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Lit Personal Connection to the EU....

Discussion in 'Literature' started by YoungBossk, Jul 12, 2015.

  1. YoungBossk

    YoungBossk Jedi Master star 1

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    Hello all been away from the forum for a while but I'm back!

    A thread I've wanted to start since I joined the forum to find out if anyone has a personal connection to the Star Wars Universe (old or new) i.e. any characters, planets, species named after you or created by you and they ended up in official SW Lit?

    I ask because personally when I was about 8-14 years old it was my dream to have a comic book character named after me and 10 years later my younger brother who was 9 had the same dream so I tried again to make it happen and after hours of internet research I managed to reach out to a very kind writer and then after a lot of waiting and uncertainty me and my brother had a character named after us (our names combined)! The character had one appearance and we've both got the comic issue framed in our room and also signed comics from the writer (now our favourite person on the planet)!

    I'm not going to name the character as I understand it's not something authors are strictly allowed to do (even though the Dark Horse licence has expired).

    But I'm really interested if anyone else has any similar experiences and wants to/ can reveal the character, planet species ect., even series, issue ect.?
     
  2. Jedi Ben

    Jedi Ben Chosen One star 9

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    Paging Admiral Nict....
     
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  3. IG_2000

    IG_2000 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Was it Soon Baytes?
     
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  4. Ulicus

    Ulicus Lapsed Moderator star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    dp-4m was in Mindor, iirc.
     
  5. CooperTFN

    CooperTFN TFN EU Staff Emeritus star 7 VIP

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  6. DigitalMessiah

    DigitalMessiah Chosen One star 6

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    Am I supposed to find that ironic
     
  7. blackmyron

    blackmyron Chosen One star 7

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  8. LAJ_FETT

    LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    A bunch of us got name-checked in Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry's SW Essential Atlas. If you go to the Amazon page you can do a 'Look Inside' and you'll see us on the acknowledgment page.
     
  9. blackmyron

    blackmyron Chosen One star 7

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    And we have quite a few authors that originated here - our own bluish-hued Ewok, for instance, was the co-author of the Essential Guide to Warfare alongside Jason Fry - and there were a few who wrote some short stories as well.
     
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  10. Vthuil

    Vthuil Force Ghost star 5

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    blackmyron's not a system, he's a man.
     
  11. blackmyron

    blackmyron Chosen One star 7

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    Of course he is.
     
  12. CooperTFN

    CooperTFN TFN EU Staff Emeritus star 7 VIP

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    But does your planet have booze?
     
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  13. blackmyron

    blackmyron Chosen One star 7

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    ... you got me there. :p
     
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  14. TheRedBlade

    TheRedBlade Jedi Grand Master star 4

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  15. Zorrixor

    Zorrixor Chosen One star 6

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    Ofc, if CooperTFN hadn't made a typo when he first signed up to TFN, his bar would have had loads more appearances.

    [​IMG]
     
  16. CooperTFN

    CooperTFN TFN EU Staff Emeritus star 7 VIP

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  17. anakincol

    anakincol Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    That is so kriffing cool, hopefully all your namesakes will get recanonized in neu books and comics.
     
  18. YoungBossk

    YoungBossk Jedi Master star 1

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    Just had a look.. Love that!
     
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  19. Iron_lord

    Iron_lord Chosen One star 10

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    There was something very similar for The Essential Guide to Warfare.
     
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  20. Valin__Kenobi

    Valin__Kenobi Author: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Praji star 4 VIP

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    Technically I'm mentioned twice in the acknowledgements in Warfare--once by my actual name, and once under the short-lived Hoth Bar brain trust at Celebration V (along with jSarek and Dan Wallace).
     
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  21. CooperTFN

    CooperTFN TFN EU Staff Emeritus star 7 VIP

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    True story: I have no idea why I got thanked in the Atlas. If I said something useful in the cartography thread it was accidental and immediately forgotten. [face_dunno]
     
  22. Ulicus

    Ulicus Lapsed Moderator star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    "Hey, did CooperTFN contribute at all?
    "Dunno."
    "He is in every thread, though."
    "Screw it, let's just thank him anyway."
     
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  23. DigitalMessiah

    DigitalMessiah Chosen One star 6

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    He boosted morale
     
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  24. CooperTFN

    CooperTFN TFN EU Staff Emeritus star 7 VIP

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    Yer damn skippy I did.
     
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  25. SheaHublin

    SheaHublin Jedi Grand Master star 3

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    It certainly is, and remains a great honor :)

    And yes, it would be good for a certain Rebel Destroyer to be elaborated upon within the DisnEU...