Legacy #1: Broken, part 1 (of 6) (release discussion)

Very interesting Randy. Still I don't see what was stopping anyone from putting Darth Maladi on the cover instead of Darth Talon, considering Darth Maladi actually IS in the story.

Oh wait! Silly me, I just realized that Darth Talon is scantily clad and THAT's why she's on the cover

edit: the cover thing is something that's always annoyed me, in any event.

 

LOL well come on you gotta give us SW geeks some eye candy! And it doesn't come any better than a scantily clad Darth Maul-esque Twi'lek

I still love the style. Shame they couldn't have done twists on the film posters...now that would have been something Oh maybe I should wait till the TPB for that idea

 

If that's the case then I demand some beefcake on a few covers for us lady Star Wars geeks

 

Well I'm sure they'll oblige I mean don't you find Krayt or Nihl hot?

No I'm sure they'll give you some eye candy milady.

 

I thought it was okay, nothing special. I see the possibilities but I wasn't sold on Cade at all. He doesn't strike me as an interesting character and the interaction between him and his father and his master seemed poorly done. I am sure this will rectify itself because there are so many new characters and none of them have had enough page time to tell us much of anything. I am still optimistic but I was not impressed with the first issue. There was nothing that pulled me in and made me anxious for the next issue.

-The Rebel Gungan

 

Yes, Darth Miladi is indeed eye cany as well. Oh wait...what did you say?

 

'Tis my fervent hope

 

Maladi?

I think already I like Cade, its very hard to make such a statement after 1 issue of any comic series, but he seems to me to very Anakin-esque and I like that. He does have a deep sense of duty but thats mixed with the conflict of his attachment to those he cares about, it will be interesting to see how such traits have developed within him since the events of this issue took place.

One issue down and I'm impressed (and I don't really do comics.

 

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Cade is cool, like a mix of Luke and Anakin and Han, without the whining of the first two.

The Sith however, are cooler But then again, I've always rather enjoyed the presence of the Sith

 

Ha! I agree Darth_Foo. Im new to comics, so Im used to consuimg a book, and not really having to wait. Excellent beginning!

I am wondering the timeframe of all of this? Like 10 years or so before we see the Cade we know. That might also explain why Veed is Grand Admiral and not Moff. Also, that whole Sith scene may show us loyalties of some of the Moffs. The Moff Geist obviously is not in Veed's corner. Also, there is a Chiss Moff in the background. Perhaps Bastion is Fel's new throne world, where they are sympathetic to him and not the throne.

The more we learn, the more we realize we do not understand. Thanks John and Jan.

EDIT: I think the relationship between Wyyrlok and Krayt is interesting. Its like they are friends, because Krayt isnt afraid to show weakness in front of him. A relationship we havent seen between Sith before. I think Wyyrlok will be a very important figure ahead.

 

It seems that Moffs hold military ranks as well - we have Moff Veed also being Grand Admiral Veed, and Moff Calixte also being Intelligence Director Calixte.

Another interesting point: Krayt is called the "Dread Lord." Wasn't Shimrra called that also?

I liked it. Interesting that the NJO seems to have gone back to the living force - I'm sure we'll see why in LOTF. Also, seems like Cade has mastered Plageuis-power. I got the feeling that this still wasn't the main part of the story, as I'm assuming the next issue will be the one that is first set in the comic's "present".

 

All the Sith ghosts must be so mad, they've been trying to stop people from dying for thousands of years... and a Jedi padawan does it by accident when he's upset! At least Darth Krayt and the Sith have a very good reason to go after him, Krayt probably thinks it might be a way to heal himself before it's too late.

 

Good theory on Bastion, with it being the most prominently forified planet in the Galaxy. Krayt would have a VERY hard time removing him should Fel take residence there...

Speaking of which, I was thinking: if Fel knew the Sith would betray him, why not rig the palace to explode or take it out from orbit with a Star Destroyer since direct confrontation was clearly out of the question (as the four Imperial Knights guarding the Double Fel learned)? I know that Krayt has to take over for the sake of story but just sending a double for Krayt to kill and allowing him to take the throne seems kind of a weak move on the part of Fel...UNLESS he wanted the Sith to make a coup so he could flush out traitors?

 

Interesting. All it takes to become Emperor is walk into the throne room, kill the current Emperor, and have enough firepower there to insure the Moffs take the oath of loyalty. No concerns like making sure the military remains loyal, unless the old Emperor is still alive, or the populace accepts you as legit. Something tells me this New Empire is not much more stable than the one Palpatine designed to fall apart without him at the helm.

 

You kind of also have to be a prominent Sith Lord reknown throughout the galaxy, if Krayt's actions were done by, say, a Devaronian Mercenary, people would kill him in seconds (if he were even capable of killing the emperor). But a Sith, you don't touch those...

 

On the contrary, this new empire is the complete opposite of Palpatine's in terms of stability, for all the reasons you mentioned. The original Empire was loyal to the man; the new one is loyal to the office. And if the moffs swear loyalty than the military will be loyal, since the former controls the latter.

 

Guess that means the Imperial Knights are not all that fearsome if the only reason they don't beat down the man who just attempted to assassinate the Emperor was a Sith.

 

Any government where assassination is a legit means of taking the reigns of leadership is inherently unstable, see Roman Empire.

 

The Roman Empire was unstable because the border governors were given direct command of large armies and large territories, and swore allegiance to individual emperors as opposed to the position of emperor. Again, more like the original empire than this one.

For that matter, we haven't even seen evidence that the new moffs either directly control their own forces or even are governors. They seem to be more like the Palaptine-era advisors.

And as to rapidly changing leadership being unstable, in theory it's not much different to democracies where leaders change on short notice, and yet the bureaucracy and military remain loyal to the government and not the individual who personifies it.

 

In all, a pretty exciting kick off to this new series.

High points:

Kol Skywalker's last stand.

Cade ressurecting Shazen and going postal on TIE fighters.

Krayt's betrayal of Emperor Fel.

The intreging bits about where the plot is going next.

Obviously, Krayt wants Cade to take his place as ruler of the galaxy. He'll make him the same offer Darth Sidious did, saying that the force has chosen him to bring order to the galaxy.

Seems like the next few issues will deal with finding Cade, the Emperor, and his daughter Marisiah.

Also interesting that the Sith are basically responsible for the fall of the GA, the rise of the Empire, scattering of the Jedi etc. The Emperor said they couldn't have won the war without them.

 

A great start to the series. Nice to get right to action right away with the massacre at Ossus being the main thrust of this issue. Kol's last stand against Darth Nihl was beautifully done, and Cade's reaction to it and the potential storylines that may come from that are quite intriguing. "Roan Fel's" death was sutiably well done, and I look forward to an Imperial civil war (on three sides possibly: Roan's, Krayt's and a seperate Morlish Veed faction?) Great start, I'm hooked!

 

good start luke's hard work to build then njo was for nothing. didn't kreia ressurect darth sion? that kind of reminds me of tony nelson saving jeannie's life on mecca



i like cade he's more luke than anakin he has ben's sharp tougne i think he will become the greatest hero of the njo if he stays on the light side and defeat the sith without giving into his hatred.

"bottle to genie genie to master master to mecca ramdah"
captain tony nelson

 

Great start to a new series. Pretty sure that Krayt is NOT Jacen or Ben, since it makes it pretty clear that he was already an adult during the Vong war and that he just sat by on the sidelines and watched the whole thing unfold.

Oh, and I told ya that Kol was Cade's father

Also, I'm guessing that the next issues jumps ahead 10 years to 140 ABY.

 

I am curious about the same thing. I thought we'd jump into things with Cade being as we saw him when he was first introduced in pictures and the like. He seems younger, like this is almost a flash back, or something.

I also enjoyed the relationship between Wyyrlok. I really like his character, and the information they gave of him in issue 0. He seems like an advisor, almost.

I think Krayt is a man underneath all of that, and perhaps that is just a suit or armor, perhaps even organic. I'm not to savvy on the Vong, so I could be stating the obvious.

Well, they were likely decoys too. At least, that was my thought; the Emperor was a decoy because he knew of a plan to overthrow him, so why endanger real Imperial Knights? Perhaps I am wrong.

Either way, I enjoyed it and I am very much looking forward to issue 2!!

 

Hell? Main Sith here. Of course a few cannon fodder IKs aren't going to be able to stop him. Dur.