u/WedgeAntillesRedTwo

So just finished reading the Boba Fett: Blood Ties series where you meet Boba's wife and daughter Sintas and Ailyn Vel. I was interested about looking into some of the backstory around these characters so I went to Wookipidia to see what I could learn. It's here that I learned that Ailyn Vel was born in 15 BBY. Blood Ties is set in roughly 1 BBY yet Ailyn is a child in the story. Was this discrepancy ever explained?

Also as a secondary note. What other Star wars media should I read to learn about Boba's backstory on Concord Dawn as well as what happens to his family after this story. Thanks.

So when I first watched The Force Awakens and was introduced to Hux I originally thought he was just going to be a Tarkin like character. A calm and collected officer to balance out Kylos rage. Someone to actually command the troops while Kylo aura farms.

About halfway throught the movie though, I got to the scene where they fire the beam at the New Republic from Starkiller base. I was really surprised at just how passionate Domhnall Gleeson's performance was. This somewhat haughty and stuck-up officer was completely losing it. It always made me feel like Hux's hate of the New Republic was not just ideological but deeply personal.

Back in those days I remember I had my own headcanon for why Hux had such personal hatred. I cam up with this idea that his father died on the second Death Star during the Battle of Endor and ever since that day Hux had sworn revenge on the New Republic using the very tyoe of weapon his father had died on, to honor his legacy. Obviously Hux's backstory was later revealed in comics, but I was still always very fond of what I had come up with.

In the Last Jedi Hux was obviously more hot headed then in The Force Awakens. He squabbled with Kylo and made more rash decisions. This was great in my opinion, his mask was starting to slip, his and Kylos anger both were starting to become a determinant to the First Order. A detriment only Snoke could keep in check, when he died, the First order was essentially being headed by two out of control psychos.

Then came The Rise of Skywalker. I was pretty excited to see what they would do with Hux. Would they reveal more of his backstory and motives? Would he end up backstabbing Kylo for power? It's safe to say I was pretty disappointed with the fact that he was essentially replaced with General Pryde and then nonchalantly killed of after he had been a main antogonist for two movies.

I know at least part of the reason that this was done was because of fan backlash that Hux and Kylo weren't professional enough and we needed a more Takinesqu officer for us to take the First order seriously. Personally I feel like that argument was boring and uncreative. Hux and Kylo's bad management of the First Order is the big thing that made it interesting and separated it from the Empire.

I kind of always wish they went with the original scripted death of Hux. Where after his forces are overwhelmed on Coruscant he kills himself with a lightsaber. It seems like a more fitting end for him. It just feels like The Rise of Skywalker retcons Hux from a radical true believer to just being an opportunistic and spiteful snake who has no true allegiance and is willing to betray his entire cause just to hurt Kylo (not excatley in line with that scene in Force awakens).

Anyways what do you guys think about Hux's death. Was it disappointing? Did it make thematic sense to show how pathetic Hux truly was? I would love to hear you opinions

Looking to complete my Star Wars Epic Collection. Looking for the following comics at a somewhat reasonable price.

Old Republic: Volume 3

Clone Wars: Volume 2

Clone Wars: Volume 3

The Original Marvel Years: Volume 3

The Original Marvel Years: Volume 4

Anybody play this game? From what I can tell its a new adaption of the Space 1889 TTRPG that has changed hands between different publishing companies a bunch of times leading to many different rulesets. In 2023 a new version was released called Space 1889: After. Looks like it was released in two different systems 5e and the Empyriean system.

Information beyond that is pretty sparse, but it looks like their reprinting it via backerkit and I was thinking about jumping on the boat. Has anybody played the game before? Does it use custom classes? How well is the setting converted to 5e?

If anybody has any experience with the game I would love to hear about it and whether its worth getting or not.