#The Last Command

[frc-ambaradan]

«"Then I should like to hear your reasons," Thrawn cut him off, swiveling his chair around at last to gaze up at the thief, "why I should not order your immediate execution." (...)

"You were directly responsible for the deaths of four stormtroopers and thirty-two Imperial army troops," Thrawn continued. "Also for the destruction of two Chariot command speeders and their crews.

I am not the Lord Darth Vader, Ferrier - I do not spend my men recklessly. Nor do I take their deaths lightly."»

Timothy Zahn, The Last Command (1993)

#just stumbled upon this while thumbing through the last command #and felt the need to share it :) #you're welcome #if this is the “full on villain” thrawn filoni's going for i'm totally on board! #thrawn #grand admiral thrawn #timothy zahn #thrawn trilogy #the last command #star wars

[jadecrusades]

Cover art by Munehiro Uchimichi. “Star Wars: The Last Command,” Japanese edition. May, 1993.

The Japanese edition of “The Last Command” boasted original cover art by Munehiro Uchimichi, featuring a bad-ass Mara Jade! Until recently, only sub-par thumbnails could be found online. I managed to track down a physical copy of the book and scan it, so we could all enjoy!

#Mara Jade #Mara Jade Skywalker #Han Solo #Princess Leia #Heir to the Empire #Star Wars #Star Wars EU #Star Wars Expanded Universe #Star Wars Legends #Thrawn #Munehiro Uchimichi #The Last Command #打道宗廣

[phoenixkaptain]

Luke and Mara’s relationship is SO FUNNY. Literally everyone else is like: “What are you doing? Why are you concerned? Luke, she threatens to kill you every time you speak with each other, please-“

I love the Luke was so concerned when he sensed that Mara’s ship lost power in the second book. Han describes it as Luke acting like Mara is his best friend rather than the woman who has repeatedly threatened him with murder. And after it’s all over, he does save her! He gets them to pick her up and they take her to Coruscant to heal and none of that would have happened without Luke’s influence.

Luke is so fond of Mara, despite having met her all of three months ago. All of their interactions involve murder threats and dangerous situations, literally none of them have been postive interactions, but Luke is so pleased to see her! Just! All the time!

Luke agrees to break Karrde off of Thrawn’s ship because Mara asks (no further requesting necessary). Luke breaks Mara out of her house arrest on Coruscant because he wants her to go to Wayland with them. Luke defends Mara constantly whenever Han (very reasonably) questions whether or not they should trust her. Han and Mara and Luke himself all ask “What if this ends in Luke’s death?” and Luke’s answer is always “¯\ _(ツ)_/¯ Guess I’ll die then.”

(Luke is basically like “If I die, I die. The Force wills it.” I think he and Qui-Gon were soulmates-)

I like that Luke finds out about Mara’s past in the first book but only ever brings it up in the third. And Han is like “She was the EMPEROR’S HAND, and you didn’t think that was worth mentioning???” and Luke just: “The past is in the past.”

Leia and Mara also have a fun relationship though. Leia speaks to Mara for the first time and Mara, right as Leia is leaving, is like “I’m going to kill your brother. Did he tell you that?” and Leia just: “No, he didn’t mention that. May I ask why?”

Leia consistently is like “Well. Luke trusts this person. I trust her too.” Which is almost exactly like Wedge “Luke vouched for them so I trust them with my life” Antilles.

Leia 🤝 Wedge

“If Luke trusts them, I trust them.”

Leia is always like “I know you’ve said you want to kill my brother. But, from what he’s said, you had a lot of opportunities to kill him. And he’s still alive. Are you sure you want to kill him?”

And Mara is just like: “Shut up.”

Han is the only one who is like “I don’t think we should trust this person who wants to kill Luke” and Luke is always like “Why not?”

But really what gets me is the final scene SPOILERS when Luke gives Mara Anakin’s lightsaber. And I know Mara thinks it’s him not-so-subtly telling her that they can both move on from the past, but all I can see it as is Luke seeing Mara like he saw Anakin. He sees them both enslaved to the Emperor and brainwashed and hurting and he ultimately saves both of them. But, Anakin never got to use his lightsaber again, after he came back to the light. So, giving it to Mara, who was in a very similar situation as Vader was, is such a good way to honour Anakin’s memory and every time I think about it - two people manipulated by Palpatine who find their way back after years and years of abuse, both using the same lightsaber at opposite ends of their life - I kind of want to cry.

And maybe I’m looking too deeply into it, but I love this scene. I love Mara asking why Luke is giving it to her and Luke saying “I want you to have it.” I love Anakin’s lightsaber finally being used in the light again, I love it I love it I love it- I’m crying again

#star wars novels #star wars #thrawn trilogy #heir to the empire #dark force rising #the last command #luke skywalker #mara jade #leia organa #han solo #anakin skywalker #lukemara #no but really #the symbolism #it’s so sweet #the inane ramblings of a madman #kacie is once again looking too deeply #into silly space opera story #everyone needs a hobby

[purringysalamiri]

EU Thrawns cat ear hair>

#star wars #star wars comics #grand admiral thrawn #comics #dark horse comics #thrawn trilogy #last command #the last command #heir to the empire #thrawn books #thrawn legends #legends thrawn #expanded universe #mitthrawnuruodo #mitth'raw'nuruodo #thrawn #star wars expanded universe

[starplusfourletters]

I finally finished the last command

and it was a romp (spoilers)

Chewie spends the whole book on the edge of a nervous breakdown but buddy you very much did that to yourself. Sure, you swear a life debt to a guy who turns out to be One of the People in the Galaxy That Things Just Keep Happening To. Bad luck, bound to happen sometimes. But then you decide that life debt extends to his wife knowing FULL WELL that Even More Things Just Keep Happening to HER, and then they go and have TWINS? That’s on you, bud.

Mara “I still do want revenge on Luke Skywalker yes definitely now hold that thought I need to go risk my life to save Leia and the twins” Jade. Mara you’re embarrassing yourself.

Actual conversation:

Leia: Thanks again for saving my life. Mara: Don’t thank me until after I’ve killed Luke which I still absolutely want to do. Leia: So uhhh why’d you do it? Mara: I’m just opposed to kidnapping. Leia: Were you kidnapped? Mara: I dOn’T wAnT tO tAlK aBoUt iT yes. Leia: ... Mara: YOU THINK THIS IS ABOUT MY TROUBLED PAST?? Leia: … Mara: BECAUSE IT’S NOT Leia: … Mara: Anyway here’s the information only I can provide that will turn the tide of the war. It’s free. Friends and family discount. Leia: Thanks. Mara: I’M STILL GOING TO KILL YOUR BROTHER Leia: That’s nice, dear.

MY KINGDOM FOR GHENT. His dad boss forgets to pick him up from AV Club so he spends two months wandering unrestricted through the capital building and then cracks Enigma because he’s bored

A TWELVE-DAY Character Bonding Hiking Trip??!? Zahn’s really outdone himself this time

WAIT THIS WHOLE TIME MARA DIDN’T KNOW LUKE AND VADER ARE RELATED?? Omigod that’s HILARIOUS. I mean, yeah, I guess it just never came up? And she didn’t watch the OT movies? That’s very funny to me for some reason. I definitely assumed she’d gotten that memo

Oh man it really feels like I should have seen that reveal coming and I absolutely did not. Gawd I love the 90s. Wowowowowowow. Chef’s kiss. I have so many questions about the Bespin janitorial system

“LUUKE” I’m dying

Admiral “It appears to be a trap.” Akbar

We interrupt your regularly scheduled Good vs. Evil Star Wars content to bring you “the two Evil factions getting in each other’s way vs the two Good factions getting in each other’s way until they all realize we’ve hit the end of the book and just start attacking everything indiscriminately”

The Climactic Battle Scene:

Luke: Fighting his clone! Han: Pew pew pew pew! Mara: Psychic defense! Psychic attack! Leia: Dual wielding blaster and lightsaber! Karrde: In the back, petting his doggos and talking on his phone I was legit worried about his safety in this book. But he's not dumb; he knows he doesn't have enough plot armor to take on the Big Bad. He is simply the best there is

Wedge / Aves is the rarepair I didn’t know I needed

RUKH!!

Oh thank God the doggos are okay

So as far as I can tell Thrawn made one mistake that wasn’t just bad luck and it was doing a shit job of getting Mara out of the way. The dude really should have had MORE of his enemies killed

Thesis statement: Aww Themb! <3

Now I just need to watch someone explain this series to Ep9-era Palpatine. Preferably in the style of Worthikids.

#star wars legends #the last command #thrawn #mara jade #chewbacca #i think I'm in too deep I think I've just got to read the entirety of legends now #strap in for my hot takes on jacen solo

[emperorsfoot]

I really love how there is a niche in the older Star Wars fandom that basically is just “Timothy Zahn was the best writer for Star Wars and we’re gonna WILLFULLY disregard everything made by Disney”

#and honestly #they’re right! #timothy zahn #star wars #expanded universe #star wars eu #Star Wars legends #heir to the empire #dark force rising #the last command #Specter of the past #vision of the future #outbound flight #grand admiral thrawn #luke skywalker #mara jade

[music-addiction-disorder]

#w.a.s.p. #ballcrusher #the last command #1985 #Youtube

[from-a-legends-pov]

Star Wars Legends: Poll of the Week

Sources:

“Yub yub, Commander.” (Wes Janson to Wedge Antilles, X-Wing: Wraith Squadron)

“Good luck, crazy human lady. It was fun destroying stuff with you.” (Aqualish pirate Andevid to Leia Organa, Razor’s Edge)

“Kiss my Wookiee!” (Han Solo to Imperial Warlord Zsinj, The Courtship of Princess Leia)

“But…it was so artistically done.” (Grand Admiral Thrawn to Rukh, The Last Command)

“Pretty. What do we blow up first?” (Myn Donos to the Wraiths, X-Wing: Solo Command)

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#star wars legends #from a legends pov #star wars #star wars eu #from-a-legends-pov #wes janson #wedge antilles #andevid #leia organa #han solo #warlord zsinj #grand admiral thrawn #rukh #myn donos #wraith squadron #x-wing #razor’s edge #the courtship of princess leia #the last command #thrawn trilogy #solo command #sw legends poll of the week #sw legends #star wars extended universe

[sinnuous]

defeat

#thrawn #The Last Command #purgill #sw eu

[bear-of-mirrors]

Luke giving Mara his father’s saber, and the start of something beautiful.

#Star Wars #luke skywalker #mara jade #mara jade skywalker #star wars legends #thrawn trilogy #the last command #dark horse comics #timothy zahn

[incorrectstarwarslegendsquotes]

Mara Jade: Yes! I love it! Why learn to grow when you can fix the past? This is exactly why I don’t need therapy.

Luke Skywalker: Not sure that’s the lesson I want you to take from this.

Mara Jade: Too late! We’re gonna kill Luuke. Therapy is a scam. Let’s do this!

#Mara Jade #Luke Skywalker #Luuke #The Last Command #The Thrawn Trilogy #star wars #star wars legends #incorrect star wars quotes #original: brooklyn nine nine #mara still needs therapy

[revanknightwoman]

#chaos rising #Greater Good #lesser evil #thrawn ascendancy #vision of the future #thrawn alliances #treason #thrawn treason #heir to the empire #Heir to the Empire #The Last Command #dark force rising #outbound flight #thrawn books #thrawn trilogy #thrawn #grand admiral thrawn #mitth'raw'nuruodo #eli vanto #karyn faro #leia organa #governor pryce #arihnda pryce #ar'alani #thrawn fanfiction #star wars eu #star wars legends #star wars #star wars fanfiction #starwars fanfic

[phoenixkaptain]

Luke Skywalker and his endless well of patience vs Mara Jade and her need to see him reach the end of his patience is a primary example of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object-

#maraluke #mara jade #luke skywalker #star wars #star wars novels #thrawn trilogy #heir to the empire #dark force rising #the last command #who do i ship luke with you ask #the answer is everyone #i ship him with everyone #and i’ve fallen for maraluke head first #i love them #the inane ramblings of a madman

[purringysalamiri]

I don't normally post my art, but i was a bit proud of this one

pouty legends thrawn

#star wars #grand admiral thrawn #art thrawn trilogy #star wars legends #hier to the empire #the last command #star wars books #mitthrawdo #mitth'raw'nuruodo #mitthrawnuruodo #thrawn #thrawn art #star wars art #fanart

[cohborikardok]

"i see you've discovered the emperor's private hologram setting"

#I’M SORRY I HAD TO #andor #maarva andor #sw #thrawn #sw legends #the last command

[stephen9260]

River Song is just like Mara Jade River Song is just like Mara Jade River Song is just like Mara Jade River Song is just like Mara Jade River Song is just like Mara Jade River Song is just like Mara Jade River Song is just like Ma-

#I mean #femme fatale raised to kill falls for the man she is sent to murder and slowly grows to be a better person for it #i love them so much #river song #mara jade #melody pond #doctor who #dw #star wars #og trilogy #original trilogy #thrawn trilogy #heir to the empire #dark force rising #the last command