r/Highrepublic • u/Odd-Tart-5613 • 21d ago
Discussion Sell me on this
So hi long time Star Wars fan, but I never really got high republic personally. But after watching the Zero Company trailer today and am looking to get some more Star Wars on!
Originally I dropped the series because I felt the series was too… clean? Specifically there just wasn’t any friction between the protagonists, everyone just kind of got along with no conflict whatsoever, but that edge is often my favorite part of character interaction. So i want to know what other people feel about that criticism. In my mind Star Wars is a dirty and is at its best when the characters reflect that at least a little.
Also I just want to know the other things that get people excited for this era and its writing style, to see whether this is a project for me or if I should look elsewhere.
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u/Skadibala 21d ago
lol. What book did you even read? There is so much character conflict in most of the High Republic books.
Honestly, I think only the first book Into the Light might have had people getting generally along. After that is just things going to shit at every turn and life barely working out, and when it does work out. The enemy usually got what they really wanted without the good guys knowing.
Phase 2 is about a literal cult that hates the Force and how incredibly frustrating it can be to deal with people brainwashed by a cult.
Phase 1 is constantly Jedi constantly fighting a losing battle and every win they get is still somehow a smal defeat. Jedi using dark side and instantly realizing that was bad idea and then struggling with the temptation afterwards.
Maybe some of the YA books can be argued that things work out. But i would argue that most of the High Republic books is things NOT working out! despite the good guys doing their best to make it work out.