Spoilers The Acolyte

[Set Harth]

Did we ever find out what Tuskens really look like, canonically?

 

[Saul]

There's no way it could be that, it's 100 years before The Phantom Menace, so it's way to late for the original emergence of the Sith.

Ah, that's where my confusion lies. I thought this was back way further than 100 years. It must be another series or movie I must be thinking of then.

 

[Tuskin38]

According to D+, Acolyte will air at 9PM like.

Did we ever find out what Tuskens really look like, canonically?

Nope. Not even legends showed us IIRC. Same with Jawas

 

[Jedman67]

The woman at the end of the trailer looked a bit like Shin Hati to me.

 

[Set Harth]

Not even legends showed us IIRC.

I think "Legends" comics kinda sorta went there in certain ways... but the new canon is not beholden to that stuff.

 

[fireproof78]

Nope. Not even legends showed us IIRC

Jedi Knight had a Tusken NPC that was gray skinned. The Star Wars universe book had some hints of possible appearances but never fully explored it.

 

[Tuskin38]

Jedi Knight had a Tusken NPC that was gray skinned. The Star Wars universe book had some hints of possible appearances but never fully explored it.

Huh I had no idea those enemies were meant to be Tuskens, I thought they just reused the sounds.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Nope. Not even legends showed us IIRC. Same with Jawas

Good. That's how it should remain. Part of the appeal is the hidden features.

 

[Jedi Marso]

Jedi Knight had a Tusken NPC that was gray skinned. The Star Wars universe book had some hints of possible appearances but never fully explored it.

The Grave Tuskens, who inexplicaby lived on Sulon. I guess it was canonically . . . possible. The SW universe is old, after all, so who knows what happened in the mists of antiquity...

 

[Jedi Marso]

I honestly never want to see the Bothans. Not everything has to be seen or explained onscreen. They served their purpose by being mentioned in ROTJ, and did so quite effectively. That's enough. That's enough already.

Everyone makes this mistake. It wasn't 'many Bothans' in ROTJ, she was saying 'Manny Bothanz'. Poor dude sacrificed his life for the cause...

 

[Crewman6]

Not really sure if I'd call it untapped, so far there have been dozens of novels, comics, short stories, reference books, and an animated series set during The High Republic era. And on top of The Acolyte there's also a video game coming out sometime in the next few years also set during The High Republic.

But who cares about that crap?

 

[fireproof78]

But who cares about that crap?

No one, yet. But I might if the story is good.

 

[Jedman67]

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I love the sneaky cameos in the second comic...but it would've been better if they had Blake's 7 characters instead of Firefly, especially since all of the cameos are from the same time period roughly (aside from The First Doctor).

 

[Wingcommanderdarkwolf01]

But who cares about that crap?

Me and many others.

 

[Set Harth]

Jedi Knight had a Tusken NPC that was gray skinned. The Star Wars universe book had some hints of possible appearances but never fully explored it.

The Dawn of the Jedi comics pictured a species that was supposedly a precursor race.

Huh I had no idea those enemies were meant to be Tuskens, I thought they just reused the sounds.

You can hear the sound at one point during the skiff sequence in ROTJ. The first time I really noticed that I didn't know what to make of it. Did a Tusken get domesticated and end up working for Jabba?

 

[JD]

But who cares about that crap?

The books and comics are pretty consistent bestsellers, so a lot of people do, including myself and a few other people on here.

 

[Reverend]

For the sake of clarity before people get too Bothan happy (yes I know; too late) this is the relevant excerpt from the interview posted on the official site yesterday: -

Beyond the other film influences, Headland has infused her love of the original films, current books, and Legends lore into the story. “There were certain things that I really wanted to do. You'll see a half Theelin, half human Jedi, Jecki, played by Dafne Keen, which was always a dream of mine,” Headland says. She first fell in love with the species when Rystáll Sant joined the Max Rebo Band in the Special Edition of Return of the Jedi
“There's also some EU lore that I decided to put in because I thought it was so cool and no one told me I couldn't,” she adds with a laugh. The series will introduce a Zygerrian Jedi and canonize one species that’s yet to be seen, Headland reveals. “There are a couple of really big EU ideas that are utilized both early on in the series and later in the series,” she hints.

​

Last I checked, Bothans have been canon since 1983, we just haven't seen them in canon yet.
What this sounds more like to me is that she's bringing in a species that originated in Legends, and has until now, not been used in a canon story. This isn't anything new since for a time that description also applied to Chiss, Noghri, Dathomirians, Falleen, Zygerrians, Hoojibs, Mimbanese, Selkath, and a whole bunch more like the Rakata, Cathar, Ghorman etc. that have at least been name-dropped

As for which she's bringing into canon; damned if I can guess! There's *hundreds* of them to choose from!
Wild guess, but the "sith species" might be an interesting candidate at it's a fairly iconic design so far as EU only stuff goes . . . just don't actually call them by that name, and instead go with "Massassi", "Korribani", or something along those lines.

Honestly though I'm much more curious to see how they handle a live action Zygerrian. Practical? Digital? Or a hybrid?
And what "really big EU ideas" could she be referring to? The Corporate Sector perhaps? The Jedi/Sith Codes? The Chiss Ascendancy? I mean I assume it's not something dumb or lore breaking like Grey Jedi, the Vong, the Ysalamiri, or clones with elongated vowels in their names.

I love the sneaky cameos in the second comic...but it would've been better if they had Blake's 7 characters instead of Firefly, especially since all of the cameos are from the same time period roughly (aside from The First Doctor).

Delenn and Sheridan say hi!

 

[Set Harth]

Technically the casino in TLJ was in the Corporate Sector, but it's not like that was covered in the film.
I feel like the corporate zone in Andor is at least a spiritual successor to the EU's Corporate Sector.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Delenn and Sheridan say hi!

Oh, shit! I didn't even notice them!

But I still think Blake's 7 would've been more appropriate, especially considering they were clear forerunners for Firefly.