Let's Talk About "The High Republic Era: Phase One" (Spoiler Discussion & Review)

[@thorskywalker]

Spoiler free review of the First Phase of "The High Republic" can be found here if you're on the fence about wanting to get into this and don't want everything spoiled: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2jaZH2gd76rbpI

[@greyjedi6430]

He'll yeah I love star wars Spoilers are enviable

[@saberiandream316]

I have no interest in the High Republic. I'm still holding out for new Legends that isn't just a rehash in new packaging.

[@dadetomric]

I don’t have any interest in the High Republic story. I also see by the lack of views on this video that any mention of the High Republic in the title is enough to turn away subscriber viewership.

[@saberiandream316]

@@dadetomric Same. I'm almost done with Dark Tide II: Ruin, and so far, the New Jedi Order is a blast!

[@Mitch2dc]

You are the perfect person to cover the high republic. You bring a very balanced approach to it. You are able to say what you like and don’t like without to heavily influencing the audience on what to think. You encourage free thought.

[@vernonhampton5863]

Agreed

[@lordcarnorjax8599]

Lets touch on the Great Disaster. It's a massive issue for me because it further weaponises Hyperspace from the Holdo manoeuvre plus it shouldn't work with the existing hyperdrive lore - once a object becomes detached from a hyperdrive it immediately drops out of hyperspace. Objects dropping out of hyperspace aren't travelling at near light speed either. In 2011 Timothy Zahn while speaking on a panel at Fan Days IV in Irving, TX, spoke about the importance of getting the physics of hyperspace right and his responsibility as a writer to not "throw a monkey wrench" in to the existing universe. While he was writing the original Thrawn trilogy he heavily drew from the West End Games material and spoke to them at length about how a hyper drive works. Way back then they realised that "if you have to slow down while exiting hyperspace you've created a rail gun / mass driver, you don't need a Death Star you can just send a asteroid into hyperspace, not decelerate it and have it run into Alderaan, plus it's free" and "the fact that it never happened in the movies means that it can't happen therefore that's not how hyperdrives work". All the while he's making these comments Aaron Allston (RIP) is sitting beside him nodding his head. Source of those comments: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6LFpGR3bLyXZsk starts at the 6:04 timestamp.

[@gothicgolem2947]

For me I don’t have a problem with it it’s really cool also for me hyperspace is like time travel when you get into you can plunge into a deep uncertainty. I think from what thor has said before it’s best with hyperspace not to try explain it like the original trilogies didnt it’s just to complex it’s better to think we just don’t understand it and that it works in a complicated way but it works I mean clearly they can’t send asteroids through it like that or they would that was a very specific scenario they could do that is to there routes so for me it’s better to think like time travel it’s better to think it’s complicated we won’t understand it but it works and it’s there

[@darnis6497]

@@gothicgolem2947 it's fine because it's cool? You must love the sequel trilogy

[@Sparkypaws1]

I think it's fine bc at the end of the day it's a made-up sci-fi world with space Sasquatches and warrior monk wizards with laser swords and everything from the Force to Hyperspace are backdrops to tell a larger story. Focusing so much on the details and what "should" and "shouldn't" be possible based on the movies has led to more grief in the Star Wars fandom than I care to go into, and franchises like this need to revisit rules and certain mechanics in order to stay fresh. Imagine if George Lucas never retconned the Clone Wars era from what was described in Legends novels and other media, or if no other Force powers were added after ANH bc it "wasn't in the movie." We would have had a much different franchise for better or worse. Besides a piece of metal being torn apart and forcibly thrown out of a hyperplane probably acts different from a ship designed to travel such an environment so I'm okay with giving this some wiggle room. Also it's cool and a great start to the HR in general (and no I don't like the sequels just bc they're "cool").

[@lordcarnorjax8599]

@@Sparkypaws1 If the world you build doesn't stay internally consistent then everything falls apart & immersion breaks. Did you watch the Zahn video? He explains it really well. Hyperspace is this great way to enable easy travel and the technology to access hyperspace is freely available in the Star Wars galaxy. It's relatively accessible commodity which is why the authors have to take great care to not weaponise it because then you render space battles with space ships mute. Also for The Republic to exist they've had to have access to hyperspace travel for at least 25,000 years. That's a very long time, nothing like what triggered The Great Disaster didn't happen in all that time? The Disney era writers aren't like Zahn in that they don't think about the wider impacts of a story element, it;'s why alot of the Disney era stories suck.

[@lordcarnorjax8599]

@@darnis6497 That's literally the reason why the Holdo manoeuvre got sign off at the Storygroup because "it looked cool". But the dumb asses didn't think about the wider implications of breaking all space battles which is why they had to retcon it as "one in a million" in TROS. They realised they f"ked up and had to fix it. Then the same Story group dumb asses signed off on the Great Disaster which basically accident version of Holdo but with worse complications. If you apply the logic of the Great Disaster to The Last Jedi, various pieces of Home One should have appeared out of hyperspace at random points along it's trajectory, travelling at near light speed and destroy things in their path.

[@TheEmperorsChampion964]

Colonizing the outer rim? Didn't the Republic do that before the mandalorian war? I mean even in the cannon timeline I thought the outer rim had Republic worlds hundreds of years before this story takes place

[@saberiandream316]

#DontThinkJustConsume

[@RaidenPSX]

Don't ask questions, just consume product and get excited for next product!

[@lordcarnorjax8599]

The time period for THR is all wrong for events that are happening just 200 years before TPM. This era should be set well before KOTOR/TOR for it to work IMO. I'm thinking at least 8,000 BBY. This is overlooking all the issues with the Great Disaster which is a massive problem for me.

[@AAhmou]

Yup. If anything at this point of history, the Republic should be more interested in maintaining order in the Outer Rim while trying to explore the unknown regions.

[@darko-man8549]

Exactly what I think. High republic shouldn’t be expansionist empire era.

[@mr.marooned6318]

I believe there was a Star Wars legends book that detailed a event during the clone wars where a republic ship’s hyperdrive got damaged in a fight with separatists and destroyed a whole planet.

[@OtherDAS]

Why bother to build a death star then? No complicated planet killers needed. Just slam ships into them.

[@corruptangel6793]

Interesting. I've read most of the Clone War era Legends novels and I don't remember any such event. The closest thing I can think of to that was in a novel called Crosscurrent where a hyperdrive is damaged the exact moment the ship activates it, and it creates a strange phenomenon where the ship travels through time rather than through space, ending up 5,000 years in the future.

[@mr.marooned6318]

@@OtherDAS it didn’t really destroy the planet like the Death Star. When I mean “destroy” I mean it blew a chunk out of the side of the planet and rendered the planet uninhabitable cause of like radiation and stuff

[@mr.marooned6318]

@@corruptangel6793 apparently it wasn’t even a novel???? The cruiser was called Quaestor and it devastated the planet Pammant. It made a appearance in “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections” and later in Star Wars Essential guide to warefare. I don’t have the first book but I do have the second book, sadly not currently one me

[@corruptangel6793]

@@OtherDAS depends if it can be weaponized. The hyperdrive in Legends was something no-one truly understood everything about. They could make them and understood the basic principles of the tech, but not all the potential phenomenon that could be caused by the tech. After all, it's reverse-engineered tech from the Rakata who fused their tech with the Force. And they got their tech from a race that could create gates that allowed for teleportation between planets and entire systems. The Infinity Gates. Pretty much Stargates. A "1 in a million" chance like used to defend the maneuver in TROS can be replicated. As shown when it happens again in TROS. Hurl enough asteroids and one is bound to work. But something like a one in a trillion chance freak accident is more acceptable. Something that has even the people in-universe going "what the fuck just happened?"

[@Jiaphet]

Honestly the High Republic era has become one of my favorite eras in Star Wars Legends or Canon. The story has been mapped out and planned from the very beginning by the luminous authors working on the novels. To me that is already a great start. The characters all feel like main characters as well. I thought Avar would be the main character at first given how strong she is, but the character development for all the other characters make it seem like they are as well. Elzar Mann's struggle with his emotions and his attachment to Avar is very similar to Anakin's in a lot of ways. He's also very different. He's very independent and at times maybe a bit too much. Stellan Gios although clearly not the protagonist due to his fate in Fallen Star also felt very important. He's almost the complete opposite of Elzar. He goes by the rules to an extreme and basically didn't do the things his way, instead he became what other in the council wanted him to be. That is why I love Stellan and Elzar's last interaction. Bell Zettifar's struggle with losing his master and his lack of confidence not having him there is also very interesting. I hope he becomes one of the main characters moving forward. Same with Vernestra Rwoh. She's extremely gifted and seems like the most talented out of all the Padawans/Knights in the era so far. Her gift being so similar to Mari San Tekka makes me believe she will be at the center of Phase 3 when we possibly go back to this time period. I can go on and on even with Lula and Zeen or Qort's character. They are all very well developed through different stories. The thing I love the most though is how everything is coming together. When you recorded this Phase 1 was not done yet. The last 3 issues released and Trail of Shadows #5 revealed a lot about the Leveler/Nameless. A very Lovecraftian creature and was handled that way very well, completely mysterious. Eye of the Storm #2 reveals where the creature was captured by Marchion and how it is connected to his family history. That is why I love that we are going even farther into the past to possibly find that out. The story completely made sense and Marchion's motivation to opposing the Republic is clear. I think this is one of the best eras made. Well planned in advance, different characters for people to follow and told through different formats. And yeah I think the diversity is a strength in the era. The characters are well developed and why would anyone not want diversity with well developed characters. There is nothing wrong with having someone who looks like you be in a story and be a great character. I can go on and on but the post would be way longer. lol I appreciate you not bashing this with nonsense arguments like a lot of people online who are doing it for clicks. Being negative about Star Wars or any big IP by faking outrage is very popular with content creators nowadays. Sadly a lot of people eat that crap up without questioning anything. So I appreciate your honesty.

[@thereseemstobeenanerror1219]

I questioned it beforehand and I'll question again. Just 200 years?

[@mickeyveach3612]

Starlight Beacon is basically the moral reversal of the Death Star, where it's this big space station that's the centerpiece of a government and then gets taken out almost immediately.

[@barrybend7189]

With the High Republic stories is the time period and how the Jedi operate. For the time period the high Republic is set 200 years before episode 1 which is in the 1000 years of relative peace called the Russan Reformation era. In this era the Jedi were legally forbade the command of armies and the use of heavy military vehicles. The Republic also shifted its military from a central army to planetary sector defenses. To make my point the jedi in the high Republic are not only well armed with several cruiser class vessels but also a fleet of ( albeit poorly designed) extremely versatile and well armed craft. The Nihil seem tacked on to try and make conflict but fail as they are bland and forgettable. One thing that does bother me is why is the Republic taking over hutt space? Also overall this feels like a half-assed attempt by the Star Wars Story committee to replace the Old Republic era that Kennedy decanonized after the Disney buyout of Lucasfilm.

[@Blackdawn80]

I did not read the books but from close friends who have, this seems to be an accurate summarization. KK has already proven herself to be more than capable of sabotaging the classic story and universe of Star Wars. Her story group is nothing more than an activist committee trying to change the lore to fit real world modern social constructs. I refuse to spend time/money on anything she is directly influencing.

[@themelon_1785]

Thank god a neo crusader helmet appeared in an episode of the clone wars, it single handedly saves the old republic era from complete decannonisation

[@barrybend7189]

@@themelon_1785 nope only the helmet is vestigial. The complete history of the Mandalorians much like everything else in the old republic era was changed. For one thing no alien Mandalorians.

[@gothicgolem2947]

This is actually after the old republic era it doesn’t de cannon it also is the taking over hutt space recent? Last I heard the jedi had a alliance with the hutts or were more working with them to stop the threat of he nihilis slime thing that attacks people. Also for me it makes perfect sense why the republic would take there land the hutts are cruel gangsters taking there land and freeing there people seams a worthwhile endeavour

[@gothicgolem2947]

@@themelon_1785 it’s not decannonised this is after the old republic the old republic would be durning the great sith war I beleive in cannon

[@jonchewni7911]

In Midnight Horizon Yoda says that some of the answers to questions in phase 1 are in the past so I assume some of our questions will be answered in phase 2 by going back in time.

[@marklaurenzi1609]

It's honestly ok. The High Republic is like listening to Happy Birthday off key. You know it's that song, but it is wrong.

[@ZeroHakaru]

I would disagree that the High Republic sets up the downfall of the Jedi Order in the Prequel trilogy. If anything, it logically doesn't make sense to be a build up to that. If the Jedi were constantly getting punked left and right by their adversaries, public faith in the Order would've waned long before the Clone Wars era and never attained the prestige they held within the Republic. Also, the Jedi would be changing their ways much earlier into something else that would serve to grant them more power. If anything, these are more plot points that would've worked to justify anti-Jedi opinions during the Clone Wars era and make Order 66 more digestible for the common citizens of the newly declared Empire. If anything, the High Republic should be a time period where the Jedi were schooling everything left and right with the teachings they hold in order to fall into the arrogant complacency that they succumb to in the PT. I.E. we found that our way works, why bother changing? Unfortunately, that would be boring to read in a Jedi centric narrative. That would be much better suited as background world building through the eyes on non-Jedi. Granted, this can always change and the Jedi get a rather glorious victory that starts to lead them down the path of arrogant complacency. Just, atm, I'm not seeing it.

[@thorskywalker]

But in the end the Jedi will crush the Nihil and the galaxy will have their faith in them restored. And, to prevent further incidents like the Nihil, they will begin to work closer than ever with the Republic setting up what we see in the Prequels.

[@ZeroHakaru]

@@thorskywalker That's always a possibility. I'm just not really seeing the warning signs of a "we won, but at what cost" setup that would mesh with the situation that is the Prequel trilogy. If anything, I'm seeing setups for a more flexible and fluid Jedi order that has the faith of the Republic backing it. I could be wrong and jumping the gun on my interpretation of events. It just feels like any semblance of the unhealthy stagnation of the Jedi Order is missing, imo.

[@darko-man8549]

I think a large issue, as some in the comments have also concluded it seems: this period, if written as a way for the prequel set up, SHOULD be bland. Very little should happen. All should be content. You’d maybe have stories of Jedi and padwans making discoveries. You could have intrigue stories about The Sith setting up in the background and nearly being discovered. But nothing of catastrophe should happen that isn’t immediately fixed by Jedi. It’s an era, that frankly shouldn’t have wild stories. It’s a prosperous time. With maybe a few small disasters that are fast fixed. Personally, it feels very much like “shit, we decanonised, Old Republic and KOTOR….let’s do something else but at a different time”

[@ColtonRDean]

I imagine that it takes energy to jump into, and maintain a ship within, hyperspace with a functional hyperdrive. It just makes more sense for me that if a ship were destroyed in hyperspace the debris would just fall out of hyperspace into normal space and drift along at whatever velocity it was at before the jump.

[@themelon_1785]

Thats also how i think of hyperspace, in TCW finale, the venator just drops out of hyperspace once its hyperdrive was destroyed Also in Squadrons, an ISD also just drops out of hyperspace after randomly jumping without calculating a course

[@deo3851]

this deserved a like and comment bc you werent biased unlike other popular channels. not to name anyone*cough* wrar ears sexplained *cough* who just go up and slurp if off bc they get first come access to SW events and this can be honest about sw content. this high republic lacks depth and lore. its mainly character driven with lack luster big bads\

[@sethsolo4716]

Been a starwars fan for 33 years and I love the high republic. It's pure starwars. Certainly better than the sequels.

[@zakaryperrin7126]

Couldn’t agree more, I’m on fallen star right now and am really enjoying it

[@RaidenPSX]

Honestly I still have no interest in this whole High Republic thing. Listening to you explain the premise of it, it sounds so forgettable, mediocre and "disposable", like most of Disney's canon material. I guess I'll still pass on it.

[@Bizzon666]

I have read one High Republic book, and you describe my feelings about it perfectly! Forgettable, disposable

[@da-vidcargill4975]

Well too bad

[@Kevin_Street]

Thanks for this video, Thor. I'm not into the High Republic stories, but I really enjoy your reviews. So please, do more of these if you want to. Like all of your videos they're much appreciated. I do wonder if someone else might pick up these characters in the future, like maybe even ten or twenty years from now if Star Wars is still around. It's fascinating how shared universes evolve with time. (Our time that is, but I guess also the time within the universe as well.)

[@vishnusnair5817]

I really don't get the hate for high republic. I enjoyed all the novels that came and the comics too. It really has an interesting premise with Jedi having to deal with a non force user threat from the outer rim. Marchion Ro is an interesting villain in many ways

[@bullrun2772]

It’s because of gatekeeping

[@revolutionarydragon1123]

I just finished a fallen star today It's really great

[@ironjehoshaphat2764]

These books make the Jedi look like power by inept characters. None seem to try to strategize and go after the Nihil. They seem dumb to trying to track down and find The Gaze Electric. In the trilogy the Jedi seem to always be on the back foot or unable to take the initiative. Now the bad guys have a “being” or beings that can literally sever the connection to the force. That’s literally an OP enemy when none of these Jedi seem capable of creating a strategy or even make a connection of their severed connection to the beings. Like, go after the Nihil and actually fight back. Why couldn’t they make counter offensive. In Fallen Star NONE of the Jedi connect the dots that 3 planets are attacked AT THE SAME TIME make the connection that it was deliberate until too far into the book.

[@saberiandream316]

KOTOR 2 was actually clever in asking questions on what it means to be without the Force.

[@darko-man8549]

@@saberiandream316 kreia. A villain with her motivation of freedom from the force would have been so interesting

[@revolutionarydragon1123]

They did go after them in the rising storm. They never were tracking the gazed electric because they didn't even know it existed. Marcion was lowkey the entire trilogy of books while the tempus runners were doing everything. Jedi and the republic have very little information on them and how they operate.

[@siborn9190]

I really hated reading all the High Republic stuff. I wont be going on to to consume the 2nd Phase. However I really enjoy watching these vids, one to see if I missed anything good and honestly just to see you enjoying it. Glad that some people are, even if I'm not.

[@teakryn6748]

i just gotta say, I absolutely hate, and I mean HATE, characters who are treated like jokes

[@jaieregilmore971]

Yeah we don’t know what Starlight beacon was for exactly or what it do. It like sequel trilogy Luke Jedi order we supposed to feel sad for it but we never got to experience the life in it but all left is disappointments.

[@revolutionarydragon1123]

Starlight beacon is basically like a Jedi forward station in a way so Jedi and republic have closer ties to the outer rim worlds and deal with issues that rise up there

[@jaieregilmore971]

@@revolutionarydragon1123 umm so is that just the one or is there more of them.

[@revolutionarydragon1123]

@@jaieregilmore971 one it a super expensive station

[@jdstudios1912]

I found that the high republic comics are generally quite enjoyable reads, some aspects fall flat but generally it's relatively solid.

[@toplobster740]

The high republic story sounds like it could make some sense.....if it was set a few thousand years before the movies instead of a few hundred.

[@saberiandream316]

At least it helps Legends by virtue of better writing, so let High Republic do whatever they want. I'll stick to Tales of the Jedi and the KOTOR games.

[@JaminBro]

My one gripe so far with the High Republic is everything feels "new". Hyperspace to the Outer Tim feels new. The Togruta species (and others) are recently "discovered". I guess for me, it just doesn't make sense with the Republic supposedly existing for thousands of years before this.

[@darko-man8549]

So from this review, I feel the story sounds quite meh, and not what I’d really gather from high republic era. I think the idea of it being expansionist should be pre-high republic. The high republic should be maxed out republic with no loss and little gain. And I agree, they shouldn’t be losing really, they should feel vain and successful, personally. Overcoming most, if not all challenges, leading to their hubris. What is with Disney writer obsession it’s hyperspace? The Jedi at least seem somewhat interesting. But maybe it’s just me and the old republic calls and a constant worry that the plagueis novel will be erased.

[@TheVeritas1]

@Thor Skywalker I hadn't checked out The High Republic because there is a lot of content out there. Still, the trailer for the Eclipse video game hinted at the great potential of this era. Your review has convinced me to finally give it a look. On that note, thanks for being honest with your positive review. It would be easy to go for clickbait and bash THR for being from Disney or having a diverse cast. Instead, you judged the story on its QUALITY and admitted it was better than expected. Continue to stand by your principles.

[@olusegunoyewole1199]

Hey Thor, I actually wanted to thank you for your first video the light at the Jedi review because that actually got me entering the high Republic era, In my opinion it's been quite fun I especially enjoyed the Rising storm and hope you do Continue with More high Republic reviews and discussions

[@Master2552FTW]

Glad to see a decent sized youtuber actually give it a chance, even if it wasn't perfect it's still a good read and a lot of content that's been planned out

[@PrinceOfFeels]

It’s hard to enjoy the high republic material when we know that some people in the project literally hate the fans.

[@arthurbaker1592]

Like who?

[@davidistam4497]

Wtf are u talking about? The HR writters r some of the most active and positive writters I've seen on social media

[@aarongaroutte4496]

I'm really enjoying your coverage of the high republic content! Please do more!

[@Ben-Ken]

The whole idea of hyperdrive travel is to avoid actually moving at it near light speed. Hyper travel takes you entirely out of real space. Even if you're thrown out of hyper space, you wouldn't come out moving very fast. If you actually traveled that fast, your friends would die of old age but the time you see them again.

[@bobbarrett7748]

By the time the High Republic came out, I was already turned off by Disney Lucasfilm. Mostly it was the sequels and the employees behavior toward the fans. Since that, I have no intention to ever support this storyline. I’m happy for anyone that likes it but I just have no desire

[@saberiandream316]

With me, it's that there hasn't been a new Legends story since 2019. If they don't want Legends customers like me on board, then they don't want my money.

[@achaudhari101]

@bob Barrett That was before we got the slew of shows to offset the Sequels. At least give Favreau and Filoni a chance.

[@silverbullet1620]

All I want are Pink and Yellow Vintage Series size Lightsabers.

[@SecretHero914]

Geode is a creation of Claudia Gray

[@8rgk]

Hey Thor have you read the new Thrawn books by Timothy Zahn? If yes, I’d be happy to hear what you thought of them in a video.

[@thorskywalker]

I have read them. Fantastic books. Been meaning to talk more about them.

[@JaminBro]

Due to your first video, I decided to give the High Republic a chance. I am almost finished Light of the Jedi and I very pleased with the story and characters. It feels like Star Wars. I didn't enjoy the Aftermath series. Nothing against Chuck Wendig; it just didn't feel like Star Wars for me. I am a huge EU fanboy (own almost all the books) and I didn't get the same sense from Aftermath that the EU gave me. I am glad I checked out the High Republic with your recommendation. I am going to read The Rising Storm next. If you haven't checked it out, I'd encourage you to do so. You might actually enjoy it!

[@achaudhari101]

Chuck Wendig is an awful person. There’s a reason why he got fired from Marvel for his behavior. The only good things he did was Battle of Jakku and Cobb Vanth.

[@saberiandream316]

I'll abstain until we get NEW Legends, not reprints. If that means no more new Star Wars, so be it. Then I move on.

[@goodmind4940]

@@saberiandream316 did LFL get the message with Star Wars #108? Will you buy KOTOR remake if it's Legends, or would that count as old Legends?

[@saberiandream316]

​@@goodmind4940 It's repeating a story that's already been told and, imo it will not have the Legends banner on it (they truly don't want to confuse the poor "babes" in the casual-fandom audience that make up their mainstream sales numbers as to its "canon" status) despite being FIRMLY Legends, so no, it's not Legends. That it is a remake from the ground up shows this. Even aping the original story as closely as possible, which is what they will do, makes it what it has been all along - EU in a Disney-canon context, and thus I'll avoid it. I'd rather play the original. I love quirky, weird graphics. I'm not a snob who needs a fix of mind-blowing FX. And yes, I'd prefer something MORE like 108 over the KOTOR remake. Even a new novel exploring Waru or Ken Palpatine. But they don't give me that, so my wallet has been closed for years now.

[@saberiandream316]

I'll pass. I was more excited for the Heart of the Jedi bootleg sales back in May.

[@davidistam4497]

U should def read Trial of Shadows. Its really good and does answer some questions about the "fear creatures"

[@luckykennedy7364]

Trust me the bake off special is enough to drive me insane.

[@thorskywalker]

lol, it's sitting in my read pile right now, staring at me...

[@luckykennedy7364]

@@thorskywalker burn it. It’s nothing but pain

[@matheusfernandes2102]

Tell more about how a children's comic book drove you insane...

[@luckykennedy7364]

@@matheusfernandes2102 two characters decided to run into space unprotected.

[@matheusfernandes2102]

@@luckykennedy7364 two Jedi, and you are missing the point, its a childrens book

[@WhitneyDahlin]

More high Republic! I would love for you to completely explain the books and timeline.

[@renevinet7490]

I own all of Phase One novelization. The comics may be a little outside my budget to stay up with. I almost quit at the slow pace of book one. Just as I was going to give it up WHAM! Just like that, it pulled me in. Now on to book two. It had so many characters and very slow pace. Around chapter 25, BAM! "Just when I thought I was out, they bring me back in." These Jedi in this Era are absolutely far more superior to the Jedi of the Clone Wars. they are masters of the four and utilize it responsibly. They love, they feel anger, and they do not create zombies with no emotion. I love these Jedis my friends give the book a try and keep mushing through you will not be disappointed.

[@Alec11_43]

It’s going to be a bit hard for some to look past a lightsaber blade sticking to a random wall and the whole lightspeed thing, especially if the latter is a major catalyst in the story.

[@davidfrederiksen3185]

To be fair the light speed thing is still interesting so it's not all bad and the lightsaber thing is only in a comic

[@richardtucker6300]

Just a question... but if it's 200 years before Episode 1... shouldn't Yoda be around?

[@JoKoBod]

He is in the era, but he's with the Jedi students and training them.

[@richardtucker6300]

@@JoKoBod Could be a fun cameo though :D

[@JoKoBod]

@@richardtucker6300 I mean he's literally part of the plot of the comics.

[@richardtucker6300]

@@JoKoBod oooooo got'cha. I haven't read the comics, so I didn't know that. Good on them for tying them in. Thanks for clarifying :D

[@GhostLink92]

Starlight beacon sounds a lot like the Citadel in Mass Effect.

[@thesenate4800]

What Character has been your favorite so far? For me I think either Bell or Elzar and of course Geode (;

[@thorskywalker]

Elzar has got to be my favorite so far. Though Bell has been very interesting as well.

[@Ulvetann]

As a simple norwegian... High Republic will be like Odin, without missing sn eye. Tor won't have biceps. Fenris will be an intimidated lapdog. Hollywood: Gather yourself, we cannot continue with this... ...poop... It *_IS_* poop. Just stop. For the love of sanity.

[@achaudhari101]

Or no.

[@bleyd__]

I've read comics only but Jedi feels very weak I don't know why

[@fazbrogaming7776]

The High Republic gives me a lot of Kotor vibes, which is probably why I love it so much. In Kotor the Republic was also in its golden age, and you had the mandalorians which teamed up with the Sith to defeat the Jedi, just like the nihil and the drengier do. “It’s like poetry, it’s rhymes” -George Luckas

[@saberiandream316]

Except DOES it make sense to be set just 200 years before the prequels? KOTOR was set _thousands_ of years before it.

[@yeahthatstheguy44]

I don't really think that the republic experience a golden age in kotor, it was probably the worst time for them (up until the new sith wars). Remember they're recovering the damage done during the Mandalorian Wars, Great Sith Wars and Jedi Civil Wars. By Kotor 2 you had the republic barely trying to make it self afloat.

[@TY-km8hj]

@@yeahthatstheguy44 yhh that whole period was arguably the darkest time for the Republic barring the new sith wars. By kotor 2 they were years away from complete collapse after back to back wars as u mentioned. Definitely not a golden age

[@minicle426]

I'm curious as to how much of the content and cast from the books is going to make it into/be referenced in the upcoming Eclipse Game.

[@achaudhari101]

I can see Avar Kriss and maybe Keeve Trannis appearing.

[@mat3714]

Avar kriss and keeve trannis.... i mean, wtf are these crappy names, just pick stuff buried in antiquity or bronze age like everyone else.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

When will they learn to stop using Hyperspace as a weapon or question burgeoning disaster? just leave it the fuck alone.

[@krell1597]

i just dont find this interesting at all. it might be because i wanted the old republic so i might be a bind to blind hated here. from what i have heard from the books i dont think i will like them anyway. i also want to know more about the sith, they are a huge part of the story, the other part of the balance and we dont get to know anything about them. thats why im a fan of the old republic. i might be wrong

[@seaofsalt3505]

I enjoyed the high republic very much, my only gripe with it is the fallen star, which killed off all of my favorite characters, I feel like now I have no conection to the era

[@gabrielpettersson2069]

I don't think this is ... star wars. It looks and feels like fantasy, or another IP. And they have overused the lightsabers to the point I find them generic and bland. Sadly, I have 0 interest in this.

[@dimond360_]

The High Republic is genuinely good and that’s all I have to say on the matter

[@JohnSmith-og1xq]

If this was set in the past maybe the nihil couldve done some serious damage to the republic and maybe even took over and the Jedi prevailed and set up the era of peace obiwan was talking about But instead this is set in the era of peace right before phantom menace where none of these characters will have no impact on the story So I can't get into this

[@darko-man8549]

Please keep these coming. I enjoy hearing your perspective even if it conflicts with my feelings

[@frostpuma304]

Geode is Rian Johnson. He's a joke. He doesn't do anything, and even the people around him think he's a joke. You wonder why he's even there.

[@MASTERSWORD009]

I think it’d be cool to hear more haven’t heard much of anything from it

[@JohnSmith-og1xq]

They really shouldve set this 1000 years before the battle of yavin because I can't get into it because it's set right before phantom menace so the nihil are the farthest thing from being threatening

[@cjp1599]

Wouldn't the father of the mortis arc be a grey jedi? If he was that which kept the dark and light in balance...

[@Mourtzouphlos240]

Yeah, and then he imprisoned an innocent woman, his Daughter, for centuries. Doesn’t sound like a good guy.

[@cjp1599]

@@Mourtzouphlos240 and the son... We're they really his kids? You cannot talk about ethics in star wars... the clones are bred slaves for war by the jedi... droids are sentian but get their memory wiped.. Ethics in star wars needs.to be overlooked...

[@cedricroney1475]

My main issue with Disney star wars is with their seemingly inability to write good make characters

[@slicerneons3300]

I'd rather just reread the X-Wing Series myself.

[@achaudhari101]

Why not both?

[@slicerneons3300]

@@achaudhari101 I value quality and have a backlog of all the PS4/5 games I want to play.

[@achaudhari101]

Okay? Though considering he has said which books are good to read, you would normally take away from those views and be surprised.

[@slicerneons3300]

@@achaudhari101 I highly doubt it.

[@greenliongirl07]

@@slicerneons3300 Alex has really bad taste. He likes anything Disney. He's a literary sheep.

[@zakaryperrin7126]

Just finished fallen star. Loved this phase. I hope phase 2 brings more of that exploration of the frontier since it’s a prequel.

[@pietropietro5466]

I think THR is mainly ok, I'd give it a 7/10, I agree with almost everything you said. The Nihil are especially boring to me except Marchion. The main problem to me is the fact that the three books are really similar

[@bullrun2772]

How tho lol they are not boring

[@pietropietro5466]

@@bullrun2772 space vikings that want to destroy everything, Marchion seems to be the only one who wants something more and I like him

[@bullrun2772]

@@pietropietro5466 lol they want the republic out lol jeez

[@FigsNLifts]

Yeah dude you convinced me. Finished light of the jedi and I am addicted. Totally feels like star wars. Clearly these authors know what they are doing. Get these talented people on live action!

[@saberiandream316]

Or writing new Legends. No? Okay, Lucasfilm, then I guess you don't want my money.

[@greenliongirl07]

This is a strong "No."

[@Ulvetann]

I look b forward to 'moonhead' will be given the task of being subversive again, when he bomb 'the beacon of hope' to smithereens, with the help of 'surprisebox'-JJ to make the effects. -If that happens, I might see a 'New Hope', again. Peace be with You, Mark and Harrison.

[@MandalorSkyrd]

Could we stop calling the Nihil "Space Vikings" ? I know it's how they were presented but they're nothing like it (not even they cliché Viking and even less real viking)

[@TheUnnbreakable]

Can I get a comic recommendation for a wookie or alien focused jedi book. Already read the manga I liked it but I didn't like the fact it was way to focused on humans which I get if your going do shows or whatever humans are cheaper.

[@Solo13508]

The Ahsoka novel is pretty good. It explains how she joins the Rebel Alliance and gets her white lightsabers. There are some flashback scenes though that did get ret-conned by The Clone Wars season 7 but otherwise everything else is still canon

[@TheUnnbreakable]

@@Solo13508 I've read that and enjoyed it mostly. Was more looking for something in the High Republic be every comic I've gotten I didn't like and the book I got my kid wasn't age appropriate. Even though it said age 3

[@Solo13508]

@@TheUnnbreakable As far as the more kid-focused High Republic stuff there's the Adventures comics from IDW and I believe there are some illustrated storybooks. Not sure what else there might be but more sure to come as it continues

[@TheUnnbreakable]

@@Solo13508 I bought one of those story books and it had a whole lot of people die in the 3rd page. So been kinda not allowed to read since the first time where my 3 year old saw people in a ship then saw those people explode then ask are they okay? And I'm like umm yeah proof read anything next time wow. So if you have found anything definitely kid safe I'm interested but I won't be getting any tell proof read. I am interested in comics for myself my dyslexia is rough so comics make it easier so if you know any based on alien main characters I'd be very appreciative.

[@Solo13508]

@@TheUnnbreakable For the High Republic the Eye of the Storm series just started which is an origin story for Marchion Ro. For Star Wars in general I'd recommend comics like Darth Maul and Thrawn. I know there's a Chewbacca comic but I haven't read it so I can't give it a yes or no in terms of recommendation.

[@macwelch8599]

I need to read “Midnight Horizon”

[@gavinsmith9871]

It's a good read.

[@aliengameplay1942]

This comment section is just sad, and is going to be like that everytime you talk about the High Republic lmao. Let's just hope that The Acolyte, and SW Eclispe are good shows and games so the mainstream audience become more open to this time era.

[@colmangri]

I can't believe people are still trying to shit on it instead of at least giving it a chance...

[@nathanielgransell506]

@@colmangri People have looked into and read it. Some of it is good, some parts of it aren’t. People will voice their own disappointment/support for the High Republic depending on how they view it. It’s not always sunshine and rainbows, unfortunately.

[@colmangri]

@@nathanielgransell506 yeah I know, it's just the people that blindly try to shit on it in order to shed a better light on the old EU, that in itself wasn't as perfect as some say, but it's not to say that I think the High Republic is perfect or even that each book is good because some are not, obviously

[@revolutionarydragon1123]

​@@colmangribefore I started the high republic I was reading a new Jedi order (for the wrong reasons) and honestly it annoyed me

[@noneyabizness6094]

None of this matters if the sequel trilogy happens. Luke's a failure and until that changes fuck star wars.

[@AncestorEmpire1]

Solo lost money Reylos are weird

[@totoro5874]

Such an open mindset 😁

[@WannaBeLevrone]

@@totoro5874 ya this series is horrid

[@noneyabizness6094]

@@totoro5874 I'm not open to my hero being willing to murder his nephew in his sleep, go figure. Seeing him acting like himself in mando and Boba only makes the hurt worse.

[@hankscorpion9939]

exactly. the sequels destroy everything that came before, and until they get rid of them then anything they build adds up to nothing and ends in failure

[@justinblechinger6723]

Good they doubled down on the fucking holdo maneuver. Fuck they are basically making worse versions of the EU. Some how they are putting plot holes in the canon that did exist before.

[@gavinsmith9871]

That's a very interesting way of pronouncing Marchion Ro lol.

[@mrgilamonyet]

The artwork really doesn't feel like Starwars to me

[@GeeksandGrub]

While I haven't read the books, the comics were just...bad. By far the worst of the Star Wars comics currently running.

[@OtherDAS]

HR" Adventures is just so bad, real bad. HR itself is meh at best and bad most of the rest of the time. BUT I find the side stories they've done to be interesting. Like Corporate/KK didn't care about non main story line and the authors were able to do a good job.

[@cedricroney1475]

Them making mistakes in the prequel era was because they couldn't hear the force clearly not so much from pride. So those mistakes from the high republic era don't spring from the same place

[@Solo13508]

The High Republic is probably the best thing to happen to Canon books. Don't get me wrong I've enjoyed most of the books and comics of both Canon and Legends but particularly in canon they seem to have to tip-toe around the movies and shows so they don't accidentally ret-con anything. The High Republic (apart from characters like Yoda and a few other really old alien Jedi) is more or less free to just tell stories where we really don't know what happens or who lives and dies

[@maccurtis730]

Not as bad as thought it would sound but I don't trust Disney's writers.

[@wjb-wt6sc]

You always use an image of Mace Windu when you describe the "arrogance" of the Jedi. Why? What does he embody that you you always feel first to point him out? This narrative has gotten old and I'm willing to debate anyone over it.

[@Hello-bi1pm]

It's not a fan narrative, that's just how Dave Filoni portrays Mace Windu, so he's now dumbed down to just being an "arrogant jerk." He's ruined almost as bad as Grievous.

[@tomaO2]

No matter how many times you tell me that this is decent, I cannot get past the fact that this was Kathleen's initiative. Were none of these storywriters insulting fans? Didn't someone get fired for not being woke enough? Were they not interested in pushing the feminist agenda? I thought she was hiring people with the goal of subverting Star Wars. Explain to me how it's possible that the High Republic did a better job of this then the MOVIES.

[@achaudhari101]

A plan? Even Thor praised and criticized this.

[@tomaO2]

@@achaudhari101 Wasn't there supposed to be a plan to combine all the sequel era books to be in line with each other, but that didn't work out? Was that a different group than high republic?

[@saberiandream316]

The High Republic hasn't put a dent in the numbers the movies rake in. Also, woke, what? All of Star Wars is reasonably political - George himself has said this! Look at Tenel Ka. Her training accident that cost her her arm could be viewed as gun control allegory. I think it was only outdone by Gargoyles. So she's technically disabled representation because she has no arm and she's a woman, so...

[@achaudhari101]

@Toma I don’t… remember that even happening.

[@tomaO2]

@@achaudhari101 I remember there was a black man that was kicked out of a storygroup for "racist" statements. I thought it was this. Oh, and I remember a some board that had a bunch of objectives that got a lot of press, gave bullet points of what they wanted the new Star Wars to become. There was also a picture of Luke that they did something disrespectful to... I recall there was a lot of talk about that.

[@VulturePilot]

High republic is badly written and utterly nonsensical. Not shocking since it’s Disney ‘canon’ which has already retconned itself more times than I can bother to count.

[@saberiandream316]

Yeah, good luck keeping their new EU consistent to the movies and streaming shows. The only reason High Republic is so well-regarded is it's isolated, kinda set apart from that. But it won't last long until some new TV show or movie project comes along that overwrites it, so it leaves you caring about their new literary canon even less than ever.

[@thorskywalker]

Which books/comics have you read that you felt were bad?

[@achaudhari101]

@Thor Skywalker Don’t bother with him. He always has complaints about it even when I talked to him. He thinks Star Wars can only be saved once it’s out of Disney’s hands.

[@OtherDAS]

@@thorskywalker High Republic Adventures. High Republic during the plant villain arc.

[@panos617]

Burn it

[@achaudhari101]

No.

[@Master2552FTW]

Y?

[@greenliongirl07]

@@achaudhari101 to the ground.

[@achaudhari101]

Not really. Not as bad as people wanted it to be.

[@greenliongirl07]

@@achaudhari101 Old Republic is better.

[@radpantz2472]

The idea of wrecked punk where they use broken parts of ships to make music was completely dumb. It wasn't bad. But they were trying too hard to be better than star wars.

[@jaredlocke4300]

I have read the 5/6 of the major/minor novels, currently reading the 6th. I have enjoyed it very much. The pros outweigh the cons in my opinion. Midnight Horizon however, is painfully bad. I'm having a really hard time getting through it. The author is clearly more used to a juvenile audience. Horrible follow up to Fallen Star.

[@stevenignatieff3220]

Thanks for uploading this 🙏

[@thorskywalker]

You're very welcome.

[@stevenignatieff3220]

@@thorskywalker I finished The Fallen Star yesterday, and it’s a bummer we’re probably going have to wait until phase 3 to see what happens next. I expected more finality in the final book of the adult trilogy, but I guess we will have to wait. I thought it was a good enticing read nonetheless, I have always enjoyed Claudia Gray’s Star Wars books. I am especially interested to see what the Republic does in response to what’s basically been non stop terrorist attacks by the Nihil and as to what happened regarding a certain wookie character.

[@thorskywalker]

Same here. I was expecting a more... definitive ending I guess? Instead it feels like things are just getting really interesting and now we're heading backwards in time.

[@StarryDrukhari]

Does it feel like Star Wars or does it feel like the prequels? If it's the latter, hard pass.

[@achaudhari101]

What do you mean by “It feels like the prequels”?

[@TheMinskyTerrorist]

I don't like prequel Jedi and the only way I would be open to this is if you could prove to me that the authors are people that aren't parked on twitter blabbing about politics and harassing fans. Those are in short supply.

[@greenliongirl07]

At least some of them are. One of them even said "You don't like my politics, don't buy my books."

[@ghostbeetle2950]

I understand where this notion comes from that the Jedi somehow failed to stop the emperor because they'd gotten too arrogant, or what have you, and it has a surface plausibility. But, unfortunately, it does not fit together with the characterisation of Obiwan, or Yoda in the OT in the slightest. The< are clearly portrayed as the real thing, through and through. This is also necessary to not diminsh what Plapatine achieved. So I can only conclude that this kind of thinking is ultimately just amateurish wankery. That is ok, none of us is a professional story-teller (probably), but please let's be honest about it, at least.

[@saberiandream316]

Unfortunately, that's how it's been since George retconned his own movies.

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

It was a (rather) welcome surprise, though somewhat of a mixed bag. I'm not entirely finished with it, since "Eye Of The Storm" hasn't fully been released, and, I'm at the last third of The Fallen Star, so my full assessment will have to wait. So far, the adult material was very good to excellent. However, the overall Project Luminous Initiative wasn't executed very well: It wasn't promoted in an optimum way (that trailer, in early Winter 2020? If they had prepared a trailer like the one for STAR WARS: Eclipse by Quantic Dream, which takes place during THR epoch, THAT would have been effective, and We'd be in a very different place)...It suffered from being partly greenlit by Kennedy and Hidalgo (the entire project became suspect, upon that realization...they are the 2 most responsible for relegating The EU to Legends, so the project already had strikes going against it), resulting in some of the writers being chosen for the project inserting some of the "Identity Politics" ("Diversity" and "Diversity And Representation" on the idea board!) that affected some of the storytelling, a few characters (esp. those supposed, "Non-binary" male Jedi Twins), and its potential to reach long-standing SW Fans...Also, some of the comics and storytelling came across as too goofy or just plain oversimplified ("Buckets Of Blood", as the name of a Jedi Master?! Seriously?)...perhaps its biggest mistake was it trying to be all things to all SW Readers/Fans. Perhaps, its biggest obstacle was it was promoted and released right after the abysmal execution of The ST (Kennedy and Hidalgo's worst moment as creative heads; 2nd is their attack on Gina Carano), and during the SW renaissance of The Mandalorian Saga. Post-TLJ, a clear line had been drawn (leading to Solo's failure) in the sand, and having the top brass at Lucasfilm Ltd. promoting a new project that defined itself as, "Before The Skywalker Saga", brought even more negative feelings towards its existence. Which is unfortunate, because, overall, it was/is a quality block of storytelling, and its new lore and world building are very unique and special; and it makes me hope to see some of these truly exotic places depicted in Live Action and Animated forms (esp. in The Mandalorian Saga and The Bad Batch). I very much enjoyed the REAL VILLAINS of The High Republic, the Evereni survivor, Marchion Ro and The (Great) Leveler, which I'm still not finished seeing do its worst to The Jedi. I am still looking forward to witnessing this epic storytelling continue, in Phase Two (esp. to witness a much younger Porter Engle, and his galaxy-wide known exploits). Though, I'm curious where this new story is going, considering that it has been established that The High Republic existed only 250 years, during the 1000-years existence of The Republic...yet, this next batch of stories will take place 150 years before The Great Hyperspace Disaster. So, these stories can't be a part of The High Republic, right? They have to be a new period in the galaxy's history. Unless, Project Luminous intends to retcon their own timeline. It's been fun, for the most part, to be part of the SW Fans who made this experiment a "cult hit'. Though, I'm pretty certain that Disney/Lucasfilm Ltd. would've preferred this to have been a bona fide hit, like The Mandalorian Saga has...

[@liamphibia]

Should I recommend my kid for this?

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

@@liamphibia There are 4 children's books (7 to 12?), and 3 Young Adult books (14 to 18, I guess?). If your kid likes SW, and they're under 13, I guess the kids books would work...their cute-looking books, smaller in size than the adult books, perfect for a young person's library. There is also a small number of comics that seem specifically-oriented towards preteens (there's a Jedi Bake-off in one, so, it ain't for adults), so they might be good for your kid, too. The adult novels are very good, esp. The Rising Storm, the second novel in the series...it gets very dark, from minute one, and I loved it.

[@liamphibia]

Okay, thank you very much.

[@saberiandream316]

@@liamphibia Read the old EU's YA novels to them instead. Jedi Apprentice, Jedi Quest, Young Jedi Knights, Junior Jedi Knights...

[@danieltinsleykhvsff9622]

I personally thought the hyperspace thing was cool.

[@dragunov815]

Cool beans.

[@jamessoto7652]

How can I put this well high pub is just ok not good not descent just ok there's nothing that actually impressed me it's looks and nothing like star wars and thier are some sjw agenda that pops up but not too much(really the IDW comics are really woke than the marvel comics)again everything was kinda rush it almost that they barley did anything interesting with this era it feels too empty

[@RyanConIon]

I really wish we got more with Ty Yorrick she seems to have a lot of potential as a character

[@nathank2289]

Gona be honest I already hate prequels. If they did New Republic with Master Skywalker as the leader of the Jedi I would have cared.

[@jamessoto7652]

Do I recommend it well if disney canon dose have much content and you've already check out so much of old eu stuff and want little more SW content I would recommend if you are angry that took away O.R. from canon and your fear it's a replacement for it give it little because folks at lucusfilm are aware of that so don't worry about that if you are legends fan like I am especially O.R. era you don't like disney canon only some like but if done with disney SW and rather stick to old eu I wouldn't recommend here's an important note for normy fans I require you to mite check out Old Republic after high pub(or before it if you want to)because who knows what phase 2 even is so I need you to know old eu first that you met mega fans very pissed so try to understand why in reality high pub is just shitty poor man's prequel era

[@TheAETHER22]

Meh pass

[@culturecantina5572]

Do you think we’ll ever see High Republic in movie form? I read the main 3 books and I could picture so many scenes looking amazing and translating well to a movie

[@noneyabizness6094]

The acolyte is supposed to be high republic, so at least you might enjoy it. I didn't have the same reaction to HR, glad some people enjoyed it.

[@saberiandream316]

@@noneyabizness6094 I just wish Lucasfilm would crash and burn.

[@thorskywalker]

I think there's a chance, especially considering (as pointed out) the upcoming "The Acolyte" series will be set in The High Republic. Plus the game "Star Wars: Eclipse" is going to be set in the High Republic. If both those do well it wouldn't surprise me if it moved into films.

[@saberiandream316]

​@@thorskywalker The vast majority of those announced streaming shows were never going to make it to production, bro. That was just sleazy corporate marketing, and even Stargate and Star Trek _at their prime_ couldn't juggle more than two shows. I suspect Acolyte won't make it to the silver screen, but who knows.

[@noneyabizness6094]

@@saberiandream316 i hope not, I know I'm skipping it, the possibility of a live action Kriss makes me want to barf