While Sol doesn’t say Qimir had once been a Padawan, The Acolyte strongly suggested he was. Qimir called Sol “Master.” Considering Qimir’s own protege, Mae, was also someone the Jedi tried ...

Qimir, the mysterious Sith Lord in The Acolyte, targets Osha as his new apprentice, offering her his powerful helmet made from cortosis. The helmet isolates the wearer in the Force, enhancing ...

Strictly Speaking Sith. Qimir’s attention turns to Sol, who holds his own until Mae is used as a hostage. From Mae’s perspective, Qimir is her Master, but he also claims he wants an Acolyte ...

But The Acolyte's fourth episode adds further fuel to the flames of Qimir's potential Sith-hood. As he and Mae track down Kelnacca, Mae has a change of heart about her whole mission.

In The Acolyte‘s fifth episode, Qimir himself seems to broach the topic of whether he is or isn’t a Sith. He shares, “I have no name. But a Jedi like you might call me… ...

Maybe Qimir is another backup who will get a nasty visit from Darth Plagueis down the line to keep the Star Wars timeline on track and the Sith’s Rule of Two intact. It’s unclear if Qimir is ...

This all stems from Qimir’s revelation in the episode that he is searching for an "acolyte" to be his apprentice, leading some to speculate that he’s a Sith apprentice himself.

So, obviously, we could learn in The Acolyte Episode 5 that Qimir is just a dude with a vendetta against the Jedi who also happens to know everything that’s going on with Mae and her Master ...

Throughout The Acolyte Episode 6 “Teach/Corrupt,” Qimir acts less like a scheming supervillain and more like a misunderstood antihero. He’s not only healed Osha, but also reiterates that he ...

And if Qimir really is the Sith Lord who will make Palpatine’s rise possible someday, it’s only fitting he had his own Anakin as the Sith Rule of Two demands. Originally published on June 26 ...

Is Qimir a Sith Lord on The Acolyte? Showrunner Leslye Headland reveals to Nerdist we'll soon learn more answers to that question.

While there are a lot of mysteries surrounding Qimir, one question fans have had since before we even knew he was the masked “Stranger” is whether The Acolyte‘s villain is truly a Sith Lord ...