Delusions Of Grandeur Heir to the Empire Ch. 27-32
Aug 24, 2023
The thrilling conclusion of the Thrawn Trilogy reveals what secrets Palpatine hid in his mountain lair. Luke ends up covered in poison ivy during a clever ruse with Mara, and Wedge Antilles finds himself reluctantly babysitting ships at Sluice Van. A surprise attack leads to chaos as Thrawn's plans to steal New Republic ships unfold. Lando's decision weighs heavily as he navigates trust versus tactics, while a political crisis looms with Admiral Ackbar's arrest. Join the excitement as heroes converge and tactics are put to the ultimate test!
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Thrawn's Tactical Hubris
- Thrawn relies on noncommunicative cloaked assets and tactical prediction over realtime orders.
- He underestimates the broader risk of arming a dangerous, eager dark Jedi as a distraction.
Capture As A Deliberate Ruse
- Mara and Luke pretend to be captured on Makur to infiltrate the city and avoid speeders.
- They use poison ivy and a lightsaber-hidden-in-R2 trick to fake identities and hide Luke's weapon.
People Over Tactics Pays Off
- Lando chooses to trust people over pure tactics in a tense decision that nearly costs them.
- That human gamble enables a last-second improvisation that turns the tide during the ambush.
