![]() ![]() Let’s take a look back at Thrawn’s unusual path to becoming a Star Wars Legend in more ways than one. Now though, after making a long-desired move into canon via animation, Thrawn is poised to make his live-action debut this August in Ahsoka, following multiple mentions on The Mandalorian, including in the latest episode. What became the Star Wars sequel trilogy went a different direction and, in April of 2014, the books and comics that had been published prior to that, formerly known as the Expanded Universe - including all of Thrawn’s appearances - were designated as existing in the separate Legends timeline, meaning they firmly were not considered part of the current continuity. When it was announced that there would be a new trilogy of Star Wars movies, many hoped that the new, emerging villain would be Grand Admiral Thrawn and that both generations of Star Wars heroes would unite to fight against him. Two more books were written to deal with the specter of his past and the threat of his return. Heir to the Empire kicked off a trilogy of books featuring Thrawn that ended in his artful demise. This was rather astonishing due to the fact that for the longest time he’d only appeared in novels. ![]() Practically since his debut in Timothy Zahn’s 1991 novel Heir to the Empire, Grand Admiral Thrawn has been one of the most popular villains in Star Wars. ![]()
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