Author Topic: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread
Dan Wallace 
Title: SW Author: Comics, WotC RPG, Essential Guides
Registered: Aug '98
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Date Posted: 7/10/06 9:26am Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread
Senator_Cilghal posted:
your book states Luke established contact with Iron Knighst 9 ABY, but Abel in earlier sources stated this only happened c. 13 ABY after Luke got clues from Callista in 11 ABY

The timing I used was based on the following, from Abel's "Droids and the Force" article:

Approximately two years after the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin IV was established and using clues the Old Republic Jedi Callista Ming had provided in conversation with Master Skywalker, a group of his students successfully tracked the estranged metal defenders to their base on Dweem.


Senator_Cilghal posted:
also, you state there are nine FX models, FX-1 to FX-9; however, CCG had the FX-7 for Rebels and for Empire the more advanced FX-10 (Effex-ten) unit.


I think you might have me there. Is CCG the collectible card game, or Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns?

Dan

 

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Rogue_Follower 
Title: Manager: Literature
Registered: Nov '03
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Date Posted: 7/10/06 9:40am Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread - Date Edited: 7/10/06 2:02pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Rogue_Follower
Dan Wallace posted:
Senator_Cilghal posted:
your book states Luke established contact with Iron Knighst 9 ABY, but Abel in earlier sources stated this only happened c. 13 ABY after Luke got clues from Callista in 11 ABY

The timing I used was based on the following, from Abel's "Droids and the Force" article:

Approximately two years after the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin IV was established and using clues the Old Republic Jedi Callista Ming had provided in conversation with Master Skywalker, a group of his students successfully tracked the estranged metal defenders to their base on Dweem.



Actually, the NEGtD says that Luke contacted them nine years after Endor, which puts it in the correct time bracket.
Dan posted:
Senator_Cilghal posted:
also, you state there are nine FX models, FX-1 to FX-9; however, CCG had the FX-7 for Rebels and for Empire the more advanced FX-10 (Effex-ten) unit.


I think you might have me there. Is CCG the collectible card game, or Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns?


That would be the Decipher collectable card game. Here's the FX-10 card. I miss the CCG---it created so much quirky EU backstory for those blink-and-you'll-miss-'em characters. sad

And I love their lore for C-3PO: "Has never been memory-wiped... as far as he knows." Rather prophetic, eh? laugh grin

 

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Senator_Cilghal 
Registered: Jul '03
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Date Posted: 7/10/06 7:13pm Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread
ah, 9 years after Endor is 13 ABY--ok, no problem--my fault

still curious about FX-10 (I did indeed mean the CCG)

and today I figured out that the Alliance safeworld from Gambler's World, Fusai, finally named in NEGTD, is in--Fusai Sector (right next door to Endor), another Dan Wallace creation from Gamer 9!

 

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Eyrezer 
Registered: Aug '02
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Date Posted: 7/10/06 7:23pm Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread - Date Edited: 7/10/06 7:29pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Eyrezer
Dan Wallace posted:
Senator_Cilghal posted:
your book states Luke established contact with Iron Knighst 9 ABY, but Abel in earlier sources stated this only happened c. 13 ABY after Luke got clues from Callista in 11 ABY

The timing I used was based on the following, from Abel's "Droids and the Force" article:

Approximately two years after the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin IV was established and using clues the Old Republic Jedi Callista Ming had provided in conversation with Master Skywalker, a group of his students successfully tracked the estranged metal defenders to their base on Dweem.



I was discussing the timing of the Iron Knights discovery over in the Droids and the Force thread. Sadly I suggested it actually occured later than this, based on remarks made in The Crystal Star which is set in 14 ABY.

There, Han and Luke are investigating Crseih Station, looking for lost Jedi. The relevant quotes were:
Page 31 posted:
"And who knows what we'll find when we get where we're going? Maybe some more Jedi Knights to help with the school" Han to Luke
Page 34 posted:
"But if I do find other trained Jedi, it'll make a big difference. To the Academy. To the New Republic..." Luke
Page 43 posted:
Han did not believe a group of lost Jedi existed.

Han's doubt seemed unlikely to me if a large of group of Jedi, such as the Iron Knights, had already been discovered by Luke before 14 ABY. I was hoping to make it just after these events. The next major event chronologicly is Jedi Knight:Jedi Academy. It would have been cool if the IK were discovered by contemparies of Jaden...

 

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Senator_Cilghal 
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Date Posted: 7/11/06 10:10am Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread
Dan: the DD-13 entry mentions the Ubrikkian medlifter transport. Is this meant to be the medical capsule Sid uses to take Vader from Mustafar?

 

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Dan Wallace 
Title: SW Author: Comics, WotC RPG, Essential Guides
Registered: Aug '98
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Date Posted: 7/13/06 6:22am Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread
Rogue_Follower posted:
That would be the Decipher collectable card game. Here's the FX-10 card. I miss the CCG---it created so much quirky EU backstory for those blink-and-you'll-miss-'em characters. sad


You guys got me on FX-10. I should go back and add that info to my Endnotes feature.

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Dan Wallace 
Title: SW Author: Comics, WotC RPG, Essential Guides
Registered: Aug '98
8002_Ric Olié<br>Mountain Dew
Date Posted: 7/13/06 6:25am Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread
Senator_Cilghal posted:
and today I figured out that the Alliance safeworld from Gambler's World, Fusai, finally named in NEGTD, is in--Fusai Sector (right next door to Endor), another Dan Wallace creation from Gamer 9!

Yep, great catch! I also mentioned the Fusai origin in part one of my Endnotes, which you can read here.

Dan

 

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Dan Wallace 
Title: SW Author: Comics, WotC RPG, Essential Guides
Registered: Aug '98
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Date Posted: 7/13/06 6:44am Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread
Eyrezer posted:
I was discussing the timing of the Iron Knights discovery over in the Droids and the Force thread. Sadly I suggested it actually occured later than this, based on remarks made in The Crystal Star which is set in 14 ABY.

Because the "9 years after Endor" placement was pre-existing, I didn't think I could overrule it in the NEGD. But I think it can still fit... see below...

Eyrezer posted:
There, Han and Luke are investigating Crseih Station, looking for lost Jedi. The relevant quotes were:
Page 31 posted:
"And who knows what we'll find when we get where we're going? Maybe some more Jedi Knights to help with the school" Han to Luke
Page 34 posted:
"But if I do find other trained Jedi, it'll make a big difference. To the Academy. To the New Republic..." Luke
Page 43 posted:
Han did not believe a group of lost Jedi existed.

Han's doubt seemed unlikely to me if a large of group of Jedi, such as the Iron Knights, had already been discovered by Luke before 14 ABY. I was hoping to make it just after these events. The next major event chronologicly is Jedi Knight:Jedi Academy. It would have been cool if the IK were discovered by contemparies of Jaden...

Okay, but remember that many Jedi had already been discovered by that point in the timeline, and that Han (or maybe even Luke) might not have considered the Iron Knights to be "real" Jedi. Both of those could potentially be used to explain these quotes.

In fact, you can cast all those quotes in a different light by adding some extra dialogue (my additions in italics):

Han to Luke: "And who knows what we'll find when we get where we're going? Maybe some more Jedi Knights to help with the school. Because we already have a whole bunch of new Jedi Knights that we've already discovered. So hey, the more the merrier."

Luke: "But if I do find other trained Jedi, it'll make a big difference. To the Academy. To the New Republic. Because a few more Jedi instructors would finally be enough to get the Academy running on its own, freeing me to save the galaxy more often."

Han did not believe a group of lost Jedi existed. Because, let's face it, Luke had already discovered Callista, Vima-Da-Boda, Beldorion, the Iron Knights, and the Jensaari ... how many more "lost Jedi" could there be?


Dan happy

 

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Eyrezer 
Registered: Aug '02
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Date Posted: 7/13/06 1:46pm Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread
Crikey, you're right Dan! I don't know why Vonnda McIntyre edited their conversation like that, she really misrepresented what they were saying! wink shhh

 

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Dan Wallace 
Title: SW Author: Comics, WotC RPG, Essential Guides
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Date Posted: 7/18/06 1:16pm Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread
Just wanted to let everybody know that I'll be appearing this weekend at San Diego Comic-Con International. Here's my schedule ... please stop by and say hi!

Friday 7/21:
4:00-5:00: signing Superman Returns: The Visual Guide at the DK booth (#5449)
5:00-6:00: signing The Art of Superman Returns at the Chronicle Books booth (#1019)

Saturday 7/22:
3:00-4:00: signing The Art of Superman Returns at the Chronicle Books booth (#1019)
4:00-5:00: signing Superman Returns: The Visual Guide at the DK booth (#5449)
6:00-7:00: signing Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Droids at the Del Rey booth (#1228)

Sunday 7/23:
10:00-11:00: signing Superman Returns: The Visual Guide at the DK booth (#5449)

Dan

 

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Grand_Lord_Revan 
Registered: Jun '06
Date Posted: 10/11/06 4:01am Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread - Date Edited: 10/11/06 4:06am (1 edits total) Edited By: Grand_Lord_Revan
Dan Wallace posted:
Grand_Lord_Revan posted:
What I am eager to get more information about Darth Revan. Especially the official gender of Revan and if s/he is lightsided or darthsided at the end of KOTOR I. I would wish that Revan would be officially a woman as there are so many male "heros" in the star wars universe.

Thanks for the question, Grand Lord Revan -- unfortunately, as Rogue_Follower pointed out, Lucasfilm's position on KOTOR (i.e., for events that need to be "officially" locked down like comics and stuff) is that Revan was a male, and that he followed a path that led to the game's light-side ending. (This is mentally weird for me, since I played through the game with a female Revan, and still think of my character whenever I see a Revan reference.)

On the other hand, I believe Lucasfilm's position on the "Jedi Exile" from KOTOR2 is that she's female.

Dan


Thanks for the reply. Sorry for being late with my reply. I have the same problem with Revan. I also played the game with a female Revan and every time I think of Revan, it's a woman....Well, at least the exile is female ;-) . Do you have ever thought about to write a book about Revan or the past Revan time? It's a bid odd but I prefer the old Sith-Lords ;-) than the new ones, except Darth Vader.

BTW, does anybody know what happened to Jaden from Jedi Academy? Is a squel planned one day. Does she/he has a place in the SW literature? Is there also an official gender?

 

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Sinrebirth 
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Date Posted: 10/12/06 2:05pm Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread
Jaden Korr, a he I believe, survived the Yuuzhan Vong War, and went looking for Kyle Katarn after war when he vanished on a mission to Roon, in the Cloak of the Sith.

 

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DarthBroox 
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Date Posted: 10/16/06 7:48am Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread
Sinrebirth posted:
Jaden Korr, a he I believe, survived the Yuuzhan Vong War, and went looking for Kyle Katarn after war when he vanished on a mission to Roon, in the Cloak of the Sith.


Yes, Jaden is male.

 

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sonnymyson 
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Date Posted: 10/16/06 6:55pm Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread
Sometimes. You have yer choice of avatars, in the game. i like the dishy Twi'lek, of course. raised_brow

 

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Havac 
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Date Posted: 10/17/06 10:22am Subject: RE: The Official Daniel Wallace Discussion Thread
Canonically, however, Jaden has been referred to as "he" outside the game.

 

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