Yes but The New Rebellion is by far the worst of the offical EU novels. Period. If it could be done, I would declare it non canon instantly. The characterisations are horribly wrong, the minimalisation is grossly stupid and the abject stupidity of the NR just makes me want to puke.Tychu wrote:IM sorry i havent gotten on this post, i can only get on on weekends. For those of you who think im basing it on one book im not, the 80's book quote was to show that i have read that many books and is basing my opinion on those books. The Thernbee is coaxed in The New Rebellion, he coaxes a whole lot of creatures like the Yezzum or Yuzzem (2 species diffrent types i cant tell them apart by name)Spanky The Dolphin wrote:What's the "80ish EU book"?
And I don't think its even Canon.
in Splinter of the Minds Eye. People put that book down because of its simplicity but may i remind you that it was the intended sequel and TV movie if A New Hope failed in the box office.
A *gross* over simplification of some of the events in "Courtship of Princess Leia". At that point Luke had jsut been bitchslaped by a Dark Jedi and was slowly dying on the ground. In this state he was somehow able to *see* for the first time just how the force linked EVERYONE and EVERYTHING together from the smallest bug to the largest tree. He drew from the force to heal himself then using the energy generated by the planets life.
I dont remember which series it was but there was one where Luke "dies" and he needs to coax mother nature to give him streagth.
Crystal Star was retarded, much to Treky
Which are also not Canon IIRC.
and featured the only other alien from a nother dimension in Star Wars next to the Otherspace books.
And thus far you have completly failed to convince me of this fact. I have just about every EU book and in none of them comes across any kind of animal lover.
The EU depicts Luke as a lover of animals and befriends them through the force. I find that repetitive and very un Star Wars iee.
And given that in most of the rest of the books there is no aera where animal interaction is shown, your point is flawed. The single time when they were up close in the movies, the jedi used the force to influence them. They use the force to influence people and sentient beings all the time as well, nothing here is un Jedi or un SW.
The EU never keeps it simple for Luke like it does in the Prequel books. When Obi-wan and Anakin had to "CALM" animals only in Rouge Planet and The Approching storm. IN AOTC Anakin seems to only calm them, not befriend them and become cozy with the Reek.
Further, I would dispute some of Lukes actions in the NJO. While I do think he was somewhat pussified, he was just so taken aback by the fact that the Vong existed outside the force and the debate over where agression ends and the Dark Side starts. Recall that Luke had VERY VERY limited Jedi training. He was pointed at Vader and the Emperor and said 'They are Dark, you are Light, stop them!". Against the Vong many of the Jedi were advocating USING the Dark side to stop the Vong, which is what so alramed Luke, combined with defining where legitment self defence ends and where agression started, that led to the Dark Side. Which is why he was acting more with passive defences, getting the Jedi out, running recon raids e.t.c.
When he (eventualy) made up his mind on the subject, he kicked all manner of ass. In 'The Unifying Force' he drew on the Force so heavily that he was a bulldozer of a lightsaber machine. Jacen and Jaeina behind him couldn't follow his movements he was so fast and powerful as he sliced through GOD knows how many Vong warriors on their way to Shimerra...
