“The Return of Throne… Heir to the Empire.” in just seven words, AhsokaThe first trailer for He made clear the wishes fans have been craving ever since Blue-skinned man In a white admiral’s uniform, he first stepped out of the shadows six years ago: throw here and heir to the empirethe novel that began every decades before, comes with him in a way.
It’s impossible because of a million reasons for the current iteration of star Wars Canonical to remake by Timothy Zahn The classic book trilogy–heirAnd Dark power risesAnd The last command-wholesale. Many items had already been looted and diverted to another location star Warsexisting continuities, including Thrawn himself, and it’s impossible to re-work the direction the franchise has now taken mail-Return of the Jedi story. Although we know very little at this point, it’s likely whatever Ahsoka and Dave Filoni-helmed New Republic vs. Relic of an Empire movie She is destined to come after having little in common with her heir to the empireNarration – Beyond this impressive backtracking, the widely held fact that it will deal with Throne commanding a sea of remaining forces in a military campaign against the New Republic.
But that doesn’t really matter, because somehow, that’s really all you need to do to make a new version of this story. Because in the end, Throne himself doesn’t really matter outside of that specific story being told. Why? Spoilers for that story turning 30 At the beginning of this month: the frog dies in climax The last command. He’s a huge threat for those three books, and then he’s gone.
This isn’t a jab at Thrawn’s character, or the legions of fans who have become enamored with the character in the decades since his rapid rise and fall over the two years it barely took the Thrawn trilogy to get released. he Loved for a reasonand Xan has created a villain so poignant and intriguing that his reach extends far beyond the character’s short, energetic lifespan in star Wars imaginary. This extension has now extended to the current continuity as well, not just in rebels And so on and so on Ahsokabut Xan’s further exploration of the life of Grand Admiral V.I new Throw Triple advance follow-up, Throw: go up Novels. But for a character and piece of icon that is so wonderful and enduring, and just as likable as those first novels with him, the thing that was always the compelling thing about heir to the empire The epic was not necessarily the epic itself, but a case star Wars They were created for decades after that, especially when it came to relics of the Galactic Empire.
Thrawn’s Defeat at Bilbringy – Assassinated by his formerly loyal Guard, his hold on the Emperor’s cloning technology thwarted, his forces routed, and now, under the command of his loyal comrade, Captain Gilad Pellaeon, back in continued control of the Empire’s newest form of ruling council – ends a life a star Wars The villain who has since become so much older in the minds of fans that he was actually in fantasy itself. The Xan trilogy wasn’t Thrawn’s only appearances, of course. Later throwing hand The duo touches on the apparent resurrection of the Admiral and the novel trip abroad Personification of Throne’s relationship with Jedi Jorus C’baoth, in a prequel setting. But Throne himself, though an incredibly compelling character, was never the most interesting thing the trilogy has created. it can not be. He is dead and gone to his last pages. What was really cool, and what can’t be shown in the current timeline of star Warsis what came next.
This comes largely through another current component star Wars Canon borrows for this new version of the tale: Captain Pellaeon. Thrawn’s most trusted advisor and de facto commander of his forces after his death, Pellaeon arch after the throne It is the arc of empire remaining the same for decades. Publication schedule-Rotate The galactic state in the old expanded universe is much more round than it is in the current continuity, and Pellaeon is present in most of it. The galactic civil war takes nearly two decades to end in the eu compared to five years It ends in the Battle of Jakku in the current canon, giving time for the remnants of the Empire to materialize in a deeper and more compelling way. Pellaeon, in various roles, helps turn the remnant into the galactic equivalent of a neighboring country. Although the elements of enmity and greed that sparked the rebellion against Palpatine in the first place still linger, the remnants of the old EU are forced to introspect, learning only the despicable history that Palpatine made and the parts of that history that must be reckoned with this new political entity to survive. life after him. Over time, the remaining empire became a sometimes wary ally of the new republic, helping in the battle against Yuchan Fongand, in a longer time, eventually merging again with the decline of both entities and the creation of the Galactic Alliance.
That luxury in time and growth isn’t something the current continuity has. There are 30 years in between Return of the Jedi And The Force Awakens, Yes. But for the most part of that time From the remnants we’ve seen increasing in The Mandalorianand all that will come with Thrawn’s campaigns Ahsoka And beyond, it must be shattered in order to create the First Order—which, in stark contrast, is just Empire again. and even that Then it needs to be smashed aside for the final arrangement in Celestial Risewhich is just becoming an empire again, literally right down to the old Star Destroyers and the elderly Palpatine on her head. In the current continuity, there is no real space for introspection and evolution of the Imperial remnants as we saw in the old EU, and no place to examine which military strike Thrawn will deliver – and will inevitably be crushed – in this New Republic vs. Remnant struggle. Advent was not the way for the empire to survive. And she doesn’t need to, because we know the Empire survives without this meditation in the Shadows of the Unknown Regions anyway, only to be easily crushed in posterity.
This does not mean that there cannot be something like this at the moment star Wars canon, very far from the empire and the events of the original trilogy. If Lucasfilm can actually commit to finishing an announced movie project – which has been surprisingly difficult lately – we’re about to get a continuation. Celestial Rise in the form of a The new Jedi Order movie, which will no doubt have to deal with some relics of the First and Last Order relics in the wake of the sequel trilogy. But this one is really similar in spirit, and carries a lot more awkward heft from the confrontation with the evil factions in those films than the direct examination of the original Galactic Empire.
Perhaps this legacy is more important than heir to the empire and its sequels that were more important to the longevity of the Old Expanded Universe than directly Throne himself. And no matter what Ahsoka And his follow-ups are going to borrow from him, it’s a mainstream thing star Wars The galaxy can’t really be recaptured.
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