what do we know about the chiss in the new cannon? Are they the force they were in Legends?Are they all equal to Thrawn in terms of tactical knowlege? Just curious.
We don't really know much about them, tbh... Just some vague implications thus far.
-We know the Chiss have some sort of political/military hierarchy, and are ruled by a council called the "Aristocra".
-We know they employ scouts/spies to study that which they do not understand(they originally sent Thrawn to determine if the Empire posed a legitimate threat to them, for example.)
-We know the Ascendancy as a whole is vast -- with numerous worlds/bases scattered across the Unknown Regions.
-We know the Ascendancy's military is evidently quite powerful, as Thrawn stated that the Chiss were prepared to destroy/collapse the Empire outright if they needed to, and use it as bait against some of the more dangerous threats in the Unknown Regions. The command structure of their military also seems similar to the Empire's -- complete with the same rank insignia plaques Imperial officers wear.
-As for Thrawn's specific brand of tactical aptitude: it was evidently unique... Even among the Chiss:
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As mentioned, all we have to go by is Thrawn's vague dialogue:
...Which implies that if Thrawn had deemed the Empire as a threat to his people, the Ascendancy had sufficient resources/might to collapse it outright, and leave it as an easy prey for some of the more dangerous threats that lurk in the Unknown Regions to feed on while the Ascendancy regrouped.
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Last edited by Galan007 on Jun 17th, 2018 at 08:07 PM
Thrawn and Vader hadn't even officially met at that point in the story.
And even though Thrawn had 'consulted' with Palpatine behind closed doors numerous times over the years(remember, Thrawn had been helping Sheev map the Unknown Regions ever since he first joined the Empire), it was never implied that Thrawn had deduced his true identity as a Sith Master until a bit later.
*He did know about the Death Star and it's capabilities at that point, though.
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Last edited by Galan007 on Jun 18th, 2018 at 01:22 AM
Thrawn stated some of the threats in the Unknown Regions were "FAR more dangerous to all living beings" than the Empire. This is quite telling because at that point Thrawn was an Admiral, thus had full working knowledge of the Empire's military capabilities(including knowledge of the Death Star and its potential.)
...Yet still believed the threats in the UR were superior.
I'm almost certain of it.
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