So I hear that Admiral Thrawn has been recanonized.
EDIT: already mentioned in Rebels thread.
Eh, there never was a reason to canonize him, besides fanservice of cause. But whatever.
I’m actually quite surprised at just how thrilled fans are by Thrawn’s return, and how eager they are to have their favorite old characters re-written for the new canon. Like why would people want a new Kyle Katarn? And this is coming from a huge Katarn fan. I don’t see the appeal of classic EU character being re-written. If you like the Legends canon then stick with the Legends canon. Shouldn’t the new canon focus more on original characters?
That’s why I’m exited about Krennic in RO. I like that it’s someone new. He’s a bit like Thrawn, sure, but it’s still someone new that I’m interested to learn more about. The new Thrawn looks like he’s been competently written, and I really do like he voice they chose for him, but it’s just the same Thrawn people read about 25 years ago.
I’m also kind of curious as to what Zahn is going to do in the new Thrawn book. Is there really anything new to tell about Thrawn after seven books? I can’t imagine that there’s much more to add to the character than to recycle what has already been written.