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TalonCard Title: •Author: Slave Pits of Lorrd •TFN EU Staff Registered: Jan '01	Date Posted: 5/18/03 12:51am Subject: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask... - Date Edited: 5/29/08 4:55pm (3 edits total) Edited By: The2ndQuest
	Has there ever been an in-continuity story that has been so hotly contested as the Glove of Darth Vader series? A six book series by authors Paul and Hollace Davids, Glove of Darth Vader is notorious among fans of the literature for being absurd, corny, and just plan silly. Large groups of fans refuse to accept it into their personal versions of continuity, and even Nathan Butlar's highly respected fan chronology does not take these books into account. However, LFL has made it increasingly clear that it does include the books in continuity, as evidenced by the innumerable references to the events, species, planets, and characters from the books. This has had many fans scratching their heads; "Just how does Glove of Darth Vader fit in with the books and comics I know and love?" Most fans are too squeamish to read the books after reading the bad press they have received (heck, after the weird looks I got reading them in the back of Barnes and Noble, I can't blame them) so they wouldn't catch references made in other parts of the EU. With that in mind, I decided to undertake a project (like I don't have enough of these things going anyway) that only a die-hard fanboy who takes this sort of thing way too seriously but knows it and can laugh at himself could do. This will be a tongue-in-cheek look at Glove of Darth Vader, similar to Isaac Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare, which I hope will be both entertaining and educational. I'll take you through the events of the series, while breaking to explain the important continuity links, political situations, and historical factoids. Please note that I'm not trying to undermine GODV place in the continuity, or and that I do not despise the books. So, buckle up your crashwebbing, and get set for a Moff'n good time! Introduction: What Came Before In the aftermath of the Battle of Endor, the Empire broke into countless warring factions. Moffs and Admirals broke away from the Empire proper, and began establishing their own little kingdoms. Some held only a single system, others, entire sectors. Warlords such as Darcc, Lumiya, and Harrsk began dominating the galactic scene. Some, such as Warlord Zsinj, built empires that would rival in power what remained of the Empire. On Coruscant, Intelligence Director Ysanne Isard eliminated the more legitimate heirs to the Empire, and within six months after the Battle of Endor had taken control of what remained of the Empire. Officers such as Captain Gilad Pellaeon and Grand Admiral Afsheen Makati pleged their loyalty to Isard, but many refused to accept her as their ruler. A group of Moffs and Grand Moffs banded together under the Central Committee of Grand Moffs, forming a respectable opposition to Isard's regime. In the eyes of many, the Central Committee was the Empire. During the GODV series, the New Republic is focusing most of its attention on this part of the Empire. The New Republic (known in these books as the Rebel Alliance--the two names are used interchangeably in the literature up through the X-Wing novels) itself has relocated its base since the Battle of Endor; the Rebels now operate out of the Massassi Temples on Yavin IV. Glove of Darth Vader: Chapter 1: Droids on a Mission The first book opens on Yavin IV, one year after the Battle of Endor. Artoo Deetoo and See Threepio are being outfitted for a spy mission to the planet Kessel. Luke chooses some new head plates, and presto-changeo, after a session with a Droid Modification Team (what a cushy job--all you have to do is change headplates and slap new paint jobs on droids all day) Artoo and Threepio look just like Kessel droids, which apparently differ substantially from all the droid crowds that these guys usually blend into. The three of them then head off to an important meeting of the new Senate. It hasn't been made exactly clear as to whether or not this Senate is the same group as the Provisional Council from X-Wing and other books, but the New Republic clearly has a Senate established at this point. The Senate meets in, of all places, the Palace of the Woolamander. Spotlight: Palace of the Woolamander This palace was discovered years ago by Rebel scout Dr'uun Unnh. Unnh chose this name simply because he had found a huge pack of arboreal Woolamanders nesting in the palace. Dr'uun also deemed the structure unsafe for habitation, so the New Republic probably repaired some of the damage before the Senate started meeting there (either that, or someone on the New Republic Structure Utilization Board has it in for Mon Mothma.) The building is also haunted by the ghost of one of Exar Kun's Sith followers. Years later, when Anakin Solo and Tahiri Veila entered the palace, this spirit gave them a bit of trouble, but it doesn't seem to bother the Senate. It's likely that the presence of so many politicians gives the evil ghost some comfort. In a secret room deep within the palace lies Exar Kun's Golden Globe, and the slumbering Jedi Master Ikrit (shh! Don't wake the Kushiban!) The building is also home to SPIN. SPIN stands for Senate Planetary Intelligence Network, and it is an interim organization founded by Mon Mothma. Admiral Ackbar, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, and the Droids are all key members. Luke and the droids arrive at the meeting on time. Present are the aforementioned key members of SPIN, along with Chief Councilor Mon Mothma. Han then makes a comment that leads to one of my favorite lines in the series: "'Well, kid,' Han said to Luke, 'you sure did a great job on these droids. If I didn't know what was going on, I'd swear I was on Kessel.' 'Thanks, Han. Coming from you, that really means a lot.'" Sheesh. Here is Luke, the humble Jedi Knight, taking credit for the toils of the brave and fearless Droid Modification Team back at the Great Temple when all he did was pick out the headgear. Tsk tsk. Mon Mothma calls the meeting to order, and begins to explain the Kessel mission: "Thousands of grand moffs, evil warlords, stormtroopers, Imperial droids, and enemy officers from the Empire are arriving at Kessendra Stadium on Kessel for a big gathering in their capital city." Gotta love that speech. "Evil warlords"... Does this mean that all those "good warlords" can't come? Artoo has been collecting information on every important Imperial who might be present at the "big gathering", including those who would like to be the next Emperor (heck, what evil warlord doesn't want to be the next Emperor?) Mothma explains that there is much controversy about the latest prophecy of the Supreme Prophet of the Dark Side, Kadann. Spotlight: the Prophets of the Dark Side This group was founded in the early years of the Empire, headed by a Supreme Prophet named Kadann. The group was also called "The Secret Order" and, true to its name, remained unknown to all but Palpatine's most intimate advisors during the Emperor's reign. Palpatine consulted the prophecies of this group frequently until after the Battle of Hoth. Then the Emperor ignored them, laughing in the face of Kadann when he foresaw the Balance of the Force. After the Battle of Endor, and a hearty "Who's laughing NOW?!" from Supreme Prophet Kadann, the Prophets of the Dark Side went into hiding. Imperial Intelligence, apparently rebelling against Madame Director Isard, set up a false set of Prophets to aid the Central Committee. These Prophets were headed by false versions of the most powerful of the real Prophets, Kadann and Jedgar. This Kadann was apparently a former member of the Secret Order, and a dark side mage in his own right. The new Prophets started a Church of the Dark Side, which was then sanctioned by Grand Vizier Sate Pestage (the Imperial dictator-of-the-month at the time) as the ONLY legal religion in the Empire. Because of their prophecies, which included little things like the resurrection of Emperor Palpatine (if only they knew!) and ultimate Imperial victory, the Church filled a gaping hole in the morale of the Imperial forces, and they soon became a household name across what was left of the Empire. Operating out of Space Station Scardia in the Null Zone, they are a force to be reckoned with in this era, having gained the loyalty of much of the Empire, including the forces of Grand Admiral Peccati Syn. Kadann's prophecy states: "After Palpatine's fiery death Another leader soon comes to command the Empire And on his right hand he does wear The Gove of Darth Vader!" This prophecy provides, as you might imagine, the title for the book, as well as the de-facto title of the entire series. The Glove of Darth Vader is indestructible, a "symbol of evil that would survive forever" and so it survived the explosion of the Death Star II. How this can be when Luke clearly cuts through the glove during their duel in ROTJ has yet to be explained, although Abel Pena has theorized that the glove is built around a TOTJ-type Sith amulet, which could explain why the Luke's pure, modern lightsaber, the noble weapon of a Jedi, is able to cut through the evil-infested and vile Sith glove, but it is indestructible otherwise. Either that, or the authors goofed. (My friend Zack was a huge fan of GODV when he was eight, and was quite disappointed when he noticed Luke cutting through the glove in ROTJ.) Mothma thinks that someone at the Kessel meeting might have found the Glove of Darth Vader, and will claim to be the new Emperor. To spy in on the meeting (another one of SPIN's agents probably went in disguised as a good warlord, but was most likely bounced at the door of the Hotel Kessendra) the Droids will go to Kessel's surface in a landing pod disguised as a meteor. (The pod was built by "Admiral Ackbar and his fellow Calamarians" for this mission.) Since Han and Lando are going to Bespin by way of Kessel, they plan to eject the pod from the Millennium Falcon as they pass. But it's not just a pod that looks like a meteor! Oh no! When the Droids leave Kessel, it will shed the meteor coating so that it will look like a probe droid! And then they will be picked up in the upper atmosphere (such as it is) of Kessel by a modified Imperial Command Speeder. It just gets better and better. But they're not leaving just yet. First, there is a romantic scene with Han and Leia "under the starlit sky" Han has decided that he's going to stay at Bespin, and start on his lifelong dream--good ol' Lando has offered him a lease (is that the best Lando could do to a guy who he betrayed?!) on a piece of sky, so now Han can build his very own dream Skyhouse! Whoo hoo! (Is it any wonder that Leia was considering dumping him for Isolder?) In the next edition of "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About GODV But Were Afraid to Ask" we'll go to Kessel, and find out just who is the next Emperor, and why he pays triple for contact lenses. Until then, you might want to check out two other sites/threads that formed the basis for much of this article. Abel G. Pena's "The State of the Galactic Civil War" essay: http://starwars-rpg.net/swfa/issue4/civilwar.html#_ftnref18 And Valiento's own "References to GODV" thread: http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=9373672&page=1 Enjoy! I've got to go and figure out why I was crazy enough to write a lengthy article about a ten-page chapter. TC -----signature----- Death in the Slave Pits: http://www.starwars.com/hyperspace/fiction/feature20090531/index.html GODV Guide: www.myuselessknowledge.com/swfa/main.html Hyperspace Blog: http://blogs.starwars.com/taloncard
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darthjarjarbinks Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 5/18/03 1:06am Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask...
	That was beautiful, TC! I have often wondered about the GodV series and, given what I'd heard, and the numerous references made by fans in the shadows to these forgotten children of the EU, I had never asked. Seriously, thats worthy of publishing!! Far more worthy than the GodV (or so I hear ) -----signature----- badgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadger mushroom mushroom
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lightsaber_wielder Registered: Jan '02	Date Posted: 5/18/03 2:31am Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask...
	Hmmm, interesting. Well done on all that typing, TC! Just one question for the time being...why isn't the GoDV series put in the timeline included in NJO books? -----signature----- "Show me the books he loves and I shall know a man far better than through mortal friends." - Dawn Adams "Music is the vernacular of the human soul." - Geoffrey Latham "A good story is any story you like." - Karen Traviss
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Pelranius Registered: Apr '03	Date Posted: 5/18/03 2:51am Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask...
	Ahhh.... Bravo! Bravo! Most well done, TalonCard. Now, thanks to your spirt of educating the unenlightened, I am more enlightened. Seriously, I can't believe the GoDV is so darn corny. This a very insult to everything truly Star Wars and decent. We must declare a holy war against the maglinant cancer known GoDV! -----signature----- Fleet Junkie and Proud! Fics: Destiny's Inferno (TTT/DE AU) And the Skywalker Saga KOTOR Style Updated 7/24/06 see bio for details
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A-WingsRule Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 5/18/03 3:45am Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask...
	My WADD warns me that this article is great! -----signature----- rooty legend 2, njofc
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darthjarjarbinks Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 5/18/03 3:54am Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask...
	...i must have missed something...WADD? -----signature----- badgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadger mushroom mushroom
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tmihah Registered: Sep '01	Date Posted: 5/18/03 5:10am Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask...
	If the glove don't fit, you must aquit. Good job with all the typing. Just don't forget about the surprise flying landspeeder at the end.
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J_K_DART Registered: Dec '01	Date Posted: 5/18/03 6:18am Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask...
	Methinx I'll keep an eye on this thread lol - nicely done! -----signature----- "Victory without risk is like a pizza without pepperoni." "I like my pizzas without pepperoni." "Sir master of the long post" - Excellence
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Valiento Registered: Mar '00	Date Posted: 5/18/03 9:11am Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask... - Date Edited: 5/18/03 9:12am (1 edits total) Edited By: Valiento
	"Gotta love that speech. "Evil warlords"... Does this mean that all those "good warlords" can't come?" What? You didn't know that it was customary rebel policy, for propaganda purposes, that all Imperial Warlords = Evil Warlords. So no "good" warlords existed according to rebel propaganda, just evil imperial warlords, or evil warlords for short.
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RogueWompRat Registered: Feb '03	Date Posted: 5/18/03 10:20am Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask... - Date Edited: 7/14/06 7:52am (1 edits total) Edited By: DVeditor
	Oh no, the memories, the awful memories,- Trioculous, Whaledons, Zorba, that Ken *******- oh Lord its horrible!!! While I laud your efforts, this series is not part of continuity, only elements of it. -----signature----- "the Force is between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere..."
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DarthKurt Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 5/18/03 12:41pm Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask...
	Very nice,talon,i enjoid reading that,both for the humor and the fact that i could never get a copy of GODV here in Puerto Rico.BRAVO
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Mr44 Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 5/18/03 1:06pm Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask...
	Hey, all the books in the GoDV series have the "Long Time Ago in a GFFA.." opening scrawl on the first page, so they have to be offical...... right?......... Guys?.......... The real question is how does this series compare to the wonderful and absorbing "Galaxy of Fear" series? ah the antics of Zak and Tash... TC, is there a humorous recap of this in your future? -----signature----- When you enter a room full of armed men, shoot the first person who makes a move- hostile or otherwise He has started to think and is therefore dangerous... -- Colonel "Paddy" Mayne, co-founder of the SAS
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ReaperFett Registered: Dec '99	Date Posted: 5/18/03 1:22pm Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask...
	and the slumbering Jedi Master Ikrit (shh! Don't wake the Kushiban!) You my friend are a comedy genius -----signature----- http://www.ymdb.com/user_top20_view.asp?usersid=4053 - My top 20 movies. -
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Valiento Registered: Mar '00	Date Posted: 5/18/03 2:29pm Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask... - Date Edited: 7/14/06 7:48am (2 edits total) Edited By: DVeditor
	"Ken *****" Was he a ***? I'm sure the novels said that Kendalina, and Triclops got married, that would kind of keep him from being a *****. "While I laud your efforts, this series is not part of continuity, only elements of it." You are awhare that most of the elements, and plot details from the story have been refrenced in other sources, or originally came from other sources that the David's researched right? I guess that means the series is part of continuity. Beyond that, the EC, NEGTC, EGTC, EGTAS, GTSWU3E, SWE, and many other sources all list the books as being part of the star wars continuity. Essential Chronology lists them in the complete timeline in the back of the book. Also LFL has never retroactively said that they aren't part of the continuity in any sources.
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snarf5181 Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 5/18/03 3:22pm Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask...
	Are the galaxy of fear books listed in the njo timeline? If not then i guess they just left out the kids books.
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Valiento Registered: Mar '00	Date Posted: 5/18/03 3:27pm Subject: RE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Glove of Darth Vader, But Were Afraid to Ask... - Date Edited: 5/18/03 3:43pm (4 edits total) Edited By: Valiento
	Ya, Jedi Quest, Boba Fett, Galaxy of Fear, Star Wars Journal Series, Star Wars Science Adventures Series, and GODV are left off the list. It does have Young Jedi Knights, Junior Jedi Knights, and Jedi Apprentice Series though. So the timeline isn't complete, but that doesn't mean anything it left off isn't part of continuity. On the contrary other more complete official timelines include those books.
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