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Ninth Jedi, Ahsoka 2, Starfighter news
31st August 2026 |
August came with a lot of TV / Movie news : at the beginning of the month, the 'Visions' series spin-off 'The Ninth Jedi' began. This anime-style show detailed an alternative future where the Jedi are in hiding and all but extinct, and a Sith Empire has taken its place ; the daughter of a lightsabre-wright joins forces with fellow Jedi to seek her father and topple the villainous Vader-lookalike Sith Lord. To be honest, I've only been able to watch two of the eight episodes, what with the first being a re-hash of the Naboo plot from TPM. I hope to explore it further, especially because many fans have been praising it.
A new trailer for 'Ahsoka S2' was also released, which looks exciting and intriguing as Imperial Admiral Thrawn, aided by the Dathomiri Witches, attempts to usurp the fledgling New Alliance ; meanwhile, Ahsoka and Sabine remain stranded in the neighbouring galaxy, a ghostly Anakin watching over them, and the Dark Jedi sharing the planet of Peridea and seeking new and immense power.
And the writer-director of 'Starfighter', Shawn Levy, presented a private screening of a teaser trailer to a Disney industry conference, as well as revealing the lead character's name, played by Ryan Gosling, will be Kade Auberon, and that the starfighter in question is a super-fast prototype Imperial ship.
In addition, Levy afterwards went on to explain that, set five years after the Battle of Exegol [Episode IX], "the characters are these sort of marginalized outsiders who find each other and have a shot at discovering heroism through their connections.... they are doing the best they can in a chaotic galaxy that hasn’t been explored.... This is a moment in the galaxy where there is no sort of governing enforcer or order. And so everyone is just trying to survive, everyone is just trying to do their best to get by.... Kade goes on an adventure that sort of intersects his fate with the fastest starfighter ever built"
The film is due to be released in May 2027.
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| As I did with the progression of the Virtual Edition Episode X, I will post below sections of the prose for Episode XI as I draft it.... here, Admiral Tyne updates Governor Tagge with the supernatural goings-on aboard his Star Destroyer....
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The bridge of the Star Destroyer Rake buzzed with activity, an edgey but professional energy that marked the advent of a critical mission. Controllers reported from their sub-stations, aides relayed information between the different sections.
Not far from the rear of the bridge were the Admiral’s quarters, comprising an office and a meagre sleep and refreshening space. Within his command bureau, Tyne sat in a large leather chair, a wide desk before him, with two small vertical tactical displays at each end and a slanted recessed screen in the middle. Off centre to the right of his office a shallow conical holo-podium sat, above which the large visage of Governor Tagge loomed, bathing the room in a soft blue glow.
“That is correct, my Lord,” Tyne was saying, gently tugging at his grey moustache thoughtfully, “the security cameras clearly showed she appeared from nowhere, and, equally, disappeared into thin air a short while later.”
“But she fought in-person, as it were ?” questioned the sapphire hologram.
“Yes, sir, most definitely.”
“So, not a.... a ghost, then ?”
The eyes of the giant face creased in thought.
“And her errant Jedi children who you let escape...”
Tyne couldn’t help but wince at the criticism.
“Their trajectory aligned with Cad-Bar, Bogano, and Thornta-One,” he replied with some defiance, “and our surveillance agents on those worlds have been alerted. We will be notified when they arrive.”
“Good. It seems to me that they might simply have been in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
Tyne was eager to press his loyalty. “They were keen to try and sabotage that X-Wing, after all, my Lord. And they may prove useful in revealing the whereabouts of their mother.”
Tagge was clearly more concerned with these extra-supernatural abilities of the Jedi Master.
“I have tasked droidai agents to investigate Master Leia Solo... It seems to me that the Pan-Alliance own a weapon like no other, and would, I am sure of it, spell certain doom for our New Empire !”
Admiral Tyne’s eyes widened in horror as he quickly extrapolated what an army of such hell-warriors could be capable of, not only on the battlefield but also aboard starships ! Hell was the only good place for ghosts, and he did not want any such nonsensical things from spilling over into the real world.
“My lord, do you wish me to abort Operation Flag Unfurl ?”
Tagge paused for a moment as he considered the available options.
“No. It is of note that we have only ever seen just one such example. There is no army of them. Well...” he added ruefully, “We have to assume that. Proceed with the operation as planned. If we strike now Operation Flag will draw them out. Better to force their hand and know what we are up against.”
“As you wish, my Lord, Operation Flag will be initiated.”
Tagge nodded, and the hologram faded away. The chamber lost its ethereal blue glow, and resumed a warm ochre ambience.
Admiral Tyne stood, and stepped around his desk. He strode to the door which swished open at his arrival, and he stepped out into a corridor ubiquitous with the design style of the Empire of Old : gun-metal grey with white and red lighting within the overall double trapezoid. He walked along the deck plating and past the general holo-chamber, and out on to the bridge.
The hubbub of chatter fell silent in deference, and, nearby, the captain of the Tyne broke off from discussing with an aide, and the two staff moved across the raised central platform to meet with their Admiral.
“Yes, Admiral ?” prompted the captain loyally.
“Proceed with Operation Flag Unfurl. Set coordinates for the edge of the Winsha system. Then calculate a suitable hyper-jump to reach the far side of her largest moon. Ensure that our arrival is occluded, and surprise remains to our advantage.”
“Yes sir,” the captain nodded, and briskly turned about, before making his way to the navi-comp section.
Tyne directed his attention to the adjunct.
“Alert the number seven hangar crew to ready deployment !”
“Yes sir !” answered the aide, and turned to the datapad in his hands.
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| Nathaniel Reed, 31st August 2026 |
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