Star Wars: Thrawn (Star Wars (Marvel))

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Referencing Zahn's annotations in the 20th Anniversary Edition of Heir to the Empire, John Booth wrote in Wired that Zahn "created and developed Thrawn as a character [by] deliberately establishing the Grand Admiral as a villain who leads not by coercion and fear but through valuing strategy and loyalty". [14] Zahn explained in 2008 that Thrawn's version of the Empire is different from that of Palpatine because Thrawn does not have Palpatine's megalomania and xenophobia. [15] Calling Thrawn and Mara Jade his favorite of the characters he created, Zahn noted in 2006 that writing the Grand Admiral "provides the intellectual challenge of trying to come up with new, clever, and (hopefully) workable tactics and strategies." [16] Zahn has also stated that Thrawn's entire motivation, both serving in the Empire and the Ascendancy, is to protect the Chiss people and "everything else flows from that." [8] Portrayal [ edit ] The Best Star Wars Games of the 16-bit Generation". StarWars.com. October 22, 2015. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016 . Retrieved July 22, 2016.

Ocampo, Jason (October 25, 2006). " Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013 . Retrieved August 24, 2016. a b c d "Enter Thrawn: A Q&A with Timothy Zahn". StarWars.com. July 18, 2016 . Retrieved July 18, 2016. Harris, Gerard (April 15, 2023). " The Mandalorian and Star Wars Project Necromancer – What Is it and How Will it Impact the Wider Universe". Tuppence Magazine . Retrieved April 20, 2023. a b "How the Thrawn Trilogy Changed Star Wars Forever". CBR. 21 March 2021 . Retrieved 24 July 2022. Zahn's Specter of the Past (1997) finds Thrawn seemingly resurrected ten years after his death when he reappears to lead the decimated Imperial forces against the unstable New Republic. [11] [34] A record surfaces called the Caamasi Document, which indicates that a small group of Bothans were perpetrators in the tragic destruction of the planet Caamas and causes more than a hundred alien warships to gather in orbit over the Bothans' homeworld, which the Empire hopes to use to its benefit.Born as "Vurawn," the Chiss who became known as "Thrawn" rose through the ranks of the Ascendancy military. Ashurst, Sam (May 1, 2014). "5 Consequences Of Ditching The Star Wars Expanded Universe". GamesRadar . Retrieved August 1, 2015. The Rebels Face Grand Admiral Thrawn When Star Wars Rebels Season Three Premieres Saturday, September 24". StarWars.com. August 8, 2016 . Retrieved September 25, 2016. Star Wars: Thrawn (also known simply as Thrawn) is a Star Wars novel by Timothy Zahn, published on April 11, 2017 by Del Rey Books. It chronicles the origins of Grand Admiral Thrawn, a popular character originating from the Star Wars Legends line of works, which were declared non-canon to the franchise after Disney redefined Star Wars continuity in April 2014. The novel was announced in July 2016 alongside news that the character Thrawn would be reintroduced into the Star Wars franchise on the 3D CGI animated television series Star Wars Rebels. Visions of the Future’ follows up on the success of the first book of the ‘The Hand of Thrawn’ series as it concludes the entire storyline. The story that was established in ‘Specter of the Past’ concludes as Luke, Leia, and Han are now in the middle of a civil war that’s about to erupt due to the rumors that the long-dead Grand Admiral Thrawn has been resurrected. In that regard, they are now looking to hold the entire Republic together as rumors of this threat are spreading across the galaxy like wildfire.

Comic-Con 2017: Grand Admiral Thrawn Stars in Marvel's Next Star Wars Comic by Jesse Schedeen on IGN ( July 21, 2017) (archived from the original on October 1, 2018) Bacon, Tom (January 23, 2017). " Thrawn, The Next Star Wars Novel, Promises To Transform The Franchise". Moviepilot. Archived from the original on 2017-03-12 . Retrieved March 4, 2017. a b " Star Wars Miniatures: Thrawn/Mitth'raw'nuruodo #24 (2009)". RebelScum.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2015 . Retrieved July 22, 2016. a b Goldman, Eric (July 16, 2016). " Star Wars Celebration 2016: Star Wars Rebels – "Steps into Shadow" Review". IGN . Retrieved July 21, 2016.Colonel Yularen briefs the Imperial officers and governors that insurgents have captured the Imperial garrison on Scrim Island, seizing its deflector shield and three ion cannons. Thrawn wants to study the situation but Admiral Durril demands that Scrim Island be recaptured lest the Empire's reputation be tarnished. a b "Disney and Random House announce relaunch of Star Wars Adult Fiction line". StarWars.com. April 25, 2014 . Retrieved May 26, 2016. In school, Thrawn was taught the lie that the population of the Chiss homeworld and capital of Csilla was around 4 billion Chiss. Csilla had slowly frozen over thousands of years prior due to the decrease of the energy output of Csilla's sun, forcing its population to move entirely underground. In reality, the majority of the population had moved to other planets, with Csilla remaining mostly empty of citizens. The remaining inhabitants on Csilla moved underground, w a b McMilian, Graeme (April 25, 2014). "Lucasfilm Unveils New Plans for Star Wars Expanded Universe". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 26, 2016.

But time is running out. The cunning Major Tierce has joined with the ambitious Moff Disra in the Empire’s master plan. At its heart lies the most elaborate con of all: the rumor that the legendary Grand Admiral Thrawn, long believed dead, has returned to lead the Empire to a prophesied triumph. The news of Thrawn’s return is already rallying Imperial forces against the New Republic. As Leia travels to a secret rendezvous with an Imperial commander who claims to want peace, Han and Lando Calrissian journey into enemy territory to learn the truth of Caamas’s destruction. After the success of ‘Heir to the Empire,’ ‘Dark Force Rising’ follows it up with the second installment of a planned trilogy of books that tells the story of the years after the defeat of the Empire. In this book, we get to see more of the events surrounding Grand Admiral Thrawn’s plans and machinations as he is set to unleash his wrath over the entire New Republic while using weapons that he was able to find hidden. The idea for a post-film trilogy was conceived by Lou Aronica, an editor at Bantam Books who proposed a series as "ambitious as the films were". [12] Lucas was initially skeptical of the proposal, but acquiesced; Bantam Spectra then brought Timothy Zahn on board to write the trilogy. [12]Outbound Flight was initially scheduled to be published in 2002, and subsequently rescheduled for November 2005, and then January 2006. [16] a b " Star Wars: Top 10 Characters For TV". IGN. January 18, 2008. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016 . Retrieved July 21, 2016. Gonzales, Dave (December 22, 2016). "The Greatest 'Star Wars' Spinoff Movie Was Everything but a Movie". Thrillist . Retrieved March 24, 2019. New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Books and More Revealed at SDCC 2017". StarWars.com. July 21, 2017 . Retrieved July 24, 2017. Morales, Jonathan (28 November 2017). " Thrawn: Alliances – A sneak peak at the cover". Dork Side of the Force . Retrieved 24 March 2018.