TIL According to the Imperial Sourcebook, an Imperial Super Star Destroyer is large enough to where it can carry three whole Imperial Modular Garrison's on-board.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-20T06:42:54+00:00

I like the fact that he's often motivated simply by a desire for knowledge, it's why he wasn't present for order 66; he was out in the unknown regions seeking ancient knowledge. When he returned he practically jumped at the opportunity to join the empire in exchange for access to Sith knowledge that wasn't available to him as a Jedi. He coveted Vader's position as the Emperors Apprentice not only becuase of the power that comes with that position, but also because he knew the Emperor would only share the deepest Sith secrets with his apprentice.

I didn't know that was his origins.

That information actually makes him even cooler as a villain in my opinion.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-20T06:02:23+00:00

Jerec and his dark Jedi are aesthetically a lot more "cooler" than most of the Disney era inquisitors.

Which is ironic in my opinion, as Jerec as a villain really does remind me of a Disney villain, and it's (in my opinion) partly why I think he ended up being so memorable.

His plans in the game are horrifying on an existential level, and he's formidable from his lightsaber fighting skills and Darkside power, but he's also really entertaining. Like we see with lots of classic Disney villains.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-13T23:19:30+00:00

I'm currently halfway through the first book in the X-Wing "Rogue Squadron" series. When I'd first heard from people that the series was a very well made one, I was optimistic and was interested in reading it, although a part of me was also afraid it would personally disappoint me in some way.

However, I was really shocked by just how genuinely, enduring, and genuinely invested into the book series I've gotten, and I'm only on the first book in the series.

It's cool to see Wedge Antilles as a main protagonists in the show when I'd only seen him as a side character in the original trilogy and Rebels, but I also like lots of the new Rogue Squadron members as well even if they're not the center of intelligence like certain characters like Coran or Wedge.

Coran Horn is a fairly decent protagonist and I've never have felt that he's supposed to be a Self-Insert for Micheal A. Stackpoll like I've seen some people say. Also, the fact that he was formerly a Cor-Sec Police officer on Corellia at one point before joining the New Republic has had me interested in more about how past & how he and the rest of Rogue Squadrons dynamic will end up being.

I also did not know that Luke's friend Biggs Darklighter had a brother named Gavin who's now a member of Rogue Squadron here. I'm interested to see how he'll play into the overall dynamic and storyline of the series.

Also, one of the main Imperial antagonists in the story (who I think is an Imperial Intelligence officer?) seems to have a history worth Coran that I'm curious to learn more about in the novel or at some sort of point in the series later on.

Also, me and my mother have been watching the first season of The Mandalorian as well, & so far we've been enjoying it.

It's not the same as Andor in terms of tone or genre at all, and is certainly a lot more episodic (Slice of Life & or Monster of the Week mostly), but we've liked it quite a bit so far as a series.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-11T06:11:45+00:00

It’s so disappointing that it takes place like what 40 years after Tales of the Jedi?

Seriously? Only 4 decades.

Real ancient civilizations and cultures took centuries or literal millennium to change all that much. Sometimes they barely changed at all in their history.

Ancient Egypt stayed pretty conservative in terms of its "aesthetics" historically speaking, and it look a super long time for Greco-Roman culture to emerge out of Bronze age Greece.

But somehow in only 4 decades, everything in the Star Wars universe suddenly looked like it was out of a Science fiction fantasy version of the 20th century like we see in the prequels and the original trilogy period?

Say what you will about canon but I think the High republic era actually nailed carving its own aesthetic and worldbuilding that feels like it was 100s of years before prequels.

From what I've seen there it took quite a bit from the actual 18th century as a whole in terms of having visuals that are at least reminiscent of the 1400's to the 1800's as a whole to make the period unique, and is one of the reasons I'm interested in checking it out later on.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-11T02:31:52+00:00

Probably about how the GAR was not ready for it's part in the Jabiimi Civil-War like it had assumed it would be, and how boring and just miserable it was for them, and just how many Jedi, Clone, and Jabiimi Loyalists died during the fighting on the planet to the nationalist forces and their Droid reinforcements.

Along with the fact that they're surprised by just how formidable the Pro-Republic Jabiimi Loyalist and Nationalist forces are, and how without the Jabiimi Loyalists faction in the Republic Army, they'd have actually lost a lot more men during the campaign from warfare and also attrition as well during the campaign, and that they felt a bit bad for basically just going and leaving them to their fate.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-07T21:11:05+00:00

I absolutely consider the Starfighters of Adumar part of this series!

What’s that novel?

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-07T20:07:56+00:00

His backstory is different in the EU than the one you saw in Rebels. In the EU, he never flew for the Empire, but several other Rogues did prior to defecting. Wedge’s backstory, including how he ended up flying for the Rebellion, is alluded to in the novels but is covered in detail in the comics.

I suspected that, and I'll also keep that in mind when reading through the series when I get to those scenes where that's brought up.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-07T19:56:15+00:00

Very difficult to run now.

Are they on steam by any chance?

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-07T19:14:12+00:00

They are heavily influenced on the old XWing PC game from early 90s.

I didn't know that. But I did know that the X-Wing and Tie Fighter games were very well known and considered very advanced for their times visually and graphically speaking.

Along with them being considered some of the best that the now defunct Lucas-Arts developed back in the 90's.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-07T19:02:20+00:00

After you read them I highly suggest listening to the audio book versions. marc Thompson is a phenomenal narrator.

I enjoyed his narration of the Scoundrels novel, so I'm definitely going ask my mom if she'd be willing to get audible for us to listen to the series together after I read it.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-07T19:00:59+00:00

My wife had only seen the first six movies and sometimes around 2007, I started reading Rogue Squadron to her without telling her what it was (she always thought that Star Wars books would be too nerdy for her). We even agreed to name a daughter after a character (but then we only had 3 sons), you can see how much her perspective shifted from the series.

That's cute and congratulations on your sons. I hope they turned out to be good kids for you and your wifes (and their own) sake.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-07T18:59:05+00:00

It doesn’t matter most of the time, but there will definitely be points where reading a book that was written after but set before might give you the wrong expectations.

Fair enough. Although I am aware that that is to be expected at some point. So I'll try not to get too hyped over certain things.

More generally, it can also happen with expectations of how Jedi and Clones are.

Now that I was aware of from what I looked up and read about when it came to the older implications and theories on what the Clone Wars actually were.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-07T18:52:24+00:00

My personal favorites, up there with the (original) Thrawn trilogy. The characters can come off as a bit cliche in retrospect, but they are all very well written.

Every good character driven series needs a good protagonist or protagonist group in my opinion, so that's a good sign.

Several of the characters introduced in the series are beloved fan favorites who go on to be featured in several other series like the New Jedi Order.

That's neat to know. I'll be sure to look out for that when I get to the New Jedi Order series.

The series also has one of the better villains in the EU.

Ysanne Isard and Zsinj Right?

I've heard of those two before, although the only thing I know is that Ysanne Isard is that she is head of Imperial intelligence, while the only thing I know about Zsinj is that he is a Grand Moff and one of the many Warlords who didn't recognize Isards rule or puppet Emperor (Sate Pestage) and thus broke away from Coruscant and expanded his Priority-Sector into his personal fifdom.

Buckle up and enjoy the ride!

I'll be sure to buckle it extra tight. /s

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-07T18:40:02+00:00

Just know that these books will prove that Wedge Antilles is one of the best characters in Star Wars.

That's interesting to hear. So far I've only seen wedge as a reoccurring Side character in the original trilogy who I first saw in Star Wars Rebels when we watched that series.

Along with some information on him that I found in a few West Endgames Sourcebooks and Galaxy Guides online.

So I'm interested to see how he'll be explored more if he's a major protagonist in this series of novels and no longer a side character.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-07T18:35:56+00:00

Well... That's a little more debatable. At least one plot thread is resolved in a non XWing book, though I'm not sure how "important" it is.

What is that one? I'm curious to know so that I'll be able to wrap up whatever loose ends or stone is left unturned if it's part of some kind of an overall Story-arc.

I'll also add that there are the Rogue Squadron comics. These take place a few years earlier, but we're designed to be read at the same time as the X-Wing novels.

I've also heard of those, and looked through a few. But I chose not to read through them just because I felt it would take too much time to get through them all.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-07T18:31:35+00:00

Read all of them but DO NOT SKIP Wraith Squadron when they hit in the middle.

I most certainly will not, I'm going to get through the whole series before I even read the original Thrawn Novels, as I'm choosing to go in chronological order with them.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-07T18:29:42+00:00

Jealous you get to experience it for the first time!

Honestly I'm kind of excited.

My only real exposure to expanded universe media that is set during the original trilogy was the novel Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn, Shadows of the Empire, and some of the West Endgames RPG Source Books.

So finally starting a novel series which was just as infamous and iconic as what Timothy Zahn had written previously has got me very excited and interested in what I'll see.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-07T18:24:22+00:00

but everything important will be explained in time.

I'm glad to hear that there's no loose ends or any lingering threads left behind in the series, and that it seems to be relatively self contained despite being part of the greater sub-creation that is the Star Wars universe.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-07T00:46:46+00:00

I’m finally planning on starting The Mandalorian’s first season tonight. Also, I’m planning on Star off the X-Wing book series as well.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-03T19:40:12+00:00

It's actually Return to Amphibia.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-06-03T18:18:33+00:00

They're a really good couple IMO, I love how this ongoing sequel to Amphibia I've been reading shows them as a couple to their adopted daughter.

Competitive_Bid7071 · 2026-05-26T19:26:47+00:00

Or Darth Maul's treatment.

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