In unknown region
a virtuoso ascends
to his place as heir.
White uniform guy.
Blue face, red eyes, blue-black hair.
Grand Admiral Thrawn.
I have to be frank:
I love Thrawn more than you do.
Just deal with it, yo.
Created by Zahn.
The “Heir to the Empire”
captured young Jeff’s heart.
Haiku Addendum:
did you know my name is Jeff?
Grand Admiral Jeff
Is Thrawn his whole name?
Nope! Mitth’raw’nuruodo.
“…spelled like it’s pronounced.”
Only a true fan
of Grand Admiral Thrawn can
pronounce his full name.
Thrawn has a brother!!!
Mitth’ras’safis (call him Thrass).
“…spelled like it’s pronounced.”
Just so we are clear…
these are all EU haiku.
No #DisneyTrash here.
Haiku Addendum:
#DisneyTrash =/= pejorative.
It’s just a hashtag.
I have to be frank:
I really like Rae Sloane but
Thrawn would kick her ass.
Merit adoptive.
The Eighth Ruling Family.
Chiss Ascendancy.
Border patrol fleet:
Picket Force Two stationed in
the Crustai system.
Thrawn makes some new friends!
Qennto, Ferasi, Car’das.
Novel: Outbound Flight.
EU to Disney:
Zahn re-used Thrawn’s exile
in the Thrawn novel.
No joke, check it out.
Little bits are changed but the
core remains the same.
The Unknown Regions.
The Empire of the Hand.
Fortress: Hand of Thrawn.
Galaxy of Fear!
Thrawn chills with Zak and Tash while
visiting S’krrr.
Is that Boba Fett?
Nope, it’s Thrawn as Jodo Kast!
Bounty Hunter Thrawn!
Not a fan of Thrawn:
Admiral Tigellinus.
Who the hell is that?
Haiku Addendum:
Ruufan Tigellinus is
Humanocentric.
Star Wars Galaxies –
Thrawn has a hi-top fade and
looks flipping awesome!
Flying under Thrawn,
TIE Fighter computer game.
Such fond memories.
Vice Admiral Thrawn
establishes a base in
Pakuuni system.
Model: Missile Boat.
Manufactured by Cygnus.
Thrawn’s deadly fighter.
Chasing down Zaarin,
two Grand Admiral’s tussle.
We know who wins, though.
To-phalion Base
Zaarin’s ultimate defeat.
“…fate of enemies…”
Year: 8 ABY –
Thrawn defeats Nuso Esva
Battle of Quethold.
His final flagship:
the ISD Chimaera.
Gilad at his side.
Obroa-Skai raid.
The Chimaera is outgunned.
Thrawn has ice-cold blood.
If you study art
then you can defeat Elom
led Republic ships.
Grand, detailed campaign –
feints and fades, quick strikes and raids
to crush the Rebels.
Ysalamari.
Found on the planet Myrkr.
Far more than a pet.
Wayland: Mount Tantiss.
The Emperor’s prized storehouse.
Assets for Thrawn’s fight.
Attack on Sluis Van –
Thrawn’s plan: capture Rebel ships.
Foiled by scoundrels.
A Dark Force Rises.
Lost Katana Fleet is found.
Dreadnaughts recovered.
Siege of Coruscant.
Asteroids put into orbit.
Just part of the plan.
“It’s [another] trap!!!”
At Bilbringi, Thrawn prepares
for his victory.
Watching the battle,
triumph in his grasp when death
strikes him from behind.
Thrawn’s final campaign.
His life and his achievements.
“…artistically done.”
Grand Resurrection!
Emerging from the shadows
in Star Wars Rebels.
I like Disney Thrawn
but the true “Heir” will always
be the EU Thrawn.
I will admit this:
EU Thrawn and Disney Thrawn
are both handsome lads.
Shameless Plug Haiku:
Talked with Hyperspace PodBlast
about Thrawn – go HERE!
I have to say this:
there is no way EU Thrawn
would lose to space whales.
Thrawn and Ezra lost
in hyperspace with space whales
is just Dark Force lite.
Haikuesday is a monthly series on The Imperial Talker, a new post with poetic creations coming on the first Tuesday of each month. The haiku topic is chosen by voters on Twitter so be sure to follow @ImperialTalker so you can participate in the voting. Now check out these past Haikuesday posts:
Droids (February 2017)
Ahsoka Tano (March 2017)
Darth Vader (April 2017)
The Battle of Scarif (May 2017)
The Truce at Bakura (June 2017)
Queen Amidala (July 2017)
Ryloth (August 2017)
Cloud City (September 2017)
General Grievous (October 2017)
Millennium Falcon (November 2017)
Poe Dameron (December 2017)
The Battle of Umbara (January 2018)
Hondo Ohnaka (February 2018)
Jyn Erso (March 2018)
Coruscant (April 2018)
The Imperial Talker 
Clap clap clap, standing ovation! I love this one! But then again, who doesn’t love Thrawn? The flow to this one was really nice as well. I didn’t mind the new Thrawn novel…I thought it was pretty good. And omg Ysalamari – they made me SO mad when I read the first novels! I would just think, “But this is cheating! No!” But then it made the novels so much better lol.
I don’t think I can pronounce his full name, btw. I’ve always kind of glazed over it and moved on when reading haha.
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Glad you enjoyed these!!! They were fun to write. I actually really liked the Thrawn novel too, in large part because Zahn wrote it. I can tolerate Thrawn in Rebels, but anytime Zahn writes the character I am ALL for it.
Side note: I just typed all of the above very quickly and a student just turned to me and said “Mr. Jeff you type really fast!”
Anywho, I like that Zahn has re-created the character in a new way, choosing certain elements to maintain while also giving Thrawn some new tidbits. I really hope Thrawn gets more time in the Disney canon, and that his fate wasn’t sealed at the end of Rebels. Suppose we shall see.
Oh, and his name is a HUGE pain in the ass to pronounce. It took me a while to figure it out. You’ll get there eventually 😉
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We should have a typing contest! I think my personal best is 92 wpm. I used to have a transcription job so I got pretty good.
I didn’t mind Thrawn in Rebels (though I haven’t seen the last season yet). I thought it did the character as much justice as it could. I was overall very neutral with the portrayal.
I don’t think I’ll ever bother with his name. You can keep that trophy lol.
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