Delta Squad forms up. (Screenshot: Lucasarts)
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There’s a paradoxical relationship between the legacy of one of
Star Wars’ best games and the animated show that became one of the most beloved pillars of the franchise at large. Arguably,
Star Wars: The C
lone Wars killed
Republic Commando at its apex but without the groundwork it laid, the animated series and its own influences would never have been the same.
The problem with Traviss’ books is that, while everything in the article is largely accurate and she does deserve a great deal of credit for fleshing out the Clone Troopers as complex, unique characters.
.look, the fact of the matter remains that Traviss’ books got. really bad after a while. One of the biggest successes of The Mandalorian show has been zigging where Traviss zagged, particularly in the portrayal of Mandalorians and Jedi. To Traviss, Jedi went from flawed people with noble enough goals but misguided methods (which is how the Jedi as a whole should be portrayed in that era) to, well, barely any better than the Sith.