Star wars legacy of the force books 19, betrayal, bloodlines, tempest. Raptor52152s darth caedus and jacen solo at star wars. Like any good star wars books theres a decent mix of lightsaber battles, blaster battles, and starship dogfights. Read these legendary star wars books before you see the last. How the abandoned star wars expanded universe inspired. Two jedi knights have succumbed to an inexplicable and dangerous psychosis, criminal charges have driven luke skywalker in. Star wars legacy of the force revelation by karen traviss star wars books, star.
Raptor52152s darth caedus mod image credit goes to ustoppingriver52 on reddit, and his awesome captures the son of han and leia organa solo, jacen solo was a leading jedi knight who proved crucial in defeating the yuuzhan vong and protecting the galaxy during the yuuzhan vong war. In the following book, the emperors plague, they get to the bottom of a plot they had suspected all along, and catch up with. Jacen solo started off as a dorky kid who cracked jokes every now and then. Darth caedus shares a number of similarities with the canon character kylo ren, the secondary antagonist and deutagonist of the star wars sequel trilogy. In addition to her forcesensitivity, she was by the blood of her father, the niece of the jedi master jaina solo, the granddaughter of the heroes of the rebellion, leia and han solo, and the great niece of legendary jedi grand master luke skywalker. Jacen solo is a character of the greatest saga ever. Timothy zahns last nonthrawn star wars book is one of his best. In the original books, jaina and jacen trained under luke at his jedi praxeum on yavin 4 after being sent away by their parents just like kylo as part of a new era of jedi following the. A television series has the advantage of having time to develop minor characters that a film might not be able to focus on, while the written word or a comic book can easily peer into the mind of heroes and villains alike. Character profile for jacen solo from the last command star. May 04, 2017 while the series isnt the best out there, it does introduce a ton of characters who will become pivotal later on, such as han solo and leia organas children, jacen and jaina solo. Meet the replacements chapter 1, a star wars fanfic fanfiction. Im mostly interested in the whole arc about jacen solo turning evil and fighting his own sister. Betrayal publishers summary this is the era of luke skywalkers legacy.
He dispatches jedi jacen solo, the son of han and leia, and his own son, ben. Character profile for jaina solo from the last command. I did this about jacen solo, my favorite character of the eu. Mara jade, luke skywalker and jacen solo mara jade, star wars luke skywalker. The force awakens, portrayed by adam driver, he also appeared in the films sequels, star wars. The book starts off with jacen and also jaina solo as complete fledged jedi knights with jacen tackling a coach duty to his relative, ben skywalker. Like jacen solo, ben solo was the son of leia organa and han solo, fell to the dark side of the force, adopted a new identity and attempted to bring peace and order to the galaxy in their own. Here we see leia with her twin children, jacen and jaina organasolo. As for jacen feeling differnet in the force, that is a result of the cloning as mentioned in the zhan books when luke is around the clones stealing the dreadnaughts they feel funny in the force. A new force has undone what happened in lotf and given the galaxy a fighting chance against a great evil.
As jacen and jaina solo developed in their mothers womb, it was immediately apparent that they were forcesensitive, and organa solo was able to make mental contact with their developing minds through the force. In the alternate star wars expanded universe of novels and comic books, han and leia have three children. This figure contains an extra droid factory piece to buildadroid. Jacen would never live kylos loss to an untrained new to the force user in a lightsaber duel. This book is a personal journey of jacen solo much like the book traitor. During this savage civil war, all efforts to end jacen solos tyranny of the galactic alliance have failed. Character profile for jacen solo from the last command. In a story spans the decades, from a time before han and lando ever met, to a time after the destruction of the empire, star wars. Those stories were rebranded in 2014 as star wars legends and deemed no longer part of canon, although some.
As jacen and jaina solo developed in their mothers womb, it was immediately apparent that they were forcesensitive, and organa solo was able to make mental contact with their developing minds. Born to han and leia organa solo, she inherited her fathers mechanical aptitude and her mothers force sensitivity, resulting in her eventual training at the jedi praxeum. Star wars legends legacy of the force by karen traviss. Ok, youve not read the legacy yet but here goes, vergere is a sith, she chose jacen to become the next sith lord. Jaina solo was a jedi knight of the new jedi order, the twin sister of jacen solo and the older sister of anakin solo. Where he deviated from that normal pattern, like in a few of the end scenes, the book is just plain dark and depressing. In what star wars expanded universe book does jacen solo pre. Set before the star wars movie adventures, these books chronicle the comingofage of the galaxys most famous con man, smuggler, and thief. The late jacen solo s shocking transformation into murderous sith lord darth caedus has cast a damning pall over those who wield the force for good. This takes the form of him dealing with the threat of terrorism in a startling brutal way and in so doing gives the impression that the galactic alliance is. I made this video back in 2009i made a mistake and deleted my account, but luckily still have all my videos. For the first time since jacen had gone batshit, both could agree on one single fact. Jul 12, 2017 other writers who took up the star wars mantle include authors karen traviss, aaron alston, and troy denning, who wrote about the corruption and fall of jacen solo in the series legacy of the force. What jaina and jacen solo can tell us about kylo ren and rey.
Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. Kylo ren is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Publishers weekly honor and duty collide with friendship and blood ties as the skywalker and solo clans find themselves on opposing sides of an explosive conflict. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. In the corellian trilogy a large chunk of the plot involves all three of the solo kids as viewpoint characters. Jacen solo and kylo ren have a lot in common and intentionally so but. The new star wars movies will ignore the expanded universe. Jan 18, 2020 those stories were rebranded in 2014 as star wars legends and deemed no longer part of canon, although some elements and characters perhaps most notably thrawn have since made their way back into continuity. Jacen solo books i want to start reading books including him mainly the legacy of the force series but i was wondering if there were any other books containing jacen solo that would be important to read first. The rise of skywalker 2019, as well as related media and merchandising. Its a different reality where different things happened compared to whats going on in the movies right now. Luceno has a remarkable grip of the complex details of the galaxy far, far, as well as at his ideal has the ability to weave disparate aspects from lots of sources into a natural and abundant.
Other writers who took up the star wars mantle include authors karen traviss, aaron alston, and troy denning, who wrote about the corruption and fall of jacen solo in. The grandson of darth vader, darth caedus was a sith lord, who turned against his family and. As one, they turned on the smirking villain that had basically replaced them both, stolen their spotlight, and appeared in the new star wars film. There are few routine writers in the star wars expanded universe whose books i expect a lot more eagerly than a new launch penned by james luceno. The empire has been destroyed and smugglerturnedwar hero han solo is trying to. The lineup looks scoundrelriffic which should totally be a word.
Once he delved deep enough, he turned dark due to what he felt was right. In what star wars expanded universe book does jacen solo. But he has made a valuable friend in a former wookiee slave named chewbacca, who has sworn han a life debt. Meet jacen solo, kyle katarn and the other characters who paved the way for kylo ren, finn and the new movie heroes. He is the primary antagonist of the star wars sequel trilogy. The grandson of darth vader, darth caedus was a sith lord who turned against his family and friends, betraying his former principles and leading the galactic alliance. Two jedi knights have succumbed to an inexplicable and dangerous psychosis, criminal charges have driven luke skywalker into selfimposed exile, and powerhungry chief of state natasi daala is exploiting antijedi. Jacen solo is the first son of han solo and leia organa, introduced in the 1994 star wars expanded universe novel the last command.
Oct 17, 2019 one of the great things about star wars is that there are multiple ways to enjoy the stories of the galaxy far, far way through nearly every conceivable medium. Jacen solo is a fictional character in literature based on the star wars film series, set in what is now designated as the noncanonical star wars legends continuity. Star wars legends legacy of the force star wars and millions of other. Dec 23, 2015 meet jacen solo, kyle katarn and the other characters who paved the way for kylo ren, finn and the new movie heroes. She did so frequently to calm them when they were agitated. See more ideas about jacen solo, darth caedus and star wars art. The whole book is one story told entirely from jacen solo s point of view. To summarize, jacen solo finds himeself captured by the yuuzhan vong. This takes the form of him dealing with the threat of terrorism in a startling brutal way and in so doing gives the impression that the galactic alliance is becoming more and more like the empire. Is the new star wars trilogy the story of the solo twins. Before disney purchased lucasfilm in 2012, and subsequently streamlined star wars continuity, there was the expanded universe, the umbrella term for any officially licensed material outside of the films, including novels, television series, video games and comic books. The late jacen solos shocking transformation into murderous sith lord darth caedus has cast a damning pall over those who wield the force for good. A standalone story about han solo, lando calrissian, and the titular group of scoundrels, this novel is oceans eleven in star wars. I know the force unleashed games really messed star wars fans up.
Though disney stripped down the expanded world of the star wars. Other writers who took up the star wars mantle include authors karen traviss, aaron alston, and troy denning, who wrote about the corruption and fall of jacen solo in the series legacy of the force. Grand admiral thrawn, the sun crusher, the moral descent of jacen solo, the spacefaring dirty dozen known as wraith squadron, the clones of emperor palpatine, mara. If youre new, and want to learn more about the expanded universe, you can find a few links in the sidebar that may be helpful.
Jacen solo is a fictional character in literature based on the star wars film series, set in what is. Jacen solo is a kitbashed figure using the body of 2007s vtac luke skywalker bespin fatigues with a new head, forearms, and accessories. He is a major character in several star wars novels, particularly as the protagonist of the new jedi order series and later as the antagonist of the legacy of the force series, in which he becomes known as darth. Jacen solo might no longer be a canon character, but the similarities between him and canons ben solo is surprising. Why is ben solo not mentioned with jacen, jaina, and. Last shot features the two biggest scoundrels in the new republic on their most dangerous adventure yet. Dawson, but can now see the fleshandblood character in black spire outpost at star wars. Meet the replacements chapter 1, a star wars fanfic. When jacen solo was born in 9 aby in the medical ward of the imperial palace on coruscant, organa solo. The son of han and leia organa solo, jacen solo was a leading jedi knight who proved crucial in defeating the yuuzhan vong and protecting the galaxy during the yuuzhan vong war.
Jacen solo now believes that he alone by becoming a sith can fix the galaxy and end the cycle of violence that has troubled the galaxy. Ive been reading through the new jedi order books and the legacy of the force books, and ive come to one conclusion, jacen solo died before the book traitor and vergere cloned him using her abiltiy to control really small things. Allana djo solo was the daughter of jedi knight jacen solo and jedi knight tenel ka chumeta djo, queen mother of hapes. Betrayal blasts off a new string of adventures starring beloved star wars familiars. While the series isnt the best out there, it does introduce a ton of characters who will become pivotal later on, such as han solo and leia organas children, jacen and jaina solo. The title for the latest star wars extended universe set of novels, new jedi order, has been touched upon within the books themselves once, maybe twice before, but in this amazing, thorough, impossibly revealing chapter of the series, the title of the series finally begins to take on the true extent of its meaning.
Jacen as well as jaina are in their mid30s at this point as well as ben is in his very early teens. As one of general organas top resistance spies and a knitting enthusiast, vi recounts the secret story of how phasma came to join the first order while being interrogated by phasmas rival, the ruthlessly loyal red. Then, after about 15 years and 3 wars, he started wandering the galaxy looking for the deeper meanings of the force. This is a very different book than all the other njo books up to this point. Darth caedus, born jacen solo, was a human male sith lord who turned against his family and. These star wars novels contain a wealth of characters, locations and. Dec 10, 2019 a standalone story about han solo, lando calrissian, and the titular group of scoundrels, this novel is oceans eleven in star wars. By doing so however, the galaxy becomes even more perilous than it was before as the rising power of the dark side and the sith threatens to snuff out the light of the jedi, and of. His long, dark journey began during the middle of the vong war and will most likely come to a head in this series. Nom anor intends to use jacen to sacrifice jaina, thus fulfilling an ancient yuuzhan vong prophecy. The crystal star has the solo kids get kidnapped, so at least a third of the book is from their perspective. Those stories were rebranded in 2014 as star wars legends and deemed no.
Jun 20, 20 i made this video back in 2009i made a mistake and deleted my account, but luckily still have all my videos. He becomes the antagonist of the legacy of the force series under the. Jacen solo will never follow that same path, but he nevertheless served as inspiration for kylo ren. One of the best elements of this book is the twist ending. Fans first met vi moradi on the page in phasma 2017 by delilah s. The jedi master has unified the order into a cohesive group of powerful jedi knights. Although deleted from canon, the characters of jaina and jacen solo may say. From what i could find, theres nineteen novels filling in the new.
Jacen, jaina, and anakin solo exist in a separate continuity im using the term loosely referred to as legends. Apr 25, 2014 grand admiral thrawn, the sun crusher, the moral descent of jacen solo, the spacefaring dirty dozen known as wraith squadron, the clones of emperor palpatine, mara jade. A standalone story about han solo, lando calrissian, and the titular group of scoundrels, this novel is oceans eleven in star. The final episode of star wars rebels introduced a character named jacen syndulla and hes a walking reference to the star wars character who was kylo ren before kylo ren existed. The 5 soapiest romances in the star wars expanded universe. The son of han solo and leia organa solo and the nephew of luke skywalker, he is a major character in several novels, particularly the new jedi order series. The chewbaccas shook hands and greeted each other in wookie language whose name the author forgot.
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