Written by Chris Snelgrove | issued
As a child of the 80’s, I grew up during an interesting time in between. return of the jedi and phantom menace. It was a time when all new Star Wars content came in the form of books, comics, and video games.
This resulted in some great original characters, including Grand Admiral Thrawn and Mara Jade, two fan favorites from author Timothy Zahn. After Disney destroyed the past by removing the Star Wars Extended Universe from canon (Kylo Ren would be proud), they brought back Thrawn in a big way, but since Disney wants to save Star Wars If so, Mara Jade should also be revived.
Who is Mara Jade? Introduced by Zahn heir to the empireJade was a gifted woman whose intelligence and Force sensitivity led her to serve the Empire as a Hand of the Emperor. The Emperor’s death throws her life into turmoil, and she later reluctantly teams up with Luke Skywalker (whom she holds responsible for Palpatine’s death) against Thrawn and his reborn Imperial forces. be forced to.
Jade’s popularity among fans made her one of the most prominent characters in the Star Wars EU, and she went on to become Luke’s wife and mother of his child. Now, based on everything we know about Luke’s later life, return of the jedithe hermit-like Jedi Master seemed to have no time for love. But Disney+ could easily adapt the rest of Mara Jade’s story into future shows and movies, and this kind of olive branch to older fans might be all that can save Star Wars.
As for why we need to save Star Wars, where do we even start? The Sequel Trilogy was a confusing mess that left most fans dissatisfied, and most of the TV shows on Disney+ are a bit underwhelming. It was an outlier (boba fett book) Offensively bland (acolyte). Now that Ray’s solo film has lost screenwriter Steve Knight, it’s unclear until now that we don’t actually know what Disney is doing with the series they paid billions of dollars to secure from George Lucas. It seems that the above is clear.
But putting Mara Jade at the center of her own solo movie or TV show could help right this sinking starship, and it’s not just my meh nostalgia. Jade is similar to Grand Admiral Thrawn in that it is a known quantity. The character is already have She has a huge fan following thanks to her cool backstory. It’s a reasonable bet that her story will gain new fans, mainly thanks to her cool connections to both Palpatine and the Force.
Additionally, bringing Mara Jade back into Star Wars canon means Disney will have a strong female character, something the series has struggled with recently. Daisy Ridley’s character Rey was supposed to play the role, but her character divided viewers rather than uniting them. There’s never been a better time than now for Star Wars to focus on a female protagonist without so many controversies and issues, as production difficulties with Rey’s solo film could put the film’s release in jeopardy. There is no right time.
Mara Jade was an Imperial spy long before she became a smuggler, so it would be easy to incorporate her into any era of Star Wars. For example, she can simply introduce herself as follows: AndorHer final season as an Imperial agent since Palpatine scouted her as a child. Alternatively, she could appear during a program time slot such as: the mandalorian As someone who weighs the empire she once proudly served with the one now in tatters.
Speaking of that the mandaloriansome fans think the show has already secretly introduced Jade in the form of Elia Kane (Kate M. O’Brien). A character whose name and apparent loyalty to Moff Gideon could both be a cover story. That would require some tweaking to Jade’s background in the original, but Disney would be lucky to have a cast as talented as O’Brian (best known for her excellent work). Love Lies Bleeding) plays one of Star Wars’ most famous characters.
Regardless of who plays her or how she’s introduced, Mara Jade needs to become an official part of the Star Wars canon once again. She’s a great character with endless storytelling potential and gained a fandom long before the prequels were released. Adding her to the roster could allow Disney to do something that now seems nearly impossible: make great Star Wars content again.
