Star Wars: The Acolyte Episode 4 premiered on Tuesday, June 18, and now the viewers want to know whether Jedi Master Plo Koon makes an appearance in it. In the Star Wars canon, Plo Koon is a Jedi Master who appears in the prequel film trilogy and several other projects. He was a member of the Jedi High Council in the years leading up to the fall of the Galactic Republic and the rise of the Empire. Plo Koon was ultimately killed after Darth Sidious initiated Order 66. He is a fan-favorite character, so people are understandably wondering whether he is in The Acolyte.
Here is what we have discovered on whether Plo Koon appears in Star Wars: The Acolyte.
Does Plo Koon appear in Star Wars: The Acolyte?
No, Plo Koon does not appear in Star Wars: The Acolyte.
However, a member of his species, the Kel Dor, does appear in episode 4 as part of the Jedi expedition to Khofar. The Star Wars official account X (formerly known as Twitter) has clarified that the Kel Dor Jedi we see in The Acolyte is Ithia Paan.
How old is Plo Koon?
As of June 2024, the Star Wars canon has not revealed Plo Koon’s age when he died in 19 BBY (before the Battle of Yavin).
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Moreover, the canonical sources are yet to clarify the general lifespan of the Kel Dor. According to the Ultimate Alien Anthology, a 2003 now non-canonical book published by Wizards of the Coast for the Star Wars d20 tabletop RPG, the species live for over 70 years.
The natives of the Planet Dorin, the Kel Dor require a specialized breathing mask when they are off-world as gases such as oxygen and nitrogen are poisonous to them. Additionally, they use goggles to prevent the evaporation of their eye fluids. Given that Plo Koon was a member of the Jedi High Council, we can theorize that he was at least well into what the Kel Dor might consider middle age.
