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Any Star Wars Expanded Universe experts?

The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
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Was thinking about a Star Wars story...After Episode 1 what happens to the Trade Federation? Are all the droids simply disperesed or disbanded? If not wouldn't they go on a mass exodus or in exhile somewhere unknown to humanoids? & Thats my basis for a Star Wars expanded universe story...

My question is how far ahead do the expanded universe books go into the future from ROTJ? & Is the empire ever totally destroyed? Thanks for any help!
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  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    I think there are still remenant forces here and there....
  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    The Imperial Remnant is still there in it's own corner, though it doesn't hate the Republic as much anymore. The Expanded Universes is now I think 20 years after ROTJ, ending with the conclusion of the New Jedi Order, where the Republic collapsed and reformed as the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances (GFFA, ironically also an acronym for Galaxy Far Far Away), and finally ousted the invading Yuuzhan Vong, coming a little closer to understanding the Force along the way.

    The Trade Federation doesn't die, it's a part of the rebel movement in Episode II, IIRC... though presumably they become a part of the Empire at some point between II and IV.
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    Re: Any Star Wars Expanded Universe experts?

    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by The Cabl3 Guy [/i]
    [B]Was thinking about a Star Wars story...After Episode 1 what happens to the Trade Federation? Are all the droids simply disperesed or disbanded? If not wouldn't they go on a mass exodus or in exhile somewhere unknown to humanoids? & Thats my basis for a Star Wars expanded universe story...

    My question is how far ahead do the expanded universe books go into the future from ROTJ? & Is the empire ever totally destroyed? Thanks for any help! [/B][/QUOTE]

    after Ep1, the trade federation gets its knuckels rapped a bit, but other than that not much happens to them as far as i know. nute gunray (the TF's viceroy) is put on trial a couple of times, but gets off every time (probs due to dark side influence IMO). so no, theres no mass exodus, tho they do set up a couple of hidden facilities i think.

    as to how far ahead of ROTJ the books go, as far as i can remember they go something like 25 or more years ahead (tho i cant remember if thats supposed to be after ANH or ROTJ)

    and no, the empire is never totally destroyed. about 20yrs after ROTJ a peace treaty is signed by the New Republic and the Empire. just as well cos a couple of years later all hell brakes loose when the Yuzhan Vong come on the scene;)

    i'll say no more.......
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    The treaty between the New Republic and the Empire is created 15 years after ROTJ, 6 years later, the Yuuzhan Vong begin their invasion and the start of the NJO. Both end 4 years later the series ends and thats the furthest point into the future.

    After the Empire is created, I suspect the Clone army is proven to be much more powerful than the Trade Federation's droid armies, which get sold off to fund the Empire.

    In the latest Timothy Zahn book, they say that some of the old droids are still used by pirates and on remote planets where they need cheap firepower.

    Worf
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    nice to know the little buggers are still around...

    I loved the advanced ones (With the sheilds)

    the rogers were a little annoying. :D
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    Well would it totally ruin the Star Wars space time continuum if there was in theory a droid exodus?

    If not my idea would stem from where the books left off where the empire is nearly destroyed & looking for a quick industrial base to rebuild their fleet the new "Emperor" would basicly have to search for the so called droid city where the exhiled droids remain :eek: mindboggling isnt it? I should read the books anyway.
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    the one problem I have with that is the bots lacked any real AI...they followed set rules. They took orders and followed them, often stupidly. I suppose that there could be some "bug" that woke all the droids from their preset routines though.

    good luck. it would be an interesting story regaurdless.
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    Its possible that some of the Trade Federation higher ups felt betrayed by the Emperor and went into hiding in the Unknown Regions.

    Worf
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    there you have it then.

    a few of the trade federation with a LARGE droid army, they give them better AI to aid in the defence, just in case. And then the droids turn on the makers and voila, droid planet ala Freelancer! :D
  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    Or... THE MATRIX on a galactic scale? :eek:
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by WORF [/i]
    [B]The treaty between the New Republic and the Empire is created 15 years after ROTJ, 6 years later, the Yuuzhan Vong begin their invasion and the start of the NJO. Both end 4 years later the series ends and thats the furthest point into the future.

    After the Empire is created, I suspect the Clone army is proven to be much more powerful than the Trade Federation's droid armies, which get sold off to fund the Empire.

    In the latest Timothy Zahn book, they say that some of the old droids are still used by pirates and on remote planets where they need cheap firepower.

    Worf [/B][/QUOTE]

    Lando made extensive use out of battledroids to take on the Vong on the ground on numerous occasions.
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    Those were droids that he designed, not Trade Federation droids.

    Worf
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by WORF [/i]
    [B]Those were droids that he designed, not Trade Federation droids.

    Worf [/B][/QUOTE]

    Matter of fact, I recall TF droids being in one of the NJO novels with Han Solo on some refugee planet. "Jedi Eclipse" IIRC
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Vertigo1 [/i]
    [B]Lando made extensive use out of battledroids to take on the Vong on the ground on numerous occasions. [/B][/QUOTE]
    & remember its Lando not LONDO(get it right)
  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    The YVH droids were a totally new design.
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    wait....

    in Jedi Academy, there were some badass bots being used by remnant forces...

    this could tie in nicely I think! Sure, the remnant didn't make em, but they used them...some mix of AI or something?
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    Well remember these droids are the ones that left directly after the Trade Federation fiasco. So it mostly reflects the higher functioning droids who wanted to find a new home in which to live free from human rule to guide themselves as a droid race, The lesser functioning droids are either forced into it or have no other option then being dismantled. BUT I don't remember droids ever being discussed as either having certain rights human or basic? Gotta to ask around on that.

    The Droid City would basicly span an entire planet & would most likely use solar energy. The city would be an industrial megaplex 20 years from Ep 1. Im guessing a droid command hierarchy would form with one single droid as a mother//father to help assist & program new upper level droids (clerk droids, repair droids, design droids) who then program the new lower level droids (crafting droids, labor droids, security droids) & in order to conceal themselves they discover a way to manipulate the planets weather system, in this case massive ion storms that would block scans? (got a better idea?)
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    The Trade Federation battledroids are controlled from a central computer (which is why they shut down after the control ship was destroyed). They aren't capable of indepedent thought. Of course they could have been modified during the Clone Wars or even after they were taken to this planet you describe for your story.

    In Rogue Squadron 3, one of the missions is set on Geonosis where some remaining droids are still functioning (badly).

    Worf
  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    Maybe Zenoma Sekot brought them to life. :p
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    you know, the whole renegade droid thing kinda reminds me of Dune :rolleyes:
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ShadowDancer [/i]
    [B]you know, the whole renegade droid thing kinda reminds me of Dune :rolleyes: [/B][/QUOTE]

    ur not thinking 4th dimensionally
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    eh?
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    4th dimention = time.

    :D
  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    4th spacial dimension = theoretical dimension accessible only by gravitons. :D
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    yeah i know what the 4th dimension is:rolleyes: i meant what does that have to do with Dune, droids and not thinking about time?
  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    Your primary mistake is in assuming that Cable makes use of a little thing we like to call logic. :)
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    unlike Cable, u have a point;)
  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    Besides, from what little I understand of the Butlerian Jihad, the main problem was a sentient program that controlled machines.
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    yeah, Omnious i think it was.
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    i never even read any dune, saw one of the movies on sci fi tho it was freaky. dont remember any robots or droids or EVEN CYBORGS.

    Either way there would be a clear definitive difference between "DUNE" & SW: The Search for Droid City.
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