Ashandarei posted:Traviss: I have to agree in that I dislike what she made of Boba Fett. I don't believe it's because she didn't get the character, though; I believe it's because she wanted to make him into an actual Mandalorian instead of just a bad-ass guy who wears Mandalorian armor. I like him better as his own person.
Ashandarei posted:Stewart: Really just butchered both Yoda and Dooku for me. One of the few SW books that I tried out at the bookstore before buying, and was immensely grateful that I'd done so.
Panther50 posted:Thats a bit unfair to Denning Zekk was never interesting
sidious618 posted: Now you're just being silly. Luke is not going to run headlong into danger when he's the Master of the Jedi Order.
Kenobi_Kid posted:The possibility of Boba not being a Mandalorian was pretty much closed off with AotC and the introduction of Jango Fett, so you can't really say it's her responsibility that he's supposed to be an honest-to-goodness Mandalorian now. She's just running with what she's been given.
Ashandarei posted:Kenobi_Kid posted:The possibility of Boba not being a Mandalorian was pretty much closed off with AotC and the introduction of Jango Fett, so you can't really say it's her responsibility that he's supposed to be an honest-to-goodness Mandalorian now. She's just running with what she's been given.No, no, you misunderstood (or I didn't elaborate fully enough, since I erroneously thought it was obvious). What I meant was that Boba is certainly a Mandalorian by birth, but he has pretty much never conducted himself in the Mandalorian manner. He's not a die-hard glory-seeking battle-loving soldier. He's never seemed to hold family in high esteem, and aside from his one foray into marriage when he was a teenager has never been shown to desire one. He's never attempted to reunite with his Mando brethren in any capacity after that, preferring the life of a loner. He's never even learned Mando'a. Granted, becoming Mandalore could change a few things, but I, personally, don't think it's for the better.
dp4m posted:Timothy Zahn: Mara Jade No, really. I mean it. Stop laughing! Mara Jade was an Emperor's Hand. We knew this from the resurrection of the EU in 1991 - 1993 with the original Thrawn Trilogy. Mara was a trained agent, operative and assassin; trained in infiltration, espionage and the Dark and Light aspects of the Force (all of which appeared canonically in said trilogy). She was a smuggler at the time and thought nothing of attempting to strangle Thrawn with the Force, while reminiscing of the times she tried to kill Luke Skywalker in the past and her past guises, some less savory (and some implied more sexually) than others. She straddled the fence until she finally decided to, if not fully commit herself to the good guys, at least be on the side of right at the end of the trilogy. It seemed like she was a good foil for Luke, despite her being in and out of his life, even when she was romantically linked to both Kyle Katarn and Lando Calrissian. And then... the retcons started coming. Not really trained in the Dark Side ("neither Dark nor Light") despite her using one of the more recognizable Dark Side powers to try and off Thrawn in the second book featuring her. Never REALLY romantically linked with Lando ("I don't appreciate your ruse, ma'am." "My what?" "Your ruse -- your subtle attempt to trick me."). Actually quite more skilled with a lightsaber than previously described (by her and the external narrator POV). And it wasn't anyone else other than Zahn who was writing these retcons.
Ashandarei posted:No, no, you misunderstood (or I didn't elaborate fully enough, since I erroneously thought it was obvious). What I meant was that Boba is certainly a Mandalorian by birth, but he has pretty much never conducted himself in the Mandalorian manner.
Ashandarei posted:He's not a die-hard glory-seeking battle-loving soldier.
Ashandarei posted:He's never seemed to hold family in high esteem, and aside from his one foray into marriage when he was a teenager has never been shown to desire one. He's never attempted to reunite with his Mando brethren in any capacity after that, preferring the life of a loner. He's never even learned Mando'a. Granted, becoming Mandalore could change a few things, but I, personally, don't think it's for the better.
Charlemagne19 posted:Well to be honest, until Last Man Standing, Boba Fett is a non-character. Boba Fett is a menacing juggernaut of slaughter that goes in and lays waste to everything for money that we honestly never see him spend on anything except more guns. He's like a Galaxies character in that respect.
Charlemagne19 posted:And even in Marvel comics, the Mandalorians are annihilated for all intents and purposes.
Kenobi_Kid posted:And even in Marvel comics, the Mandalorians are annihilated for all intents and purposes.
Charlemagne19 posted:True, on the other hand, I never assumed Mandalorians on Mandalore were a RACE. I always assumed Boba Fett's group was more like a special military order that was destroyed.
Kenobi_Kid posted:Charlemagne19 posted:True, on the other hand, I never assumed Mandalorians on Mandalore were a RACE. I always assumed Boba Fett's group was more like a special military order that was destroyed.Well, they do come from a planet called Mandalore...
Charlemagne19 posted:Yes, but Mandalorian Supercommandos was to me like Japanese Samurai.
MistrX posted:Without having read Allegiance I have to ask, has Zahn written Vader directly? It seems that all we ever get are other characters' former impressions of Vader. Officers who thought he was brutal and scary. Mara who didn't seem to realize just how far the full power of the Force could go. Things like that.
Charlemagne19 posted:sidious618 posted: Now you're just being silly. Luke is not going to run headlong into danger when he's the Master of the Jedi Order. "Not ready are you!" "I must despite being the last hope of the jedi!"