I hope one of the books upcoming has the Miraluka. I don't like the idea of making an unofficial one especially with so much debate comes with the species
minor spoilers from the Force and Destiny Beginner Game followup adventure....
The adventure features a Miraluka guardian from a holocron. That gives me hope that FFG will consider them as playable races.
That picture has a much simpler explanation:
They're stormtroopers. They tripped on something.
I personally love that piece of artwork.
We all know what story is being told here. We've seen this image in countless stories going all the way back to Thermopolae. Sure, in the age of Sparta, there were no laser guns, so a narrow passage might actually become strewn with bodies as the hordes continued to advance. Nevertheless, the image of a narrow walkway piled high with bodies really brings the image of a Jedi Guardian to life. One woman holding the line against the relentless hordes of the Empire.
Let's face it: if the art were realistic, it would feature a pile of stormtrooper bodies on one side of the bridge, and a Jedi on the other side of the bridge. And that image just wouldn't tell the story with the same poetic force. The cool thing about art is that you don't have to be strictly realistic. You can take a little poetic license if it helps you tell a better story.
Besides, in "reality," you don't bring a knife (even a laser knife!) to a gun fight.
What is that creature in the picture? Too big for a kath hound, not a traditional look for a Krayt, anybody know?
Most likely explanation seems to be a Terentatek — see http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Terentatek
Initial thoughts? This looks Badassed:
This picture confuses me. The bodies are all stretching away from the Jedi. So what has actually happened here? Does his lightsabre extend and let him take down an entire bridge-length of stormtroopers? Has he slowly retreated along the length of the bridge with new stormtroopers hopping over the bodies of their predecessors? Has he got a really effective Move power and has just blown over all the stormtrooopers on the bridge in front of him at once? If he's not retreating, then come the stormtroopers so far away from him are dead? If he is retreating then why is each successive storm trooper climbing over the dead bodies of his predecessors to get close to him when they're armed with blaster rifles and he's armed with a close combat weapon?
This picture makes no sense to me!
Thermal Detonator. Never leave home without one!
Light saber chucks accept no substitute.
Speaking of, I'm really hoping the san-ni staff weapon has made it into this book...
That would be neat. I do like how the book (and future books) is not taking a lightsaber or nothing stance on the appropriate weapon of a Force user. I'm sure too we'll be seeing new saber crystals as well.
Speaking of, I'm really hoping the san-ni staff weapon has made it into this book...
I'm going to assume that the glowing bits are a magnetic field and not something that would take his limbs and a chuck of his torso off after a demonstration.
Please tell me saber-chucks are not a thing.
Well Jon D, on the upside, they are Legends material...
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/San-Ni_staff
They're not quite the same as 'saber-chucks (yo!) but close enough for government work.
Although as an amusing side note, one of their more prominent users was a Human Jedi Master by the name of Walden
Bridger
. Make of that what you will...
Light saber chucks accept no substitute.
Lightsaber chucks? Pffft - beginner.
Well Jon D, on the upside, they are Legends material...
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/San-Ni_staff
They're not quite the same as 'saber-chucks (yo!) but close enough for government work.
Although as an amusing side note, one of their more prominent users was a Human Jedi Master by the name of Walden Bridger . Make of that what you will...
I'm forced to admit I don't get the Bridger reference.
However, that weapon ranks up with some of the stupidest things I've seen come out of Star Wars, which includes things like the Darksaber, the ice cream cone of doom and Darth Saber Knees.
Yeah, I've never understood the hate towards the san-ni staff. It's basically a sci-fi version of the three-section staff , which is a legitimate martial arts weapon.
Well Jon D, on the upside, they are Legends material...
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/San-Ni_staff
They're not quite the same as 'saber-chucks (yo!) but close enough for government work.
Although as an amusing side note, one of their more prominent users was a Human Jedi Master by the name of Walden Bridger . Make of that what you will...
I'm forced to admit I don't get the Bridger reference.
However, that weapon ranks up with some of the stupidest things I've seen come out of Star Wars, which includes things like the Darksaber, the ice cream cone of doom and Darth Saber Knees.
Ezra Bridger is one of the main characters in Rebels.
Whatever happened to those stormtroopers on the bridge, it probably didn't involve being hit by the lightsaber since none of them appear to be dismembered.
He crushed every one of them with Bind.
Not all Force-users pursued by the Empire are good guys.
Whatever happened to those stormtroopers on the bridge, it probably didn't involve being hit by the lightsaber since none of them appear to be dismembered.
He crushed every one of them with Bind.
Not all Force-users pursued by the Empire are good guys.
But...but...blue lightsaber...?
His whole world started falling apart at the seams once he was introduced to the notion that a blue lightsaber didn't necessarily mean "good guy."
He later went on to author a self-help book and a series of unpopular novels.
LoL Does your lightsaber's blade change colors if you fall to the dark side?
LoL Does your lightsaber's blade change colors if you fall to the dark side?
I believe traditionally some rationale is found, often off-screen, in order to replace or repair it to a different colour. There is a lot of symbolism around the lightsabres in TCW / Rebels and the movies.
It sounds like something you'd use to clean the ceiling.
Speaking of, I'm really hoping the san-ni staff weapon has made it into this book...
I'm going to assume that the glowing bits are a magnetic field and not something that would take his limbs and a chuck of his torso off after a demonstration.
Please tell me saber-chucks are not a thing.
I think it's pretty clear that that's not lightsaber glowy stuff- the most it would do is make Jar Jar Bink's tounge numb like the podracers electrobinders.
Light saber chucks accept no substitute.
Lightsaber chucks? Pffft - beginner.
Soooo, Army of Darkness meets Star Wars?
(Arise once more my necrothread minion!)
Whiphids, new jedi armor, a full spec based on crafting armor, a new Force power?
This first FaD career book is a blessing!
Q3-Q4 2015, with Strongholds of Resistance (i.e. VENATOR BASE!!!1one) and an Adventure book for FaD is almost too good to be true!
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I love the selection of species. Lanniks are okay, and both Iktotchi and Whiphids are YAY!
Wish all of the career books were available at once, but you were only allowed to get one every several months so that I could get the career I want first. I gotta sit back while Protectors get their book when all I want for Xmas is a Sentinel or Warrior book
Edited by KilcannonI'm excited, I just want my release date announcement already!