Star Wars Where Grand Admiral Thrawn Is During The Clone Wars

Star Wars: Where Grand Admiral Thrawn Is During The Clone Wars

During the Clone Wars, Thrawn briefly joined Anakin on a mission that turned out to be beneficial for both the Republic and the Chiss Ascendancy.

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Star Wars Where Grand Admiral Thrawn Is During The Clone Wars

Before he joined Star Wars’ Galactic Empire, Grand Admiral Thrawn was busy during the Clone Wars era – so where was he and what was he doing? It was on an assignment to Republic space that he met a familiar hero – the Jedi Anakin Skywalker. Their brief alliance not only resulted in the mission’s success but also paved the way for the Thrawn’s admission into the Empire, which would ultimately place him in command of the Chimaera and the infamous Seventh Fleet.

Thrawn, or Mitth’raw’nuruodo, is a peculiar case in the Star Wars franchise as a rare example of a character successfully transferred from the “Expanded Universe” (now Legends) into Disney’s canon. The blue-skinned Chiss from the Unknown Regions, a strategic mastermind with a peculiar penchant for art, Thrawn had his canonic debut in Star Wars Rebels. But the fans were able to get a much better insight into Thrawn’s mind in the “Thrawn Trilogy” book series, penned by his creator Timothy Zahn himself. It is in the second book of the trilogy, Thrawn: Alliances, where Thrawn crosses paths with Anakin Skywalker at the edge of the Outer Rim. This curious event, which is set sometime between Ahsoka Tano leaving the Jedi Order and the Siege of Mandalore, is further explored in the recently released Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising, the first book of the new Thrawn prequel trilogy.

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While the Republic waged war against the Separatists, Thrawn was busy investigating the mysterious threat against his people, the Chiss Ascendancy, in the Unknown Regions. Aware of the new threat’s potential, Thrawn embarked on a covert mission, seeking an ally to aid him in a battle that was sure to come. It was in the orbit of the planet Batuu that Thrawn encountered the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker. In exchange for the information on the Clone Wars, Thrawn agreed to help Anakin in finding his wife, Senator Padmé Amidala.

The trail led the duo to the nearby planet Mokivj, the location of the hidden Separatists facility and a cortosis mine. Impervious to blaster fire and lightsaber strikes, cortosis is a material that could change the tide of war, especially if used to produce battle droids and armor. After rescuing Padmé, the trio was able to shut down the facility and destroy the mine. The short alliance left a positive impression on Anakin, who, upon his return to Coruscant, spoke highly of Thrawn to Chancellor Palpatine. The same could be said for Thrawn, who, in turn, was impressed by Anakin. However, he was far less impressed by the state of the Republic, caught in the mire of corruption and bureaucratic incompetence. The Republic was deemed unfit for the alliance with the Chiss Ascendancy and the alliance never happened.

Thrawn did achieve his main objective, however, one he preferred to keep from Padmé and Anakin. Besides the knowledge of the Clone Wars, Thrawn stole a fully functional deflector shield generator from the Separatist factory. The military arm of the Chiss Ascendancy, the Expansionary Defense Fleet, was the most powerful force in the Unknown Regions. Still, having access to foreign technology was an advantage as Thrawn well knew.

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The mission itself was taken with one aim only – to protect the Ascendancy. In Rebels, Thrawn was presented as a cunning and capable antagonist. But he is much more than that. His secret mission fit neatly into his character development seen in the canon books. Like the Empire a few years later, the Republic was seen as nothing more than an asset for the Ascendancy, one to help the Chiss in the fight against the threat larger than anything they had seen before. Thrawn’s covert mission in the Republic space and his brief alliance with Anakin Skywalker provide better insight into this fascinating character and the tantalizing possibility of what is to come if Star Wars brings Thrawn back with The Mandalorian or one of its spinoffs.

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