Admiral thrawn trilogy5/13/2023 ![]() When all of those fail, you bring in the Grand Admiral. ![]() ![]() Thrawn was an effective foil for the Rebels Ghost crew, and this is after said group defeated four Inquisitors, Vader himself, and Darth Maul ( Sam Witwer). Otherwise, it's that odd, spectacular magic of watching a character that's been long-ingrained in one's imagination step off the page and move. When it comes to his portrayal in Rebels, Thrawn's a tad more gloatingly cruel for cruelty's sake than in the Heir trilogy. When Filoni dropped the news on an unsuspecting audience at Star Wars Celebration 2016, Thrawn's dramatic reveal received a barn-busting reception. ![]() Thanks to Filoni, Thrawn made the jump from book to screen by joining Rebels as the antagonist of seasons three and four. After the Walt Disney Company purchased Lucasfilm and designated all the tie-in novels, Zahn's included, as "Legends" properties that were no longer canonical, it was a world-shattering event when Star Wars: Rebels showrunner Dave Filoni reincorporated Thrawn back into official Disney canon. His brilliant brain proved so overwhelmingly popular with fans, however, that Zahn wrote four additional books examining Thrawn's impact on the galaxy as well as a prequel illuminating his pre-Empire days. ![]() Because Star Wars villains must meet a gruesome end, Thrawn died in the final book of Zahn's Heir trilogy. ![]()
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