Also this book is so entertaining, knew I’d enjoy it but not nearly as much as I am.

Would have been cool if Lucasfilm made a legends Luke Skywalker animated series

first photo is the book I bought. (yes im a vader glazer, sue me) I hope to get the other books soon. Im a big prequel lover, and early empire appreciatior. I only hope to get thrawn because Ive been told it is really good. Any recommendations or tips?

"You make the darkness go away." — Cade Skywalker, to Deliah Blue

He's a space pirate. She's a con artist. He's addicted to deathsticks. They have an open relationship.

And yet somehow, they have one of the most wholesome, healthy, honest romances in the entire continuity. No matter how much of a screwup he was, their love kept him from fully falling to the dark side long enough for him to forgive himself and return to the light.

(Watto is a Toydarian) I feel like it would be weird, but then again Beldorion exists.

I've recently gotten into reading Star Wars legends, I started by buying the original Thrawn trilogy and I am loving it so far. I'm still on heir to the empire but the itch to continue reading more legends novels is certainly scratched. After some research I really wanted to read Plagueis, but saw a thread of someone saying you should read the Bane trilogy first, so I recently purchased that trilogy and plagueis along with maul shadow hunter (because I got a great deal on a used copy) and the revenge of the sith novelization. Outside of those books that I do have, what other books in the EU should I really give a read? I pretty much just wanna read the best legends has to offer, I know some books aren't as well written as the others so I really just wanna read the most entertaining novels. Any recommendations are appreciated.

If you could create and cast a Rogue Squadron episodic show, what would you do and who would you cast as major characters?

Bonus points if you can explain why Disney hasn’t already decided to do this yet?

I've been making my way through some of the EU novels lately, mostly listening to audiobooks and buying old copies of the early titles. I haven't read any of these before except for the ROTS novel and the Vader novel that follows it, so I'm excited to get into it for real.

I thought it would be fun to share my thoughts on each book as I go through them and make it into a series. I'm not a pro reviewer, just a Star Wars fan trying to reconnect with the series after the disappointments we've had lately. Sorry if these get a bit rambley.

I'll give each of them a rating at the end based on how much I enjoyed them. The rankings are thus:

GOAT

PEAK

DOPE

MID

DUMB

TRASH

Only one book can claim the coveted GOAT title which I will choose from among the Peak novels once I reach the end of this. I intend to go go all the way through from Old Republic to Crucible. SO this is going to take a LONG LONG TIME... IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY. (sorry I had to do it)

I hope you all enjoy following me on this journey through the EU.

DARTH PLAGUEIS

OVERVIEW

Starting with the pre-Episode 1 era, we have Darth Plagueis. I've always heard good things about this one and was eager to learn about Palpy's master. I listened to this one on audio book and it did not feel as long as it was. It's gripping all the way through.

The first thing that happens is that he betrays his master, Darth Tenebrous, and drops rocks on him. Literally "Rocks fall you die". Dude's cold, cunning and opportunistic. Just how it happens tells us a lot about him. He didn't plan this, but rather took advantage of a situation and improvised.

We get some good characterization right off the bat. The only thing we have to go off of about Plagueis is what Palpatine tells us in ROTS. He said Plagueis could "stop people he cared about from dying" which implies that he cared about other people. But my guess is he said that to humanize the guy in order to seduce Anakin to the dark side.

The way he described him, I imagined someone who had genuine attachments, but he's much more detached from people than Palpy made him out to be. Dude was keeping a wannabe Sith alive for years and experimenting on him like a Psychopath. Sure he considered Palpy a friend so maybe that's where it comes from, but beyond that I feel like this was an intentional stretch of the truth.

The real Plagueis is a cold and cruel mastermind, a lot like the Palpy we know and love, but with different priorities. He's more of a mystic and isn't big on lightsaber dueling, preferring to experiment with the force. It's interesting as we don't get that from other Sith in the movies.

Palpy too is interesting when we see him in his youth. His father is clearly the reason for why he is the way he is, as well as his strength with the force giving him a superiority complex. He feels destined for evil. Plagueis clocks him as a potential apprentice immediately.

Part of it feels almost tragic, especially considering what happens to Palpy's family. Like if he hadn't met Plagueis, he wouldn't have turned out so bad. I feel all the Sith are like that though. The entire Sith order is just one long cycle of abuse.

The best part of the book however is the political manipulation. It's always great getting to see a couple of masterminds carry out their plan, and see Palpy getting trained. Plagueis' lessons and views on the Sith are fascinating, as it goes against so much of what other Sith believe in. Him wanting to end the cycle of betrayal makes him very unique among the Sith.

Also, something I didn't expect was that Plagueis would be alive for the entirety of Phantom Menace. I was like, "Wait what the hell? Palpy wasn't in charge?". It gives a whole different context to EP 1. We also get to see their reaction to Anakin and the outcome of the Naboo blockade. Palpy was NOT happy about losing Maul, woo boy.

It's also cool how this book overlaps with other books, Lockdown, Cloak of Deception and Shadow Hunter. I've already listened to the first two and you can see how everything connects.

Irony is all over this book. Plagueis fails in his quest for immortality because he chose Palpy as his apprentice. If he went with one of the other options, maybe he would have succeeded. But nah, he wanted a puppet dictator that would let him rule from the shadows. Because of course dictators are all about sharing. The Sith are always their own undoing.

From the moment he gets Maul as a baby, Palpy starts plotting against Plagueis. Dude tries to nuke him at one point. What's crazy is that Plagueis knew about Maul from the start and was like "yeah train this guy to uses lightsabers and the force I see nothing wrong with this". No wonder bro got murked. He even caught Palpy calling Maul a Sith and suspected a potential betrayal and did nothing about it.

It's weird how the Sith always break the Rule of Two. Tenebrous had a secret apprentice in Venamis, Palpatine had Maul, Dooku had Ventress and then Savage, Vader had Starkiller. I even learned recently that apparently Palpatine had a secret apprentice as well? Did ANYONE actually follow this rule?

But none of that is a complaint I just think it's funny.

Back on topic, I love the relationship between Plagueis and Sidious. Plagueis actually wanting more of partner than an underling is interesting. Kind of makes me root for him. Too bad he was so naive. His story, and the story of all Sith, really is a tragedy.

VERDICT

Starting off strong here with a great novel that deeply fleshes out Palpy as a character and brings us one of the most unique and interesting Sith Lords in the EU. There's a lot of depth here and definitely makes EP1 more interesting, as does Cloak of Deception, but I'll get to that later.

Definitely recommend, fantastic place to start for the Prequel Era.

Favorite Scene (SPOILER WARNING): The scene where Palpy kills his parents, plus the aftermath. It's really dark, but felt inevitable. He genuinely is horrified at what he did. Makes me feel bad for him.

Final Rating: PEAK

Join me next time for MAUL: LOCKDOWN.

The premise for the trilogy sounds fun but I’ve heard a lot of mixed opinions on this trilogy in particular. I’m fairly excited to get into the Young Jedi Knight series and the NJO series

"Ja Ja Binks" 😭

What would yall consider the best "Successor" to the Dreadnough Heavy Cruiser in-universe. IE: A turbolaser-focused warship of similiar tonnage and cost such that it can function as a budget capital ship in it's own era (Pre-Empire in the case of the original).

Am also curious about fanon interpretations of the idea. So feel free to throw renders or fan-designs at me.

Since she’s the embodiment of light side and is selfless and merciful
1.Does this mean she can’t kill innocent people that aren’t doing anything evil?
2.If the father/her superior ordered her to destroy an entire planet with its population would she do it and is she even capable of doing it?
3.Could she be corrupted for example if the father/her superior told her to do evil things but labeled it as ,,important to keep the balance in the galaxy” and what would happen if she was forced to do evil?Would the force turn off her abilities?
4. Does she have feelings of a normal person and can she feel happiness and would she be happier if her father treated her more like a real person/daughter and not just some tool needed to be balanced and maintain the cosmic balance?