Twenty-one years ago today, Yoda: Dark Rendezvous by Sean Stewart dropped into the Star Wars Expanded Universe and immediately earned its reputation as one of the smartest, weirdest, and most heartfelt Clone Wars stories ever put to paper. It’s the rare Legends novel that fans still talk about with that “No, seriously, you have to read this one” energy—and for good reason. Released in 2004, the book stands as a shining example of just how rich Star Wars storytelling could be long before the Disney era. And now, at 21 years old, this chaotic, philosophical, occasionally unhinged little masterpiece deserves some celebration. Yoda at His Best (and Funniest) Most stories treat Yoda like a mystical space oracle, dropping cryptic wisdom between dramatic pauses. Dark Rendezvous flips that. Sean Stewart presents Yoda as: It’s Yoda at maximum personality—still wise, still deadly, but so much more alive than his usual “talk in…
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A Thrawn-Worthy Welcome: 2K Frontend Loading Screen Mod for Battlefront II
If your Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017) menu still greets you with the same tired background, it’s time to give Grand Admiral Thrawn the stage he deserves. The Thrawn Trilogy 2K Frontend Loading Screen mod swaps the stock game menu art for a stunning, high-resolution visual tribute to Timothy Zahn’s legendary Expanded Universe trilogy—now Legends canon, but still very much alive in the hearts of fans. Whether you’re an old-school reader who met Thrawn on the pages of Heir to the Empire or a recent recruit who caught him in Star Wars Rebels, this mod turns your game’s first impression into an instant lore drop. Download the mod here What This Mod Does Instead of generic loading visuals, you’ll now be greeted by a 2K resolution artwork inspired by the Thrawn Trilogy era. The clean, crisp imagery is optimized for modern screens, meaning you’ll get a sharp, cinematic-quality splash every…