#chiss ascendency

[uwingdispatch]

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[heirtotheempire]

As I read through the Ascendency trilogy, it is becoming more and more clear that the Chiss Ascendency is as hateful as the Empire. And it's odd how few people call that out. I think it is because Zahn does a fantastic job at hiding it through Chiss POV, but even then, the Chiss are still incredibly xenophobic and controlling. Yes, this includes Thrawn, he isn't the saint that so many people like to paint him as and frankly could be argued as worse.

I keep thinking about Ar'alani admitting she never saw non-Chiss as people. She is brilliant and kind, but only to other Chiss. We view her in a purely positive light because the POVs in these books are primarily Chiss, who agree with her. Of course her mindset is normal amongst Chiss, of course it isn't questioned, of course Ar'alani herself never questions it despite her experience off-world. It takes a direct and pretty personal interaction for her to think twice, and even then it is difficult for her to accept the humanity of a non-Chiss. They are lesser in her eyes. They are lesser in the eyes of most, if not all, of the Chiss.

It is fascinating, it really is. It's an interesting look into a xenophobic society without the initial hate from the reader. Because xenophobia is born out of misunderstanding and perpetuated systems of ignorance. If a similar situation was told but through the eyes of Imperial officers, fewer people would be willing to see the nuances. Because Empire=Bad and anyone associating with it is also Bad, right?

But, propaganda and cycles of ignorance are also to blame. Not every Imperial Officer was born hating aliens. Hell, even TARKIN started out incredibly sympathetic to alien species according to the canon novel by James Luceno. But his family taught him otherwise, just as the Chiss Ascendency teaches its own children see other species as lesser.

This mentality from the Ascendency is also seen in Thrawn: Treason with how Eli Vanto is treated simply for being human. The majority of officers hate his existence, insist he must prove himself (despite being at a lower rank than he was at when with the Empire), and are distrustful of him. Very similar to how Ronan treats Thrawn in the same novel.

This isn't, like, a call to love Chiss characters any less, but it's a bit odd to imply that Thrawn, or any other Chiss, would be against the Empire for the same reasons the Rebellion is. The Ascendency doesn't like the Empire because it could encroach on their rule, their space- not because it's xenophobic and oppresses too many people to count. The two systems are remarkably similar, which may be part of why Thrawn was inclined to help the Empire. It is familiar, and a system Thrawn himself has never opposed, even without taking Legends into account.

(SIDE NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT BRING UP SPOILERS FOR GREATER GOOD OR LESSER EVIL ON THIS POST. I AM STILL READING THOSE BOOKS AND WOULD LIKE TO ENJOY THEM SPOILER-FREE)

[spicynectarines]

I like how the chiss uniforms are just slightly cuntier versions of the empire uniforms

[gia-batmm-crickle22]

Okay, it says in the Wookiepedia that Vurawn was 20 during his rematching to the Mitth Family (or estimated 20? Given that it says he was born on 59 BBY and the rematching was somewhere 39 BBY)

[starwarsbookclub]

Hello Dearest Readers,

The theme poll has closed and the votes are in! We are excited to announce that the series theme for November is CHISS ASCENDENCY!

The novel and comic polls are now live in our Discord Server, and you have until 10pm BST (5pm EDT) October 25th to vote on what we will be reading together. Our options are listed below:

NOVELS

1. Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn 2. Thrawn Ascendency: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn 3. Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zahn

COMICS

1. Heir to the Empire Adaptation (1995) 2. Rebels Comic Anthology (2022) 3. Star Wars Legacy (2007)

Happy voting and may the force be with you!

- Star Wars Book Club

[coruscantiscribbler]

Cheese Crackers

Okay, they’re not cheese triangles, but Thrawn might enjoy them anyway.

[getthrawnin]

SWAG77 Speculation of Thrawn’s Age

SWAG77 Speculation of Thrawn’s Age

Aside from physics, this timeline graph suggests the ages of Thrawn. For the math to make sense and given the caveats of Earth biased time in science fiction, Thrawn’s best guess age in the Star Wars timeline was extrapolated from the literature available. This is only his appearance and interactions with aliens. The canon books move around for his age. Which suggests time dilation effect from…

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[tonyvornskr]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

“My name is Ahsoka Tano,” the togruta says. “This is Sabine Wren. We’ve come a very long way searching for someone very important to us.” Her eyes flicker to Eli, just for a moment. They narrow slightly. “He was last seen over the planet Lothal.” Eli’s nerves are all up, sparking like live wires. Lothal. Of course he knows the name Lothal. How can he forget it? Ahsoka tilts her head, the intensity of her gaze meaningful as she locks eyes with Ar’alani. “He was last seen with Grand Admiral Thrawn.”

chapter three! (even tho it says chapter four...ao3 got confused with a draft) eli asks some bold questions and ashoka and sabine come clean about some big coincidences