Thrawn creator reveals the origins of the Star Wars villain
Mon Apr 26, 2021 at 3:35pm ET
One of Star Wars’ best villains is celebrating a milestone this year.
2021 sees the 30th anniversary of the publication of Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire, which began the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
It’s also the 30th anniversary of the introduction of his most famous character, Grand Admiral Thrawn.
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Zahn is now detailing how he came up with the brilliant tactician and why he remains so popular with fans.
Who is Thrawn?
As hard as it may be to believe, there was a period of several years where no fresh Star Wars material was coming out.
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