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They guys from the Kessel Run podcast who first mentioned the Bad Batch series before its official announcement also heard about a ST character that will be returning.

 

I heard fom kessel run guys that one ST character would come in rebel's sequel.

 

“one of the most popular characters in the ST”

I’m thinking of Babu Frik

 

So is Kessel Run's ST character return in Rebels sequel the same rumor as Manabyte's and Den of Geek's "one of most popular ST character's return"? Sometimes it's 2 different things, sometimes the same but the way it sounds with Rebels sequel droid (BB8) or alien (Babu Frik) seem increasingly more likely than a human.

 

I didn't understand it as that ST character being in BB or in the Rebels sequel per se, just that they heard that one is "returning". They didn't want to specify unless they're 100% sure.

 

the most popular are amongs BB-8, Babu frik, Ben Solo, Rey Skywalker.

 

and 2 of them weren't even born during Rebels era.

 

No but this rebel's sequel witch go post ROTJ and by that point Ben Solo soon born. My guess is Babu frik, BB-8 is most likley with the republic. at first i thought Lor San Tekka but then remembered it was one of the popular ones.

 

The Rebels successor series will be set post-RotJ, the Rebels epilogue does not tell us how long after the battle of Endor it is set either, so there is some flexibility.

 

I think it be one years after. the epilogue takes place one year later as the war ended at jakku. the show might take someplace after that and we are two years past.

 

Sabine does mention "after the war" in her monologue so we can assume the search for Ezra started some time after the battle of Jakku.

 

yeah and when this show begins they might been looking for Ezra for a while.

 

https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/star-wars-adventures-32/

 

That's absolutely terrible. I get it's for kids but kids like much more intelligent stuff than just dumb slapstick. And then they wonder why tie-in sales plummeted.

 

Yeah! What do they think this is- 2005?

 

Well, they haven't done Finn any favours, have they?

 

They didn't do anyone any favors going by comic book covers. Drawing style is horrid. And going by this story writing matches the horrific drawings.

 

They're ripping off the Rathtar attack from TFA.
The tie in comics were miles better than this.

 

Yeah of all things ST rathar attack is not high on the must-have list. Yet here we are.

 

Wait, they brought back the being that stole the Falcon...and put him into the Resistance? Like anyone wanted to see Ducain again? ::eye roll::

 

Rey and Chewie must not have been happy when that happened...

 

https://www.ign.com/articles/read-the-first-chapter-of-star-wars-poe-dameron-free-fall

Spoiler

Getting to Know Poe with Alex Segura
“I hope readers will feel like this book serves as an exciting, character-driven follow-up to The Rise of Skywalker - in that it answers a number of Poe questions they probably have after watching the film,” Segura told IGN in an email interview.

For Segura, the character of Poe Dameron was especially interesting because his morality finds itself to be a bit more on the flexible side.

“I love the complexities of the character - he’s charming, a bit of a scoundrel, not afraid to bend the rules - but he’s also driven by loyalty and legacy, and friendship. He’s a hero, but in a world where there is absolute good and absolute evil, Poe is a bit gray,” Segura explained. “Characters like that really appeal to me as a writer, because we get to experience their struggles on the page and it creates a lot of compelling moments.”

Free Fall reveals what gets Poe off his homeworld of Yavin IV and sets him on the path to becoming the Resistance fighter seen in the films. We’ll meet a Poe still in his teens and the novel will cover the bulk of his time with the Spice Runners of Kijimi. You can, of course, expect to see Zorii Bliss and Babu Frik, but also many new faces from Poe’s past.

Those who read the Marvel Comics mini-series Star Wars: Shattered Empire will have already met Poe’s parents, A-Wing pilot Shara Bey and soldier Kes Dameron of the Rebel Alliance. They play a key role in the book, even though one of them has already passed on when it begins.

“Poe’s parents are ever-present, even though by the time the novel starts, Shara Bey has died. But the weight of her memory, and the weight of his father Kes Dameron’s expectations are always there,” Segura shared. “Poe feels a lot of responsibility - to his parents’ legacy, mainly - and that doesn’t always mix well with his own youthful curiosity and desire for adventure. It’s the core of Poe’s conflict, as he leaves home and sets out on this big adventure - he has to basically see everything through the prism of what his parents would want him to do, and I feel like that’s a really universal idea - that we’re often trying to square the things with do with the idea of what’s expected of us, and we eventually learn that we have to create our own set of rules while still honoring what came before. Even though they’re ‘on camera’ for only part of the novel, the influence they have over Poe and how he reacts to things is immeasurable.”

And what about Poe’s trusted friend and ally, BB-8?

“I don’t want to give anything away, but there is definitely an echo of this relationship, and I think readers will get a kick out of it,” Segura teased.

https://nerdist.com/article/poe-dameron-free-fall-excerpt-star-wars-zorii/

Spoiler

Poe Dameron wants adventure. The teenager is ready to leave Yavin 4 and his father behind and fly free. But what kind of decisions will he make in order to leave his home? Alex Segura’s upcoming young adult novel Poe Dameron: Free Fall explores the past of the suave, hotshot X-wing pilot we know from the Star Wars sequel trilogy. We got the tiniest glimpse into Poe’s history when he ran into Zorii Bliss in The Rise of Skywalker, but it only left us with more questions. The kind of questions Free Fall will answer. And the exclusive excerpt we have to share focuses on Poe taking a big step towards his future.

Author Alex Segura tells Nerdist about the excerpt, “This is a key, early turning point in the book and for Poe in general. We meet the crew he signs up with, and get a sense of the internal conflict he’ll be facing for the first part of the novel. Did he do the wrong thing in his desperate quest to get off-planet and away from his father? Has he gone too far? Who are these mysterious people he has decided to team up with on a whim? It was a ton of fun to create and fill out the cast that rode along with Poe and Zorii, and this is your first glimpse at some of the most important characters in the novel.”

As mentioned above, we know Poe Dameron as he is in the sequel trilogy. He’s dashing and heroic. He has gorgeous hair. But Segura had to go backwards while still writing a character that’s familiar to readers. “I needed the teen version of Poe to evoke the character millions watched and loved, but also be on his way to becoming that person, as opposed to already being set in his ways. I wanted to make sure the reader immediately recognized this younger Poe as Poe, but also got them interested enough in the journey—engaged enough to want to see how Poe evolved in the pages of the novel to get closer to becoming the man we know,” he says.

Zorii plays an important role along that path. Segura mentions he was able to establish a lot of her backstory and illustrate how she became tough and no-nonsense. The book has Zorii’s origins as much as Poe’s; their histories intertwine. Especially with Zorii bringing Poe into her crew. They need a pilot, and well, Poe’s a pilot. He doesn’t fully understand what he’s signing up for though.

“Yeah, Poe has no idea what he’s getting into. Like many of us as teens, we just see the immediate return, and for Poe that’s getting off planet and away from his hum-drum life. At this point in the book, we learn that Poe’s had some serious tension with his father in the years since his mother’s death, and we know Poe wants to be a pilot but Kes is adamantly against it,” Segura explains.

He continues, “It creates this cycle of Poe lashing out, getting into trouble and then being basically grounded for long stretches. Poe knows there’s more for him out there—to explore, to live. He wishes his father wasn’t so worried for him, but Kes lost Poe’s mother Shara, and he’s not about to lose Poe. That puts Poe in a tough spot and he decides to take action when the opportunity is presented, without fully realizing that he might be aligning himself with some bad people, and the consequences that come out of that alliance.”

Read the excerpt below to learn how Poe meets Zorii’s crew and what’s going through his head as he realizes they’re not exactly on the up and up. They’re smugglers.

https://www.starwars.com/news/poe-dameron-free-fall-exclusive-excerpt

Spoiler

Poe swallowed hard and mentally walked through the steps to launch. He knew what to do, of that he had no doubt. He just hadn’t, well, done it before. Flying an A-wing was one thing — especially one he’d sat in and tinkered with since as far back as he could remember. The Ragged Claw was different — he was in someone else’s house and being asked to make dinner without really knowing where all the ingredients were. He knew he could cook, though. So it was time to turn on the heat.

Then the shooting started.

The blaster fire was sudden. It took Poe a second to realize what was going on. But the Spice Runners didn’t have his delay and immediately took their positions. Vigilch’s grip tightened on Poe’s shoulder.

“Now, boy, now,” he seethed.

Poe took a quick breath. He flipped the switch that engaged the ship’s thrusters, feeling the hum of the Ragged Claw’s deceptively powerful engines. Marinda Gan, Gen Tri, and Vigilch swayed as the ship lurched forward, still rattling from the barrage of blaster fire coming at them from the five officers on the ground.

“We’re being fired on!” Marinda yelled over the rising sound of the ship’s engine.

Before she could continue, the ship lurched forward again — this time with more purpose, and it wasn’t stopping.

“What are you doing?” Zorii asked, scanning the controls from the copilot’s terminal. “We’re moving too fast for port traffic. We’re going to hit something.”

“Just trust me,” Poe said as the ship careened past the firing NRSB officers, seeming to shrug off their blaster fire, and wove around a few smaller ships in mid-transit. “Trust me.”

“What is going on?” Vigilch said as he toppled back-ward into the other two crew members.

Poe ignored their leader. He had to focus. Had to push past everything — his fears, the blaster fire outside, his new allies. He wove the ship — which was pushing speeds not meant for ground-level travel — around the docking area, scraping and bumping the freighter toward open air in less than a minute.

“They’re behind us,” Zorii said, her voice alarmed but not alarmist. “Three NRSB orbital jumpers.”

“Good,” Poe said.

“Good?” Zorii asked incredulously. “They’re on to us, Poe. I don’t know how familiar you are with this ship, but it’s not exactly the star of the fleet. Speed is not our strong suit.”

“Orbital jumpers don’t have hyperdrives — once we get clear, we’re golden,” Poe said, pulling up on the ship’s throttle. The ship’s artificial gravity pushed him farther into his seat as the ship veered toward orbit around Yavin 4.

“Zorii, handle the weapons while our pilot tries to get us out of here,” Vigilch barked.

Poe clenched his jaw. He wanted to focus on what was in front of him — piloting the ship off Yavin 4 — but he couldn’t help thinking about the bigger picture. For better or worse, he was on the wrong side.

“On it,” Zorii said, swiveling her seat to scan the weapons terminal. “Laser cannons are locked. Just let me know when we should create an intergalactic incident.”

“Fire,” Vigilch said. “Get us out of here, Dameron. Or else.”

Poe nodded to himself. He felt his entire demeanor change. Felt himself push past his doubt and keep going, because the only other option was untenable. His movements gained strength and confidence. It was as if his entire being was making a decision — to leave Yavin 4, to repudiate what came before and carve a new path for himself, and deal with the consequences later. Either that or he’d be in a jam not even his father’s connections could get him out of.

They were in orbit, speeding along with Yavin 4’s swampy atmosphere in the ship’s rear scopes. Poe caught sight of the jumpers, firing indiscriminately. He knew their laser cannons would sting like any bigger ship’s, but he also knew — just based on the short time he’d been flying the Claw — that the freighter was deceptively nimble. He wove through another barrage of fire, pulling the ship up — as if heading directly back to Yavin 4’s surface — only to wheel around.

“What in blazes –”

Vigilch’s curses crashed with similar obscenities and cries of surprise from the rest of the crew, not tethered to a terminal. Poe ignored them. He leveled the ship’s navigation and positioned it where he wanted it — right behind the jumpers.

“Fire, Zorii,” Vigilch said.

“Shoot to harm, not to kill,” Poe interjected. “There are good people on those ships.”

“You have a lot to learn about being a Spice Runner, Poe Dameron,” Zorii said.

Poe watched as the Ragged Claw blindsided the two ships, laser fire blanketing the unsuspecting NRSB vessels. Zorii was true to his request, sending firepower in or around the essential areas — just enough to disable them, not enough to destroy them — making sure to spare whoever was piloting the ships. He made a mental note. He might be able to trust the woman named Zorii Wynn. He’d need a few allies.

But Poe didn’t get time to ponder his new status quo. Marinda Gan was behind him, her arm outstretched — pointing at a larger, more present problem.

“Is that — is that what I think it is?”

Poe told himself it couldn’t be true, but nonetheless a long shadow had fallen over the group and their small battered ship.

The Hammerhead-class cruiser seemed to almost pivot at the sight of the Ragged Claw, as if the giant vessel was sentient and able to flinch. The long cruiser could easily outgun the Claw, and Poe and his new crewmates knew it. The message sliced through the static of space, crackling to life on Poe’s terminal.

“This is the New Republic Security Bureau. You are harboring people wanted for questioning in regards to a crime committed on the surface of Yavin Four.” The voice sounded haggard and spent. “You are to disable your ship’s defenses immediately and prepare to be boarded and searched. If you do not reply shortly, we will begin occupation protocols.”

“The more things change,” Gen Tri muttered, their ethereal voice jarring Poe out of his own anxiety spiral. “It seems the so-called New Republic is sounding much like the Empire it dethroned, no?”

Poe ignored the comment. They had more important things to deal with. They were in deep trouble, and no matter how quickly he tried to work out a solution, he knew it was pointless. They were out of luck.

“Any ideas?” Zorii asked. “We’re still in a pretty dense gravity shadow — we couldn’t jump to lightspeed if we wanted to, unless we override the system.”

Poe could hear Vigilch scampering behind them, the nervous pacing doing little to stave off their impending capture. Then his eyes widened. Could it work? Poe wondered. It would have to.

Poe turned to Zorii.

“Can you open a comm channel with that ship?” Poe said. “I have an idea.”



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“If you want Poe Dameron to live, you will let us pass,” Zorii said, her tone gruff and defiant. The rest of the crew huddled around her seat as Poe looked on. “This point is not negotiable. Continue your aggression and we will be forced to eliminate the boy, and will do it without hesitation.”

Static and silence followed. The moments stretched on for what seemed like days but couldn’t have been more than a minute. Poe could hear his own breath.

“This isn’t going to work,” Vigilch muttered, stepping back from the control panel and pacing around the ship’s small cockpit again. He couldn’t get a few steps without bumping into something or someone. “We’ll have to shoot first. That’s our only chance of escape.”

“We’re outgunned, severely,” Marinda Gan said, turning her head quickly to face their leader. Her look was loaded with contempt. “Is it worth getting the first shot off if you’re just going to be overwhelmed after? Why don’t you let the girl do . . . what she’s meant to do?”

Gen Tri shot Marinda an uncharacteristically sharp glance. She didn’t respond. Vigilch shook his head as if to say, Fine, we’ll see how this plays.

“Where can we retrieve Dameron?” the NRSB officer said, each word slow and pained as it came through the speaker. “How do we know you’ll keep him alive?”

Zorii didn’t hesitate, her response prepped and polished.

“We’ll drop him somewhere in the Sawaya system,” she said, her words coming across casually, as if she was asking for an extra portion at dinner. “You have our word.”

“The Sawaya system?” The NRSB officer sounded incredulous. “There are almost a dozen inhabitable planets. It could take—”

Zorii didn’t back down. The ruse was all they had. “That is our final offer,” she said, the casual air gone, her voice clear and tinged with menace. “We are prepared to die if these terms are not accepted.”

Poe watched her closely, his heart in his throat. Who was this girl — this woman — who could so casually toss aside all their lives, who knew how to outmaneuver a seasoned New Republic officer, who remained cool and collected while her crew of miscreants and criminals hemmed and hawed? Poe thought he was fairly tough for his age — having dealt with his share of tragedy and knowing his own parents had fought valiantly for the New Republic. Where did this Zorii Wynn come from?

The response from the opposing ship was brief, but it took all their willpower to not whoop and holler with victory as the words filtered through.

“You may proceed.”

Poe flicked the comm off hastily before anyone on the other end could somehow sense the smile forming on his face. He slowly steered the Claw out of orbit and away from Yavin 4. He turned to face Zorii.

“That was something else,” he said, his body humming with excitement. “You saved our butts.”

“You did, actually,” she said, her smile slight, as if things like this happened every day for her. Perhaps they did, Poe mused. “Tricking them into thinking you’d been kidnapped — that was sharp. And you performed some fancy footwork getting us off the surface. Looks like you are a good pilot, after all.”

“Could use a copilot,” Poe said, nodding toward her seat. “You seem to fit the bill. Maybe you can show me some of those spice runner tricks in exchange?”

“Something tells me you’re no stranger to being a scoundrel, Poe Dameron,” she said, her smile widening for a split second, an unexpected warmth in her eyes. “But it’s a deal.”

(W) Michael Moreci, Nick Brokenshire (A) Nick Brokenshire, Ilias Kyriazis (CA) Francesco Francavilla

In Shops: Sep 16, 2020

 

Preview pages from the Shakespeare's adaption of TROS.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/...-the-merry-rise-of-skywalker-by-ian-doescher/

 

You know I'm sure I read this was set post TROS, yet they're saying here it's between TLJ and TROS.

 

Of course it's between TLJ and TROS. It's a safe period that won't be revisited in something big like a TV show or a movie.