It would have been more original but that book series is kind of bleak compared to what Star Wars usually is so I'm not sure if they could be the villian without the sequel trilogy going through drastic changes that some would call "jarring".
It would be better for them to have their own trilogy.
The EU was wiped out for a reason- because 99.9% of it is bad.
Luuke Skywalker will be the villain.
Luuke Skywalker
The clone that Joruus C'baoth created to test me with was the fulfillment of my vision in the cave on Dagobah. The reality was no less horrifying than the illusion. Imagine looking at your reflection in the mirror and seeing only…an enemy.Luke Skywalker, in his personal datapad journal Luuke...starwars.fandom.com
Is this an argument for or against?
Nah. Mess as Ep. 9 was, the audience understands Palpatine immediately.
I mean might as well argue against every other callback in these movies, like why Kylo Ren is talking to a helmet.For those that grew up with the originals sure, but I wonder how many kids growing up with the new movies were confused. That's another point against episode 9.
why, Marvel takes crap like Civil War and turns them into successes, SWs can do it.It's bad enough that Lucasfilm is digging up every napkin sketch Ralph McQuarrie did decades ago, the last thing we need is to start pawing through the old EU trashpile for ideas too.
There's a reason they call the old EU as 'legends'. It's so they can mine it for characters and ideas, while saying their representations in the old canon were just exaggerations or misunderstandings. It's how they justify bringing back Thrawn etc. or even bringing Palpatine back with cloning and spirit transfer shit. This is all old material. Hell, Han and Leia's son went evil in the old canon as well.It's bad enough that Lucasfilm is digging up every napkin sketch Ralph McQuarrie did decades ago, the last thing we need is to start pawing through the old EU trashpile for ideas too.
Jedi EwokThe EU was wiped out for a reason- because 99.9% of it is bad.
Just my opinion, don't hate me.
Thrawn and Revan were you know...good.why, Marvel takes crap like Civil War and turns them into successes, SWs can do it.
And they already are digging through the old EU, haven't you heard Thrawn is back and Revan is canon again.
The key word I used was trashpile. I know full well they've been bringing back old EU ideas, but some of them were meant to be left behind.There's a reason they call the old EU as 'legends'. It's so they can mine it for characters and ideas, while saying their representations in the old canon were just exaggerations or misunderstandings. It's how they justify bringing back Thrawn etc. or even bringing Palpatine back with cloning and spirit transfer shit. This is all old material. Hell, Han and Leia's son went evil in the old canon as well.
that wasn't you know...the point. The prior sentence you ignored, Marvel taking crap and making it successful was....the point.
The key word I used was trashpile. I know full well they've been bringing back old EU ideas, but some of them were meant to be left behind.
Thawn - good!
Clone Emperor and the superweapon bonanza - eehhhh...
Vong - NO.
You can't make those things good.that wasn't you know...the point. The prior sentence you ignored, Marvel taking crap and making it successful was....the point.