Weekly Update (Week 3)

Taken from the RPG supplement guide, Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds. This concept is quite strange; an Ewok Jedi.

Trivia: Which one of these clone troopers has yet to appear in The Clone Wars? A. Baccara. B. Thire. C. Bly.

Quote: "For you, the choice is the dark side. Forever will it te your destiny."

News: Wizards of The Coast, the creators of Star Wars Miniatures and the Star Wars Role Playing Game are finishing there Star Wars contract in the upcoming months and are not planning on reinstating the contract.

Answers: The answer to week 2's trivia question is, Coruscant. The quote from last week, "You and I disagree on what makes a good soldier..." is from The Clone Wars episode 'Cloak Of Darkness'.

Weekly Update (Week 2)

Taken from the classic first-person shooter Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. The shot depicts Sariss, one of the seven 'Dark Jedi' antagonists in the game. Sariss was later retconned into A New Hope

as one of countless civilians in Mos Eisley.

Trivia: Centax-2 is one of the moons of which Core Worlds planet?

Quote: "You and I disagree on what makes a good soldier..."

News: (1) Geogre Lucas has all but officially confirmed that he will be recreating all six Star Wars movies in a 3-D format that will be brought back to movie theaters everywhere. due to the success of Avatar.

(2) Crosscurrent, the time traveling post Return of the Jedi novel featuring Jedi Academy's Jaden Korr will be hitting book shelves everywhere on January 26th.

Answers: Here is the answer to last weeks trivia question, in the novel, The Last Command, what is the name of Mazzic's ship? Mazzic's ship is the Distant Rainbow.

The quote from last week, "Vengeance isn't becoming in a Jedi, Padawon. Your Master died in vain." was from Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader wherein Jedi Master Roan Shryne and Padawan Olee Starstone had just witnessed the of Olee's master at the hands of Vader.

Introducing: Weekly Segments!

I've decided to add a new feature to my blog. Each week Memoirs will be updated with an article filled with everything from trivia that will make the biggest Star Wars fans cringe, to obscure quotes that will have your mind buzzing, not to mention news, and a random image which I will elaborate upon each week. I'll kick off the first 'Weekly Update' with the picture below.

Taken from The Clone Wars episode 'Trespass'; I thought this picture captured both the uniqueness and tension of the episode.

Trivia: In the novel, The Last Command, what is the name of Mazzic's ship? Check back next week for the answer, and be sure to post your own answer in the comments section.

Quote: "Vengeance isn't becoming in a Jedi, Padawon. Your Master died in vain." Try your hand at guessing where this quote is from, and be sure to check back next week for the answer.

News: Sue Rostoni was quoted saying that the Imperial Commando series will likely continue with a new author behind the wheel. For those who aren't aware, former Republic Commando author, Karen Traviss, was slated to create a sequel to the new Imperial Commando series but dropped out due to a conflict with plot lines that where being developed in The Clone Wars.

Come back next week for the answers to the trivia and quote sections, more news and a new image!

Dromund Kaas In The Old Republic

I must admit, when I first learned that the ever popular Knights of the Old Republic video games would be continued in the form of an MMO, I was not very enthusiastic. Seeing how the previous Star Wars MMO (Galaxies) was handled, I didn't have very high hopes, but as more and more information and material is revealed, including a wonderfully visualized trailer, I find myself anticipating this title's release more and more.

One of the aspects that has caught my interest is the variety of Expanded Universe planets that will be featured in the game. Among the previously revealed locales are Nal Hutta (called Hutta here) from the Dark Horse classic, Dark Empire, along with Balmorra from the sequel to Dark Empire, Dark Empire II. Joining into the fray with its first visual appearance in Star Wars is the planet Tython, which was first mentioned in the classic Star Wars RTS, Rebellion.

Both Korribon and Ord Mantell have also been confirmed along with several other planets from the films such as Coruscant and Alderaan.

The latest addition to the ever expanding list of confirmed planets is one very dear to my heart. ;) Dromund Kaas was first seen in Mysteries of the Sith, the expansion pack to what is in my opinion one of the greatest Star Wars video games ever created to date; Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight.

In MotS, you play as Mara Jade who is searching for Kyle Katarn after he mysteriously vanishes while looking for the planet Dromund Kaas. Upon reaching the jungle planet you find Kyle hidden in a Sith temple filled with many ly obstacles. I won't go any farther so as to spoil the last levels, but I will say that I did not expect Dromund Kaas to be in The Old Republic. It was quite a welcome surprise, especially after I saw that the developers would hold true to it's original design from MotS.

With this kind of addition appealing to Fanboys like myself, I must say that I've found a new interest in The Old Republic. Now if only my computer would run it...

The Jedi Exile Revealed!

The Expanded Universe is populated with many characters that have engrossed fans. From the brilliant Grand Admiral Thrawn to the rouge Jedi Quinlan Vos. Some of the most notable examples are those of customizable characters featured in video games, as is the case with characters such as Kyle Katarn and Darth Revan.

With the two Knights Of The Old Republic titles, players are given the choice of determining the character's name, gender, profession, light side-dark side alignment and appearance. The main character from the first title, Darth Revan has been slightly fleshed out, with a back story developed primarily through source books and the KOTOR comic series. Revan has also been given a canonical gender of male; something we see often in the Star Wars EU with both Jaden Korr and Revan being identified as such.

Recently a large amount of details have been revealed about the Jedi Exile, the main protagonist from the second Knights of the Old Republic game. We know from previous sources that the Jedi Exile is canonically female. Thanks to the Star Wars Miniature game, the Jedi Academy booster pack to be precise, we now get a look at the Exile. (Picture at top of post). In addition, the miniature has red-brown hair, wields a cyan hued lightsaber and is wearing a typical Jedi robe with a white tunic.

Though the picture found on the Exile's card doesn't appear to share a resemblance with any of the female portraits available on Knights of the Old Republic II, It's still nice to have a basis for the character's appearance.

Not to mention the fact that somebody out there is bound to create a computer for the game

that looks like the miniature!

Insider 114 Reveals Titles Of Next Two TCW Episodes!

Hitting shelves and entering mailboxes is the latest issue of the Official Star Wars magazine #114.

Inside among various layers of interviews and Q&A segments can be found the titles of the next two Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes, both of which will be broad casted back-to-back on January 1st.

The first episode title given, coming in at number 2.9 is "Grievous Intrigue". Written by Ben Edlund who is most notable for his work on the cult classic television show Firefly as well as work in The Tick, Supernatural and Angel, this episode's summary is as follows; After an ly encounter with a prominent member of the Jedi Council, the Jedi resolve to stop General Grievous once and for all.

This summary rose a question for me; who is the Jedi Council member? At the end of the latest episode, 2.8 "Brain Invaders", a short preview was given for a future episode, which I can only assume is Grievous Intrigue. In the preview a Zabrak Jedi can be seen on a Venator-class Star Destroyer bridge. This Jedi is very similar to Eeth Koth in appearance, but past Expanded Universe sources (Inside the Worlds Of Attack Of The Clones) have stated that he perished in the fighting on Geonosis. Agen Kolar, is alive and well, but does not bear a resemblance to the Jedi seen in the preview nearly as much as Eeth Koth does. Will TCW push aside another bit of EU lore with this next episode? Personally I wouldn't mind either way, but we'll just have to wait and see...

The next episode title given is #2.10 "The Deserter". Written by Carl Ellsworth, the writer of the yet to be released movie remake of Red Dawn, theis episode's summary is as follows; Obi-Wan Kenobi leads a squadron of clone troopers as the search for Grievous intensifies, but who is the mysterious Cut Lawquane?

Be sure to watch The Clone Wars on Friday, January 1st when these questions will be answered! And don't forget to visit http://www.titanmagazines.com/ to sign up for Star Wars Insider magazine!

Leave it to me to write up a blogpost about three paragraphes in a magazine. :)

The Force Unleashed II announced!

It's official, a continuation of the smash hit Star Wars title The Force Unleashed will be released sometime in 2010.

First announced at this year's Spike TV Video Game Awards, TFU II will, like it's prequel, take place during the 19 year timeline between the two movies Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and Episode IV: A New Hope.

The trailer shown at the VGAs can be seen here at the game's official website. http://www.unleashed2010.com/.

More info on this story as it develops.