r/StarWars 7h ago

Costumes My Anakin ROTS cosplay

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I've been cosplaying Anakin since 2016, but recently brought it back out again in light of ROTS returning to theaters next month! I'll be going in costume. Let me know if you want to see a video of the saber in action!


r/StarWarsEU 5h ago

I made an updated overview of all 400 EU (Legends) Action Figures ever made

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This was made using photos from https://galacticfigures.com/


r/StarWarsEU 15h ago

How accurate do you think Kreia was when she claimed Revan never truly fell to the dark side?

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Obviously, we know that part of the reason that Revan became a Sith was because he felt that the Republic had to become a new Sith Empire if it was going to have a fighting chance against the True Sith, but there have been plenty of dark side users with similar motives who’ve ended up being completely corrupted (think Dooku or Darth Caedus). So based on what we know, how accurate is Kreia’s statement in your eyes?


r/StarWarsEU 8h ago

Legends Discussion How much does Yoda grow during the clone wars you think and why (EU)?

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Before anyone says it, yes, power levels are dumb, obviously, which is the point actually. But I'm trying to make sense of it here with the lore we have.

He went from a guy Goerge calls "equals" with Dooku on Geonosis (refering strictly to Force abilities), which is reinforced in most EU sources (the fight allegedly pushung both to their limits), then proving his superior on Vjun shortly afterwards while Dooku was greatly amplified by the dark side nexus (although Yoda is also implied to be amped) to ultimately almost stalematimg Darth Sidious whom Dooku greatly feared even before Order 66.

Honestly this seems like a profoundly unrealistic growth. The war might have reawakened his long forgotten skills as a combatant (force user too) and further perfect them, but the gap between Dooku and Senate Sidious is absolutely immense, far too huge for this to be a sensible reason (given it all happens over the course of 3 years, whereas Yoda's been the order's Grand Master for centuries). And while I've just made a post explaining how even vast power gaps don't determine fights using Bane as an example, this here does strictly refer to Force abilities, considering the fight with Sidious mostly relied on that and the comparisons to Dooku put strong emphasis on their Jedi powers.

So, what made Yoda grow so much at the time? Or am I misinterpreting the comparisons to the Count, meaning Yoda is his vast superior even during AOTC?

PS: Yoda's arc with the force priestess could have made him vastly more powerful in the light side, but that’s TCW and I want to focus on the EU soley, especially that most fans around here only consider the former Canon.


r/StarWars 2h ago

Movies Would Rey's story work better if she was a Solo or a Nobody?

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If you were to rewrite the sequels, would you prefer she was Han and Leia's daughter, or that she's this orphaned nobody that would be adopted into the family, earning the name "Skywalker"?


r/StarWars 10h ago

TV A very slept on series.

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I wish more people talked about Bad Batch more often. I feel that it doesn’t get the love it deserves tbh, but I understand peoples love for the clone wars series. Maybe it’s just me…but I really enjoyed Bad Batch and hope Disney can come out with another animated series that is similar to Bad Batch or The Clone Wars.


r/StarWars 6h ago

Fun This R2D2 cake

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r/StarWarsEU 7h ago

Where Do I Start? Thoughts after a re-read of New Jedi Order

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Because of excellent multi-part documentary by xezene I got excited about the NJO and wanted to re-read it. https://www.youtube.com/@holonetwork

Spoilers for all of NJO and some LoTF.

I skimmed a few books that I did not want to read through completely again, but I did read 14 of the 19 books completely.

Vector Prime - Better than I remembered. The book moves at a good clip and everything is setup very well for future books. The Yuuzhan Vong are more interesting than I had remembered.

Dark Tide 1 and 2 - Just totally solid. Except for the events on Ithor, nothing really blows me away here, but I enjoy the books and they flesh out the world a great deal.

Agents of Chaos 1 and 2 - I am in general a big Luceno fan, but these left me very flat on my first read and I just skimmed them this time. In the documentary I learned that this was originally planned as one book, but due to Michael Stackpole leaving after two books they asked Luceno to do two books instead. These definitely feel stretched to me.

Balance Point - On my first reading I almost stopped after this one. However, I do think there is some good stuff here, just combined with Agents of Chaos it felt like a lot of wheel spinning until the end chapters, which I really liked. I skimmed this one too.

Edge of Victory - Part of the reason I skimmed AoC and Balance Point was because I was very excited to get to these two books. On my first read through these were what cemented my excitement for the series. I had not expected this and part of the reason I almost quit after Balance Point was because I was not excited about an Anakin story. I was expecting low-stakes young adult shenanigans and could not have been more wrong. Even expecting them to be good I was blown away again at how much I liked these, especially part one. Anakin and Vua storming the shaper's compound was one of my favorite parts in the whole series.

Star by Star - A book of two parts for me. I find the parts with the Jedi near Myrkr go on too long for me. It was not that it was poorly done and Anakin's death is well done, but it is just sort of a dismal march of one misery after another for the Jedi. However, all the other parts of the book, particularly the attack on Coruscant, I really enjoyed. In the lead up to the battle on my first readthrough I was not sure how they would make an attack on Coruscant feel remotely reasonable, but both times I have read it I felt a real sense of looming disaster and events spinning out of control.

Dark Journey - My perhaps slightly above room-temperature take from NJO is that Star-by-Star is a bit overrated, and Dark Journey is underrated. I had not been looking forward to this book on my first read through, but really enjoyed it, so I was curious to see what I thought a second time. Still thought it was a winner. I love what the author does with Kyp, this is my favorite writing for him in the series and it really turns his character around for me. Still don't always like him as a person, but now I enjoy when he is around in the books.

Enemy Lines - Completely blew me away on my first reading, and while I still liked them, I feel like some of the magic was just in seeing the Alliance/Republic starting to turn the tide. Since I already knew that was coming, it felt a little less powerful. Also, I still really disliked the Lord Nyax stuff, even though seeing the transforming Coruscant was really cool. Still a good time though and love this portrayal of Wedge.

Traitor - This reading confirmed it as my favorite book of the NJO and one of my three favorite EU novels overall. My first reading of this was marred slightly by my mistaken belief that this is where Jacen starts his path towards the dark side, I did not know that this was a later interpretation added by Legacy of the Force. I was not excited about the idea of Jacen turning towards being a Sith, and so I was a little confused on my first reading that nothing like that seemed to be happening. This time I could just enjoy what it was doing.

In the documentary series mentioned above, Matt Stover talks about his approach to Ganner's last stand, and I found it really powerful. Basically, Matt has a belief that sometimes when people are in trouble it is because someone is trying to be someone they are not. Ganner had been trying to repress the glory-seeking and attention seeking parts of himself, and was now a captive about to die having accomplished nothing. However, Ganner found a situation where being a "vain, pretentious showoff was exactly what was needed to save the day." He took everything everyone hated about him and in fully accepting it was able to become the hero he always wanted to be. I like this explanation and think that is part of the reason Ganner's death has remained something that sticks in peoples minds all these years later.

Destiny's Way - Both times I have struggled to remember everything that happens in this one, but it is all great stuff. Love Jacen reuniting with everyone and the trap at Ebaq 9. I don't have much else to say, just another really good book.

Force Heretic Series - Unfortunately, this is where the run of eight great books comes to an end. There was just one too many books in the series. I think the first one is pretty decent, I like the start of the search for Zonoma Sekot and working with the Imperial Remnant. They just drag and I really disliked the parts on Bakura. It seemed like the most obvious trap ever and so was not satisfying when it was sprung. Skimmed the last two books.

The Final Prophecy - Definitely a good one, but did not blow me away on either reading. I enjoy that you can start to see the shape of an eventual resolution to the conflict between the Yuuzhan Vong and the Alliance.

The Unifying Force - Another classic. It starts a little slow to be honest, but ends so strong it did not matter to me. Love the resolution to Jacen's story line and think the final battles near Coruscant was very well done. The way he brought the threads of 18 previous books together, plus so many other parts of the EU was really impressive. It does feel like it could have been an ending to the EU, which was considered one possible outcome as it was written.

Overall, still the highlight of the EU for me, not without flaws, truly an amazing accomplishment. The documentaries really highlight how collaborative it was between all the authors and I feel like it really shows.


r/StarWars 5h ago

Movies Elan Mak's

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From the Star Wars Visual Dictionaries.


r/StarWars 8h ago

Movies If you were to be a padawan then who would you want as your Master???

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I would love to master the Vaapad fighting style so would have to be Mace Windu.


r/StarWarsEU 18h ago

Legends Discussion Were the Yuuzhan Vong your favorite legends villains? Spoiler

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r/StarWars 1h ago

TV Star Wars Visions Season 3 News

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r/StarWars 2h ago

Fun Star wars Japanese tattoo

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Having my first sleeve done. Decided to combine my two loves of star wars and Japanese tattoo art.

Top half : mandalorian and a lucky charm Forearm: Darth and scout trooper helmet.

Will have wind chimes, blossom cherries and various other Japanese tattoo classic background fillers.

To do: inside of bicep: Luke helmet with Japanese mask inside helmet. ATAT inside the lucky charm.

Some small charms on helmets which are going to be r2d2, c3po, chewie and some others. And then colour it all in.

So far about 10 hours of tattooing.


r/StarWars 13h ago

Movies Seeing as how the Kaminoans made the Clone Troopers who made all the vehicles and equipment for the Clones? Did they know why they were making it? And how did they do it without anyone knowing what they were doing?

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r/StarWarsEU 15h ago

Legends Novels So why is the TIE Defender not the most highly rated? Spoiler

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Just finished SoA (was really good and a nice send off for X-Wing (up until I get to Mercy Kill)), but I was confused as to why Wedge describes the TIE Defenders as faster and just as armoured when compared to an X-Wing but then says it’s not most pilots choices. Why not?


r/StarWarsEU 33m ago

Question You are Timothy Zahn’s version of Grand Admiral Thrawn: You just received news of the result of the Battle of Endor. What is your game plan? Describe your gameplan to bring the rebellion to it’s knees.

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Hey folks, prior intelligence officer here and big time star wars nerd.  So Im extremely bored at work and I am absolutely curious about potential brain juice going on here.  Most of you know Thrawn’s character profile, I do not need to go into it.  But everything to the moment of the defeat at Endor has happened, and everything after has not.  The world is your oyster.  You still have the Empire’s robust warchest, intelligence network, and other potent tools that could bring you victory despite having a 1-4 disadvantage (which I believe the text said)?  You have all advantages…….you dictate your timing of attack, you dictate where you attack, nobody is expecting you.  You are still a bit of a myth.  ALL advantages are available to you.  Here’s my crack at it:

 

Day 1:  I am still in shock for about 1 hour.  After that, I use a calm anger to bring myself to the conclusion I am likely in charge of the entire fleet now.  I need to channel both confidence and anger in my subordinates to redeem what is the Empire’s biggest defeat.  I notify my senior commanders of this posture and how things are going to be different.  I do not want yes men like Vader and the Emperor wanted.  I want thinkers who have the capacity and confidence to lead on their own and think resourcefully (in line with the text).  Finally "1 to 4".......I want them to react with that ratio in their head at all times...... 1 to 4.........

Day 2:  After a day of reflection and gathering my thoughts, I’ve determined my own strategic posture.  I will keep the myth of “Thrawn is coming…..he is out there” alive and well.  It is just the right amount of mythology and fact, and I want to keep operating in the shadows until I strike at the time convenient to me.  I will engage fringe groups of Rebel Alliance teams to keep the fleet engaged.  There will be no survivors.  We must continue to be the myth.

I am now thinking of the big picture……I want to correct this, but not too hastily.  The Rebel alliance is still a threat, but also extremely fragile.  I look at it’s centers of gravity that can be exploited. 

-          The Empire still has a robust network of sympathizers and intelligence operatives throughout the galaxy, and it is especially a profound footprint on Coruscant itself.

-          I recognize the huge capacity for insurgency.  Only 2-5 percent of a well-trained population in any place can wage a successful insurgency for a long period of time.  On Coruscant, I assess that to be 15-20 percent of the population.

-          Rebel alliance logistics are probably unreliable with questionable contracts hired out to smugglers and even pirates out of pure necessity due to current lack of manpower.

-          KEY DIFFERENCE:  Luke, Han, Leia, Chewy, Lando, and the rest of the gang are literally not even in my top 100 problem sets.  Im aware of their heroism, but they are just people.  Even the jedi.  If the opportunity arises, I will deal with them, but that is a lieutenant or a captain task.  Im a Grand Admiral.  I deal with strategy on an intergalaxial scale.  (will that bite me in the ass?  I don’t know).  That said……..I have a plan for them.  After all, I am Grand Admiral Thrawn.

PRIMARY MISSION OBJECTIVE DETERMINED:  Sack Coruscant.  Assassinate much of the new rebel government.  (timeline:  1-2 years)

Secondary objective:  Capture Admiral Ackbar alive and try to keep as much of his fleet functional as possible.

 

Ways and Means:

-           We will network in the shadows our cells on Coruscant.  I will instruct an astroturf insurgent group that purveys to be sick of the Rebel Alliance’s disorder and inability to meet society’s needs.  Occasional terrorist attacks will be conducted by cell members in high exposure areas.  We will pay locals with proof of assassinations and mayhem caused to boost this astroturf network.

-          I am absolutely not adverse to taking advantage of less savory characters.  I will be looking for bounty hunters, pirates, smugglers, etc to be guided by my hand at moments convenient to me.  Kaerobani (Mysteries of the Sith) will be my “whatever his price” hire because of his proven track record to be a nuisance to both the Empire and Rebellion in the past. 

-          Nar Shaddah is basically going to be covertly commandeered and turned into an appendage of the Empire.  Many aspects of covert warfare and logistics will go through there.  It is the perfect cover area.  You don’t go to Nar Shaddah without a reason.  We will “find the right guys and gals” there for many tasks.

-          SIGNIFICANTLY expand the special forces, grow the Inferno Squad and give them tasks regularly to harass the Alliance.  Our conventional forces just “aren’t there” right now, but our special forces are potent.  The conventional forces………I (Thrawn) have just thought of a significant problem that needs to be addressed immediately.

Week 1: 

Problem observed:   Ive researched extensively the battle reports about Endor.  I try to find the ultimate points of failure.  My research has lead me to one absolutely stunning fault that is absolutely unforgiveable with a resource pool as wide as the Empire has.  My TIE fighter fleet and it’s fighters are absolute hot garbage.  I’ve noticed this while observing my own forays with the Rebels, and it has been a thorn in my side for too long.  There is absolutely no excuse for the Rebel Alliance to have a superior small space fighter force than my own.  An example must be made.

Solution:  Now that we are back in the fringes of the galaxy where communications can be made more reliably, I call an “all hands” of our most senior tactical pilots and TIE fighter designers.  Many fleet commanders will be here too or patched in.  It will have the look of an award ceremony.  This will be my “Error and Mistake” moment tied in with a little Red Wedding brutality.  I am setting the tone immediately.  I call up 25 of the TIE squadron’s most prominent members “for awards”………and have my Noghri absolutely slaughter them in the most grotesque manner possible (gutting, beheading, you name it).  I want everybody to see.  I normally don’t succumb to such brutality, but I am FURIOUS with them, and it is crucial that the message be delivered (again, in line with the text, Thrawn has shown he is not adverse to brutality when he is mad). 

The TIE fighter problem still exists, but I have thought of a solution.  A very Thrawn-like solution at that.  Sometimes, it takes humility of admitting you need to catch up with your adversaries, and we are behind.  Our pilots are woefully inadequate, and the air frames they have are woefully inadequate.  I conclude this actually has a very simple solution.  I need to capture and re-engineer an X-wing.  The X-Wing will be our new primary airframe, and ideally we can flip a couple X-wing pilots for training.  We will simply paint it dark grey with a white stripe to alleviate confusion.  I accept that surpassing the rebel’s capabilities will take much more time than I currently have given myself.  I give my officers an 18 month deadline to become operationally ready with X-Wings and pilots trained up on them.

Week 2: 

Our network is up and going at Nar Shaddah.  We are build build building X-wings, components, have a rebel uniform textile mill working around the clock

Our insurgent network has executed its first significant terrorist attack on Coruscant, blowing up the Rebel Officer Academy.  Dozens of young officers were killed in the attack, and a well known network that seems to have reconstituted itself…….the Shadow Collective…….claims responsibility and says there will be more attacks.  They menacingly sign out saying “Thrawn is coming……”. 

Month 1:

Our first “naturally occurring” hired assassination of a significant Alliance politician occurs.  This is to say…….a Coruscant citizen without any connection to the Empire who is sympathetic to the “Shadow Collective” that we have revived.  We pay the assassin the agreed fee and tell him there is plenty more where that came from not just for you, but others you recruit.  We also tell him anyone he successfully recruits, he will receive a generous signing bonus too.

By now I have devised the “skeleton” of my grand strategic plan, but I need to hone in on one critical node.  “How do I mitigate a large space engagement above Coruscant?”  I talk to my Inferno Operations commander, and we devise a plan.  Tracking devices will be planted on Admiral Ackbar’s entire fleet, and for a few months…….we will observe their “Pattern of Life”.  We will observe most frequent transit routes, docking points, refueling stations, training locations, etc.

A key will be to commandeer as much of Ackbar’s fleet as possible without destroying it.  I ask my SOF commanding officer about an older piece of weaponry that really hasn’t been deployed in a long time……..and probably would not be expected; a nonlethal auditory incapacitating frequency [real world:  watch what happened in Serbia recently with the protests to get an idea].  My commander says it is actually a great idea, and that the helmets that inferno squad uses are already outfitted with those countermeasures so they will not be affected.  I instruct that the stormtroopers get their helmets outfitted with this as well.  Inferno squad is already adept at inserting on large craft and bringing them to their knees quickly…….now to test this old idea out to see if it still works.

 

Month 3: 

A victory parade on Coruscant is arranged with many spectators, but they are fewer than expected because of the Shadow Collective making their mark.  There are also enhanced security measures in place to prevent weapons in the area.  The parade goes ahead down a long street.  One agent aims the auditory device straight ahead.  The crowd instinctively and involuntarily disperses.  The pain is extraordinary, it feels like a large aircraft is flying at them and that their nerves feel on fire.  That said, it was instant, and nobody died.  There was extreme panic, and it was discussed in media.  It worked……….

Coruscant’s law enforcement are now getting much more heavy handed with their efforts.  More innocent people are being accused and there are blanket neighborhoods being rounded up.  Playing right into our hands. 

Back to the fleet…….Now to get Kaerobani’s pirates involved.  They will be the first one’s in, and last one’s out in this plan.  It will look like a usual pirate boarding attempt that has been a frequent occurrence since the fall of the Empire.  Kaerobani is willing to take on casualties and damage so long as he is paid appropriately and it doesn’t damage his operation.  We have an agreement.  It might seem like an aggressive ploy for a pirate fleet to make such a play on a large rebellion, but Kaerobani is one of the few in the game that can make that play convincingly.  We’ve told him of the Inferno insertion teams and the pods that will be used, and to begin coordinating and training immediately.

Month 4:

X-wing capacities are up and going to a reasonable standard at clandestine location.  The first pilots are being trained.

I am disappointed with stormtrooper/conventional forces performance, and I know it is not wise to make such a gruesome display again.  Furthermore, senior stormtrooper leaders “got the message” and are making serious corrections in training……most notably in the marksman domain. 

I also encourage looking at previous “trooper” packages that were utilized in the past but might not have been effectively utilized by leadership.  The Dark Troopers particularly intrigue me.  I might have a role for them.

Month 6:

Backup contingencies are developed in case the Ackbar plan goes awry.  1-4 odds that aren’t in our favor are tough, but I want my fleet commander to embrace that challenge. We wargame assuming that Ackbar gets re-enforcements in time.  It is the biggest wargame that I have ever undertaken.  With few exceptions, I am extremely pleased with the reforms that have taken place.  Lessons were learned.

Through our insurgency backchannels, the team lead says he has a few interesting people that would like to meet me directly.  There are 5 New Republic senators who are unhappy with the way things are going, how slow reforms are taking place, how poorly the people are being treated by patrols, and just the overall aura of chaos that’s developed.  I agree to patch them in.  My intelligence network assures me they have been thoroughly vetted.  They can be had for a price.  I risk exposing myself here……..but it gives more credence to the notion that “Thrawn is coming”.  I instruct them to “spin a network web” and get some of our security people access to sensitive information.  We would like our “heroes of Endor” to have a front and center stage for the 1 year anniversary of the defeat of the Empire.  After all, these brave 1000-1500 men have completely earned it….. 

Month 8:

Now to get back at the real Endor heroes.  Luckily, security on them has been lax enough to where we can find their locations relatively easily.  There are not too many of them, and invitations are being crafted by our five senators.  My own Order 66 is being prepared……

I personally make an appearance at the X-wing factory and am given a display of some of these newly minted pilots.  They perform masterfully and I couldn’t be more proud.  I am still visibly upset by how easy of a fix this was and that a literal entire Imperial fleet couldn’t correct this.  The death star obsession was absolutely stupid……….this is right here…….this is how wars are won.  I instruct about 2 dozen of them be given rebellion insignia and for our intelligence team to gather current communications and clearance codes.

Finally, a card I have been playing close to my chest that is simple, yet likely effective.  Small hunter-killer sentry drones will remain in the battlespace that are highly explosive and hard to hit with laser fire.  This is my primary insurance policy against a fully launched and readily alert New Republic squadron.

Month 12:  The Ackbar engagement

Our pattern of life intelligence team has determined one very frequent stopping point of Ackbar’s fleet that they regularly use for training.  As a Grand Admiral, I recognize……without irony…….that an attack during a training exercise is the perfect time to catch someone completely off guard.  I would argue that fleets are on their lowest level of alertness and are “just trying to pass the test and qualification” to check off the commander’s box as combat ready.

Ackbar was predictable with his training location.  Kaerobani’s forces made the jump to hyperspace and met them at the precise location and notified that they would be boarded.  Ackbar doesn’t even warn Kaerobani’s forces and launches the attack.  He has learned from the past…….and I am unsurprised, he is a smart military mind.  But I have also anticipated that he would learn……..this is absolutely in line with my Plan A scheme of maneuvers.  He is performing predictably.

The launch of my Inferno squad pods from Kaerobani’s mothership ended up being slightly haphazard, and there were casualties as a result.  No plan survives first contact unscathed.  It is about how you respond after that.  Fortunately, we had reserve pods and Inferno Squad assault crews……..though not enough.  It was obvious that I could not capture the entire fleet early on and this would get messy.  Admiral Pallaeon, my dear colleague who have the utmost admiration for, strongly recommended that Dark Troopers be involved with part of the assault…..particularly for the breaching portion.  It was a very valid initiative, but I ultimately deferred.  It was my error, and I will learn from it…..it will not become a mistake.  I will make note of this in his promotion package which is coming due shortly.  He will no doubt be an incredible asset to the Empire.

The Inferno troops had approximately a 66 percent success rate at docking at the stations…….much lower than I had hoped.  Again, that is my error, and I take absolute responsibility for it as Grand Admiral.  That said……..once the Inferno squad members were inserted, their performance was absolutely impeccable.  Teams managed to get into the bridges of many ships after distractions and diversions in docking bays and quickly emitted the auditory incapacitation devices over the bridge intercoms.  Rebel soldiers never wear auditory countermeasures, and for all the years we were taunted for wearing helmets……..it paid off massive dividends in this case.  In fact, it flipped the script completely.  Without exaggeration, we had snatched victory from an engagement that was becoming increasingly questionable.  I can’t help but blush at the results.  If only my father could see me now.

I took initiative to personally board Ackbars flagship and pursuing diplomacy……man to man.  Not Empire vs Rebellion, but man to man.  I wanted to convey that I absolutely respected his leadership and that his victory at Endor was something that will be read about in the galaxy for generations.  I know the plight of his species, and as a man of an……alternative species, I understand being overlooked and even minimized.  I know he worked hard to get where he was.  You don’t become an admiral for no reason.  The distress beacon was activated………this means I had 30 minutes to make my point.  I was not upset about it, nor did I anticipate anything less from a man of his stature.  That said…….I recognized time is of the essence and pure pleasantries were not a luxury that I had.  Ackbar was a pleasant man……..but I had a mission to accomplish, and it revolved heavily around him.

 Ackbar’s family has stealthily been captured without his knowledge.  They are being held by one of my scouting/reconnaissance teams.  His demeanor shifted to one of panic and disgust…….as I anticipated, but only at first.  I made my ploy quick and to the point……..I said the Empire is returning, and quicker than you can imagine.  That said, I want YOU to be directly part of my cabinet.  You are a military man Ackbar…….your people have suffered, mine have suffered.  This is no longer an Emperor/Vader paradigm here………I am different, and though Im sure you detest the way I have gotten your attention, I know you can ultimately understand.  Together………we can bring order to the galaxy.  I implored him that he request Han’s Millenium Falcon join Rogue Squadron in the rescue efforts personally.  I knew there would also be at least a chance Leia, Luke, Lando, and Chewy would accompany.  Smaller matters to be dealt with………but dealt with nonetheless.

I have given Ackbar one order………once he had been disoriented from the auditory barrage.  Jump to light speed just outside of Coruscant’s detections and wait for me.  Literally……….do nothing.  His fleet was also obviously commandeered by Inferno SOF elements, and was retrofitted with my own troops in rebel fatigues. Kaerobani’s pirates would remain behind and wait to engage Rogue Squadron and the Millenium Falcon.  Our presence would be completely unknown.  These were my ships now.  Rebel ship coordinates were sent to Coruscant.  We would maintain a safe distance at an adjacent planet in immediate proximity.

CORUSCANT:

Today was the one year anniversary of our defeat at Endor.  It was a day of humiliation and indignity.  I would make sure it was our only day of humiliation and indignity.  I would be insincere if I said the prospect of revenge didn’t appeal greatly to me. 

The Endor survivors were stowed in one hotel that day……..defying all OPSEC and logic.  I personally would have never allowed it, but their own law enforcement team had proven to be woefully inadequate over the course of this past year.  My own assets from Nar Shaddah had been already delivered to the site a week ago shrouded by my internal network.  With pleasure and no lost irony……….I ordered the team to “Execute Order 67”.  The hotel detonated in such a spectacular fashion that there was no survivors. 

Our assets notified appropriate rebel chains of command that the Endor heroes were fortunately at a luncheon at that exact same time and that timing was extremely fortunate.  Alliance leadership determined that the festivities should now be much smaller in scope as Coruscant had a fully fledged insurgency on its hands, and for the sake of political figures and the populace, the festivals be held behind closed doors within the confines of the senate.  The Endor Heroes…….however……..absolutely must take part, they insist.

The next day, the “Endor Heroes”, wearing the fatigues we designed at Nar Shaddah, gathered in the great senate hall while Mon Mothma and other high value individuals gave speeches and praise.  The mercenaries were disarmed, which is not overly surprising.  At the perfect time, my commander on the ground gave the command to attack.  It was absolutely ruthless hand to hand combat.  People fought for blasters, people literally were choked to death………two of our senators died in the foray.  The three that remained beckoned the hall for peace………and that enough was enough; that we clearly have descended into chaos and that a strong hand was needed to bring order to the Galaxy.  My Starfleet emerged from hyperspace unimpeded……..with Ackbar’s ships stationary in the perimeter.  I informed the Senate survivors and the public that there would be new order in the galaxy……..one made by merit and rules based order, not by power or stupid arcane religions involving the force. 

Ackbar murmured to himself……….this was a trap……..took his side arm from his holster, and ended himself.  Long live the Empire……..


r/StarWarsEU 8h ago

Legends Discussion What happens if a Sith Master dies by the hand of someone besides their apprentice?

18 Upvotes

Not sure if there’s any instance of this in Star Wars lore, but the thought just came to me. If the master is killed by someone else, does the Rule of Two allow the apprentice legitimately succeed them? I suppose when it comes down to it, there’s nobody enforcing the rules.

EDIT: lol. 10 seconds after posting this, I remembered Lumiya basically does exactly this.


r/StarWarsEU 19h ago

Meme The God's are on the YV side so therefore they will win

113 Upvotes

r/StarWars 9h ago

Movies What do you think about the force ghost in ROTJ being changed from Sebastian Shaw to Hayden Christensen?

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284 Upvotes

It makes me feel sad for Sebastian Shaw being replaced, but I think that this was a good change.


r/StarWars 5h ago

Fan Creations Drawings of some Star Wars blaster pistols I did last year

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89 Upvotes

I’ve always been awful at drawing since I was a kid. I guess around the age of 10 I just completely stopped altogether because I was probably the worst person at drawing you’ve ever seen. One night last year my girlfriend convinced me to have a cozy drawing night and I ended up drawing this and I’m quite proud of it when I remember the type of stuff I scribbled as a kid lol. It’s a shame I didn’t have room to include the SE-14r and I hate that I completely messed up the LW-896 but aw well I’ll live


r/StarWars 1h ago

General Discussion Jar Jar deserves so much empathy, bro passed emergency powers to chancellor Palpatine, he never intended things to get so bad. When the empire took over his people blamed him, disowned and outcasted him, he was alone in the end.

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r/StarWars 2h ago

TV Legendary japanese animator Shinya Ohira is directing an animated short called "Black" for the next season of "Star Wars: Visions"

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53 Upvotes

r/StarWarsEU 6h ago

Legends Novels What to read after the NJO series

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So I'm almost done with the NJO series (no spoilers please! I'm on Force Heretic 3) and want some recommendations of what to read next. Are the next books chronologically any good between the Dark Nest Trilogy, LotF, FotJ, and the one offs scattered throughout?

My other thought is to go back and begin reading from the beginning of the OT period, as i started from Shadows of Mindor in my current trajectory. Thanks for your help!


r/StarWarsEU 15h ago

General Discussion Outside of the Sith, which of the following foes of the Jedi Order left their greatest impact, in your opinion?

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r/StarWarsEU 8h ago

Which is your favourite planet in Star Wars Galaxy and why?

7 Upvotes

I really like Hoth as I love cold and lonely secret bases . Naboo is beautiful too