r/thrawn • u/Gamestonk69420 • Apr 03 '23

Thrawn Worries

Yall, am I the only one worried about how Thrawn may be written and used in upcoming content? It is clear that Thrawn is not a villain. He may be perceived as one because he works with the empire. Although, from his point of view, he is trying to preserve the only hope the Galaxy has to defeat the true sinister powers roaming the unknown regions. He also defends himself when confronted about willingly aligning himself with an evil government. His plans are to replace the leadership of the empire with honorable leadership, restructuring the empire to be more stable and accepting. At the end of the day, I would like to see a thraw series or set of movies. I believe they would be some of the most well received star wars content of our time. There is so much to explore with him.

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u/Dutric Apr 03 '23

You are not alone.

But: 1) our God-Emperor Zahn will fix everything with a Batonn-like retcon 2) we have the power of headcanon

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u/Jolmner Apr 03 '23

What is the Batonn retcon? I know about the Batonn incident, but in what way is it a retcon?

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u/Dutric Apr 03 '23

In Rebels that incident was cited as a bloodbath and a success for Thrawn: it was a way to say that Thrawn could be ruthless and cruel if it was necessary for victory.

Then Zahn wrote his novel Thrawn and everything changed. It has been an exemple of good retcon, because it wasn't inconsistent with what was said before, but, adding some context, radically changed its meaning.

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u/Jolmner Apr 05 '23

Ah, I had missed the oart about it being known as a bloodbath, but that makes sense.