The Ninth Jedi, Episode 3: Voice from the Past

The Ninth Jedi, Episode 3: Voice from the Past

Author: SQPN, Inc. September 15, 2026 Duration: 47:07

A holo recording flips the story: Reno Tsutara drew first. In Episode 3 of The Ninth Jedi, Thomas Salerno, Jeff Haecker, and Kathryn Laffrey weigh a Jedi master who froze his rivals in carbonite.

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