@@anonymousbee4163 I'm not sure if he'd want me to say. You can always ask him directly. It's a normal job. I'll say that much. Nothing too outlandish.
Just to provide some info for those interested: Cerea maintained an isolationist policy throughout the reign of the Empire and remained largely disconnected from New Republic affairs. They maintained this policy even after the Yuuzhan Vong War and Darth Krayt's takeover.
I actually read all these Republic comics over the summer. This arc is not really reflective of the overall quality of the series. This particular arc was kind of boring to me, but it was nice to see Ki Adi get some personality and backstory. My only main problem is how this arc was never really followed up on. I think the Clone Wars comics should have shown the Battle of Cerea because we got to know Ki Adi's family, so it would have hit harder to see their passing rather than just hearing about it.
This was a really cool video, nice to see something covered which isn't necessarily very well known, having only read these comics starting at Kamino I learned a lot
The most interesting thing to me about this short story is the portrayal of nature. I feel like there are two sort of contrasting interpretations of the force and nature in the mythos. In one nature is heavily associated with the jedi and portrayed as idyllic, while the dark side is kind of an expression of the hubris of men and the desire for more. In the other the dark side does moreso represent the base or "natural" primal side of men and the jedis purpose is to basically "fight the jungle" and create order out of nature. Not to say thats a flaw or even mutually exclusive, but depending on the story different aspects will get strongly empathised. It is sort of how different philosophers will have different interpretations of what the natural state of men was like.
@@anonymousbee4163 yes. This kicks off the series that will give us A'sharad Hett, K'kruhk, Quinlan Vos, Aayla, Dark Woman, Tholme T'ra Saa etc. This series becomes what most people recognize as the Clone Wars trade paperbacks starting with the events that revolved around the Defense of Kamino. And a big part of that creative team continues into the production of Star Wars Legacy.
Honestly I don't blame you guys for taking so long to review Tales of the Jedi. Considering how radically different the technology of the era, especially compared to KOTOR that took place only 50 years later. combined with an unusual Egyptian inspired art direction. It's definitely a very hard series to get into. And this is a guy who loves KOTOR.
Actually I would probably guess that Connor and possibly even Evan may prefer those comics to the game. But personally, my favourite arc is the final one: Redemption and even that doesn't measure up the KotOR for me. Prior to that I think it's fairly good in spots but still not at the top of my list. The reason we're really putting it off is we're just not ready to discuss so soon after we already did. Need time to forget about it and look at it with fresh eyes.
@@GreyJedi91 Thanks for the info, are you guys ever planning on doing an overview of West End Games Star Wars RPGs? I heard those guide books served as the foundation for the classic EU and were considered the definitive Star Wars RPG books.
I personally liked the egyptian inspired design, if only when it came to the ancient sith, it gave them a greater sense of identity, than what they had in SWtor.
Really? This was the first of Dark Horse's _Republic_ stories? It may have been how I remembered reading it but I would have thought that it came slightly later. I guess when I saw the image I thought that you were talking about Outlander than this one as I have some things to say about that story. I guess because it's filler for me I don't have much of an opinion on it.
I don't read them myself. Canon just isn't my cup of tea. There a few new Canon novels I'm gonna be checking out based on recommendations given to me, but I have no interest in following the current timeline. It just doesn't feel the same as what I grew up with. I will say that I sampled the Mace Windu arc and I read about 2 or 3 issues of that before quitting. I didn't like it at all. I'm sure there are better offerings than that, but I've got no motivation to seek them out.
We have explained Tales of the Jedi. I think we even covered that in this very episode at some point but it was recorded a couple weeks ago so I can't remember exactly. Besides after this series gets into its groove it's always been far better than Tales of the Jedi for me. To make clear...Tales of the Jedi WILL be covered. That is for sure. But it won't be for about another year. We have a lot planned out and a lot of exciting stuff in store for the new year.
Umor massively underrated combatant imo. And I enjoy his blunt, to-the-point way of expressing his views. Tbf I think I’m one of the few that likes him a lot
Is there a reason why the only Cerean Jedi we meet are male? There might be female Cerean Jedi but I can’t think of any off the top of my head. Am I remembering it wrong or was the male to female ratio low compared to other sentient species like humans? In my head that’s why I thought Ki-Adi had so many wives so that at least one would sire a son and contribute to future generations of Cereans.
This one really pissed me off as it reads like a bad propaganda piece, Ki Adi is wrong, no arguments they should open themselves to trade, however instead of tackling a complex issue they made the people pushing that 1 dimensional charactatures
This one really pissed me off as it reads like a bad propaganda piece, Ki Adi is wrong, no arguments they should open themselves to trade, however instead of tackling a complex issue they made the people pushing that 1 dimensional charactatures
"But what about the droid attack on the wookies?"
Im just imagining Ki Adi Mundi and Grievous arguing about who has the most wives.
“Released in 1998.”
I was a newborn so....... not a whole lot of chance to read this when it came out.
same
No Jensaarai1? Was he kidnapped by Pablo Hidalgo?
He'll be in the next one. His work schedule didn't accommodate this one.
@@GreyJedi91 Ok, you know what? I need to ask, what does Jensaarai1 do as his daily occupation?
@@anonymousbee4163 I'm not sure if he'd want me to say. You can always ask him directly. It's a normal job. I'll say that much. Nothing too outlandish.
@@anonymousbee4163 I think he works at a cinema or something
@@GreyJedi91 He said what his job was on air, so its ok to say
"Ah, another Mundi! I know just what to do with you!"
"Gryffindor!"
This was one of the first EU stories I read back in either 2006 or 2007.
Just to provide some info for those interested: Cerea maintained an isolationist policy throughout the reign of the Empire and remained largely disconnected from New Republic affairs. They maintained this policy even after the Yuuzhan Vong War and Darth Krayt's takeover.
Too bad Corellia couldn't do the same
I wonder if Tarr Seirr was also allowed to have a family...
I actually read all these Republic comics over the summer. This arc is not really reflective of the overall quality of the series. This particular arc was kind of boring to me, but it was nice to see Ki Adi get some personality and backstory. My only main problem is how this arc was never really followed up on. I think the Clone Wars comics should have shown the Battle of Cerea because we got to know Ki Adi's family, so it would have hit harder to see their passing rather than just hearing about it.
Anakin: How can you be on the Council and not be a master?
Ki-Adi-Mundi: Eh, I've done that before.
Depa Billaba: I second that.
In his defense, Anakin was both angry and sleep-deprived, states of mind that are known to cause people to act irrationally.
Long faces the comic
This was a really cool video, nice to see something covered which isn't necessarily very well known, having only read these comics starting at Kamino I learned a lot
the cerean killed by Grievous on Hypori was supposed to be Mundi's replacement as a watchmen
Traj that’s right, his name was Tarr Seir (not sure if I spelt the name correctly). From what I remember his death was pretty gruesome and painful.
The most interesting thing to me about this short story is the portrayal of nature. I feel like there are two sort of contrasting interpretations of the force and nature in the mythos.
In one nature is heavily associated with the jedi and portrayed as idyllic, while the dark side is kind of an expression of the hubris of men and the desire for more.
In the other the dark side does moreso represent the base or "natural" primal side of men and the jedis purpose is to basically "fight the jungle" and create order out of nature.
Not to say thats a flaw or even mutually exclusive, but depending on the story different aspects will get strongly empathised. It is sort of how different philosophers will have different interpretations of what the natural state of men was like.
great vid! i love hearing about this smaller stories tbh. So i'd love to see more vids going into them! and im super hype for when we get to vos XD
Ive always wanted to read this part of the republic series, I’ve read all the clone wars ones but not these phantom menace era ones
Reti4 - Give them a read! They're well worth it.
What are you guys's thought on Darth Vectivus? The Sith that lived a normal life before and after his Sith training.
Hey Fanalysis I was wondering even though its a long game: Can you guys review Kotor the game?
Reti4 - Plans are in the works, fear not. As always with us, just a matter of when.
GreyJedi91 started a lore play of that game but he hasn't continued it for some time.
Thanks Reti,oh heres a good idea for a verses: Bultar Swan VS Darth Nihl.
A great comic series though I don't think it really kicks in until you get to the Vos stuff. Will fanalysis be covering the KOTOR comic line?
Outlander is next
Reti4 - Indeed it is.
1 year, 4 months after the Battle of Geonosis Mundi family was killed in the Battle of Cerea except for Ki-Adi-Mundi in Legends.
haven't seen a podcast of you guys' since ages past and now reti4's looking like Qui Gon Jinn.
Will you review the lagacy series at some point?
Reti4 - We will.
@@Reti4 Awsome, they are the only solution SW comics where I have all the issues, eBay and Craigslist are really stingy with the Republics
@@anonymousbee4163 to clarify that particular series is at least a year off. But yes we have every intention of covering Legacy.
@@GreyJedi91 Wait, are these the SW comic that had the long running time?
@@anonymousbee4163 yes. This kicks off the series that will give us A'sharad Hett, K'kruhk, Quinlan Vos, Aayla, Dark Woman, Tholme T'ra Saa etc. This series becomes what most people recognize as the Clone Wars trade paperbacks starting with the events that revolved around the Defense of Kamino. And a big part of that creative team continues into the production of Star Wars Legacy.
Honestly I don't blame you guys for taking so long to review Tales of the Jedi. Considering how radically different the technology of the era, especially compared to KOTOR that took place only 50 years later. combined with an unusual Egyptian inspired art direction. It's definitely a very hard series to get into. And this is a guy who loves KOTOR.
Actually I would probably guess that Connor and possibly even Evan may prefer those comics to the game. But personally, my favourite arc is the final one: Redemption and even that doesn't measure up the KotOR for me. Prior to that I think it's fairly good in spots but still not at the top of my list. The reason we're really putting it off is we're just not ready to discuss so soon after we already did. Need time to forget about it and look at it with fresh eyes.
@@GreyJedi91 Thanks for the info, are you guys ever planning on doing an overview of West End Games Star Wars RPGs? I heard those guide books served as the foundation for the classic EU and were considered the definitive Star Wars RPG books.
I personally liked the egyptian inspired design, if only when it came to the ancient sith, it gave them a greater sense of identity, than what they had in SWtor.
Really? This was the first of Dark Horse's _Republic_ stories? It may have been how I remembered reading it but I would have thought that it came slightly later. I guess when I saw the image I thought that you were talking about Outlander than this one as I have some things to say about that story. I guess because it's filler for me I don't have much of an opinion on it.
As someone born in 2000, what were the comic trends of the 90s?
These explain it pretty well:
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@@EvanNova95 Damn...
I'm gonna assume that Jabba put them on a lightning rod on Cerea because, for some reason, Tatooine doesn't make all that much sense
What do you think of the current marvel Star Wars comics
I don't read them myself. Canon just isn't my cup of tea. There a few new Canon novels I'm gonna be checking out based on recommendations given to me, but I have no interest in following the current timeline. It just doesn't feel the same as what I grew up with. I will say that I sampled the Mace Windu arc and I read about 2 or 3 issues of that before quitting. I didn't like it at all. I'm sure there are better offerings than that, but I've got no motivation to seek them out.
Matt makes the best George Lucas impressions.
did I do one in this? I forgot. It's been a few weeks since we recorded this one.
Reti4 - He does the best impressions full stop.
Surprised these republic comics are getting reviewed instead of something like Tales of the Jedi.
We have explained Tales of the Jedi. I think we even covered that in this very episode at some point but it was recorded a couple weeks ago so I can't remember exactly. Besides after this series gets into its groove it's always been far better than Tales of the Jedi for me. To make clear...Tales of the Jedi WILL be covered. That is for sure. But it won't be for about another year. We have a lot planned out and a lot of exciting stuff in store for the new year.
@@GreyJedi91 Thank you so much for the explanation. This was first reaction so I didn't get to that point in the video.
feels like Mundi is nobodys favorite jedi
Umor mine!
@@macattackk guess I am wrong then, never got the feel that people cared about him
Umor massively underrated combatant imo. And I enjoy his blunt, to-the-point way of expressing his views.
Tbf I think I’m one of the few that likes him a lot
Ki Adi Sandwich get over here. Represent the Mundi fans.
He's not my favourite but my respect and appreciation for his character has grown over the years.
Is there a reason why the only Cerean Jedi we meet are male? There might be female Cerean Jedi but I can’t think of any off the top of my head. Am I remembering it wrong or was the male to female ratio low compared to other sentient species like humans? In my head that’s why I thought Ki-Adi had so many wives so that at least one would sire a son and contribute to future generations of Cereans.
Aries Storm They do mention the gender ratio during the video. Cerean birth rates were 20 females for every 1 male.
Ki adi mundi git more screen time, than Captain Phasma.
This one really pissed me off as it reads like a bad propaganda piece, Ki Adi is wrong, no arguments they should open themselves to trade, however instead of tackling a complex issue they made the people pushing that 1 dimensional charactatures
This one really pissed me off as it reads like a bad propaganda piece, Ki Adi is wrong, no arguments they should open themselves to trade, however instead of tackling a complex issue they made the people pushing that 1 dimensional charactatures