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I haven't watched any Disney Star Wars since Solo (although I do enjoy hearing people make fun of it), but reading this thread kind of makes me want to read some EU comics.
I was thinking of reading the Tales of the Jedi Omnibus (the 90s series) and the Knights of the Old Republic series from 2006. The latter I had read for a couple of issues when it first came out and it was pretty OK. It's 50 issues though, so I thought I should ask if they're worth the time investment.
EDIT: Oh, and the Shadows of the Empire Omnibus.
All of those are really solid, I would also recommend Legacy, and throw Republic and Dark Times in there. The latter two are a lot longer than the other runs you're talking about though, so it would be good to save them for later. Any of the runs Vector crosses over with are solid, really.

Make sure you don't get the Marvel omnibus of Republic though, it adds a bunch of canon comics in there and cuts multiple original issues out.
 
Darth Zannah founded the witches so that they would one day create a dyad the Sith could use.
That would be actually interesting and probably something they would do, but that sounds like something they'd do in old EU
It did happen in the EU. Cognus' apprentice Darth Millennial established Prophets of the Dark Side which were later used by Palpatine during his reign.

reading this thread kind of makes me want to read some EU comics.
Recommendations:
Tales of the Jedi, as it's later referenced in many sources.
Knights of the Old Republic, especially the Jedi Covenant arc (first 36 issues)
Jedi vs. Sith, unless you are planning to read Darth Bane novels
Ongoing \ Republic, starting with Prelude to Rebellion, ending with The Siege of Saleucami - much more compelling description of the Clone Wars.
Dark Times, continues Republic story in early days of the Empire
X-Wing - good spy \ military stories, my favorite was probably Phantom Affair
Dark Empire - a classic and a much better story about reborn Palpatine.
Crimson Empire - quasi-sequel to Dark Empire, parts I and II are very good.
Legacy + Legacy: War.
 
I reread Jedi vs Sith semi-recently and it doesn't really hold up, the Bane novels are unfortunately the only good work in the New Sith Wars.
I agree, it's not great but it shows an important event in the galaxy's history - so if he's not planning to read Bane (which I highly recommend reading) the comic is better than nothing.
Also Knight Errant wasn't that bad, at least the novel.
 
for that matter why the fuck does Yoda assume he knows anything about the current Sith ways
Considering that the Sith were active roughly 1000BBY in Disney canon and that many species are very long lived, it's not unlikely that he would have trained under people who had direct contact with them and passed on that knowledge to him.
Every story has it's inspirations, that isn't a problem, but when 80% of your description of your story is "It's like this movie, and then this other movie before we're then like this movie." it's easy to see that your story is a disjointed mess that can't stand on it's own.
And a lot of them are incredibly different in terms of themes too, it's a crappy fanfic where the writer haphazardly shoves all the things they like into it without putting any thought into whether it actually works.
The Rule of Two is inherently flawed from the get-go, but it also relies on the selfishness of the individual Sith to keep itself going, that's why it was the one Sith ideology that actually worked/lasted.
Considering the hubristic nature of the Sith it would make sense that the rule got broken constantly by some, but that the consequences of their actions would be the proof that the adherents need to convince their own apprentices. The Sith being able to keep their heads down for a whole milennia is ridiculous to me, they really should have been popping up every few decades because somebody decided they knew better and then getting fucked up by their master's backup apprentices.
 
I felt like, “I am unaccepted for who I am because of what I believe in and wanting to wield my power the way I'd like without having to answer to the legion of people that just exist out there.”
That's literally a super villain speech. It's like the dyke seen a Spiderman film and decided that the moral was wrong.
 
That's literally a super villain speech. It's like the dyke seen a Spiderman film and decided that the moral was wrong.
Also if you don't want a bunch of people getting aggro on you for shitting things up, do it in your own original property instead of ruining an existing one.
 
The battle of Jabiim was underrated. For once some natives besides Mandalorians actually put up a fight in the form of nimbus commandos and had their own cool outfits. The AT-AT and AT-ST also got some kind of origin story there

The AT-XT should have featured more in the clone wars. Filoni has no concept of military tactics (since his favorite scenes are when the clones become so nearsighted that they walk up to melee only enemies within melee range) and the AT-RT was a scout vehicle like the STAP. Not a frontline one. Hence the open pilot seat. It made zero sense for them to be used as excessively as they were on ryloth and umbara charging tank columns head on, Not even Krell was that stupid.
 
I've been thinking, how exactly Empire was able to locate hiding Jedi after order 66? I scoured the net and some stuff I found points to Inquisitors/Vader/Palpatine being able to sense Force usage while other suggests they relied primarily on spy/intelligence network to find proofs of someone using the Force
 
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It did happen in the EU. Cognus' apprentice Darth Millennial established Prophets of the Dark Side which were later used by Palpatine during his reign.


Recommendations:
Ongoing \ Republic, starting with Prelude to Rebellion, ending with The Siege of Saleucami - much more compelling description of the Clone Wars.
Dark Times, continues Republic story in early days of the Empire
Star Wars Republic was the fucking tits.
Good shit and well written by John Ostander and Jan Duurshama.
These two were great writers for teh EU.
 
There's a great comic adaptation of the Thrawn trilogy by Dark Horse which I read instead of the books because I don't read books that aren't Lord of the Rings. I'm sure you'd get a kick out of it even if you've read the novels before.

Also, an anon once dumped Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison. It's the last major comic release before the buyout if I recall correctly, and it deals with a coup d'état against the Emperor by the head of the Imperial academy, shortly after Episode III. The art is great and it features Moff Trachta from some 90s comics I haven't read. I heartily recommend that.
 
I've been thinking, how exactly Empire was able to locate hiding Jedi after order 66? I scoured the net and some stuff I found points to Inquisitors/Vader/Palpatine being able to sense Force usage while other suggests they relied primarily on spy/intelligence network to find proofs of someone using the Force
Definitely there would have been sensing through the Force but a bunch of Jedi were found by actively opposing the Empire. The presence of a leader of a rebel unit wielding a lightsaber would be a dead giveaway of a Jedi. A Jedi leaked information about his group so that they could fight Vader.

The best thing a Jedi could do to survive was to abandon the trappings of the Jedi (such as lightsabers) and live a normal life. The Empire doesn’t need to hunt down someone who isn’t going to fight them back.
 
Definitely there would have been sensing through the Force but a bunch of Jedi were found by actively opposing the Empire. The presence of a leader of a rebel unit wielding a lightsaber would be a dead giveaway of a Jedi. A Jedi leaked information about his group so that they could fight Vader.
Ah, yeah, Conclave of Kessel. Didn't go well for Jedi.
The best thing a Jedi could do to survive was to abandon the trappings of the Jedi (such as lightsabers) and live a normal life. The Empire doesn’t need to hunt down someone who isn’t going to fight them back.
I was mostly thinking about this kind of Jedi. Yoda hid on Dagobah so dark side aura of the planet concealed him, Kenobi was hermit on Tatooine, aka the middle of nowhere and last place Vader wanted to visit. But what about Jedi who just lived somewhere, pretending to be regular citizen? Obviously, if identified by informant the Empire would come knocking but would imperial Force users be able to detect that said Jedi used the Force while not in their immediate proximity? I'm thinking that after order 66, with few Jedi left in galaxy, it would be much easier to pinpoint anyone using the Force conciously but I don't know how exactly such detection works in lore/EU.
 
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But what about Jedi who just lived somewhere, pretending to be regular citizen? Obviously, if identified by informant the Empire would come knocking but would imperial Force users be able to detect that said Jedi used the Force while not in their immediate proximity? I'm thinking that after order 66, with few Jedi left in galaxy, it would be much easier to pinpoint anyone using the Force conciously but I don't know how exactly such detection works in lore/EU.
Using the Force would not tip off all other Force users throughout the galaxy. Perhaps those very strong in the Force can send off a signal but it’s not like a homing beacon. The lore is vague on using the Force to detect other Force sensitives as it’s often a narrative device for why characters meet. Chalk it up to the Will of the Force.
 
Leslye Headland said:
But the motivation I gave to Manny in that moment — in theater, we would call it dramaturgically — for, “Why is he stepping over to do that,” because it said it in the script, was, “You have been in this position. If you have a red lightsaber, you have felt this level of despair, rage, and dejection. So go over there and let her know that you have had that experience.” And he just did that beautiful thing. I was like, “Jesus Christ.”
When saturday morning cartoon villains are too hard for you to understand. :stress:
She might actually not have known about Harvey, because she is retarded.
 
There's a great comic adaptation of the Thrawn trilogy by Dark Horse which I read instead of the books because I don't read books that aren't Lord of the Rings. I'm sure you'd get a kick out of it even if you've read the novels before.
Personally I would recommend giving the novels a try, it is in my opinion the best way to experience this story. And art in the comics is rather uneven.

Also, an anon once dumped Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison. It's the last major comic release before the buyout if I recall correctly, and it deals with a coup d'état against the Emperor by the head of the Imperial academy, shortly after Episode III.
If we're recommending small side-stories, I'll add:
Agent of the Empire (and if you still want more spy stories, Shadow Stalker)
Blood Ties - a small story about Boba Fett and a son of a clone (and if you want more Boba, Twin Engines of Destruction)
 
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