I honestly forgot about The High Republic until I saw this
@donaldhassell6430
2 жыл бұрын
Same. I was like oh shit this exists 😯
@darthoblivion2615
2 жыл бұрын
It all just sounds really lame and boring. Zero interest in any of it. Plus anything headed by KK needs to fail because she eventually needs to go. She is poison for Star Wars.
@totallyanonymousbish9599
2 жыл бұрын
Same. Once started with Light of the Jedi and just couldn't finish it.
@RaikenXion
2 жыл бұрын
same lol
@slayking2378
2 жыл бұрын
Even in the EU I didn’t care much about the Jedi stuff. All the politics and meetings get boring compared to the sith novels which always have way more action and underworld type of atmospheres.
@MedalionDS9
2 жыл бұрын
The whole no attachments thing about the old Jedi never felt properly fleshed out and explained... people just assumed the Jedi were super strict monks who denied their feelings and had no attachments... but clearly they have range of emotions and duties and personal lives... the thing that was however seen as forbidden was the attachment of the One Being in your life who is your entire world... in most cases that is the love of a significant other... in a child's case... their parents, their Mom or Dad or both... in a grown-up sense if they had a (romantic) partner. These type of attachments are what the Jedi fear can be used against them to make them break bad to turn to the Dark Side... and that is what Anakin fell for hook line and sinker. Jedi still can have every bit of a life but if you start to have a major attachment that you cannot live without that would make you go to any lengths for them... that's when it's bad.
@Jedishill680
2 жыл бұрын
Not only that but Jedi aren’t normal people, they aren’t supposed to lead normal lives like you and I.
@MedalionDS9
2 жыл бұрын
@@Jedishill680 Jedi go grocery shopping like the rest of us... line up if there is a line to the bathroom like the rest of us... Jedi have a lot of influence and respect but they shouldn't be so high up to think they are better than everyone... balance.... humbleness is still important
@Jedishill680
2 жыл бұрын
@@MedalionDS9 when I mean normal people I mean people who want a stable job, a long term partner and a nice place to stay. Jedi due to their commitment to the good of the galaxy can’t be normal people. That was the problem with Anakin he wanted to be both a family man and Jedi at the same time when he should have chosen between one or the other
@MedalionDS9
2 жыл бұрын
@@Jedishill680 Yes, that is why I said Anakin fell for the attachment problem in my original post. When I mean normal lives... I mean they are not the super strict reclusive closed people who are not allowed to feel that some people think they are. But yes they have a duty, they are not living like everyday pedestrians. In AOTC, the Jedi acted like the Law Enforcement of the Republic.
@Jedishill680
2 жыл бұрын
@@MedalionDS9 I understand your point
@FoxCastleChild
2 жыл бұрын
It has been extremely hit and miss for me. Some stuff is better than others. To break it down, the mainstay Star Wars writers do a pretty good job on their material (the people who have done things in the past). While the newcomer material struggles more. Anything where Vernestrah is the main character is absolute trash. Possibly one of the worst characters ever created and complete Mary Sue to the point she makes Ray feel like she hardily fits the definition. Comics are a mix. High Republic has highs and lows but High Republic Adventure is surprisingly really good and fun. It's kind of the opposite of the sequel trilogy that went in with no plan. High Republic's plan is so intricate and complex that it is hard to follow without reading all the stories and the stories are scattered across 50 different mediums. It may be a case of almost too ambitious for its own good. It has the benefit of being set in a time period where we don't know the characters or what happens, but the time period, unfortunately, is the height of the republic with minimal real threat. NOTE: I wrote this comment before watching the video. LOL! Really funny our thoughts were so similar.
@barrybend7189
2 жыл бұрын
And by comparison the Tales of the Jedi/Knights of the Old Republic comics, books and games were absolutely simple in premise: tell of the events that shaped the Republic and the Jedi.
@onliwankannoli
2 жыл бұрын
Well, I had next to no interest in the High Republic before, but I have come to value your opinions. If I have opportunity I might just give it a look.
@RogueFox2185
2 жыл бұрын
The problem with setting your era in a time of peace in a franchise like Star Wars is that it doesn’t really work well, since the antagonists of this time period compared to the brutal and resilient Mandalorians or the sadistic and calculating Sith are just basic Pirates and Plant Monsters. As for me I’ll just stick with the EU, it had way more interesting conflicts.
@panos617
2 жыл бұрын
I agree. Those Galactic Wars like The Old Sith Wars, The Mandalorian Wars, The Jedi Civil War, The Great Galactic War, The New Sith Wars make the Clone Wars to look like a meme.
@AAhmou
2 жыл бұрын
Even pirates could work if given enough development.
@achaudhari101
2 жыл бұрын
@Rogue Fox It doesn’t have to be those two groups to make the story interesting. EU had some weird shit that made no sense either dude.
@vetarlittorf1807
2 жыл бұрын
@Lionard Kirsch Some EU stories felt repetitive, but overall, the Old Sith Wars, Jedi-Sith War, Second Galactic Civil War and Sith-Imperial War felt very distinctive. The thing is, it's not much of a Star Wars story without a dark side entity to oppose the good guys. Star Wars is literally about the eternal struggle between good and evil.
@shadowofhawk55
2 жыл бұрын
@A. Ahmou Yep. Tell you what, here’s a one description of good pirates. “We pushed into the Outer Rim, but we didn’t expect it to push back. The V’ress were a brutal and sadistic people. Hailing from the world of Larpress, they have terrorized nearly a hundred systems. The Jedi order has tasked us with hunting them down after a devastating raid that killed many of the Republic colonists. The only problem is, they know this region better than we know the backs of our hands. And the locals are tight lipped about everything related to the V’ress. It’s going to be a tough job, but I think I’m up for the task,” - Random Jedi
@ericcadwell5193
2 жыл бұрын
The absolute best personification of a rock I've ever seen was in "The Children of the Stones". I saw this masterpiece on the Wisconsin Public Broadcast, right before or after "Dr. Who" (You know... back when it was good).
@stevenignatieff3220
2 жыл бұрын
Ive been waiting for this video! I’ve only read the main trilogy of books (reading the fallen star rn) I think it’s pretty good with a few qualms like you mentioned, they are throwing a lot at you at once like I don’t always remember or care about some characters because there’s a lot of them and the books jump from different perspectives a lot. But I’d say I’m a fan of the main group of jedi we do follow throughout the 3 books. And It does overall tell to manage to tell a pretty cohesive and compelling story that feels very large scale and true to what we know the Jedi Order is supposed of this time to be about. I am really looking forward to Eclipse and The Acolyte because of reading these books. Bell Zettifar is probably my favorite character
@joshuamueller3206
2 жыл бұрын
I like Bell as well. Even though I have only read the first book I got this feeling that he was this character that was destined to grow as the story went on.
@stevenignatieff3220
2 жыл бұрын
@@joshuamueller3206 Yeah he’s probably the most well developed character imo.
@JaminBro
2 жыл бұрын
As one who has been re-reading the EU, I wasn't going to check out the High Republic. I thoroughly enjoy the EU and all of its stories. However, I will give the adult books a shot. Maybe it will grow on me. I was nervous about the High Republic books because I wasn't a fan of the Aftermath stories. And even though Thrawn is great, and I love Zahn's writing, the 2nd book in the Ascendancy series took a bit to get through, and I haven't touched the third book yet. But, let's give Light of the Jedi a shot and see what happens.
@vezner
2 жыл бұрын
The third book of Ascendancy was awesome. I highly recommend you read it.
@minicle426
2 жыл бұрын
Not really a fan of Thrawn or Zahn's writing myself. Even back in the nineties, I struggled to understand what exactly I was meant to be gushing about.
@vezner
2 жыл бұрын
@@minicle426 to each their own. I love his novels.
@RevanMartinez
2 жыл бұрын
The EU is great. I'm glad to see others still enjoying it
@JaminBro
2 жыл бұрын
@@RevanMartinez I own most of the EU 😁
@macwelch8599
2 жыл бұрын
I’m enjoying the High Republic era, but ooh boy, it doesn’t shy from killing its main characters
@FoxCastleChild
2 жыл бұрын
Probably one of its real strengths. The fact we don't know the character's fates.
@macwelch8599
2 жыл бұрын
@@FoxCastleChild yes, but I’m sometimes thinking, “Woah, slow down there, Disney” lol
@gavinsmith9871
2 жыл бұрын
Ya it's kinda funny that it was billed as an era of peace and prosperity when people are constantly getting blown the fuck up lol.
@AAhmou
2 жыл бұрын
@@gavinsmith9871 It's a testament to how screwed up things must have been before. lol
@gavinsmith9871
2 жыл бұрын
@@AAhmou I can't wait to see the tail end of that in phase two.
@zelithfang2365
2 жыл бұрын
Let's be honest, if they did more things with the old republic and stayed faithful to it fans would have been more happy and it would have actually preformed well. I really think the high republic was made because many fans wanted old republic stuff
@goganii
2 жыл бұрын
To be honest, I prefer the old Republic to remain in legends... I don't want Disney to ruin it
@shawnwarswick8898
2 жыл бұрын
@@goganii Exactly! Those fans who keep wanting them to delve into the Old Republic era should be careful of what they wish for.
@mawile3037
2 жыл бұрын
@@shawnwarswick8898 I just want a Revan/Surik series or movie(s) that sticks to the books and games and that's it personally, I don't want them to add to it, just make high quality production stuff out of it, like, it's all there for the taking KOTOR and Bane should honestly be made pillars within the canon in a similar way the CGI animated series is As of now, I don't believe the disney SWU acknowledges the prophecy of " Sith'ari " and it's an easy thing to get wrong or disregard completely and it's like they really should just acknowledge it, like, I guess I lack imagination but how can you explain the Rule of Two without Bane, and how can you rewrite Bane without messing up the characterization established already and his motives for doing what he did
@RaikenXion
2 жыл бұрын
I think you're onto something here
@darthumbradius14
2 жыл бұрын
It doesn't really have much in common with that era at all. There are no Sith for one thing (at least, none that we know of) and the story is just very different in how it is set and told. The prequels have more in common with Kotor and TOR then this does.
@strongislandzfinest23
2 жыл бұрын
I've read all the adult high Republic comics including trail of shadows and own ALL 3 adult novels which I've read 2 out of 3 so far due to a huge backlog right now that I need to catch up on and I've enjoyed all of it. This is coming from a 43 year old man who saw rotj In the movie theater and has loved sw since that age and never turned back. Hope this comment can help someone give these books & comics a chance because they are very well written and enjoyable. In the last star wars comic Luke meets a Jedi from the high Republic era and would've never known who he was if I hadn't read the high Republic books. Very interesting to me ...
@OnyxAnomoly
2 жыл бұрын
I purchased an audiobook of a high republic months ago and I still haven't finished it. The story just hadn't grasp me as like the thrawn series or the new jedi order books.
@ryansanico6539
2 жыл бұрын
Will don't worry Star Wars Legends stories are coming back to Star Wars canon,don't have to read the books but going to in a audio book version is easy.
@niedless6826
2 жыл бұрын
I don´t really care about it enough to buy any products, but it is a respectable addition to the lore and I watch some videos about the High Republic from time to time.
@sealionstudios8597
2 жыл бұрын
3:18 Correction: George Lucas himself said that the Jedi of the prequel era was the Golden Age of the Jedi.
@vetarlittorf1807
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah but Lucas has always been a huge revisionist who is always changing his mind. It's very much canon that the Jedi had been declining since before the prequel era.
@slimwicket3568
2 жыл бұрын
How can the Golden Age of the Jedi be the era in which the Jedi are obliterated?
@AndyPrimeOne
2 жыл бұрын
I am glad it is not terrible. I use to read all things star wars, I love the EU. But after it was Purged I just cant bring myself to get back into the books. I miss my younger selfs love of star wars. But I just cant enjoy it knowing where lukes story ends. Even stuff that doesnt involve him. I hope someday I can reread the EU novels I own and enjoy them again.
@qty1315
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't touch the High Republic stuff because the first thing I heard about the story was that they had a rock that didn't say or do anything as a character. I felt like that was trolling, and I didn't want to take a look after that.
@antonn.mp4
Жыл бұрын
@@qty1315 judging a character that you know nothing about is pretty stupid its clear that he’s a comic relief in almost every situation he’s in
@pawarl.o.s.881
2 жыл бұрын
I forget it even exists most of the time. I just don't see many talking about it either, especially a lot of the KZitemrs like Theory, Geetsly, Generation Tech, Lore Master, or EckhartsLadder. The only channel I know that consistently talks about it is Explained and his videos on it don't get many views.
@thejediofchicago6580
2 жыл бұрын
EckhartsLadder and CoreyLoses due a podcast pretty much every week, and they've covered the adult books at least from the High Republic, at least the first two.
@thorthewolf8801
2 жыл бұрын
Explained is a disney shill, makes sense why he would be talking about them
@thejediofchicago6580
2 жыл бұрын
@@thorthewolf8801 So does that mean Thor Skywalker is also a Disney shill since he's talking about them?
@thorthewolf8801
2 жыл бұрын
@@thejediofchicago6580 Thats a bad take my dude. Thor is perfectly capable of being critical of disney, while explained will shill for them.
@zelithfang2365
2 жыл бұрын
I'd say no, they obviously don't understand anything about the Jedi and I don't did the whole "Jedi spreading manifest destiny" it just seems too weird. I they Disney really got too attached to the old west theme and just held on for dear life even if it didn't make sense. Definitely not for me. Remember they sat in a meeting room and asked the question "what would the Jedi be afraid of?" And made sentient leaf monsters and actually made a giant slab of rock into a character and called it Geod. Edit: oh God, they actually added Geod? Wow.
@TheShoguneagle
2 жыл бұрын
Three words: Lucasfilm Story Group. One word answer: nope.
@marianxendor3974
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this video, I actually needed to hear you talk about this. I picked up The High Republic fairly recently, with very low expectations, started with Into the Dark, aka the Geode book. I haven't finished yet (only one hundred pages left), but I'm finding it to be fun so far, except for some Geode bits, but I try to not pay too much attention to that character. Yesterday I bought Light of the Jedi because I heard/saw it was one of the better ones, but started to wonder if it was really worth it: The prizes have gone up recently and Star Wars books in my country are each day more expensive and scarce. But thanks to you now I know that it probably is worth it, since I share your opinons in almost everything Star Was, and you have convinced me that there's a fun and good enough story at the end worth spending money for. Sorry if my comment is so long, but I really had to show you my gratitude, thank you for getting me excited to read Star Wars again Thor, and May the Force be with you, keep doing what you do man!
@KnightRonin0103
2 жыл бұрын
The High Republic is Star Wars for the Santa Inc crowd. I did try the Light of the Jedi on Audible and I returned it for Revan and never looked back. I do have lots of Geode action figures in my front yard.
@michaelknox3715
2 жыл бұрын
Why?
@TheShoguneagle
2 жыл бұрын
Hasbro’s envious they didn’t think of it first. The new pet rock.
@achaudhari101
2 жыл бұрын
@Phillip Hawkins Nah. Santa Inc is way worse than this.
@chaotic-doxxer
2 жыл бұрын
I read the first chapters of the light of the Jedi and I was so bored I haven’t been able to pick it up since
@AncestorEmpire1
2 жыл бұрын
Considering the expanded universe books are still available at my local library, nah.
@Livelongwforce
2 жыл бұрын
I really want to get into them. Tried 6 times and just can't get through the first book. 😴. In contrast, even though I already own 100+ Legends books, I keep buying more and just finished The Rule of Two. When writers all understood SW and saught to tell a story in collaboration with other writers
@vetarlittorf1807
2 жыл бұрын
So far the only New Canon books I've enjoyed are the Thrawn ones.
@lordcarnorjax8599
2 жыл бұрын
@@vetarlittorf1807 Same even then Thrawn is not the same as Thrawn from the original THTE trilogy. I've given up on Disney era books and comics. I finished Lesser Evil recently and I doubt I'll even go back for Zahn books now. I reread the X-Wing books last year and the difference is night and day as those books were just so much better.
@vetarlittorf1807
2 жыл бұрын
@@lordcarnorjax8599 There is no "Disney era." There's just Legends and New Canon.
@lordcarnorjax8599
2 жыл бұрын
@@vetarlittorf1807 I don't consider what LFL does under Disney ownership canon cause so much of it is terrible. Just like THR.
@gerardlacroix6015
2 жыл бұрын
Same, dropped at the middle of the first book. But I got the main comic line, and the Adventure line ( the one for kids ) and it got me pretty invested, so I got the Trail of Shadows one... And now I got back into the books and it's far better. I think I had to see more of the universe before really getting interested by the first book. But from there, it goes along nicely.
@cliffalexander2890
2 жыл бұрын
I have always trusted your opinion for we share a lot of opinions on our loved galaxy far far away. In time I might go back to these books, but I started the first book and got hit way so many characters that were not really cared about. Half way through it, it felt like it was waist of my time and returned it. If someone else enjoy these books, good for them, but this was not Star Wars that I knew, guess I love Kotor and classic Star Wars too much. If the world building (galaxy building) was more of Rogue One or the Mandalorian episodes of Book of Boba Fett, I am happy with that, I will even go as far as liking the Vegas planet in Last Jedi, but High Republic has not felt like the Star Wars that I like. But will continue to hear your thoughts on it for I don't have to...
@Regifloat222
2 жыл бұрын
Easily some of the best Star Wars content made in years. It's fantastic.
@joshleake2520
2 жыл бұрын
Though I appreciate the honest review, the numbers don't lie though. The Higb Republic isn't selling like it needs to be. I've even seen people in this comments saying they forget this was even a thing. That should tell you what the state of High Republic is.
@nekophht
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry, sorry. I'm staring at The Fallen Star cover. Did they put in that abomination of a lightsaber design that sith!rey had in a vision from ep9? :D
@morganadamo4706
2 жыл бұрын
I think I will give it a retry because I liked some aspects that this was going for like the Jedi golden age going to their inevitable fall but the stuff with hipper space and not being able to go through the outer rim through it just 200 years before episode 1 didn’t make sense and drove me crazy
@riedstep
2 жыл бұрын
I am 3/4ths the way through light of the jedi, and it has been pretty enjoyable. I like the world building, even though I have problems with the world this takes place in. I think it is well written, the characters seem pretty well made, and yeah the bad guys kinda seem lame, but I am not sure how else they could make interesting bad guys that are not the sith and not going to result in an epic war.
@cjpeterson2530
2 жыл бұрын
Overall I liked the books. Bell and Burry really grew on me. There are some plot strings I’d like to see them wrap up or use better. Maybe that has something to do with the 150 year backwards jump. Now that I know you’ve done some reviews of them I’ll go back and watch those.
@StarWarsJibaro
2 жыл бұрын
Even if the whole concept of Geode is ridiculous, he is a much better character than most, if not all, the characters of the Sequel Trilogy. And that isn't a high bar btw.
@goufr3540
2 жыл бұрын
The only saving grace of Geode to most every other Disney Star Wars characters, is the fact he is a great meme character. You could literally do a side story of Geode with various other rocks on adventures in space.
@joelblom1388
2 жыл бұрын
Could you give us a reading guide for it? Just the books, not the comics,,,, (if it is possible to read it in that way only).... which are the books and whichj order should they be read? Nothing are on shelves here in Sweden for it...and if I am gonna hunt down things, it is nice to know which are worth going for
@tpeppard
2 жыл бұрын
I've been a big fan of the EU and read most of those books over the years and I was optimistic about the High Republic era and so I dived in with the first book Light of the Jedi but I gave up about half way through, I found there were just too many characters in it and no characters enough time to be really introduced and this made it very confusing plus the whole anomaly thing I found was a really bad way to kick this off. There was no villain introduced and it just left me waiting for something to really explain what was going on it never really did and with so many different story threads going on with the many, many jedi I thought it was a confusing mess and so gave up. I guess I've just been spoiled forever by the Grand Admiral Thrawn trilogy and hold every new Star Wars story up against it and none ever quite manage to measure up.
@baronfang
2 жыл бұрын
This video is distilled essence of faint praise.
@MandalorSkyrd
2 жыл бұрын
I have only read Light of the Jedi and a few of the comics, so I'm probably missing a lot of context, and I'm willing to admit that it gets better with time. But from what I read it's bad. The Nihil (unless they really get better afterward) are bad. They're portrayed as a real menace but they seemed only dangerous because the "good guys" are incompetent -- and when they aren't, then strangely they manage fine. If the Drengir are only here for the comics and not the 'big threat' then it's not only wasteful, it's dumb. They wouldn't have made much sense being the 'big threat' either given we've never heard about them or seen remnant of their destruction when the story barely happened 200 years before the films. Which brings me to one of the biggest bad decision for the High Republic, setting it only 200 years before the film. 500-600 years - if not more - would have been much better and allowed to show a widely different state of the galaxy, of the Republic, and the Jedi. I mean c'mon, 200 years before the films the Outer Rim was a barely explore and colonized part of the galaxy? It makes no sense. If phase 2 goes back in time, on one hand it's nice but what's the point? My biggest criticism for the whole High Republic project (from what I've glimpse here and there) is that because it's all canon - which I like - the fact they tailor stories according to their target audience makes it weird sometimes. The adult stuff is okay, but the young you go, the more you've go jedi at barely 14 training their own padawan, and "sentient" slabs of rock only there for the joke, and great galactic bake-off ... it just doesn't work.
@lordcarnorjax8599
2 жыл бұрын
100% agree on the time period being wrong. The Republic is 25,000 years old. THR should be set thousands of years earlier IMO. I'd be more inclined to go 12,000 to 8,000 BBY for it feel more right. That's overlooking the other flaws in the premise I have.
@barrybend7189
2 жыл бұрын
The problem is that Tales of the Jedi and the Kotor comics and games do what the High Republic does but much better( slight hickup with SWTOR but thats EA). Naga Sadow, Uleck Keldroma, Naiomi Sunrider, Revan, Malak, Exar Kun, Kriea, Nihilus and even non Jedi or Sith like the multiple Mandalorian leaders, Republic generals and other people. The old republic era shows how grand and old the republic is with well paced and separated each character was. High Republic frontloads you with too many characters at the start( around 30 to 35). Alot of the villains of the High Republic also don't even seem like viable threats. Also during Rebels season 2 they ruined what Malachore was. Instead of exemplifying Darth Vader's " the power to destroy a planet is insignificant compared to the power of the force", its simply a world with a run of the mill sith force draining weapon.
@danieldenis8514
2 жыл бұрын
I can admit that the High Republic series has been upgraded from "avoid" to "maybe".
@michaelknox3715
2 жыл бұрын
I got these books for Christmas because I had hype from the Star Wars Eclipse trailer. Mayhaps we I'll encounter Avar Kriss and her knights in the game. I'm still reading Light of the Jedi
@barrybend7189
2 жыл бұрын
A big red flag is that its set in the short 1000 years between the Russan Reformation and the Fantom Menace. There are some stories there in the EU but its mostly about individuals not whole organizations. Another can of worms for the High Republic is the fact yoda was born shortly after the Reformation signing as Yoda was born in 900 ish BBY. Yoda would have known about the last war with the Sith to some degree. The other problem is the High Republic retcon makes everything feel not as old and grand as it was. Also what defeated the Jedi in the Clone Wars to the Galactic Civil war eras was not a change against to be non emotional ( it does play a role but not as big as you think) the main thing that defeated the Jedi order was complacency and apathy. The plan Sideous had was not his alone but a plan of generations of Sith starting with Bane in 1000 years in the making.
@JettQuasar
2 жыл бұрын
It really depends on your point of view. There are plenty of sequel and prequel fans that may like The High Republic.
@neewb2723
2 жыл бұрын
Geo is my favorite character. It speaks to me
@WizArtChelo
Жыл бұрын
It's a fun character to me.
@floweralligator
2 жыл бұрын
imma wait it out. I ain’t complaining if we get a geode black series tho :D
@jacobfischer3016
2 жыл бұрын
Been reading the first book, thanks for telling me how to pronounce Nihil.
@siborn9190
2 жыл бұрын
I have read as much as you (All but the younger audience books). I have not been as impressed as you Thor. After reading all this I revisited the old EU and quite honestly I am wishing I didn't waste my time and money. I feel a lot of it is trying to set up lore taken from the sequel trilogy. The characters are OBSESSED with individuality to a point where Jedi teachings start to sound like a muddy mess of a suggestion, rather than a code that these people live by. After comparing it to pre-Disney books. I can safely say this goes in the trash pile in my opinion. I'd never revisit these stories, where I'd happily read Old republic and hire to the empire era books again and again. Even if it does get better in its 2nd phase, I am still left with the bad taste that this series has left in my mouth. I will never recommend the High Republic to anyone because the way it's written feels like it's for no one...
@theMindwalker
2 жыл бұрын
Claudia Gray...I think she wrote Warcraft books back in my early 20s. She's a decent author from what I remember. I may check it out when Kathleen Kennedy is no longer part of Lucasfilm.
@MaikeruX989
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this video. I’ve kept clear of it until now, but I’ll give it a shot.
@Alec11_43
2 жыл бұрын
I hope your spoiler section goes over some of the lore damaging things I’ve been hearing about. I myself don’t know enough about them to truly confirm their severity, so it would be appreciated.
@comiclove5
2 жыл бұрын
Claudia Grey has been a revelation easily one of the best new editions to the star wars book writer alum
@urlicqeldromamakolligjazva1752
2 жыл бұрын
These high republic jedi, look like high fantasy knights in ceremonial gard without armour.
@Monkey9518
2 жыл бұрын
From the moment I saw their list of priorities I was out, and no where they are going backwards in time for the story even more. My interest isn't there. Though if I hear more positive things from yourself and my friends who do go into all the books,. I might check it out when the whole story is out so I could read it in chronological order.
@MLGWuba
2 жыл бұрын
So as a Stars Wars film fan, the High Republic has been a fun and enjoyable read. I have read every book except for Fallen Star and the comics. It's one of the first books I read in recent and wasn't a big reader till now.
@datastorm17
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this video. The timing is impeccable because I just saw the books at the store and was wondering if they were any good. Been craving some new star wars material
@dblevins343
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to hear you like them but they definitely aren't for me. The idea of pirates vs. Jedi just doesn't make excited to read them. Plus, I'm still pessimistic that I would enjoy them. It could just be my ignorance but I would rather read an EU book like rogue squadron first.
@lordcarnorjax8599
2 жыл бұрын
I read about 2/3rds of Light of the Jedi before I put it down just after it came out and haven't bothered to pick it up. I'll admit I was pessimistic going in for a few reasons. First that whiteboard that leaked looked pretty bad, secondly I'm not a fan of a couple of the writers working on it (Daniel Jose Older & Justina Ireland) and lastly is just the Story Group is involved and I've zero faith in them any more. Older's Last Shot is probably the single worst book I've ever read, worse then Wendig's Aftermath & the EU's Crystal Star. Why I put down TLOJ. Mostly I didn't like the premise of THR era that it sets up. It starts with The Great Disaster that doesn't work lore wise, it's like the Holdo manoeuvre cranked up to 11 and massively weaponised. I was internally screaming "that's not how hyperdrives and hyperspace works FFS". The Jedi catching up to and trapping space debris caused by the Great Disaster when it randomly drops out of hyperspace travelling at "near light speed" was so stupid because that's so incredibly fast. Secondly the time period just feels way off. This is set just 200 years before TPM but they are only just really starting to expand into the Outer Rim when The Republic is 25,000 years old and had hyperdrives longer than that - 32,000 years from memory. 200 maybe a long time for humans but other races in the Star Wars universe live for hundreds of years to nearly a thousand years. To navigate the Outer Rim they need this massive beacon, yet 200 years later a common navicomp is all that is needed. The Jedi are supposed to be at the height of their powers yet haven't openly faced the Sith for 800 years? Sorry but the Jedi at the height of their powers would be a mix of Sith battle hardened veterans and the younger Jedi that they've trained and passed on what they have learned directly. After 800 years the order is more likely to be unprepared for a massive conflict, just like the order was at the start of The Clone Wars. Apart from the hyperspace issues a lot of these problems would be non issues if THR was set much much earlier in the time line, like 12,000 to 8,000 years earlier at least. I didn't like how all the Jedi see the Force differently, like a song or leaves on a tree etc. Doesn't line up with everything else about the Force flowing through you etc.
@rodimusprime5714
2 жыл бұрын
I really like the high republic so far and am excited to see where it goes. Nice video👍
@caleb_dume
Жыл бұрын
I was genuinely surprised by how much I enjoyed the main books in phase 1. The characters are all really fleshed out, and the Nihil actually feel threatening. My only issue so far is how it can be difficult to keep track of all of the characters. Some of them blend together. But Elzar, Bell, Reath, Buryaga Loden Avar Stellen and MarcheonnRoh at least are really intriguing characters that I was hooked on from their first chapters. The audiobooks voiced by Mark Thompson also really help to differentiate between the characters with how well he gives each character a voice of their own. The lore that the era creates is also really cool I find.
@jknetwork6211
2 жыл бұрын
No trying to offend anyone but I legit forgot about this series. Anyone else?
@AlexM-xb8bn
2 жыл бұрын
🙋♂️
@michaelknox3715
2 жыл бұрын
@@AlexM-xb8bn It literally had no advertising beside that one trailer. I rediscovered it because of Eclipse
@AlexM-xb8bn
2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelknox3715 true, hows it been so far? I might give it a read one day
@JohnSmith-og1xq
2 жыл бұрын
I completely forgot till the eclipse trailer came out and got hyped until I found out it was set in the high republic era and felt a gut punch of disappointment Why set the game in a era of peace it should have been set at a different time
@achaudhari101
2 жыл бұрын
@John Smith Because there’s only so much of taking place either in the Prequels or OT Era before it gets predictable. A new era should be something cool.
@theabelmontero
2 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one feeling that phase two being a prequel (150 years before) is a very Stoopid decision?
@renevinet7490
2 жыл бұрын
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
@joshuamueller3206
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome review. I have only read Light of the Jedi. It was good, but there are more interesting books out there that have stopped me from reading the rest. Also I was a bit confused as to what order I should read the adult and young adult books if I want to read both. Any advice on the order would be nice.
@necromage843
2 жыл бұрын
1 Light of the Jedi 2 test of courage(middle grade) 3 into the dark(young adult) 4 rising storm(adult) 5 race to crashpoint tower(middle grade) 6 out of the shadows(young adult) 7 tempest runner(audiobook) 8 mission to disaster(middle grade) 9 The fallen star(adult)
@enzoamore8971
2 жыл бұрын
Use Star Wars Timeline. That helps you whether you want to read from release order or to chronological order on all Star Wars media
@LarsLeonhard
2 жыл бұрын
April first already?
@louisblackforester
2 жыл бұрын
The High Repooplic 😂
@Anthony-cj2ju
2 жыл бұрын
I love the high republic so far. I have read the main three novels plus Into the Dark. There are some really interesting character development in them and to see the jedi mindset start to shift it really cool to read about. BTW I do love legends books as well and these are better than a lot of them.
@marajade9879
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your honest review! As someone who has read everything "The High Republic" and enjoyed most of it, it's really good to hear someone like you (critical of Disney) praise it. It shows even more that, as you say, most of those who hate on it haven't even read it. If they had, they would give it some credit, at least for the meticulous planning. I disagree with you in one aspect though. For me, THR wasn't a slow start. I followed the marketing from the beginning and I knew which Jedi there would be and had seen concept art, so it wasn't hard for me to get into "The Light of the Jedi". On the contrary, it felt like finally coming home to this world of the old Jedi Order with these numerous Jedi characters I had craved for since the start of the new canon, but who had been so shamefully neglected. "Light of the Jedi" is still my favourite book of the series! However, I was pretty disappointed with "The Fallen Star", although Claudia Gray is normally my favourite Star Wars author. The whole story felt too small-scale compared to the other adult novels, which captured events taking place all over the galaxy, showed us politics, etc. Also Starlight Beacon seemed so lifeless in "The Fallen Star", like there were only 5 Jedi and a bunch of mindless civilians without any agency of their own on it. Plus characters constantly made stupid decisions and repeated their mistakes over and over. So "The Fallen Star" is definitely not the highlight for me, but the weakest novel (even including the YA novels). I hope you keep reading and enjoying THR, as I do. And I hope your videos on THR can convince some of your more skeptical viewers to give the project a chance. You won't regret it. For me, it's by far the best Star Wars since the start of the canon in 2014!
@thorskywalker
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't have too much of a problem with character decisions in Fallen Star, but I will agree Starlight felt... kinda small in it? It was one of the few times we're really on the station for anything significant and it didn't really feel like she (Claudia Gray) took advantage of that to really explore/explain the station. It's supposed to be the center piece of the whole High Republic Era and, to me, it never quite felt that way. Nevertheless, highly enjoyed where Fallen Star took some of our characters.
@marajade9879
2 жыл бұрын
@@thorskywalker, yes, that's what I meant: Starlight was supposed to be all glory and golden and spectacular, a place to mingle for traders, settlers, adventurers, Jedi, etc. and then in "The Fallen Star" it was just a boring old hangar and a control center. There was potential to explore so much more! But I do agree: The character's journey was enjoyable and I'm still excited how it will continue in phase 3!
@realK1
2 жыл бұрын
"Is Disney Star Wars something to get invested in?" NO!
@frankb3347
2 жыл бұрын
I couldn't get past the first issue. It was too much when the main character was holding up her body weight with a light saber as if it were a physical object rather then a blade made of energy. That level of utter stupidity just caused me to tune out from there on out. Glad to hear it eventually gets better I guess.
@Babyboss65
2 жыл бұрын
I had a problem with this as well until someone pointed out that lightsabers usually have intensity regulators, and that really ain't something new. Just throttle the intensity and such a move should absolutely be possible. Also, I'd recommend giving it another chance. Like, that was _one_ comic issue in a vast multimedia project that already spans six novels and dozens of comic issues.
@maisuchan6209
2 жыл бұрын
Galactic bake off. Need I say more?
@Mysikrysa
2 жыл бұрын
@@Babyboss65 No matter the intensity, the lightsaber is so hot it burns through things, so the Jedi could slow her/his fall but he/she couldn´t just hold on the lightsaber stabbed into a tree.
@Babyboss65
2 жыл бұрын
@@Mysikrysa I mean, practice lightsabers used in the temple also can't burn through much (I recall Jedi Apprentice where Obi-Wan and Bruck Chun kept hitting each other with full swings and only got some burn marks from it), and we also don't know what that spire was made of. It seems acceptable to me.
@wizard_of_poz4413
2 жыл бұрын
Got an immediate feeling it was going to be a joke
@fulcrum6760
Жыл бұрын
After Jedi Survivor, I think this is gonna get a lot of attention.
@zedchillman2685
2 жыл бұрын
I finally attempted to start making KZitem videos on starwars right after the the 2nd season of Mando ended. That's how hyped that show got me back on starwars and so I read the first 3 high republic comics and tried light if the jedi and I was so let down with how they started it I didn't want to even talk about starwars anymore an even unsubbed from every starwars related channel beside you and theory. I guess it got better but I have 0 interest in returning to that time period of starwars.
@achaudhari101
2 жыл бұрын
An era shouldn’t make you quit the franchise altogether. That seems a bit too much.
@zedchillman2685
2 жыл бұрын
@@achaudhari101 it's 200 years before the prequels.......they can call it whatever they want but it's not a diffrent era of starwars. it's directly connected to the prequels and when I see shit like a Padawan using a ligntsaber to FULL STOP herself on a Cliffside and crying when she becomes a jedi knight. it let's me know the people creating storys, new lore that directly effects what we know about star wars and answering questions that I have about the universe don't actually care about the product they're creating. On top of that, that's when they got rid of Gina so again showing they care more about the effect starwars has in the real world opposed to if this is the right choice for starwars
@jman72898
2 жыл бұрын
@@zedchillman2685 your wasting your time, anyone with any sort of valid criticism has been told something by that guy along the same lines.
@achaudhari101
2 жыл бұрын
@Zed Chillman Okay but I still don’t understand how the High Republic made you quit the franchise unless you’re now saying Gina being let go was the real reason. Because I know that even if you think the High Republic sucks, that normally wouldn’t be the reason to quit the franchise altogether like that as you said in your original comment.
@zedchillman2685
2 жыл бұрын
@@jman72898 Thanks for the head up🤙
@Dani-kq6qq
2 жыл бұрын
i'll check it out then, i hope you're not overselling it. 😂
@BEAST_M04
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Thor for making this video! This is my first time posting on any of your videos. I think that our minds just about always agree on the various Star Wars topics you cover. I'm a chronic student and I like learning. I got into Star Wars a lot later than most, as my Hispanic parents didn't get me into American pop culture early on as they weren't too interested in it. I've been watching and reading Star Wars since around 2010ish when I first watched the OT. I've loved Star Wars ever since. I enjoy continually learning more about the wonderful galaxy far far away. Is it always perfect, no. Do some people know Star Wars better than others, yes. Fundamentally, I think there is a Star Wars "DNA" that makes something Star Wars. I believe it boils down to telling stories of hope and the trials people and face in its pursuit. Unlike you Thor, I actually really liked the first adult book, I thought it had some nit picks but overall it set up the era fairly well. The third book IMO had a few too many writing errors with plot device uses, but it helped to continue fleshing out the overall story. Overall, what I'd like to say in this long post to other people is to be open to the era. I get a lot of people wanted something else, like KOTOR. (I did too.). If you don't like it, you're entitled to that, but there should be more to the reason than just because it's Disney or made by KK. If you don't like something, write a review and let the writers know. Even though they have a story they want to tell, fan reactions can help mold the story for all readers, because Star Wars can be for everyone. I think that the HR can help get more people into Star Wars that maybe weren't too interested in it before. I get that the HR isnt everyone's cup of tea, but it could be someone else's, and that whats neat about Star Wars. There's a large fan base thats always growing. Ultimately, I believe that the HR is still very much a Star Wars story, and if you havent checked it out, give it a shot. :)
@matthewbreytenbach4483
2 жыл бұрын
Hear Hear!
@jamessoto7652
2 жыл бұрын
overall high pub is ok but not worth getting into and I know why it's everything it has not enough to wow fans or new fans like Old Republic were it has all these amazing things it feels like star wars the comics are better had better art makes the jedi more heroic the games had great stories( I know oh your gona say K.O.T.O.R. is superior to h.p. they can't beat the original no not how it works)better villains better characters really O.R. is superior to h.p. because it's actually what how we think of star wars high pub is not really star wars it's just fanfic just not really kk fanfic
@TheUnnbreakable
2 жыл бұрын
Hated every comic I've bought. Liked the Manga some but was weak over all. And the children's book I got for my child is unreadable because apparently Disney thinks people blowing up in ships is okay for 3 year Olds. 🙄 so yeah not appropriate. If people can recommend when it gets good I'll try but I'm a comic reader not a big book guy because of my dyslexia. I'm happy to try any good books. I like wookies and alien heavy stories and a wookie jedi being the main character badass is what I'd love. Please recommend something thanks.
@DogFiles
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t have time for something that gets better as it goes. And I also say no to woke Star Wars.
@stealthswim223
Жыл бұрын
I have read the first book and it’s not woke at all
@lengteach
2 жыл бұрын
Fighting Plants mehhh
@jamesmurray8572
2 жыл бұрын
who’s the lady on the far right with the darksaber looking blade in that first graphic you showed?
@BEAST_M04
2 жыл бұрын
As someone who has read just about 95-98 percent of all the HR literature, just missing the Star Wars insider stuff plus a short story here and there, I don't believe she's been seen in any of it. Although most of the characters in that image have been seen in the literature, I believe it's concept art for the High Republic, so not entirely accurate in the depiction of the actual characters. But who knows, she could pop up down the line.
@jamesmurray8572
2 жыл бұрын
@@BEAST_M04 interesting. maybe the concept was made before the creators knew about the darksaber being a mandalorian anomaly? side note i hope we learn more about the darksaber like what’s the deal with its kyber crystal
@BEAST_M04
2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmurray8572 That is a possibility about the creators not knowing, but as phase 2 for the HR will be going further back in time, about 150 years before The Light of the Jedi (first adult book in the HR series), there is a possibility that the dark saber looking thing could be looked at in that earlier timeline.
@TSO01
2 жыл бұрын
4:30 "Master Yoda, you and I have been close since I was a boy. An infant. Yet if ending this war one week sooner-one day sooner-were to require that I sacrifice your life, you know I would.” “As you should,” Yoda said. “As I would yours, young Obi-Wan. As any Jedi would any other, in the cause of peace.” “Any Jedi,” Obi-Wan said, “except Anakin.” THIS is Jedi. This is how the greatest of them were in EU for a long time, and how Jedi are considered to be in the perfect picture. So tell me, if The High Republic era shows us Jedi Order in the pick of their morale and power, does it depict Jedi this way?
@irishtank42
2 жыл бұрын
I have no interest, as I feel it will be swept away. I lost the stories I enjoyed before this new cannon. Why waste time and money? I hunt the lost lore. Westend RPGs will do my soul and pocket book good.
@UserName-vv1ws
2 жыл бұрын
Idk man I’ve listened to the books twice (book 3 once) and I liked probably 30 min. I strongly dislike the nihil and the dengar. Three books and I still don’t feel attached to any of the Jedi. Basically this is my least favorite Star Wars series ever, unfortunately. The entire premise is just boring, the nihil kill billions of people and aren’t scary at all. Just not for me and it bums me out big time
@spergicide97
2 жыл бұрын
I am glad to finally hear a generally positive review of the High republic books. I haven't read them yet. Not because I'm boycotting them or anything like that, but because I only just got into reading Star Wars books during the Covid lockdowns, and started with the legends books first (there's a bit of a backlog there). I have started wondering about some of the canon novels, but pretty much all the reviews for High Republic that weren't from blatant schills ranged from "Fuck Disney High Republic sucks!" To "meh, it was ok. Not great" which didn't inspire too much excitement for me too pick them up. But hearing a genuinely honest person say they would recommend giving them a try is promising for me. It will probably be a while before I even think about actually buying them, but I will pick up at least the main books eventually.
@saved_by_grace289
2 жыл бұрын
Hearing Thor actually recommend The High Republic made my day. I have been following the High Republic for most of this past year and it was one of my favorite things about 2021. I know that many people don't like or care about it, but hearing Thor who is very critical of everything (in the best way) say that The High Republic is worth trying -- that is awesome. I hope that more people give the High Republic a try, and reading these books has made me want to try reading some of the legends books.
@stevenignatieff3220
2 жыл бұрын
I’m right with ya my man
@KetsubanSolo
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I honestly have been enjoying reading The High Republic. It has its ups and downs, but I'm really happy that most of the negative press so far has been way overblown (ie: People getting mad at Geode who is barely even in the book he appears in lmao), and I'm really enjoying how the characters develop!
@BEAST_M04
2 жыл бұрын
@@KetsubanSolo I know right, Geode barely pops up. Its interesting how most people who don't know anything about him, don't know that he's a Vintian (an interesting new species for Star Wars). I actually like his character because he provides some decent comic relief.
@remuslazar2033
2 жыл бұрын
The rock is like Plank from Ed Eddn Eddy
@ThaPimpminista
2 жыл бұрын
I watched the video to give you the view, but I have no interest in the high republic. I haven't been impressed with most of the novels made during the Disney era, and after that travesty of a trilogy and the treatment of fans who honestly just didn't like it..... I'll stick to the hundreds of EU books and comics I own. I honestly haven't bought any SW merch except Jedi fallen order and sw squadrons since the release of TLJ.
@bobbarrett7748
2 жыл бұрын
I just didn’t have any interest in this story. I felt like this wasn’t for me and I’m good with that. Can’t make everyone happy. I’m hoping for something different I guess
@fabianovich4678
2 жыл бұрын
Thor, have you seen the new 1313 gameplay that just surfaced yesterday? Kinda odd how it happened just a few days after those new respawn games got announced
@AlexM-xb8bn
2 жыл бұрын
It’s such a travesty imo that we didn’t get that game 😭
@KickapooNinja
2 жыл бұрын
I remember being so excited to play as a young up and coming Boba Fett fighting his way through the Underworld of Coruscant.
@marianxendor3974
2 жыл бұрын
Can you post a link? I literally have heard nothing about this new footage
It would honestly be better as another ongoing MMO type game for players to explore the Star Wars galaxy soon after (or even just before) the Ruusan Reformations. Never mind a half baked fanfiction with super-corporation level backing and resources.
@philiph2363
2 жыл бұрын
I was told by the writer not to read her books so I won’t 🤷🏻
@KinseiSensei
2 жыл бұрын
In a word, NOPE
@eternalemperorvalkorion750
2 жыл бұрын
No- agent smith
@orion5748
2 жыл бұрын
Can you make a list of the timeline in order?
@minicle426
2 жыл бұрын
Having recently marathoned through all the available Audiobooks. My stance overall. It's okay. First off I'm not part of the knee-jerk Star Woke Crowd, but I did find myself rolling my eyes at times whenever the plot basically stopped to explain certain characters 'orientation' to me. Additionally, whenever 'sex' is brought up in conversation in general. The Nihil feel like less interesting bootleg versions of the Legends Mandalorians at times. And the Biollante meets Audrey evil plant race are more comical then 'scary' as seemingly intended. Then there's Geode. Speaking as someone who actually likes the concept of Silicon based lifeforms, and is an adamant defendant of the Shard/Iron Knights, this just felt lazy. Like it was created as a bet. I get I'm not supposed to take this seriously, I just don't find the joke particually funny, or creative for that matter. Since it's basically an Ogri from Doctor Who (minus the blood sucking) moving around like a Weeping Angel. He displays no actual character so we get other characters and the narrative describing it to us, which also gets grating at times. Worse is when they treat him like a plot device/DEM (Fallen Star). Other then that I don't really have any real major issues, nor will I loose sleep over it.
@NicVegas
2 жыл бұрын
I read all the adult and young adult books, and I enjoy the story so far. I agree that in the beginning there are far too many Jedi to keep track of them all, but over time I think you end up developing favorites and are more vested in each story. Haven't had time to venture into any of the comics though
@Zaubernudel
2 жыл бұрын
I listend to all books of Phase 1 and read the comics and i totally agree with you. Fallen Star is just awesome, i needed to get a day of cause i didnt managed to go to bed, i needed to listen. I do like how different the Jedi are (RAM Jomaram :D) I like how they struggle with different hings (Reath, Imri, Bell, Komach ....) I Love the idea of wayseekers and so on. I am really curious about the great leveler. I cant understand all the hate. I got the impression the haven't read a single line and just focus on that "Diversity Stuff" that didn't matter to me. PS: I like Geod, i like for example when he had the stand off in fallen star and the enemy thought how good he manages to stay cool. He is a Rock :D sw mustn't be to serious all the time
@zer0sinder
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but including "geode" loses all creditability with me... 🙄🤣
@greenliongirl07
2 жыл бұрын
I admit names aren't my strong suit as a writer, but I'm not lazy enough to just leave "Vessel" as the name for a ship.
@natth6462
2 жыл бұрын
The name of the Vessel is a joke. Like was literally written as a joke
@nightking3877
2 ай бұрын
Answer: It is
@iszey12
2 жыл бұрын
I was never interested in an era of Star Wars that was only books and comics. I generally don't read for entertainment, though I sometimes make exceptions for things that are connected to stories or characters that I already like. Once the shows, games, and movies (if they ever do those again) start to pop up in the High Republic era, I might care enough to check it out.
@tomch6799
2 жыл бұрын
I've given them a chance and honestly i'm really enjoying them. I've only read Light of the Jedi and Into the Dark but i already want to continue with the others, and this is coming from a guy that did not enjoy the sequels at all. So for anyone who has doubts about the high republic i say give them a chance maybe you'll like them. I also think that a RPG set during this era could be a great game!
@achaudhari101
2 жыл бұрын
Well we’re getting Eclipse.
@WestcoastKings
Жыл бұрын
Peace. I stopped reading when a force sensitive rock character was introduced. Seemed silly, but I am also considering to check it out again. It is the only books left i havent read and nothing other than HR coming
@maisuchan6209
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but I can't read something made by people who don't like Star Wars or are fans. I don't think anyone understands how much these people HATE you. They don't like you, they just want your money because they think you're gullible fools who will buy anything Star Wars. You guys are nice and want to be fair and give them a chance, but most of these people actively despise Star Wars fans. And if you don't believe me look at all the things they would say and do prior to Gina Carano's firing, when they were finally forced to stop antagonizing customers.
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