When Luke Skywalker’s Former Apprentice Created His Own Jedi Order

14th December 2025

Explore the Shadow Academy, the dark mirror to Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Praxeum, and uncover how a fallen student named Brakiss created an Anti Academy to train Dark Jedi for the Imperial Remnant in Star Wars Legends. This deep lore breakdown examines the origins, structure, brutal training methods, and ultimate downfall of the Shadow Academy, including its connection to the Second Imperium, the kidnapping of Jacen and Jaina Solo, the rise of Zekk as the Darkest Knight, and Luke Skywalker’s defining test as Grandmaster. A must watch for fans of obscure Legends lore, Dark Jedi philosophy, Imperial Force traditions, and the hidden schisms that shaped the New Jedi Order.