Thrawn McEwok posted:It's like... Bardan and Kyle...
Charlemagne19 posted:At heart, I always think that Star Wars is more about a human drama so that "alien" is actually a matter of diversity. The human race is itself incredibly diverse and there's plenty enough to handle all the oddities and diversities of our universe without making weird qualities for aliens that might not make any sense.
Charlemagne19 posted:The "humanity" of Grevious I actually felt was a far better choice than trying to make the Khaleesh have anything randomly 'odd' off of them. The very fact that the Khaleesh are so normal and yet are ignored by the Republic (even when the Huk are EATING their children) only adds to the tragedy and senselessness of humanocentrism.
The2ndQuest posted:It's tricky to add alien characteristics in a workable sense- sometimes, like with Cetsus Deception's sex-rotating giant spiders, it can backfire and come across as excessively silly- alienness fo the sake of being alien.
Super_Battle_Droid posted:Halagad I know one Jedi you forgot about that was killed in Labyrinth of Evil, the one that was killed in the Jedi Starfighter that was destroyed by the disabling burst from the Invisible Hand that was ordered by Grievous. If you didn't forget about him/her, you should've named him/her.
WhillJedi posted:Still Super, adding something like that to the endnotes wouldn't make it canonical, I don't think.
Rogue_Follower posted:Finally found the Huk quote in The Swarm War: "That's odd, Captain Solo," C-3PO said. "I don't see any bugs at all. The Verpine are a species of mantid, the Fefze are more closely related to beetles, and the Huk are much closer to vespids than---" -The Swarm War, p. 96 Now, vespids are kinds of wasps, so this doesn't jive with the Huk's new identity as an alias of the Yam'rii, who are mantids. So. We need a retcon. The fact that the name "Huk" is a slang term for the Yam'rii could be used as an advantage, especially since it means "soulless bug.". Perhaps the term was taken up by those in contact with the Kaleesh as a term for any insectoid species, and it stuck to one. This could explain why Threepio uses the term, and could explain why he says their vespids: they aren't the true Huk, but another species altogether. Of course, this poses problems of its own; notably, why any species would be given/take on such a derogatory name.
"That's odd, Captain Solo," C-3PO said. "I don't see any bugs at all. The Verpine are a species of mantid, the Fefze are more closely related to beetles, and the Huk are much closer to vespids than---"
Rogue_Follower posted:Hey Abel, maybe you could connect these mysterious waspish Huks to the Nevoota (which we know are bee-like ) and the Brizzit, which also appear to be some sort of wasp or fly. After all, the Brizzit are nearly extinct, and the Nevoota were (supposedly) wiped out by the Mandalorians... maybe they're trying to hide their identity...
JMM posted:Rogue_Follower posted:Hey Abel, maybe you could connect these mysterious waspish Huks to the Nevoota (which we know are bee-like ) Maybe the Dark Nest Trilogy is just the revised title of the Nevoota Bee Trilogy?
Rogue_Follower posted:Hey Abel, maybe you could connect these mysterious waspish Huks to the Nevoota (which we know are bee-like )
Matthew Trias posted:I believe Wallace mentions in the NEC that Tann did hold more authority than Grevious in the early days of the war.
Barriss_Coffee posted:Sweeeeeet. Good job, Abel. As always.
Barriss_Coffee posted:I especially appreciate the fact that you tell us where all those little, overlooked EU references come from... I mean, some of us aren't as sourcebook/RPG-savvy as you or Rogue_Follower over there.
Sauron_18 posted:Does anyone know if we will ever see a completely exposed Kaleesh face? Or will it be among those things like Yoda's species, Sidious' beginning, etc..
Thrawn McEwok posted:Sith happens?
Super_Battle_Droid posted:So you think some other authors will spill the beans some? I'm hoping some might be mentioned in the New Essential Guide to Aliens in the Kaleesh article, can't wait for that book, and article.
Super_Battle_Droid posted:That would've been AWESOME!
Rogue_Follower posted:Ah, gottcha. My sarcasm detector has been a bit buggy today...
Super_Battle_Droid posted:Ah, so I take it that's why they weren't mentioned in Unknown Soldier?
Rogue_Follower posted:Abel, do you actually have the manga? If so, have you translated the Aurebesh Letters to Anakin?
Rogue_Follower posted:They're in (bad) English...