Obi-Wan Kenobi star Rupert Friend seems to hint the Grand Inquisitor is still alive

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We might not have seen the last of the Grand Inquisitor

Rupert Friend as the Grand Inquisitor
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Rupert Friend has seemingly teased that the Grand Inquisitor could have survived in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Spoilers for the show ahead! 

The sinister character was apparently killed off in episode 2, when Reva impaled him with a lightsaber – which caused quite the stir, because the Grand Inquisitor is alive and well in the animated series Star Wars Rebels, which is set after Obi-Wan Kenobi on the Star Wars timeline. 

Friend appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and when Kimmel mentioned that the Grand Inquisitor was stabbed through the stomach, the actor replied "one of them." That might seem confusing, but the Grand Inquisitor belongs to the Pa'un species, who have two stomachs. It seems, then, that the character's injury might just be survivable after all. 

"As you know, we would never break canon," Obi-Wan Kenobi writer Joby Harold previously said of the moment. "So that's all I'll say. Canon is everything."

We won't have long to wait to find out what happens next in the series, though – a new episode drops weekly, and you can check out our Obi-Wan Kenobi release schedule to find out exactly when the next installment arrives on Disney Plus in your time zone. 

In the meantime, see our guide to all the upcoming Star Wars movies and TV shows for everything coming soon from the galaxy far, far away. 

Molly Edwards
Molly Edwards
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I'm the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.