youngling (In flashback(s))

Sources

Notes and references

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars: The High Republic (2022) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of The High Republic (2022) 3 take place between Vildar Mac's arrival on Jedha and the Battle of Jedha. As Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia dates both events to 382 BBY, The High Republic 3 must take place in that year.

External links

Star Wars: The High Republic (2022) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Collections
Balance of the Force:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Battle for the Force:	6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10
1 · 2 · Omnibus
Related media
The High Republic Vol. 1 · Vol. 3 The Blade

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars: The High Republic (2022) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The events of The High Republic (2022) 3 take place between Vildar Mac's arrival on Jedha and the Battle of Jedha. As Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia dates both events to 382 BBY, The High Republic 3 must take place in that year.

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