Lit Upcoming canonization of Legends characters

I think there is a wider initiative to bring some Legends stuff back. They made a black line series figure for Jaina, they sell an Imperial guard pack at Disneyland that has Imperial a Shadow guards in them (though I have no idea what story those are from) they are marked as (Legends) on the box. Also an E-Wing can be seen in a hangar in a new Issue of Poe Dameron.

I think they were waiting for TLJ to come out and now that they revealed whatever they needed to about what happened after ROTJ creators can now inject back some old characters and concepts. At least that is my hope and wish.

If Disney is reading this I will spend a hell of a lot more on Star Wars material if some of the Legends stuff got re-canonized. I bought the Thrawn novel and Rebels season 3 season pass as soon as they became available and will be doing the same for the Thrawn comic adaptation.

 

the Imperial Shadow Guard are from The Force Unleashed

 

My top two would be Ysanne Isard and Zsinj. Isard because using the Krytos virus on Coruscant just screams operation cinder to me, and Zsinj because I think he would make a very interesting antagonist for the early New Republic while still being in line with the NUCanon Empire surrendering after the battle of Jakku.

 

Isard especially needs to come back. They already introduced her father in Tarkin!

 

I googled them but they don’t really look like the figure being sold at Disneyland. The figure looks much more like the normal red guards just in all black. The one in the game has like chrome armor on and looks considerably different.

 

I'm hoping for Bastilla Shan!

 

Isard - her father is already mentioned in Tarkin.

Pellaeon - an easy candidate for Thrawn 2.

Mara - I agree with the point about her being an Inquisitor in Rebels (and momentarily thought she might have been in the Season 2 finale).

Talon Karrde and Booster - fun characters I see no harm in including.

I don't quite agree with the notion of "New canon, so let's bring in new characters". For people that didn't read Legends, regardless of whether the character is named the same as a Legends character it makes no difference to their experience, but it enriches those of us who did read Legends. There's literally no downside (unless they maul the character of course).

 

No offense guys and gals, but I think there’s some bias here in what is termed to be a “major” or “important” EU character, as well as what those characters were known for.

Most people here were deeply involved and invested in the EU. Because of that, there’s a disconnect those people have distorted ideas about the notoriety or popularity of certain characters compared to non-EU fans.

I was not a big Star Wars fan before TFA came out. Like most non-die-hard fans, I was only tangentially aware of the EU. As such, I can tell you who the really notable EU figures were that even I had heard of:

• Revan, the protagonist of KOTOR with that badass mask.
• Thrawn, that cool, genius admiral with blue skin who led the Empire for a time.
• Mara Jade, who was an assassin at first and then Luke’s wife (sorry guys and gals, but we have to be honest here. Outside of EU fans, Mara was mainly known for her relationship to Luke Skywalker. It’s not insulting to say this, it’s a simple truth that, as someone who was never really into the EU, I can confirm.)

Personally, I think Revan is the most likely to be recanonized. It almost happened several times already, and he’s far enough removed from the ongoing storylines that they wouldn’t have to worry about bumping into stuff.

In a world with infinite creative resources, sure. But in our more finite reality, every Legends character reintroduced is essentially a potential new character gone, even worse if said reintroduced character is given books, comics, etc. That is the downside, and I don’t think you can really dispute that.

Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not against a few recanonized characters here and there, Thrawn was definitely a good addition to the new canon. However, I don’t want to see potentially novel concepts thrown away for the sake of fanservice, which will inevitably happen if these long lists of dozens of characters to recanonize are realized.

 

I absolutely dispute that. This notion of finite resources is an odd one. In the hypothetical scenario where you have a popular character such as Mara Jade, or you can create a new character who would basically follow her trajectory, why go the latter? Mara's character would be altered slightly, just like any EU character re-canonized, as Thrawn was, so there's literally no downside.

 

The NuCanon timeline honestly doesn't work well for either Thrawn or Mara's stories.

As it is my attitude is "let the dead dwell in peace"

 

What.

No, it’s not odd, it’s a fact. Limited number of writers, limited cash to pay them, limited amount of content that can be released simultaneously (to prevent competition), so on and so forth.

Because you’re assuming that the resources used to simply retell Mara Jade in the new canon would instead be used for a Mara Jade rip-off. This is an incredibly incorrect assumption.

It’s not that they’d create a character “like Mara Jade but not Mara Jade”, it’s that they’d create a new character that is entirely different from Mara Jade and has their own trajectory. That’s what people like me want.

It’s fine to reuse old ideas from time to time, but we need new things too. And when you use most of your resources on fanservice and nostalgia, new ideas are crowded out.

 

Hmmm...
Pelly or Karrde pop up in Thrawn 2: Electric Bluegaloo
Shug Ninx, Salla Zend, Roa, Bollux/Blue Max, Mako Spince and/or Gallandro get mentioned in the Solo: Visual Guide or other Solo tie-ins
A big green bunny in the background in Solo
Action Jaxxon comic

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I'm referring to resources in a character sense. Having Mara in a story does not preclude other characters.

Is it fanservice? Or is it restoring the best elements of what was already an expansive story, discarding the poorer elements, to build a cohesive universe with the best elements of both?

 

Disney is a business and popular EU characters recanonized are potentially worth more in the long run then the risk of introducing a new character that probably won’t take off.

 

This entire post is just, like, wrong. Cbf explaining why though

 

What parts of the EU are "poor" is subjective.

As it is nostalgia is Disney's main marketing tool.

And personally I just want to let EU characters and not be made into hackneyed or poor shadows of their original incarnations(which Thrawn in Rebels is in my opinion).

 

You could say that of any character in any kids cartoon ever.

 

Characters I want back:
Voolvif Monn, Roron Corobb, Foul Moudama, Tycho Celchu, Gavin Darklighter, Inyri Forge, Aril Nunb, Ooryl Qrygg, Corran Horn, Mirax Terrik, Iella Wessiri, Anakin Solo (because he was my favourite Solo child), Lowbacca, Kam Solusar, Cilghal and Tekli.

 

I'm sorry.

Of course. What's daft is the notion that, if Mara can't or won't be Luke's wife in the NU, she has nothing else to offer.

One might as well ponder what the point in Doctor Aphra is if she's not going to marry Luke.

A new take on Revan probably will be introduced at some point, yes.

But not as a "he" this time.

And, GOLLY, am I looking forward to that mountain of salt.

 

I wonder where are they going to recanonize these characters, since the quantity of novels per annum is at an absolute low.

 

No it's not.

 

Er, every year on that list has at least three novels. 2018 has 2: the TLJ novelization and Thrawn 2.

 

Look at 2017.

There will likely be just as many. They just haven't been announced yet.

 

It's . . . still . . . January . . . ?