And now that we know more about [at least one of] the threats the Chiss fight against in the Unknown Regions, it makes sense for them to be an extremely formidable race by default.
It's also worth noting that Thrawn has full working knowledge of the Death Star and its capabilities in this novel, yet he still believes the Grysk can legitimately threaten the Empire. Crazy.
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Thrawn, why don't you make youself a YouTube channel? You can be a successful YouTuber.
__________________ RealistRacism: "Sheevites, much like the Banites, were meant to increase in power with each member. From Lightsnake to Gideon to Azronger, this was supposed to be the case. However, knowledge must've been lost in some kind of Gravid-like incident, as Az turned out to be a mid-tier debater with a sub-par track record, sh!itting all over Tempest's legacy. Sad."
Just one hole though...if these Grysk are all prepared and stuff to invade, then why is it they didn't invade right after the Empire's collapse or early on in the Empire? It just seems strange given, if as you say they are all ready to take them on and can...that they just don't.
Is this book more like Tarkin and the first thrawn book or more action oriented with Vader cutting losse, I’ve always enjoyed books like the Darth babe trilogy and Darth Plaguies
Something must happen after the events of this novel that prevents the Grysk from launching a full-scale invasion of the Empire. Only time will tell what that is.
...Though if it's going to directly involve Thrawn(who Vader surmised was the single most valuable being in the Empire, due to his extensive knowledge of the Unknown Regions), it needs to happen ASAP. Because as of the Rebels finale, he is obviously removed from play.
Definitely the former. Vader has a few moments to shine, but this novel isn't really intended to emphasize force feats and lightsaber battles.
That said, Palpatine is still capable of sensing disturbances in the force from across the galaxy(Vader couldn't even sense the same disturbance until he was sitting right on top of it.) And Vader also states that Palpatine is > Bendu, for what that's worth. /shrug
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Novels shouldn't really emphasise on Force feats, though.
__________________ RealistRacism: "Sheevites, much like the Banites, were meant to increase in power with each member. From Lightsnake to Gideon to Azronger, this was supposed to be the case. However, knowledge must've been lost in some kind of Gravid-like incident, as Az turned out to be a mid-tier debater with a sub-par track record, sh!itting all over Tempest's legacy. Sad."
__________________ RealistRacism: "Sheevites, much like the Banites, were meant to increase in power with each member. From Lightsnake to Gideon to Azronger, this was supposed to be the case. However, knowledge must've been lost in some kind of Gravid-like incident, as Az turned out to be a mid-tier debater with a sub-par track record, sh!itting all over Tempest's legacy. Sad."
This novel also explains why the Unknown Regions are so treacherous to traverse(the sentient threats lurking there notwithstanding.) In short, several millennia ago a set of chained supernova explosions threw planet and moon-sized debris at high speeds across the UR. The perpetual movement of those masses continuously alters the hyperlanes in ways that are nigh impossible to calculate(even for the Chiss.)
Moreover, it is also explained that the Chiss are able to explore/map the Unknown Regions because they use force-sensitive Chiss children(whose precog abilities are apparently quite uber) to do so.
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The little bit of tech that was used by the relatively small Grysk task force depicted in this novel was pretty impressive, yeah.
-Blasters that shoot "lightning" as opposed to conventional bolts.
-Personal cloaking devices that mask them from nearly all types of scans/sensors.
-Each Grysk warrior can deploy thousands upon thousands of tiny weaponized bugs/flies that can be controlled remotely and sent hurling toward their opponents. When the insects make contact they release bursts of gray liquid which instantly solidifies into a stone-like substance so hard that it incapacitated Vader himself.
-During the Clone Wars, the Grysk gave Dooku the means of creating a new type of armor for his Separatist battle droids that was nigh-impervious to not only blaster bolts, but lightsaber strikes as well. Of course Palpatine swiftly put the kibosh on this 'breakthrough' when Dooku informed him of such, as it would have given the Separatists a significant advantage against the Republic.
-They have constructed gravity projectors that are capable of pulling entire Imperial fleets(including ISDs) out of hyperspace, and prevent them from jumping back into hyperspace... And they can do this from a considerable distance.
-Most impressively, the Grysk were using their tech to drag entire moons and planetary masses entirely out of their orbits and into existing hyperspace routes, just to disrupt Imperial hyperspace travel into particular quadrants of the Outer Rim/Unknown Regions.
There is absolutely no way to know if they're intended to be analogues of the Vong. As mentioned, we just got a taste of the Grysk in this novel -- they were left intentionally vague/ambiguous, and will undoubtedly be expanded on in future works.
As for my take on them: Thrawn, who is intimately familiar with the Empire and its full military capabilities, still regards the Grysk as a legitimate threat to both the Chiss Ascendancy AND the Empire. That alone speaks volumes, imo.
At the end of the novel it was stated that the Grysk had adequately surveyed the Empire and stood ready to invade it. However, Thrawn essentially baited the Grysk into attacking his own Chiss Ascendancy first, which bought the Empire time to prepare for them. Again, there there's no telling what will ultimately stop the Grysk from launching a full-scale invasion of the Empire.
Actually, Thrawn stated that the Unknown Regions contained "threatS"(plural) to the Empire. The Grysk are definitely one of those threats, but there are obviously room for more.
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__________________ RealistRacism: "Sheevites, much like the Banites, were meant to increase in power with each member. From Lightsnake to Gideon to Azronger, this was supposed to be the case. However, knowledge must've been lost in some kind of Gravid-like incident, as Az turned out to be a mid-tier debater with a sub-par track record, sh!itting all over Tempest's legacy. Sad."
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