'Star Wars Rebels' Unveils Sinister New Villain: The Empire's Inquisitor

Lucasfilm premiered the villain of its upcoming animated television show Star Wars Rebels at New York Comic Con on Saturday, introducing fans to the Empire's new sinister agent: the Inquisitor.

Star Wars Rebels executive producer Dave Filoni debuted the lightsaber-wielding bad guy, who is "tasked by Darth Vader to hunt down the remaining Jedi Knights," in a video shown during a panel that ended with the Inquistor's reveal.

Flanked by Stormtroopers, the onscreen animation of the Inquisitor prompted loud applause. Lucasfilm's Pablo Hidalgo, who hosted the one-man panel, said fans can now reasonably assume "there is a Jedi that is involved somewhere" in Star Wars Rebels, which is set to premiere in fall 2014 Read more...