Issue 005
My thoughts:
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[*]Krayt's consultation of the Sith holocrons is a nice continuity touch, but I find the nature of his summons dubious; from the sounds of it, he regularly demands this knowledge from his predecessors, who turn him down. Why ask again and in the same apparent manner?
[*]Didn't Krayt say back in Issue 001 that he was going to seek an alternative path anyway with Cade?
[*]I appreciated their taunts and remarks about Krayt's insignificance. I also find Krayt's justification for "One Sith" to be extremely weak; it's substantively no different from Kaan's Brotherhood
[*]Talon's pursuit of the Jedi on Vendaxa was reminiscent of Maul's pursuit of the Jedi on Tatooine; a nice homage without being overly clumsy
[*]I appreciated Syn's skepticism about taking Sazen down without some serious firepower
[*]Cade hurling wreckage is a nice showing, though it's pretty hard for me to approximate the size of the debris
[*]Konrad's allegiance isn't much of a twist since we know next to nothing about him, but I appreciate that they're trying to portray Krayt as an obstacle to all ends
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First impression:
It's getting better, but I hope Legacy breaks from its mold and starts to endear me to its characters. Beyond Cade, the only interesting character is Nihl.
Score
4/10
Issue 006
My thoughts:
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[*]I like Antares and his poignant question about loyalty and obedience; looks like he's shaping up to be one to follow through this series
[*]Roan might not be father of the year, but I admire his dedication to the cause and his willingness to endure personal sacrifice
[*]If Cade reminds me of Mal, Syn reminds me of Jayne. An opportunistic scavenger of ambiguous loyalty; gotta love it
[*]Dialogue is seriously hit-and-miss: Sazen's response to Nihl's taunt ("Perhaps I've returned to break your hold on the galaxy"😉 is witless and clumsy; reminds me of Batman's line to Bane in The Dark Knight Rises before their final battle
[*]Yay, Draco shows up and taunts Talon, who in turn outgambits Draco by springing her trap
[*]Draco's anguished declaration of love in the heat of battle is clumsy and inappropriate given that this is the first time we see him interact at all with Marasiah. Why are we supposed to care that he loves her?
[*]Uh oh, Cade's pissed
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First impression:
Getting better still. Nothing extraordinary here, but I like Antares Draco.
Score
5/10
Why didn't Sazen contact Shado and the others via hologram? Why meet in person? How did the Sith locate them? How did the Jedi not sense their approach?
I figure that they might've used hologram to get into contact, meeting in person so they can hold longer discussion, and the Sith picked it up.
Hiding yourself in the force is a technique. Both Jedi and Sith use it a lot in these times, no doubt.
Also note how Sazen and Shado kill the five dudes who just killed a master and a knight, and the duo act like beating them is no big thing. These two are, of course, rather good at what they do.
Krayt's consultation of the Sith holocrons is a nice continuity touch, but I find the nature of his summons dubious; from the sounds of it, he regularly demands this knowledge from his predecessors, who turn him down. Why ask again and in the same apparent manner?
Sith don't know when to quit, and different Holocrons will unlock info for different things, perhaps including persistence. Now, on the Holocrons specifically, note the ones he's talking to. Bane, of course, is probably the last Sith that'll ever help. Nihilus is... well, I can't even understand what he's saying. Andeddu might be new to you, his Holocron showed up in the clone-wars era Star Wars Republic comic under the possession of Dooku. Keep an eye on him.
Krayt does have other holocrons, btw, these just seem to be the holdouts-most-likely-to-have-the-knowledge.
I appreciated their taunts and remarks about Krayt's insignificance. I also find Krayt's justification for "One Sith" to be extremely weak; it's substantively no different from Kaan's Brotherhood
Lacking in Kaan's play at 'equality,' though. The One Sith and Brotherhood have some similarities, but also some differences. I'm curious how you'll view them by the end.
Cade hurling wreckage is a nice showing, though it's pretty hard for me to approximate the size of the debris
It's visible in the background before he tosses it, and stands taller than them. Not starfighter size. Maybe Millennium Falcon size? Or a bit less?
It was well behind them, so he must've flung it pretty fast too.
1. Still seems unusually risky and stupid. And while shielding themselves in the Force is a technique, the Jedi at this point should have learned their history (PALPATINEPALPATINEPALPATINE) and either duplicated the ability or at least operated under the assumption at all times that Sith could be cloaking themselves.
2. Andeddu notes that Krayt is crawling back to them again; he's done so in the past. Just seems clumsy: "HEY GUYS IM BACK WILL YOU HELP ME?" "LOL NO" "DARN K." No subtle approach or act of persuasion, just begging.
3. I see more similarities than differences. It's really no different from every other legion of Sith we've seen before. So why Krayt thinks it's some colossal innovation or improvement is beyond me.
4. Not seeing the Millennium Falcon size.
And I'm gonna stop giving individual reviews. Takes too much time. Going on to issue 9.
and either duplicated the ability or at least operated under the assumption at all times that Sith could be cloaking themselves.
Oh, they can do it too. But it's not fullproof- a stronger force user can still detect a weaker one hiding.
4. Not seeing the Millennium Falcon size.
Shuttle sized? It's fairly tall but we don't know how wide.