Star Wars: The Acolyte Episode 7, titled “Choice,” once more takes the audience to Brendok 16 years ago, finally shedding some light on what really happened to the coven headed by Mother Aniseya. The episode also explains that the Jedi were on the planet to find a vergence. This has made the viewers wonder what that word means in Star Wars and its connection to the coven and Mae and Osha.
Here is everything we know about the Vergence in the Force in The Acolyte Episode 7.
What is the Vergence in the Force in The Acolyte Episode 7?
In the Star Wars canon, a vergence is a concentration of the Force that occurs rarely but naturally. In The Acolyte, Indara tells Torbin that even though Brendok was lifeless a hundred years ago because of a hyperspace disaster, it’s now thriving. This most likely refers to “The Great Hyperspace Disaster,” which began the narrative of Light of the Jedi, the first High Republic Star Wars novel. The Jedi believe that the likely cause of that is a vergence, though they are not entirely sure.
A vergence, also known as Force nexus, nexus, and locus, is most often an object, a structure, or a place, though Anakin Skywalker, a person, is a vergence as well, according to Qui-Gon Jinn. A vergence can exist beyond space and time, with the ethereal realm Mortis being the ultimate example of that. Vergences are extremely important to any Force user, regardless of their allegiance.
Did Mother Aniseya use the Vergence to create Osha and Mae?
Yes, it is heavily implied in episode 7 that Mother Aniseya used a vergence to create Osha and Mae.
Torbin runs tests on the twins’ blood. And while they have a predictably high midichlorian count being Force-sensitive, what truly stuns the Jedi are their perfectly identical symbionts. As Torbin explains, even twins have different symbionts. The Jedi speculate that the coven created Osha and Mae using the vergence on Brendok. Given the conversation that Aniseya and Koril have in episode 3, the Jedi is likely right in this regard.
Are Osha and Mae a single being with one consciousness?
Yes, it appears that Osha and Mae are a single being with one consciousness, and that’s why they have identical symbionts.
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Although symbionts are a specific fungoid creature in the Star Wars Universe, the term is also used for midichlorians and their symbiotic relationship with their hosts. With midichlorians being the reason for the connection between the Force and the Force-sensitives, Osha and Mae share the same spirit within the Force.
