A/V STAR WARS REBELS (show's over, spoilers allowed)

Well if Bendu didn't die, Thrawn will kill him next time after studying his artwork.

 

*observes footprints*

"Ah yes, he's deeply afraid of clowns."

 

Actually once Thrawn got the name of his opponent down, Bendu, from audio of intercepted Rebel comms, his work was pretty much done. All he had to do was analyze Bendu's publicly available art symbol



to see that Bendu has an affinity for symmetry and that this can be key in taking him down (possibly through an asymmetrical attack pattern).

 

Sounds like it's official.
Steven Melching‏ @stevenmelching
This is happening. #StarWarsRebels #OldCaptainRex

 

Pfft, I am half-way expecting Thrawn to say something along these lines:

"After careful study of Jedi, Sith and Whill artifacts I believe the will of the Force is partial to wolves. Hence forth, the Chimera will be renamed the Wolf's Lair. Lieutenant Culver, get some paint and suit up for a space-walk."

 

Maybe not as official as it seemed: "Well, I'll leave it to TPTB to confirm, but the similarities are striking!" Which is essentially the exact boat we're already in.

 

TPTB = ?


Sent from my Ornithopter using The Force

 

The Powers That Be.

 

Twitter has been lit up about Rex for the last couple hours but yeah, I'm not totally convinced Melching wasn't just re-asserting that the S4 design is inspired by Nik Sant. Even if Dave's insistent on that headcanon, Rebels itself couldn't really confirm it--and I think it's for the best that they leave it an ambiguous suggestion considering the variety of reactions I've seen. Generally the new canon has been good about leaving possibilities open without forcing people to accept them--see Starkiller/Ilum.

 

Oh, if they wanted to, they could force it in there. Have him go undercover and use the name "Nik Sant" or something. If they wanted to force it, they would.

 

Aside from this--which let's be honest, they'd gladly ignore and be right to do so--the same "Nik Sant" hasn't been used in canon and thus there's no need to connect it to the RotJ character.

I'm just saying, my definition of "confirm" is pretty strict.

 

Some clarifications.

 

Has there been anything else on S4 yet?

 

Beside the sneak peak at Fan Expo Canada on Sept. 2nd, nothing.

 

Oh, I'm not saying they should do it or I even want them to. And yeah, even using the name doesn't necessarily make it so, but I was just saying–if they wanted it to be so, they'd find a way to make it so.

 

Somehow, I think it's just fitting that Rex meet his end due to General Skywalker AKA Vader. Vader could tell Rex who he is as he's killing him. Or even better, Rex finds out that Anakin is Vader and seeks him out, and Vader hires Boba Fett to deal with Rex. Boba Fett shouts "We are not brothers!" as he kills Rex, and the last thing Rex sees as he dies is Vader with his new best pal, a younger clone replacement for Rex, Boba Fett.

I just am not sure Rex should be running around when Luke joins the Rebels, Nik Sant or no. Even though the Rebellion is very large, Rex is well informed and would surely reach out once he's heard some kid called Skywalker wants to know more about the Jedi. And when they meet up and their stories don't match up:

Rex: "What, General Skywalker was killed by an apprentice of General Kenobi's called Darth Vader?? You do know that Darth is a Sith name right? And General Kenobi never had an apprentice. What's going on here?"
Luke:

 

Yeah I think Rex would be all around Luke. Maybe they could do a story with Luke on Endor having a talk with Rex. Also, wouldn't Han and Chewie feel weird around an old Boba Fett?

 

"I've got one of those faces that used to appear familiar to everyone."

I'd guess Han and Chewie (him especially) would have seen a few clones in their time, and might not associate the face with Fett's. They might not even have seen what Fett looks like.

 

This could still happen and work fine. It's plausible Rex and Luke never cross paths between ANH and ESB. A post ESB heart to heart with Rex and Luke could be cool as hell, if done right.

Sent from my Moto X-Wing

 

At the same time, it's awesome that Forces of Destiny has opened up the possibility of Hera going on missions with Leia, and maybe the others too. Uniting characters and giving them adventures together, really, is what Star Wars is for, once you strip away all of the mythology the franchise has built up.

 

Hmmm... this just made me realize it would be awesome to have a story about Boba Fett meeting an old clone. It probably wouldn't bother Fett much because he's been around clones forever, but for the clone, Fett would look like a younger version of him and his squad mates... I'm thinking a sad nostalgia-type tale...

 

Closest thing was Boba with Conner Freeman, but Conner was the son of a clone–or Boba with Jaing Skirata, but they were both the same age. So there hasn't really been an "old clone, young Boba" story that I can think of.