Guardians of the Unknown: The Definitive Guide to the Enigmatic Chiss People & Homeworld

“The Chiss do not simply accept alien concepts without careful consideration. We certainly do not submit to domination. By anyone." -Thrawn
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:43 Wayward Explorers
3:08 The Ascendancy
7:54 Lurking on the Fringes
11:10 Outro

[@IBW_3000]

Probably the only species that has their act together. We need to see more from them besides just Thrawn.

[@thalmoragent9344]

Very much agreed. The Zabraks are solid as well

[@msalinastb5093]

Yes agree with you on that and also yes the Zabracks are another strange and curious species that I would think would make a good species lore video if there’s enough lore on them of course. I know little to nothing about them and would like it if “Geets” could cook one up, a lore video that is or whatever jijiji 🙊 😅

[@CHRF-55457]

Er. Not quite... Chiss Family politics could sometimes get up to no good. Like causing another civil war. Luckily Thrawn stopped it before things escalated too far.

[@tariqjohns5078]

This is pretty incorrect to be honest.

[@jai-kk5uu]

Yeah no thrawn is an exception.

[@inductivegrunt94]

Of all the non-human species, the Chiss are my favorite and I love learning about them, their society, and the Ascendancy.

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

Thrawn: "One additional thought. Chiss names are difficult for many species to properly pronounce. I suggest you address me by my core name: Thrawn." Anakin: "That's all right," Mitt'hraw'nuruodo. "I think I can handle it." Thrawn: "Mitth'raw'nuruodo." Anakin: "That's what I said." Mitth'raw'nuruodo. Thrawn: "It's pronounced Mitth'raw'nuruodo" Anakin: "Yes, Mitt'hraw'nuruodo." Thrawn: "Mitt'hraw'nuruodo" Anakin: "Fine. Thrawn." Thrawn: "Thank you. It will make things easier. My shuttle is prepared. Let us depart."

[@quantemwensday]

the more you learn about star wars the more you learn what disney squandered

[@andrewjansen1012]

EXACTLY

[@ObiClon]

The more I hear about the Chiss, the more fascinating of a race in the Star Wars galaxy they become.

[@thalmoragent9344]

Honestly, I do truly like the way they've been written. Such an interesting, yet not entirely over the top species. They, as well as the Zabraks and Pantorans, are among the few races I believe the Empire should've had more respect for, Humanocentric or not. (Especially since the Chiss and Pantorans are just human subspecies)

[@majesticmsfc]

The Zabracks, Togrutas, Twileks etc where are genetically created from humanity too, by the Mother Machine so one has to wonder why the Empire didn't use them within their empire as soldiers etc.

[@FastTquick]

How about a story about the disastrous Outbound Flight and the rise of Thrawn since we’re talking about the Chiss?

[@gsthomas187]

"What the hell is THAT?" "A Lieutenant of the Imperial Navy..." - Thrawn, answering a Pirate.

[@CHRF-55457]

I thought that was Eli Vanto or Nightswan who said that?

[@marshalllatta2073]

The chiss are one of my favorite species in all of star wars can't wait to see more of them we really need to see their empire and the unknown regions in future of star wars

[@violetlight1548]

A lot of Chiss content has been retconned by the new, canon trilogies by Timothy Zahn (which is just as well, as many details in Legends weren't established by him to begin with, like the 'maturity at 10 years old' thing). I would like to see a comparison between the two versions, which details from Legends we can keep, and which should be disregarded in light of the new info. After all, Zahn's writing is pretty much Word of God as far as the Chiss are concerned.

[@ZoeMalDoran]

I'm not entirely clear what the source is for "reaching maturity at the age of 10". I know Jag Fel mentions to Jaina Solo at one point in the NJO that the Chiss don't have an adolescent period, and later refers to himself as a "slow-maturing child of aliens" by Chiss standards (not sure offhand if that one was his internal monologue or a discussion with his father about how the Chiss saw him, I'd have to check Dark Journey) , so maybe it was inferred from those conversations.

[@violetlight1548]

@@ZoeMalDoran I think that was the case, but there's a big difference between being *physically* an adult at 10 and being expected to take on more "adult" responsibilities at a younger age, which I think is what Jag was actually referring to. He was very young to be in the position he was in, but that's par for the course in SW. Either way, Timothy Zahn confirmed that Chiss are still very much children at age 10 with the girls of the sky-walker program in his new canon books, so it's a moot point.

[@aster4jaden]

The Chiss and Miraluka are some of my favorite Star Wars Species, i'd love to see you do more about them.

[@danielknapp5189]

Something I always admierd about the chiss atleast in canon, and have taken it in into my own personal head canon is that they never colonized or conqouerd inhabited worlds.

[@jamiewalsh3349]

Definitely a fascinating culture. The Thrown Ascendancy novels are also a good place to learn about the Chess Ascendancy.

[@thecombathistorian639]

Thrawn is truly…Space Napoleon.

[@CHRF-55457]

A little more like Admiral Yi Sun-sin from Korea...

[@emzonik8851]

I'm not convinced that the Empire of the Hand was only created as a buffer zone against the Vong in particular. They were the main danger from outside of course, but not the only one. There were the Ssi Rukh, the Nagai, the Killiks etc etc.

[@CHRF-55457]

I think the Empire of the Hand was probably created as a watchdog for the Chiss Ascendancy. If there's a threat, they'll strike first since they aren't beholden to the Chiss's policy of no pre-emptive strikes.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

Awesome to learn more about the Chiss. Fascinating folks.

[@Adam_Johns]

Great video. Chiss are the best society within Star Wars in my personal opinion.

[@user-lj1xm6fq3w]

YESSSS!!! At least someone points out they are human, a human branch. So tired of people constantly referring ti them as just an alien species

[@zexalbrony4799]

Wait, Sev'rance Tann had a Chiss lover? Well, that would have been nice to know, I could have found a way to incorporate that into that Fanfic I'm working on. Once again, I prove why I'm still just a Padawan and you are the Grand Master Geetsly. Now I want to know even more about the Chiss that were involved in the Clone Wars.

[@astrobot702]

The Chiss and the Mirialan are among my favorite species in the Star Wars universe.

[@kyleslavik6324]

Some Chiss do turn good like Nuru a Chiss Jedi they do have a composed way of solving things but not all coldly logical.

[@indianajones4321]

Based Chiss and Empire of the Hand defending the galaxy from threats in the unknown regions like Vagaari and Yuuzhan Vong

[@dogloversrule8476]

I feel that the lore for the Chiss is one of the few things that’s actually become better since Disney took over. The Ascendency Trilogy did a really good job of flushing out the lore of the Chiss & how it operated

[@CHRF-55457]

It was all done by Timothy Zahn (Same guy who created the Chiss in the first place) Im pretty sure he would have eventually flushed out the lore for the Chiss under George Lucas eventually

[@brittanyjtaylor2638]

long live thrawn and the ascendency!!!!!!!!!

[@guilhermeconsumidor6709]

Beautiful specie

[@mayeuldelaunay4058]

I wonder how they would interact with the Givins or Bith.

[@symbiotesoda1148]

Probably the most well written and interesting alien race in the Star Wars universe. Love these guys.

[@lerneanlion]

Instead of encountering the Galactic Republic, how much history of Star Wars will changed if the Sith Empire under Naga Sadow encountered the Chiss Ascendancy instead? What will their war be like? Who will win in this war? Will the Jedi know of this somehow?

[@kyleslavik6324]

The Chiss sure are a refined, sophisticated, and mysterious species.

[@DesGardius-me7gf]

“Ridiculous. A mysterious species of conquerers moving across the galaxy toward us? Please. That’s the sort of story bad parents frighten their children with.” -Jorus C’baoth

[@kyleslavik6324]

Thrawn sure was a ruthless tactican.

[@Legio_Purpura_20_18]

Old Allies of the Sith Empire. That is good.

[@eye8549]

Good video, however there is a lot that needs to be updated. I recommend reading the "thrawn ascendency" trilogy. It clarifies the names of houses such as "nurodo" which is actually house "mith" meaning of the name "odo" as well. There is also a very strong suggestion that the ascendency has much more than just 29 worlds. Some of the names of planets in the book are not on the map shown. But that could just be a name change like with house "nurodo" to "mith".

[@Darthjax43]

Absolutely hands down

[@charizardfan1017]

Reminder to everyone that this is talking about the Chiss from Legends mostly as opposed to their current canon Like for example, the whole "them becoming adults at 10 years of age" is completely absent in canon

[@ZayneLion-xv3fe]

My favorite race

[@raph1212]

Great Video! Can you make one about the Hapes Consortium next, please!

[@TheLeftCollectiveTLC-sb9zf]

I thought they were the “Cheese Ascendancy”

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Gotta love em

[@ZoeMalDoran]

This is another of those videos where as I click on it I ask myself "How much of this will I have already known?" ;)

[@brokenbridge6316]

The Chiss deserve more screen time

[@jeremievivianagriffin9458]

Have you done a video on how the humans diverged throughout the Star Wars Universe?

[@logangilstrap6060]

More chiss lore please!!

[@vetarlittorf1807]

I wish Filoni hadn't given Thrawn, and therefore the rest of the Chiss, pupils. The Chiss having blank red glowing eyes is what made them less human-like.

[@shanenolan5625]

Yes please. Essentially vong

[@blackore64]

Propably the most 'Star Trek' of Star Wars species

[@chissstardestroyer]

Well, in their case; both being colonists and the global ice-age would tend to lead to the sociological solutions they employed, such as focusing their economics on labor, instead of finances for instance- which actually is a whole lot more logical: as labor makes money, not the reverse, yet money *buys* labor, as it is a measuring of productivity of labor.

[@sfkeepay]

Why ignore and override the six latest Thrawn novels, all written by Thrawn’s creator, and featuring a much more layered, nuanced and interesting version of both Thrawn and the Chiss Ascendency? I’ve read all of the Thrawn novels, and the newer six deserve at least as much attention and plaudits as the older ones do.

[@testingmyaudioaddiction3452]

The new ones are far better and make Thrawn actually look like a much better character.

[@mill2712]

​@@testingmyaudioaddiction3452 If I were to guess, he's sticking to mostly legends.

[@testingmyaudioaddiction3452]

@@mill2712 yeah, because Disney can’t do anything good according to a lot of fans.

[@mill2712]

@@testingmyaudioaddiction3452 I know many fans hate everything Disney does, but if there's one thing they did do well, it's the Chiss. (Though technically it was Zahn.) If only the main media started going to the Ascendancy more.

[@amyb.6368]

This channel focuses on Legends, where the latest six actually belong to the Disney canon.

[@joshuadeykin2136]

Canon chiss > legends chiss and it ain’t even close, it’s the only thing the new Disney canon has done right🤣

[@Hello-bi1pm]

It's hard to screw up something when its the original author doing it. If we ever see more writers writing Chiss in canon, it'll be way easier to end up in a mess like Legends.

[@Josh_Hammond]

I'm curious if you guys did a video talking about the Zeffo? If not I'm curious about them.

[@chissstardestroyer]

What I was getting at is the quantity of genes in the genome would be the *exact same* between the two groups; so biologically they'd be fully human, due to them being descended from human settlers- and that less-than-30,000 years is not nearly long enough to make another species, even if DNA would allow it with the different numbers of genes in the genome of different species to begin with... hence they'd have to be the *same exact species* as regular baseline humans.

[@AM-lh7rw]

More Chiss please

[@fredlandry6170]

The Chiss are an interesting species and strangely their females are pretty hot.

[@CHRF-55457]

The Chiss are starting to remind me of China. Qing Dynasty China. -Saw itself as the center of the civilized world and surrounded by barbarians -Isolationist to the point it's harmful... If the Chiss had broken away from their isolationism, they could have gotten much more powerful and advanced technology like weapons, droids, and shielding. If the Qing Dynasty had broken away from their own isolationism, they would have gotten advanced firearms and wouldn't have became the last Dynasty of China.

[@bethqmount1160]

Maturing to adulthood at age 10 is a huge advantage for a species.

[@spartana1116]

Better than the cheese accendacy

[@DarthVages]

👍

[@sophiebean5059]

SSSS iiiilllllll aaaaa... There is no "Ch" sound in their homeworld, homeslice....

[@dogukanyel1391]

where can ı find zahn's thrawn trigolys?

[@gehrigstory6674]

You know about all the 1138 references in George Lucas' works (Including Star Wars)? How cool then that this video is exactly 11 minutes, 38 seconds long?!

[@michaelandreipalon359]

For all their Legends memorability, they are cringingly underused even in the be all, end all New Jedi Order saga. Damn travesty, too, that we'll be most likely to see their Alt-universe counterparts be more fleshed out instead. And before anyone asks, no, even I don't know how to personally remedy this hype flaw in the continuity myself.

[@maxwellpauric00]

Most of the information in this video is wrong. Based on the new Trawn Ascendency novels. I dont understand why these novels get ignored so much when people do lore videos on them now.

[@Hello-bi1pm]

They're ignored because I haven't seen Geetsly ever cover any post-2014 sources in his videos. Aka he's only ever covering Legends continuity with TCW in it for some reason.

[@user-lj1xm6fq3w]

Because the new canon stuff sucks🤷‍♀️ The difference in sales etc. means most people are familiar with old lore not new retcons.

[@maxwellpauric00]

@user-lj1xm6fq3w books written by timothy zahn himself. The man who made thrawn and the chiss. I'd imagine what ever he says about them is cannon chiss

[@user-lj1xm6fq3w]

@@maxwellpauric00 no because he has had to retcon things to align with the rest of the new disney canon Hes especially had to reform things to align with what disney/filoni have done with the clone wars etc. Not really arguing simply pointing out he isnt as free to do whatever he pleases, although in the early 90s he was

[@disconcerningcitizen2224]

So they are basicly space dunmer

[@chissstardestroyer]

So technically Thrawn *would* qualify as a human, biologically; or that his people would read humans as another subspecies of Chiss.

[@sanyathereal]

Csilla is a hungarian female name

[@subninja8069]

Don't fuck with the chiss boats

[@goldeagle6431]

The guide to the Senate…where is it???

[@ansemthetrueseekerofdarkne2730]

House "Naruto", so the Otsutsuki then?

[@CC--jk6cr]

So the Chiss are fascists. Not how I would have interpreted it, but the way you described their government speaks of it. Like what people would consider “ideal” fascism. Not authoritarianism. This kind of stuff is maybe why Disney refuses to touch the eu.

[@sirgarnett9010]

There's literally a trilogy of new books set in the Ascendancy

[@CC--jk6cr]

@@sirgarnett9010I’m talking tv or video games, there really isn’t that much exposure to their novels.

[@Hello-bi1pm]

How is extreme meritocracy fascism?

[@sirgarnett9010]

@CC--jk6cr I mean, under lucas, they appeared in the Old Republic game, and that's about it other than books and comics.

[@jefferydriggers523]

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