Im curious if anyone here has any good speculation on how the defeat of Thrawn will lead into the Rise of the First Order
As of now everything we've seen has been THE EMPIRE
But the First Order considers itself a new entinity a new regime
Is Thrawn the last gasp of the old Empire before something new takes it place?
Okay so for context, what I mean is, what do you think the "Lore" was for why Vader had the title of "Dark Lord of the Sith" before it was 100% solidified that Palpatine was also a Sith Lord as well. Remember Palpatine was not confirmed to be a Dark Lord of the Sith until Phantom Menance. Before then he was simply "The Emperor" and a Dark Side user.
Personally I always got the sense that Tom Veitch (Writer of Tales of the Jedi) more or less showed us what he thought of Vader becoming a Sith Lord when he showed the "Ancient Sith Spirits" declaring Exar Kun and Ulic Sith.
I wonder if Vader also met the ancient Sith spirits and thus they bestowed upon him the title of Dark Lord of the Sith.
While the Emperor remained "The Emperor" Vader was a member of the particular sect of "Dark Sorceress" as Palpatine called them in Dark Empire. Hence why Vader throne in Dark Empire on Korriban is empty.