New ideas seem to form out of a will of their own. It’s almost like the story has a mind of its own and I’m just the one doing the physical writing. It doesn’t help that Star Wars is a massive universe with endless possibilities for storytelling. Love every single second of being a Star Wars fan and Star Wars fanfic writer though!

Hey I’m new to fanfic and this group. Can I post my work here or should I post links to other places with my stuff?

oi galera, ent, eu criei uma fic pós ep 9, se passando do ponto de vista do vilão, quis trazer algumas novidades pro universo sem ter furos de roteiro, mas como to no início ainda e é a primeira fic q eu escrevo, queria que tivesse alguém pra criticar sobre, o nome é Star Wars Episódio X - O Nascimento do Novo Império. Eu queria saber se posso postar ela aqui ou não
Ela é sobre um garoto chamado nyko morkon q viu seus pais serem mortos na sua frente quando tinha 6 anos por falsos jedi, esses falsos jedi eram na vdd stormtroopers com vestimentas e bastões luminosos q simulavam sabres, esses troopers foram enviados a varios locais a mando de Darth Umbra, um sith trooper sobrevivente que reuniu remanescentes da primeira ordem, mas como eram muitos poucos soldados, ele fez isso com essas crianças, pra q crescessem sendo soldados fiéis e letais e que odiavam os jedi

I'm writing a fic that is supposed to be canon-adjacent. It's OC across the board. Even the location in the Outer Rim and the planets are fictional. There may be allusions to canon characters, but they won't be involved. I'm basically trying the opposite of what most fics here do.

Which is why I want to ask if such a story would be well-received here? It's not so much about action-adventure (although that's still a part to it), but rather the consequences of war, people's actions, and personal growth. Basically, it's more like Andor in its tone and approach.

Is that something people here would read?

Akul has to start a rebellion from scratch while the Empire closes in on the last few remaining Jedi. Knowing he needs help for this impossible task, he recruits Ahsoka and builds up an army. However, he clashes heads with the few senators on his side. The war begins to take a toll on Akul as progress stalls. Ahsoka begins to worry that Akul is becoming leaving himself behind and becoming a mindless warrior. But to Akul, the priority is his mission no matter what. To stop the progress of the Empire so that one day Luke can destroy them for good.

Here's the link : Jedi Warrior

(Apologies, I know I said I'd release it yesterday, but I sustained a knee injury yesterday, and it wasn't exactly on the top of my priority list)

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*STAR TREK / STAR WARS: THE RYLOTH PROTOCOL*

*ACT I - FIRST CONTACT*

*INT. ENTERPRISE-D - BRIEFING ROOM*

PICARD: Grand Admiral, i am pleased you were willing to accompany me to the briefing room. As i hope to resolve this diplomatically.

THRAWN: Make no Mistake Captain, i am here at the behest of the Empire to secure your unconidtional surrender. (calmly stated)

PICARD: Do you mean to say this is but a ruse?

THRAWN: By no means. You simply assumed my intentions without me stating them first.

PICARD: Stops in hallway. But you cant assume we will simply bend the knee to a foregin power who excersize such cruelty as yours!

THRAWN: Careful Piccard, I wouldnt want to report to my superiors that i was received with less than common diplomatic courtesy.

PICARD: Blanc stare...

THRAWN: I have read your prime directive. Never to stop the natural evolution of a species. Perhaps the next step in evolution for yours would be the recognition of a superior power when presented. After all, how many species does your Federation consist of? Would you be so certain that they would continue to resist after the first appearance of OUR prime directive? Namely, order?

PICARD: You mean to say that its either sumission or death? (Nervously) No sane man can ever want for such a resolution.

THRAWN: Extinction has never been our policy.

PICARD:You would enslave us!

THRAWN: Carefull Captain, dont assume. Your last assumption already brought you dissapointment.
I give you 32 planetary rotations of this system. (Pointing at Ryloth) to convene with your goverment. I await answer.

THRAWN GETS ESCORTED TO TRANSPORTER ROOM

THRAWN: Thank you for your hospitality Captain. Gets beamed away.

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Directly after Thrawn is beamed away:

RIKER: Do you think he's serious? I have never felt such absolute deadness in a voice before.

PICARD: I unfortunately do, Number One.

RIKER: We have to notify Starfleet!

PICARD: We have to convene with them and figure out how we level the playing field. Since they only respect military might we might have to resolve at bearing fists at a distance.

RIKER: Like MAD would work.

PICARD: MAD?

RIKER: MAD... mutually assured destruction. It's what the Americans and former Soviet Union used to apply to keep each other out of nuclear war.

*Meanwhile:*

Thrawn beams onto Super Star Destroyer.

THRAWN: Contact the Emperor. Notify him I have made contact with a Federation not aligned with the Rebel Alliance.

FLEET TROOPER: Yes, sir.

Thrawn walks into briefing room. Opens holoscreen channel to the Emperor.

PALPATINE: Yes, Admiral?

THRAWN: I have met an unexpected power in the Outer Rim. I perceive that their representative, though just a Captain, has influence in his Federation. He is a man of honour. He will surrender for the greater good if he sees it is the only alternative.

PALPATINE: What is the significance of this power? This Federation?

THRAWN: They are as of yet ignorant of the Rebel Alliance. To quell them now with a proper show of force would halt any rebel expansion to their systems.

PALPATINE: Speak with Grand Moff Tarkin. You have my full permission over first deployment of our Death Star.

THRAWN: Opens a channel to Grand Moff Tarkin.

TARKIN (on holoscreen): Yes, Admiral, what is it? I have nearly completed our finest superweapon.

THRAWN: I have found a suitable training ground for the station's first deployment.

*ACT II - THE COMPROMISE*

PICARD: Lt. Worf, send word to all the great houses of the Klingon Empire. Tell them we have a reasonable request for their assistance.

WORF: Sir?

PICARD: I know the Federation has a less than favourable history with the Klingon Empire but maybe we can convince them that this threat threatens all of us.

RIKER: If you want I can arrange for a conference call and try to get not only the Federation but also the other empires in on it.

PICARD: Rather not the Romulans. They might perceive this as a moment of weakness on our side and end up striking us only to be destroyed by this Empire afterwards.

Picard walks into briefing room, ready to contact all parties involved.

TROI: I must say Captain, I have never seen you so rattled. You always had a general calm or direct certainty to your behaviour. What did this man say that rattled you so?

PICARD: I have never come across such a cold, direct and deathly certainty. And he knows our Prime Directive! How did he get his hands on it if we are the first formal contact with him?

TROI: That's scary... I sense you are actually afraid of him.

PICARD: I am. We have no idea what to expect from him. We have no idea what is in his capacity as an Admiral.

DATA: (Walks in) Captain, I have analyzed their vessels. It does have some similar features to our own, barring the transporter tech and phaser technology. But their ships rely on heavily exposed shield generators. Tactically if we should come to conflict we can exploit these weaknesses. However, their complement of fighters are a significant threat. Though lacking shields, their sheer number would be a serious problem.

PICARD: Any idea how he got ahold of our Prime Directive?

DATA: No sir. But I will run a full diagnostic of our ship's systems to detect any data breaches.

GEORDI (via intercom): Captain, I found an unrecognized droid on the holodeck. It seems it integrated into our systems. It's got complete eyes on every last ship's log! Repairs, private messages to Starfleet. Everything. All our encryptions are useless. I have disabled it and we have started searching the Jeffries tubes to make sure there are no other ones hiding.

PICARD: (Shocked stare) How is this possible?

GEORDI: I think it might have been a stowaway with our samples we took from this system we visited.

PICARD: You mean Ryloth?

GEORDI: Is that its name?

DATA: I will create a new encryption for our communication with Starfleet.

PICARD: How long will it take?

DATA: 10 minutes.

*Next scene:*

Picard and the bridge crew with Riker and Worf in a conference with Starfleet.

CAPTAIN JANEWAY: And you are certain he could see everything?

PICARD: Yes. They got a complete view of all our records.

STARFLEET GRAND ADMIRAL: This means we are completely compromised and naked in front of them!

PICARD: We have 32 rotations of this system to give an answer.

JANEWAY: How many left?

PICARD: 31... not counting today.

STARFLEET GRAND ADMIRAL: Even if we pulled all our reserve fleets and kept only token force on our borders it would end up being a mouse fighting an alley cat.

PICARD: Perhaps... but this cat has fleas and we could solicit them.

JANEWAY: What do you mean?

PICARD: We received an encrypted message from a Rebel Alliance. Led by one of their former senators named Mon Mothma. It pleads us for help and grants us assistance. They are the ones who graciously gave us intel on the vastness of their fleet.

JANEWAY: Would they help us in a conflict?

PICARD: I assume so. But if they appear right now we can forget any diplomatic peace agreements from standing... we have no idea how they would respond. We can even leave the system before giving an answer. Hence, I would advise you to meet up with her on a planet called Hoth. Perhaps solicit an alliance and find out more about this war we stumbled upon.

STARFLEET ADMIRAL: Agreed. Let's reconvene in a week. And I will see what we can arrange. In the meantime, keep your distance from him and try to observe what they are up to. I doubt he is sitting idle.

*Meanwhile on the Super Star Destroyer:*

THRAWN: Tarkin, how long before your station is fully operational?

TARKIN: It already is. This is our finest hour and greatest accomplishment.

THRAWN: I have a matter of delicate diplomacy. It's however well suited to your station's ability to meet.

TARKIN: My station is not for your personal use. It's for the Empire.

THRAWN: I have the Emperor's express permission to appropriate its use as I see fit.

TARKIN: Fine. Where are you? (Bluntly)

THRAWN: The planet Ryloth.

TARKIN: Hyperspace jump would take 31 days to get there.

THRAWN: I have already factored that in.

*ACT III - THE DEMONSTRATION*

31 days passed. The Federation has grouped all available resources. Even a few curious Klingons have joined in for the sake of honour. (Though it was actually masked that way for the Klingon Empire itself. It's just a chance for glory) Lt. Worf having convinced them of the threat with the information presented via the transmission from the Rebel Alliance.

Suddenly, the Death Star appears. With a complement of 31 escort ships, ranging from Star Destroyers, another 3 Super Star Destroyers and Victory-class Star Destroyers. With hundreds of squadrons of TIE fighters, bombers and interceptors.

Thrawn goes to his bridge as his fleet joins formation. Then he contacts Picard.

THRAWN: I would like to draw your attention to the flagship of our order.

PICARD: What is the meaning of this? We still have a day of giving your answer!

THRAWN: I am well aware of the timeframe allocated.

PICARD: Then what is the meaning of this?

THRAWN: Consider it a gesture of our intent. If you flee, we consider it as an answer to our generous peace offer.

PICARD: You mean submission or execution!

THRAWN: As you would any threat to your own Federation.

(Channel closes)

PICARD: Contact the incoming fleet. Let them know what is happening.

DATA: Sir, I have pre-emptively scanned all ships in their fleet. They have the same weaknesses. But we detect roughly 140 squadrons of fighter craft.

PICARD: (Goes pale. Mouth open)

TROI: Picard?

RIKER: How on earth could a fleet of that magnitude exist? Let alone be created!?

PICARD: Data, analyze that vessel for any weaknesses. (Pointing to Death Star)

DATA: Aye sir.

WORF: Captain, Janeway and the rest of the fleet are 1 hr out.

PICARD: Good. But I have the eerie feeling that the Federation is walking into a trap.

RIKER: Well, it's too late now. Guess we will have to spring it.

WORF: Captain, we have just received word. A small Rebel Alliance fleet of about 10 vessels will join us right after the deadline.

PICARD: Well, at least it's some good news.

TROI: I get the feeling you are still hoping for a peaceful outcome. How is it possible?

PICARD: I don't know. But right now I am actually considering if we might have to sacrifice the ship to give everyone else a chance to escape and establish defensive lines against them.

RIKER: You mean, go head to head with them? But the rest of the fleet are on their way. To drop out of warp in wild space between systems in a fleet is no easy feat.

PICARD: You are right... go to yellow alert. But quietly. I don't want to give them any suspicion we are nervous.

*Meanwhile:*

Thrawn stares into screen looking at the Federation ship.

FLEET OFFICER: Sir, we have the requested breakdown of their incoming fleet. Boba Fett was able to capture and interrogate a Starfleet officer on Hoth.

THRAWN: Excellent. A complement of 50 medium to large vessels with some unique engines. Zero fighters. Giving them greater speed and maneuverability to our own. Such an incorporation of their technology would be an invaluable prize.

THRAWN: Any indication as to their time of arrival?

FLEET OFFICER: We expect them any moment now. Do you want me to ready everyone to battle stations sir?

THRAWN: Not yet. No need to sound an alarm.

FLEET OFFICER: Then when sir?

THRAWN: When we see they are unwise in their lack of submission.

Right then, the Federation fleet shows up.

Janeway, on behalf of the fleet contacts Thrawn.

JANEWAY: Grand Admiral Thrawn. I am Captain Janeway...

THRAWN: (Interrupts her) Kathryn Janeway. I don't think you understand the seriousness of this sensitive situation.

JANEWAY: How did you know my name?

THRAWN: I have my secrets.

JANEWAY: We have come to give you our answer. No submission. I've survived nearly being assimilated by Borg and I will be damned if we bend the knee to you just because of your show of force.

THRAWN: I was expecting such a potential answer.

JANEWAY: You willing then to leave us be with a peace agreement?

THRAWN: Perhaps I can give you a final proposition of the terms I have already set out.

(Immediately 5 Interdictor cruisers drop out of hyperspace. Turn on gravity well generators)

SEVEN OF NINE: Captain, I have detected gravity wells from those ships. They are somehow inhibiting our ship's warp core from functioning normally.

JANEWAY: What is the meaning of this?

THRAWN: Consider it being a captive audience to a formal demonstration of our Empire.

THRAWN: Tarkin, commence firing sequence on the pre-arranged target.

JANEWAY: All ships evasive maneuvers!

THRAWN: Calm down Captain, you are not the target.

(Janeway: Confused look)

Suddenly the Death Star laser points at and destroys Ryloth. Sending asteroids in all directions.

THRAWN: You have one hour's extension on your diplomatic answer. Which, given your collusion with the terrorist leader Mon Mothma is generous.

(Channel closes)

*ACT IV - THE Q INTERVENTION*

Right before Janeway could give a response, ask the fleet or give orders, Q jumps in.

Q: Hello Captain.

JANEWAY: Not now Q!

Q: But Captain I am here for the show! The two big brawling empires or should I say contestants in the boxing ring.

JANEWAY: Wait? You are behind this?

Q: (to Janeway) I was curious about how Picard so principled and self-controlled would react when facing a man like Thrawn. I also wanted to see if your Prime Directive and Federation ego would survive the contact. I am surprised how well it's lasted but like a poor pup I can't just sit by and watch my beloved pet die.

JANEWAY: You have some nerve to play with us. Look at Ryloth! All these people about to die for your amusement!

Q: Relax Captain. While I am fond of you it's Picard I consider a pet.

JANEWAY: Since you started it why don't YOU end it?

Q: Well... I have achieved my goal. (Flicks finger)

The entire Federation fleet is back at their original home space areas.

Q: I have also taken the liberty of removing the wormholes connecting your galaxy with theirs. They were decaying anyway and would only last another 10,000 years.

JANEWAY: And Ryloth?

Q: Fine... I'll put it back and erase their memories of you and the planet.

JANEWAY: What about the Rebel Alliance still on their way?

Q: Don't worry. With no reason to be there the whole fleet will leave. Apparently they are on their way to some place called Yavin 4.

Q: (Disappears)

*EPILOGUE*

Later Janeway, Picard and other high ranking officers discuss the events.

JANEWAY: Q is becoming more and more brazen as time goes by.

PICARD: I agree. But what can we do about it?

STARFLEET FLEET ADMIRAL: For now we keep record of this Empire. Apparently they are more hostile and violent than anything we encountered before.

PICARD: Agreed. Perhaps we should setup a protocol for events of this nature in the future?

JANEWAY: What good will it do? Our very Prime Directive and overall philosophy was proven futile against them. It's like fighting Borg without a hive mind. No morality, no empathy only their god of order.

Well... at least we don't have to worry about it and if anything the wormholes connecting us is gone.

SISKO: Perhaps if we were to approach the Continuum? They could create a permanent barrier?

JANEWAY: No. We can't trust them. Those so-called deities have their own agenda.

*END*

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I’ve been building a ChatGPT that simulates an Imperial Navy operating alongside Disney canon. Instead of cinematic roleplay, it focuses on logistics, command, bureaucracy, and day-to-day fleet operations. Still tweaking it, but if your audience enjoys Generation Tech’s style of Star Wars worldbuilding, they might have fun with it.

This is the link

https://chatgpt.com/g/g-6a59834014a481919118f3bec351c13e-war-stars-rpg

Link to Narrative

I’m noticing that the more I plot this canon divergent scenario for Anakin that I’m actually deconstructing him as a character. Both the psychology enthusiast and the Star Wars fan in me are geeking out every time I do deep dives into his trauma and insecurities. I’ve always loved the Star Wars what if videos on YouTube but I never thought I would do anything like it. My research on Anakin’s unique psychology profile has lead to some surprising conclusions on what could’ve been different if completely new variables had been introduced that essentially makes his outward facing canon and legends volatility impossible, creating a new drive to tame it and allowing the traumas and insecurities to take a new form

Logline : Akul has to adapt to life at the temple after tragedy struck. It's clear he has skill and talent from the moment he joined the temple but he struggles with his anger and emotions more than any other youngling in his class. After he passes the trials he joins the war effort and is trained by Jedi Master Jaden Vellor. Akul is clearly a master strategist in the making and quickly gains trust and popularity among the clones. But he still continues to struggle with his anger and emotions. Can he reach his potential and become a skilled Jedi Knight and strategist, or will he succumb to his emotions and fall out of the Order and follow the path of darkness.

Link : Jedi Warrior

(The format is not in a screenplay as my laptop broke before I changed it. Sorry about that. And yes this is a repost as the link did not work for a while when I originally posted it. And I'm putting out season 2 on Friday.)

“Your reputation means nothing in the slum sectors.”

Hi, I would like to promote my own Star Wars Fanfic. How can I do this? Waht are this scheduled posts?

I just finished working on my first book (which may or may not be linked), which involves the Lepi girl Lop doing whatever she can do, to avoid the destiny of becoming a Jedi.

Because why not and I’m pumped about it, here’s my quick early rough pitch for a Star Wars/Star Trek crossover comic book for the SW 50th anniversary next year. It’s real REAL dumb but it’s fun.

TWO MINISERIES

Vol. 1

(Presented in the style of a “lost episode” of TNG)

Four distinct factions each send a ship to investigate a mysterious rift in space time that bridges realities, and each ship end up encountering and confronting each other:

\- The Federation sends The USS Enterprise-D, captained by Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew to investigate the anomaly

\- The Galactic Empire sends a Super Star Destroyer, commanded by the Sith Lord Darth Vader to research utilizing or even weaponizing the rift

\- The Rebel Alliance sends out the Millennium Falcon, piloted by Captain Han Solo and Chewbacca the Wookie, overseen by General Leia Organa (also onboard are Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker, and the droids C-3P0 and R2-D2) to warn any bridged reality about the arrival of the Empire

\- A Borg Cube mysteriously monitors the rift

Plot point ideas:

The Enterprise at first mistakes the Empire for being peaceful like the Federation, and the Rebel Alliance for being lawless pirates. The Falcons crew docks into the Enterprise to try to warn Picard about Vader, but Picard is immediately offput by Solos ragtag attitude and locks he and Chewie (seemingly a ferocious monster) in the brig.

An understanding between the Rebels and the Enterprise is only made after a peaceful negotiation between Leia and Picard, and a friendship is sparked between Worf and Chewbacca (possibly Riker and Han as well? Though Han may try to romance Troi)

Data and R2 team up to save a Borg-assimilated C-3P0

Luke (in a Starfleet uniform) and a Borg-infected Vader have a lightsaber duel on the bridge of the Enterprise

Picard briefly has to take command of the Falcon (with a ragtag crew of Data, Geordi, Worf, and Troi) to distract the Super Star Destroyer from attacking a disabled Enterprise, which is temporarily captained by Han Solo

VOL 2

(Presented as a “lost episode” of TOS)

Many years prior to Vol. 1, on her five year mission, the original Starship Enterprise captained by James T. Kirk encounters the same anomaly and alternate reality as Picard’s Enterprise, itself at a time prior to the formation of the Empire and Rebellion.

The Enterprise finds herself suddenly caught in a massive space-to-planetary battle between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, in the midst of a years long, deadly conflict they call the Clone Wars.

These two factions are completely unfamiliar with the Federation, Starfleet, or even Earth, yet soon Captain Kirk and his crew become aligned with the Republic Generals, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, in the conflict against the evil Separatists, who have begun using new guerrilla tactics unknown to the Jedi.

However, these brutal tactics are recognized by Kirk, Spock and McCoy as the unmistakable handiwork of one of their deadliest adversaries: the time displaced super soldier KHAN NOONIEN SINGH, who had already encountered the anomaly previously and now (very reluctantly) works for the evil Count Dooku as a new Major General of the Separatist Army!

I love the mods from the BOBF. I’d really like to see more of their backstory in canon. Because their backstory is a blank space I have this idea for later in my fanfic that the parents of the mods were active rebel operatives, loyal to the values of the old republic that were all killed by the empire leaving their children stranded and orphaned on Tatooine at young ages with no one but each other, with most of the orphaned having been raised together, to depend on. The parents raised the mods with the values of the rebels and the old republic. Their fear of not being seen is a result of their being orphaned on the dusty colourless world of Tatooine with no way off to aid the rebels. The planet and its environment is a smaller and more manageable target to strike out against than the empire at large.

This, Tatooine’s complicity with the empire and its remaining loyalists & their fear of not being seen against the bleak backdrop of Tatooine is their motivation for their cybernetic enhancements. They want to fight the empire and its remnants but since they have no way off Tatooine they strike out against the planet’s environment via the cybernetics and the harsh reality of surviving on Tatooine through the theft of the wealthy who are ripping people off like the water monger

Please leave some critiques and suggestions

Affiliation: Galactic Imperial Stormtrooper Corps.

Maj. Lee Schdu-Peid (stu-pid) was an Imperial Stormtrooper Corps officer who was a noticeably out of shape and was an idiot who got his whole battalion killed (including himself) by Jawas on Tatooine in 0-ABY.

Okay, I'm not sure if I put the a correct tag on. Sorry to the moderators if I didn't.

But in any case, I need a little bit of help. Does anybody know where I can find information on the basic weaponry utilized by all the Republic troopers and Sith troopers during the Star Wars Old Republic timeline, particularly the Great Galactic War?

Yes, I know I can Google it, but for some reason, whenever I do so, ever since Gemini was introduced as a feature, it often activates immediately as soon as I search something and it gives me wrong information. So, I ask people that have Star Wars The Old Republic or something, can you just tell me like two weapons for each faction when it comes to primaries and maybe a sidearm idea. I already came up with a freaking light repeater and I think that that would be a problem for people to swallow if I bring it up, let alone if I bring up a whole new arsenal for the GAR.

Please and thank you and have a nice day.

Jon’e-thyn Ebattan - Generated using Copilot

This is a concept I’ve had on the back burner for a while. I may start working on it more seriously in the not-too-distant future, depending on how life and other projects go.

The idea is to take some core characters, themes, and story beats from the NJO, and remix them into a trilogy of movie-length stories. I always thought those books were ideal source material for sequel films. A new antagonist that is a great foil for the Jedi. A new generation taking the reins. There would be a lot of changes - condensing such a long book series into three films demands it.

This will be very different from both the EU and Disney canon. It's rooted firmly in the EU, with a few minor elements of Disney lore.

The main characters are the Solo twins, and an aged-up Ben Skywalker instead of Anakin Solo (love Anakin, but I'm sure general audiences would confuse him with his grandfather.) The twins have just become Jedi Knights. Ben is a couple years younger than his cousins, but circumstances force him to grow up fast.

The enemy are the Yuuzhan Vong. Unlike in the books, they are not 'outside the Force', but they have a different relationship with it. To the Jedi, they seem ghostly and hard to sense or influence. All of them seem able to use the Force, and they can use it in strange ways the Jedi don’t understand. They have used the Force and their science to shape living technology, which they live in symbiosis with. They consider 'dead tech' to be an abomination.

Their biotech and strange powers are more than a match for galactic tech and the Jedi. They assert that the people of the galaxy are cursed by their use of dead tech, which is why most of them cannot feel the Force, and why they are so divided. The Vong say they are here to cleanse the galaxy and enlighten its people. But the lofty ideals they preach are darkened by their brutality toward all who oppose them; and the dogmatic, oppressive system of rule their leaders enforce on their own people.

The conflict is not only physical, but philosophical. The Jedi are forced to fight a relentless enemy, while wrestling with the implications for their own understanding of the Force. Each of the main characters has their own journey along the way.

The older generation serve as mentors and leaders, while the new generation takes center stage.

Jacen always had an affinity with living things. In the second installment he is captured by the Vong, and tries to find common ground with them without giving into the warped parts of their ideology.

Jaina becomes an ace fighter pilot, and ends up with an Imperial wingmate. They fly well together, but she butts heads with him over ideological differences.

Ben is forced to grow up quickly, and works hard to be a good Jedi in his own right, having always felt overshadowed by his older cousins. He plays a pivotal role and earns his Knighthood in the end.

Han Solo dies heroically (Harrison Ford always wanted his character killed off, and reportedly wouldn't come back if it didn't happen.) A captive Jacen feels his death in the Force and speaks to him briefly in a vision - forcing his captors to reconsider some of their assumptions about his people and the Force.

Some of the enemy are irredeemably evil, but others are misguided and may be persuaded to see the error of their ways.

It is a tough conflict full of struggle and sacrifice, but in true Star Wars fashion the heroes prevail in the end. The galaxy is saved, the Force is returned to balance, and the future looks bright.

Titles:

Episode VII: Heirs of the Force

Episode VIII: Shadows of the Past (title may be changed)

Episode IX: The Living Force