One of the biggest complaints that Star Wars fans had after Disney purchased Lucasfilm from George Lucas was that all of the novels and comic book stories that had been created were no longer apart of Star Wars "official canon." The biggest loss to the official canon was the Heir To The Empire trilogy that was written by Timothy Zahn back in the 90's. It had all of the elements and feel of the original trilogy, and people quickly gobbled up the series after waiting for seven years for a new Star Wars story. The trilogy's main villain was one Grand Admiral Thrawn (pictured above), part of the Chiss species, he was the only non-human admiral in the Imperial Navy. But unfortunately, when it was in with Disney, it was out with Thrawn.
Except maybe it's not. According to Makingstarwars.net Disney is rumored to be bringing Thrawn back some time this season to appear in Star Wars Rebels. Now, like I said, this is just a rumor, so it might not be happening, but if it is taking place, this opens up a whole new door for Disney and their Star Wars property. First off, if he is going to be re-introduced to Star Wars "official canon" through Star Wars Rebels, which takes place after Revenge of the Sith but before A New Hope, could it be possible that he'll make an appearance in this year's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story? Second, if this re-introduction of Thrawn works, will they look to other characters from past works in comic books and novels...like Mara Jade?
Like I said, as of right now these are all just rumors, but they are interesting enough to mention. We won't know until this season of Rebels is over and done. If I hear anything else on this matter, I'll make sure to keep you posted. Also, if you haven't already checked it out, make sure you go to the Comconoclast Facebook page and give it a "Like". You can reach it by going to https://www.facebook.com/TheComconoclast1/?ref=hl.
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