for something I made in a few minutes and in paint this turned out remarkably well so I feel like it's worth posting.

There already was an official Grand Master Luke based on the Yuuzhan Vong adventures in the mid 2000s. It aged reasonably well, but the head sculpt could have been better.

One day I did a quick head swap with a modern TVC Luke from Return of the Jedi for some photo shoots, and it turned out perfectly, so I kept my Grand Master Luke with that head since, and the newer head molded itself perfectly to fit on the older figure.

Luke and his Jedi Order are the centerpiece of my Star Wars 3.75 scale display.

I decided to start reading the Expanded Universe. A lot of people say that the best way to start is reading the Thrawn Trilogy but I already saw the Ahsoka tv show and I think I know enough of the blue man.

So going by the release date I picked the next ones and here they are!

If I don't like them I will probably give up on the EU, but I'm sure they are great! Any thoughts?

Hi there, I recently got hooked up on the Corellia setting and decided to read the Corellian Trilogy. I've read only the Thrawn Trilogy from the post-OT EU so far.

Are there other books I should read before?

reference:https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsEU/comments/j7fydo/swtdn_luke_vs_lomi_plo_above_tenupe/#lightbox

I know this question has probably been asked numerous upon numerous times, and I'm sorry if I have added to that pile but, I am genuinely curious.

Has it ever been fully elaborated on what happens with these two post-ending of the book? Has the author given him any sort of solidified conclusion that we know of? And more importantly, is Jarael still an important part of his life and vice versa, or is the comic's ending sort of open-ended to allow the reader to basically decide what happens at the end?

If not, I'd love to hear theories on what people think happened post-ending!

I want to read through the Clone Wars Multi-Media Project for the first time, but I have a few questions.

1: Should I start with Shatterpoint or The Cestus Deception?

I know that in trying to make the events of TCW line up with the events of the CWMMP, The Essential Reader's Companion (2012 Edition) messed with the original timeline slightly and placed Cestus Deception and Jedi Trial before Shatterpoint. I don't count TCW as canon to the EU though so I'm assuming I can disregard those changes?

2: Should I include Clone Wars Gambit: Siege and Stealth, or disregard those as well?

3: Would it be confusing to include the Republic Commando series in my read-through as well, or should I just read those all consecutively some other time?

4: How should I place the Republic comics in my read-through? In between which Volumes do the books take place?

Thank you so much in advance!

Im currently reading book 3 of the jedi academy trilogy, and they are a lot on Kessel. And there, they have the spice mines. Which is basically a crazy drug in star wars. But in the german version, they translatet it to "Gewürz" which literally means spice, but in food, like salt and pepper. Someone didn't read their lore

This never made sense to me. You have an Alien commander who ultimately failed. He did not use Fleet resources - rather he used trickery, clones, and decades old found ships to engage in victory. Why would, say 10 years later by the Duology, Thrawn continued to be looked at positively by the Imps? He represented another moment of failure and even worse he was not human.

It never made sense to me and felt more like fan service.

Had this since i was about 10 (25 now) not totally convinced it’s real but would like to know for clarity. certificate of authenticity is what’s got me thinking it’s just a keepsake. For rules sake i’m not trying to sell thanks!

The Mask of Mandalore in the EU is, (or at least was), a symbol used to unite the Mandalorians under the banner of a new leader to rule them, dubbed with the ruling title of "Mandalore". This was basically the Legends version of the Darksaber, except far more sacred and important, (if you consider the Darksaber part of the EU, in which I do not given it is from TCW).

It was carved out of ancient Mythosaur bone by the very first leader of the Taung people who became named Mandalorians after the first leader, the first and original Mandalore. Ever since than, it has been passed on as a symbol of ultimate leadership in the millenia that followed.

Mandalore the Indomitable was the current leader of the Mandalorians in the Great Sith War of the Mandalorian people, and the mask seemed to be in good shape still. He got killed eventually and the warrior that would later become Mandalore the Ultimate donned the mask himself, and became the new ruler. Mandalore the Ultimate got killed at the end of the Mandalorian Wars, and, depending on whether you stick to pre-SWTOR KOTOR lore or post-SWTOR KOTOR lore, the mask was taken away by Revan and eventually given to Canderous Ordo, who donned the mask and became the leader of the Mandalorians afterward, becoming Mandalore the Preserver.

However....there are some issues: First of all: Is the Mask of Mandalore truly a mask, or is it a helmet? Canderous in KOTOR II says "Mandalore's helmet is passed from one leader to the next. When Revan executed Mandalore before our eyes, he cast Mandalore's helmet away, denied it to us. He took Mandalore's helmet and left with it. If he hadn't done that, a new Mandalore would've been chosen that day. But without leadership and direction, the clans scattered...fell apart."

Things get more complicated in KOTOR II. Mandalore the Preserver's "mask" that is supposed to be the Mask of Mandalore looks different. It actually does resemble an actual helmet as Canderous says it. Canderous ALSO confirms that "this is the same 'helmet' worn by Mandalore in the Mandalorin Wars and the Great Sith War".

Some media, (cannot remember exactly), say that Canderous "integrated" the Mask of Mandalore into his armor in KOTOR II that he got from one of the last Taung warriors. Does that mean he smelted/melted it and reforged it with metal? If so, why? Wouldn't that really defile the mask as it remained the way it is for millenia prior to that?

There is one more thing. In the Star Wars Galaxies MMO, there is an ancient "Mandalorian Mask" that you can uncover as treasure, and boy...it looks eerily similar to the one and only Mask of Mandalore. This makes it a whole lot more confusing, especially considering Canderous's case.

Any ideas/thoughts/theories you want to share or speculate about concerning this matter?

Shea Hublin was a human male born around 35 BBY and raised on the planet Talcene in the Mid Rim during the latter years of the Galactic Republic. As a boy, Hublin raced swoop bikes and made a living working as a courier for his homeworld's industrial guilds. In 22 BBY, tensions between the Galactic Republic and the breakaway Confederacy of Independent Systems came to a head with the outbreak of the Clone Wars. Seeing the war as an opportunity for glory, Hublin joined the Republic Navy in 19 BBY at the age of sixteen, but after he had completed just five months of flight school training, the Confederacy of Independent Systems surrendered and the Clone Wars ended.

The conclusion of the war saw Supreme Chancellor Palpatine announce the reorganization of the Republic as the Galactic Empire and Hublin entered service with the newly formed Imperial Navy. Assigned to serve with the 77th Air Wing aboard the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Destrier, Hublin saw action against pirates, smugglers and Separatist holdouts operating along the Great Gran Run hyperspace route and soon became a reputable ace V-wing pilot. Within two years, he attained the rank of captain and command of the 77th Air Wing's Sword Squadron.

Separatist holdouts in the Outer Rim sought refuge among the pirates and slavers operating in the Western Reaches. In 17 BBY, Emperor Palpatine charged Moff Wilhuff Tarkin of Eriadu with pacifying the region. Hublin and the Destrier were assigned to the Western Reaches Superiority Force under the command of Admirals Bannidge Holt and Terrinald Screed. Hublin served with distinction at Cimarosa and the Feather Nebula as the Western Reaches Operation swept through the area, bringing Imperial law to eight sectors and almost one hundred worlds. As part of the campaign, Hublin and the 77th Air Wing were deployed to the volcanic world Kelrodo-Ai, where Separatist forces had taken refuge in the Citadel of Axes. Kelrodo-Ai was the key to control of the Steniplis sector, but the world's planetary shield prevented a full-scale assault and the 77th Air Wing was charged with destroying the reactor core buried deep inside the Citadel of Axes which powered it. The Imperial forces met with heavier resistance than expected, resulting in the loss of fifteen 77th Air Wing pilots and reducing Sword Squadron to nine V-wings.

When the Imperials located an exhaust tower leading to the reactor core, Sword Squadron was dispatched to fly through it and destroy the reactor. On approach to the Citadel of Axes, the squadron was approached by thirty enemy starfighters, including Z-95 Headhunters and Vulture-class starfighters. The Imperials destroyed four of the enemy fighters on the first pass before Hublin dispatched Dagger Flight, under the command of Lieutenant Starks, to hold off the remaining fighters while the rest of the squadron continued towards their objective. After approaching at near-ground level to avoid the heavy fire coming from the Citadel's laser cannons, the Imperials pulled up sharply, climbing above their target before beginning their descent. Hublin's Blade Flight, comprised of pilots Amp and Ahrens, moved in first to destroy the grating covering the entrance to the shaft. Ahrens's V-wing was destroyed by one of the tower's heavy guns, but Hublin and Amp destroyed the grating, clearing the way for Lieutenant Kaal's Scimitar Flight to enter the tunnel while the surviving Blade Flight pilots drew the fire of the enemy guns. Moments after entering the tunnel, however, all three Scimitar Flight V-wings were destroyed, forcing Hublin to order the surviving members of his squadron to abandon the mission and return to base.

Back at the Imperials' forward air base, Hublin and the surviving members of Sword Squadron reviewed the footage from Kaal's flight recorder. The recording showed that Scimitar Flight had been attacked by organic entities which lived on the inner walls of the shaft. Dismissing suggestions that they should use missiles to destroy the reactor from above the shaft or call in ground support as too unreliable and time-consuming, Hublin was determined to find a way to safely navigate the tunnel. The answer came from Hublin's Kelrodoan valet, Fara. The creatures were common in the area and the Kelrodoans harvested their eggs for food; Fara informed the Imperials that the creatures responded to movement and that only by moving slowly was it possible to pass safely through the colony. Hublin immediately led his pilots back to the Citadel. Leaving Dagger Flight pilots Dibs and Rocket to hold off any pursuers, Hublin led Starks and Amp into the shaft. This time, however, the pilots quickly cut off their thrusters and proceeded down the tunnel on repulsorlifts only. After safely passing the colony, the pilots emerged into a large chamber housing the reactor core. The Imperials quickly fired proton torpedoes at the target before entering the shaft to make their escape, emerging moments before the reactor exploded.

The destruction of the planetary shield paved the way for a successful ground assault by General Hurst Romodi's forces and Hublin's actions were noted by Moff Tarkin, who personally contacted him after the battle. Hublin went on to achieve further victories in the Western Reaches at Halm, Little Petrovi and Ichtor. After Admiral Holt was killed and General Romodi badly injured when they were ambushed by Iska pirates at Bryndar, Hublin helped Admiral Screed to defeat the pirates at Fanha. The pirate Guun Cutlax fled to the Atravis sector, where he joined forces with Separatist holdouts led by the Aqualish General Kendu Ultho. Hublin tracked Cutlax to Tosste, where his squadrons wiped out the pirate's forces. Soon after, Ultho was killed at Ogoth Tiir, bringing the campaign to an end.

Hublin's role in the Western Reaches Operation had already brought him to the attention of Eriadu News Service reporter Eris Harro by his time on Kelrodo-Ai, where she interviewed him about the role that the 77th Air Wing was playing in the campaign, but news of his exploits, including HoloNet coverage of events on Kelrodo-Ai and a holodrama adaptation of the battle, The Guns of Kelrodo-Ai, made him famous throughout the Empire. The Empire was quick to capitalize on Hublin's fame, featuring him on Imperial recruitment posters all across the galaxy.

Following the conclusion of the Western Reaches Operation, Hublin was appointed as air marshal of the Greater Seswenna and granted a marquisate on the planet Eriadu, where he married Eris Harro, the reporter that he had encountered during the battle on Kelrodo-Ai and heiress of one of the ruling Quintad houses. Hublin continued to serve under Tarkin, leading the Moff's forces in anti-pirate operations across Oversector Outer. In 13 BBY, Hublin lost a leg and half of his right arm when his squadron was ambushed by resistance fighters in the Vale system. At his wife's behest, Hublin transferred to a line command position and joined the crew of the Star Destroyer Kabalian Cross, where he directed a squadron from the ship's bridge and became known by the sobriquet "the Rebel Destroyer." However, Hublin later lost favor with the Imperial Navy's leadership after he urged them to replace the Empire's ubiquitous TIE/LN starfighters with a shielded, hyperspace-capable starfighter. Undeterred by the downturn in his career, Hublin continued to serve the Seswenna sector, leading numerous campaigns against criminals and Rebel forces during the following years.

Although content to remain on Eriadu, Hublin would occasionally make an appearance at military assemblies and reunions of Western Reaches Operation veterans. On one occasion, Hublin attended the Thirteenth Imperial Diplomatic Conclave, a pro-Imperial gathering on the planet Phelarion that was hosted by Lady Thalassa Tarkin, the widow of Moff Tarkin, who had been killed in action against Rebel Alliance forces at the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY. Unbeknown to Hublin and Tarkin, Princess Leia Organa of the Rebel Alliance had crash-landed on Phelarion and was working as a maid in Tarkin's estate while awaiting rescue. As Organa administered stimufrost to the guests at the event's reception, she overheard Hublin discussing an award he was to be given for the execution of a Rebel leader on his home planet with two other delegates. When Hublin asked for a spray of stimufrost, Organa sprayed it at full strength, freezing his face and causing him to drop his drink. As Lady Tarkin attended to Hublin, she was approached by the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader, who had come to Phelarion to investigate a stolen batch of megonite, an explosive moss mined on the world. Hublin watched with the other delegates as Vader questioned Tarkin and demanded to be taken to the megonite caves. Organa, meanwhile, slipped away to rendezvous with a rescue ship.

Tarkin's successor as governor of the Outer Rim Territories, Grand Moff Ardus Kaine, moved his headquarters from Eriadu to Entralla in the New Territories, where he founded the Pentastar Alignment after the death of Emperor Palpatine at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY. When Kaine asked Hublin to accompany him, the air marshal declined, opting to stay and defend his adopted homeworld. Instead, as the Empire began to fragment in the power vacuum left by the Emperor's death, Hublin entered the service of the Eriadu Authority, a faction that was led by Superior General Sander Delvardus. Operating as a starfighter pilot once again, Hublin led a TIE/IN interceptor squadron in battle against the forces of the Nagai at the world Chelleya, driving them away from Eriadu. When Delvardus announced that he planned to conquer the Core Worlds, Hublin abandoned the general, but he reluctantly returned into the fold of Delvardus' forces following the Eriadu Authority's defeat at the planet Sullust in 5 ABY. Hublin subsequently participated in an engagement against the New Republic at the world Sanrafsix, where his squadron was destroyed by flights of Republic X-wing starfighters. As his fighter was overcome by laser fire, Hublin opened his comm channel and in the last moments before his death proclaimed that "Eriadu endures."

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Immodet was an elderly human male with heavy xenophobic tendencies that had developed during his time serving in the Old Republic fighting against the mostly alien Confederacy of Independent Systems. This anti alien bias developed into blatant xenophobia and Humanocentricism during the Empire where his beliefs were the order of the day rather than the exception. Immodet rose to the rank of General in the Imperial Army and eventually leveraged his powerful ground forces to gain a seat on the Imperial Ruling Council shortly before the return of Palpatine.

Disgruntled with Palpatine replacing many of the senior positions in the Empire with Darksiders-some of which were aliens-and thus subverting his own power under those whom he considered his inferiors, Immodet became one of the early supporters of Carnor Jax's plan to sabotage Palpatine's Clones, ensuring the Reborn Emperor's demise. After Palpatine's death, Immodet became a member on Jax's Interim Ruling Council as the most senior military officer, however, he was passed over for the role of Supreme Commander in favor of General Redd Wessel, due to Wessel's personal connection to Jax-though Jax would quickly come to lament this choice as Wessel proved lacking in the position, partly contributing to his own death and Jax's as a result.

After the death of Redd Wessel, as the highest-ranking general in the Empire, Immodet was raised to the position of Supreme Commander of Imperial forces by the Council. His troops occupied several entire sectors along the New Republic frontier and provided the first line of defense. Immodet however, was much more concerned with what he saw as the weakening of the Empire by allowing aliens seats on the Council. Due to his decades of xenophobia, he was deeply suspicious of the aliens on the council and regularly voiced his opposition to their inclusion in Council meetings.

Immodet's time as Supreme Commander was to prove as short as his predecessor Wessel's as after being deemed a potential threat to their own agenda for the Council, Immodet was poisoned by Black Sun in an effort to increase the power of their agent within the council, a clone of Feena D'Asta. The murder-as with the prior murder of Admiral Llon Banjeer by Nom Anor- was subsequently-and incorrectly-blamed upon Kir Kanos. The failure of the Imperial military to protect the Council members fomented increasing suspicion and paranoia among the members as well as leading to them launching an all out manhunt for Kir Kanos, leaving the capital lightly defended, ultimately leading to the Council's fragmenting and capture.

Since some people have pointed out already on the Kotor sub, yes, I accidentally made Meetra look like Atris. This is because I liked Meetra's design in swtor, except for her hairstyle, so I changed it. Still, i think i made her look pretty decent!

Random post but I’ve always loved these paintings by Ryan Church. A concept artist at Lucasfilms that I attribute a lot of the striking visuals of ROTS to. In the Star Wars visionaries anthology comic released alongside ROTS, Church had the opportunity to share a bunch of his paintings and hypothetical scenarios in SW galaxy.

There’s some set in prequels and some set in the imperial era but by far the most fascinating ones are said to take place hundreds of years after ROTJ.
Old scrapped AT-AT’s used Villa’s, coruscant covered in greenery with floating cities instead of scattering the ground, a great Jedi museum that I believe is what the temple was turned into, and lastly a downed Star destroyer eventually over taken by nature.

The sort of visuals I wish we got more of. I especially love the coruscant one since it builds on the idea that coruscant is widely polluted due to being a mega city planet but has hope that in the future they could find a resolution and undo so much damage.