Campaign against Thrawn's forces

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"What was first just a dream has become a frightening reality for those who may oppose us."
―Grand Admiral Thrawn[4]

During the New Republic Era, the New Republic waged an undeclared war against Grand Admiral Thrawn’s forces.

Aftermath

"At the time of Thrawn's return, Chalm Plesk—a historian from the University of Coruscant—was embedded with the New Republic fleet. His planned work, The Last War Against the Galactic Empire: On Deployment with the New Republic Fleet was highly anticipated for years, but various military figures refused to permit its publication."
―Beaumont Kin, The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire[3]
While the Imperial remnant was defeated, the First Order continued its rise.

While the Imperial remnant was defeated, the First Order continued its rise.

Following the campaign, the New Republic defeated the Imperial remnant. However, it failed to recognize the continued threat of the Imperial remnant until it was too late, repeating its mistake by not acting or joining the Resistance to destroy the First Order in 34 ABY.[5][3]

The New Republic kept the campaign and its details about its defense effort classified well until the Hosnian Cataclysm. Chalm Plesk, a University of Coruscant historian, tried to argue his case before the New Republic Senate, having been blocked from publishing his work, The Last War Against the Galactic Empire: On Deployment with the New Republic Fleet, by various military figures for years.[3]

The campaign was mentioned in historian Beaumont Kin's book The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire.[3]

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Behind the scenes

"History is on the move, Captain. Those who cannot keep up will be left behind, to watch from a distance. And those who stand in our way will not watch at all."
―Grand Admiral Thrawn, to Captain Gilad Pellaeon in Star Wars Legends[6]
The Thrawn campaign has its roots within the Star Wars Legends version of events (a breakdown the Legends Thrawn campaign, pictured).

The Thrawn campaign has its roots within the Star Wars Legends version of events (a breakdown the Legends Thrawn campaign, pictured).

The campaign against Thrawn's forces was first mentioned, albeit indirectly, in "Part One: Master and Apprentice", the first episode of the Star Wars: Ahsoka television series[7] that was released on August 22, 2023.[8] More information appeared in the in-universe history book Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, which was written by Doctor Chris Kempshall[3] and released on July 4, 2024.[9]

The concept of Thrawn leading an Imperial Remnant force against the New Republic after the Battle of Endor originally appeared in Star Wars Legends through the Thrawn campaign. Originally created by author Timothy Zahn as the main conflict in his 1991 novel Heir to the Empire, the campaign was first depicted throughout the The Thrawn Trilogy, which Heir to the Empire began.[10] The conflict was further expanded upon in his 1992 novel Dark Force Rising,[11] his 1993 novel The Last Command, and subsequent Legends stories[12] and sources.[13] Very much like canon's campaign,[3] the conflict was depicted as Grand Admiral Thrawn's effort to lead a reinvigorated Galactic Empire against the New Republic[6] in 9 ABY, albeit following his return from the Unknown Regions[13] instead of a far galaxy.[1] Thrawn nearly crushed the New Republic until his defeat—brought about by his assassination at the hands of his own bodyguard, Rukh—at the Battle of Bilbringi.[6] The conflict was first identified as the Thrawn campaign in the 1999 novel X-Wing: Isard's Revenge by Michael A. Stackpole.[12] The Legends version of events received a reference within Ahsoka "Part Four: Fallen Jedi," in which Tano refers to Thrawn as the "heir to the Empire,"[14] the title of Zahn's first Legends novel.[10]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 AhsokaTitle-Template Star Wars: Ahsoka — "Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord"
  2. ↑ SWInsider "A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 228 dates the events of "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness" to nine years after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which corresponds to 9 ABY per Star Wars: Timelines. Preceding episodes, also take place in that year, since they take place after Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, which is dated to 9 ABY according to Timelines. As "Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord" takes place shortly after Part Seven, the events of Ahsoka as a whole must all take place within the same year.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
  4. ↑ AhsokaTitle-Template Star Wars: Ahsoka — "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness"
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The Last Command
  7. ↑ AhsokaTitle-Template Star Wars: Ahsoka — "Part One: Master and Apprentice"
  8. ↑ StarWars.com Ahsoka Premiere Moves Up to Tuesday, August 22 on StarWars.com (August 18, 2023): "The two-episode premiere of Ahsoka will now arrive on Tuesday, August 22 at 6 p.m. PT on Disney+" (backup link)
  9. ↑ DK-Logo Star Wars The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire on Dorling Kindersley's official United Kingdom website (backup link)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Heir to the Empire
  11. ↑ Dark Force Rising
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 X-Wing: Isard's Revenge
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 The Essential Guide to Warfare
  14. ↑ AhsokaTitle-Template Star Wars: Ahsoka — "Part Four: Fallen Jedi"