We know now that was not true. It's complete bullshit made up by the editors of the NJO series to cover their own asses. He had thought the original idea for NJO of Anakin Solo fulfilling a prophecy to defeat the Vong ala PT was not very original idea and that was it. The rest of it from ordering the death of Anakin or Jacen as the hero was all on the shoulders of the editors.
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We know now that was not true. It's complete bullshit made up by the editors of the NJO series to cover their own asses. He had thought the original idea for NJO of Anakin Solo fulfilling a prophecy to defeat the Vong ala PT was not very original idea and that was it. The rest of it from ordering the death of Anakin or Jacen as the hero was all on the shoulders of the editors.
If I'm remembering this correctly, it was the editors running the books making the decision, not Lucas himself or anything like that.
I started re-reading the Legacy comic today. Great story and characters. It's funny to read it because it heavily features the aftermath of the Vong War a century later, while the books themselves pretty much completely ignored it after the Dark Nest trilogy
I have yet to read the second volume of Legacy II. I think I read the first issue and found it very lame compared to the excellent first story.
Mr. Light and Ulster I had heard the Lucas story regarding the fate of Anakin Solo. But it's interesting that you both say it was the fault of the editors. I can accept it coming being a dictate from Lucas as opposed to the editors making such a mistake, IMO. Anakin was a great character. So was Jacen, but he wasn't as fun and Star Warsy as Anakin.
Legacy Volume 1 is a great comic though I feel they rushed things with the ending. I wish it had went on a little longer to wrap things up organically. Still the end was fitting. Volume 2 is a different story, in a way it's smaller but then it also is rushed and becomes much bigger perhaps faster than it should have. I enjoyed both Volumes. I found Ania Solo a bit more likeable than Cade Skywalker, but Legacy Volume 1 was a better, more epic story.
IMO both NJO and LotF is defined by one major gimmick: character deaths as a means of pushing sales, fan buttons and shock value. This is something that imo was clearly pushed by the editorial side working on these books. In the case of NJO originally Luke was going to die in the first book (not Chewbacca) and it was clearly not something Lucas wanted/allowed them to go with.
I'm not so sure if that's the one gimmick that defined them. Though I'm sure the character deaths were about pushing sales and for shock value. Though I'm willing to believe that some of them were done for organic reasons as well. NJO had a far higher death toll than LOTF. I think LOTF shied away from killing off characters. I mean one fan-favorite Jedi took a lightsaber to the chest and still survived. I mean, come on.
I could see the editors affecting most of the character deaths in NJO and LOTF, but for Anakin Solo I could see Lucas intervening in that instance to affect that character's fate.
There are at least 8 significant deaths in LOTF:
Mara, Pellaeon, Jacen/Caedus, Lumiya, Thracken Sal-Solo, and Prince Isolder
ETA: Cal Omas and Alema Rar as well
ETA: Cal Omas and Alema Rar as well
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It's interesting. The artwork is good.
The story is terrible. It's interesting in an, "Oh, this is where that came from," sense. But Lucas introduces a lot of characters who go nowhere and do nothing, and the story is filled with character interactions that are unbelievable and make no sense.
You have to take it on its own terms. Don't try to equate the names of characters or places with what you know from the films.
I've been re-reading Star Wars Legacy. Nine issues left!
This series totally peaked halfway through. Once they got rid of Darth Krayt, their primary villain, everything immediately fell apart. Before that there was a central story building towards something; everything afterwards is a disappointing mess.
It's also funny how the first arc set up Marisiah Fel as a primary character, maybe even the Leia of the story, but she immediately became unimportant after that.
Darth Talon (the hot red chick) is another one who basically just kinda disappeared from the story halfway through.'
It was certainly shocking and awesome when they did away with Krayt halfway through like that, but it just seemed like they didn't know what to do with the story after that. Like they only planned up to that point or something.
This series totally peaked halfway through. Once they got rid of Darth Krayt, their primary villain, everything immediately fell apart. Before that there was a central story building towards something; everything afterwards is a disappointing mess.
It's also funny how the first arc set up Marisiah Fel as a primary character, maybe even the Leia of the story, but she immediately became unimportant after that.
Darth Talon (the hot red chick) is another one who basically just kinda disappeared from the story halfway through.'
It was certainly shocking and awesome when they did away with Krayt halfway through like that, but it just seemed like they didn't know what to do with the story after that. Like they only planned up to that point or something.
Yeah, I think some time ago - possibly post NJO and pre-FotJ - there was a lengthy interview given where it turned out what had been rumored for a while and outright said in a few places about Lucas and Anakin Solo was untrue.
That actually made me feel better about the whole thing but I thought it was an idiotic decision if made for that reason. I liked Anakin the best out of all 3 kids anyway (and what they ended up doing with Jacen was not my cup of tea) so I wasn't a fan no matter what but that was a particularly dumb reason.
I actually stopped reading the ongoing timeline EU novels after the FotJ book where Ben Skywalker contemplates leaving an orphaned little girl alone on a planet after her father had just been killed. No thanks - SW was getting a little too far away from what I enjoyed about it at that point.
I did read 'Crucible' as it was billed as an end to the 'big 3' adventures but that's been it--I never finished the later FotJ books. I later read 'Kenobi' and have been slowly getting back into the recent Rebels-based novel.
I'm halfway through LORDS OF THE SITH. I'm surprised to report it's the best 'new canon' book thus far. I wasn't a fan of the author's previous three SW novels but this is a real step up.
So when seeing the book was set on Ryloth I thought hey there was a trilogy of Clone Wars on Ryloth I should watch that. I just started the third episode... and it stars Cham Syndulla, the main character of this book!
Would it really have killed them to mention in a forward or something, hey you should watch this episode of the Clone Wars it has our main character in it! Cross-synergy man.
So when seeing the book was set on Ryloth I thought hey there was a trilogy of Clone Wars on Ryloth I should watch that. I just started the third episode... and it stars Cham Syndulla, the main character of this book!
Would it really have killed them to mention in a forward or something, hey you should watch this episode of the Clone Wars it has our main character in it! Cross-synergy man.
Some details on upcoming releases. Separate adventures for Luke, Leia and Han and Chewie, as well as Wedge Antilles. And it seems that they are still going with "New Republic" in the new timeline.
I was rather shocked that Aftermath seems to focus on Wedge. I was expecting that to focus on the big three, but I'm guessing that's what Shattered Empire will do.
I posted about this in the TFA thread, and I shared a theory I'll share here to. I'm thinking Norra Wexley's son is going to turn out to be Poe Dameron, or Kylo Ren or one of the other new characters introduced in TFA.
I posted about this in the TFA thread, and I shared a theory I'll share here to. I'm thinking Norra Wexley's son is going to turn out to be Poe Dameron, or Kylo Ren or one of the other new characters introduced in TFA.
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