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  Mitth'raw'nuruodo - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
Thrawn was born a commoner, and gained status by pursuing a military career; on earning his commission in the Expeditionary Fleet, he became a merit adoptive of the Eighth Ruling Family—the Mitth Family, not the Nuruodo.
Thrawn's provocative actions fell under scrutiny from the Defense Hierarchy, the Mitth Family, and also the Chaf Family; however, Thrawn willingly went against Chiss protocol as he seized a gravity-well generator from the Vagaari fleet besieging the Geroon homeworld.
Thrawn died during the climactic Battle of Bilbringi at the hands of his Noghri bodyguard, Rukh, who had discovered the duplicitous oppression of Honoghr of which Thrawn was responsible.
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 MyDorni.de || Here we go again || About Me | Thrawn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Thrawn was able to locate one of Palpatine's fabled storehouses, and there, found the technology necessary to begin growing a clone army.
Thrawn also began to secure secret caches of cloned agents throughout the galaxy, ready to answer his call.
Thrawn's greatest oversight was the compelling leadership of Leia Organa Solo.
www.mydorni.de /mydorni/aboutme/thrawn.php   (595 words)

  
 MASSASSI STAR WARS, ARCHIVES, CHARACTERS, GRAND ADMIRAL THRAWN
Thrawn rose to power during the Emperor's reign and managed to rally the remnants of the Imperial fleet shortly after the Battle of Endor and the destruction of the Emperor and Darth Vader.
Thrawn allied himself with the Dark and insane Jedi clone Joruus C'baoth who plotted to convert Leia's unborn twins to the dark side and later attempted to kidnap Luke.
Thrawn used mole miners, which he had stolen from Lando Calrissian to capture a large contingent of Katana Dreadnaughts.
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 Grand Admiral Thrawn - Biography
Thrawn was, however, able to talk his way clear and retain his position, but from that point on the Chiss watched him very carefully.
Once Thrawn was in position he returned to the Chiss territory, not to make the ruling Chiss families pay for they had done to him, but to protect them.
What was thought by the common Imperial, Thrawn and with him Parck had caused Palpatine's wrath and was send away from the galaxy with a single Star Destroyer on a mapping mission, it was all a part of a masterplan, it was all planned by the Emperor and Thrawn.
www.angelfire.com /ne/thrawn/bio.html   (1004 words)

  
 Jedi Council Forums - Pre-emptive strike (The story of Thrawn) vignette
Soon enough, only Thrawn and Stent were alive, and they were scrambling to get away from the giant that was slowly approaching them.
For a while, the dumbstruck Thrawn and Stent did nothing, but eventually they came to and tested the controls of their ship.
Thrawn did not respond, he was sat in his command chair, his eyes unfocused, and he was whispering something that Stent could not hear.
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 Universe Preview 9
Prior to the Battle of Endor, Thrawn commanded Imperial forces in the Unknown Regions, finally returning to the rest of the galaxy years after the Emperor’s defeat.
Thrawn’s strategy hinged on the use of technology hidden away by the Emperor at Mount Tantiss: Cloaking devices (successfully used in several battles) and Spaarti cloning cylinders (a different form of cloning technology that allowed clones to be grown much faster than with Kaminoan methods).
Thrawn also had the service of Noghri bodyguards who were indebted to the Empire for aid they once received from Darth Vader, but they were kept dependent by the Empire leaving their homeworld an environmental disaster.
www.wizards.com /default.asp?x=swminis/article/universepreview9   (299 words)

  
 Thrawn1
Thrawn's eyes swept across the faces approaching him and in flash of insight, Ezra knew that this man was a greater danger to him than Darth Vader could ever hope to be.
Thrawn had a network of spies that were far more insidious and effective than any other in the Empire and resources whose existence was beyond the Emperor's knowledge.
Thrawn had planned his attack strategy long before he had entered the system and it was now time to see that plan realised with each commander under his authorization following their instructions precisely.
www.ans.com.au /~gsuter/thrawn1.htm   (21441 words)

  
 Star Wars: Databank | Thrawn, Grand Admiral
Thrawn's tactics were controversial in their boldness, and his activities within the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet drew many a concerned, glowing red eye.
When in the depths of the galaxy's backwater, Thrawn re-established contact with the Chiss, who in the interim had been besieged by all manner of encroaching threats.
Thrawn, who had once been banished for his bold leadership, was now being lauded for it.
www.starwars.com /databank/character/grandadmiralthrawn/index.html   (787 words)

  
 Jedi Council Forums - Hmmm .. .Thrawn, Treize and Cobra Connander. . . .
Thrawn glances around the room, wondering where the hell he is and how he got here.
In Thrawn's hand he had the Queen of Spades and was waiting for the right time to lay it out.
Thrawn was in the middle with 56 points.
boards.theforce.net /Message.aspx?topic=743662   (1774 words)

  
 Grand Admiral Thrawn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Using his core name Thrawn, he would go on to become the Empire's only alien member of the 12 member Grand Admiral Circle.
But due to political maneuvering on the Imperial capital of Coruscant, Thrawn was sent on an expedition of the Unknown Regions, at a time when the Empire could use him the most, the time just before the Battle of Endor.
However, Thrawn failed to understand his allies as much as he did his enemies, as his Noghri bodyguard Rukh after learning Thrawn's deception against his people, assassinated the Grand Admiral aboard the bridge of Thrawn's Star Destroyer, Chimaera.
www.ece.uic.edu /~jfleigel/starwars/thrawn.htm   (317 words)

  
 Thrawn Trilogy - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
The Thrawn Trilogy also known as the Zahn Trilogy, the Empire Trilogy, and The Three-Book Cycle, are three novels, Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and The Last Command.
The trilogy follows the campaigns of Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn, from the Battle of Obroa-skai to the Battle of Bilbringi.
Grand Admiral Thrawn also became a popular villain in the Expanded Universe, with appearances in several later-published works which took place earlier in the timeline.
starwars.wikia.com /wiki/Thrawn_Trilogy   (263 words)

  
 Amazon.de: Star Wars. The Last Command. The Thrawn Trilogy, 3: English Books: Timothy Zahn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The entire Thrawn Trilogy was one of the best Star Wars books since George Lucas wrote A New Hope.
Thrawn joins five other Imperial leaders, The Emperor, Darth Vader, Moff Tarkin, and Admiral Daala.
Zahn is an excellent writer, and does justice to the characters we've seen before, and gives us a wide variety of new characters to meet and explore.
www.amazon.de /Star-Wars-Command-Thrawn-Trilogy/dp/0553404431   (846 words)

  
 Star Wars by Timothy Zahn
The Thrawn Trilogy is the first group of books that were written after Lucas made his monumental decision.
Back after years of exile on the rim of the galaxy, Thrawn is a formidable foe whose uncanny knack for discerning the plans of his adversaries makes him the most dangerous threat the New Republic has had to face since the death of the Emperor.
Thrawn also discovers a unique animal that produces a sphere of influence that negates the Force.
www.futurefiction.com /star_wars_by_timothy_zahn.htm   (2161 words)

  
 KMC Forums - Thrawn
Thrawn wasnt, he didnt like wasting troops and never was overconfident.
Read Tales From the Empire and you'll see how good thrawn was at fooling hal and corran horn and making them believe he was Jodo Kast and see him help put down Zekka Thyne (the fl sun crimelord).
Thrawn didnt see the danger coming, there was no clue whatsoever.
www.killermovies.com /forums/f6/t21303.html   (659 words)

  
 Voss Parck
When the Emperor "exiled" Thrawn to the Unknown Regions (ostensibly because the old man feared the Grand Admiral's growing power), he also demoted Parck to commander and sent him off with Thrawn and a small fleet.
Secretly, the Emperor ensured that Thrawn was well supplied, for reasons known only to Parck, the Chiss Grand Admiral, and a few other select individuals.
When Thrawn launched his campaign to retake the Empire, he left Voss Parck in charge of a secret installation in the Unknown Regions on the planet Nirauan, where the Imperials were to wait for Thrawn's self-prophesied return.
www.wizards.com /default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20040226eu   (463 words)

  
 Thrawn Fanfiction - The Art of Darkness
The droid scooted off quickly and Thrawn pushed the doctor out the door after it and closed the portal as soon as they were through.
Thrawn moved to the near bulkhead and extracted several bottles of ale from a cabinet in a niche, passing them out to his officers.
The original Adm. Thrawn was created by Timothy Zahn for his series of Star Wars novels: Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command, and the Hand of Thrawn duology.
users.owt.com /bluefox/Bluefox/Art.html   (2299 words)

  
 Heir to the Empire - Star Wars Thrawn Trilogy 1 by Timothy Zahn Detailed Book Review
This is the first of the Grand Admiral Thrawn trilogy.
Thrawn sends the Nogri, his death commandoes, in repeated attempts to capture them, but all he gets are dead Nogri.
A new, brilliant tactician (called Grand Admiral Thrawn) has seized control of the Imperial fleet, and is directing it extremely effectively against the New Republic.
www.allreaders.com /Topics/Info_409.asp   (424 words)

  
 Rebelscum.com: Star Wars Power of the Force 2 Photo Archives
Grand Admiral Thrawn, the tactical and military genius of the Imperial Fleet.
A tactical and military genius, Grand Admiral Thrawn rallied the remnants of the Imperial fleet and set in motion a plan to destroy the New Republic.
Due to his popularity, Grand Admiral Thrawn, an member of the Chiss alien race, has been inserted into many backstories in the Expanded Universe.
www.rebelscum.com /potf2euthrawn.asp   (141 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1): Books: Timothy Zahn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
His name is Thrawn, and his tactical and intellectual gifts are so great that the racist and sexist Palpatine had promoted him to be the only non-human to wear the white uniform of Grand Admiral.
The Thrawn trilogy begins five years after Return of the Jedi, meaning this trilogy takes place after The Courtship Of Princess Leia, but before the Jedi Academy Trilogy.
Grand Admiral Thrawn has taken charge of the remnants of the Empire, and has joined forces with the clone of a Jedi Master believed to be long dead.
www.amazon.com /Heir-Empire-Star-Wars-Trilogy/dp/0553296124   (2487 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 2): Books: Timothy Zahn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
But Grand Admiral Thrawn, the most brilliant of the Emperor's minions, is preparing to crush the New Republic with nefarious schemes involving smugglers, political rivals, a well-placed mole and even a Jedi Master.
Leia decides that the best place to hide is amongst the enemy, so along with Chewbacca she embarks on a quest to the world of Honogar, the homeworld of the Empire's best assasins.
The most unfortunate aspect is that these problems rear up most heartily during some of the book's most important and dramatic passages, particularly toward the end, where they can damage the impression of the overall tale more than if they came primarily in, say, the first couple of chapters.
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 Star Wars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Grand Admiral Thrawn was a grand Imperial leader.
Thrawn wins a string of major battles, but is finnally drove back at Sluis Van after being betrayed
Thrawn finally corners the NR's forces at Bilbringi, by a feint at Oshuwa.
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 The Lair of Thrawn
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All inquires regarding the content of The Lair of Thrawn should be directed to Webmaster@mitthrawnuruodo.zzn.com.
www.angelfire.com /ne/thrawn   (337 words)

  
 08/09/2005 Grand Admiral Thrawn - Wizards Community
This thread is for discussing the Grand Admiral Thrawn preview.
And Thrawn wouldn't "necessarily" be a target unless the opponent has accurate shot.
The difference between that and Thrawns CE is that Thrawn's CE only works on allies.
boards1.wizards.com /showthread.php?p=6914179   (1399 words)

  
 books about: thrawn (vergangenheit sourcebook snatcher)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The reason is simplicity itself - the story is written (all but its first two paragraphs) in broad Lallans Scots, the near-vanished dialect of south-western Scotland from...
For someone who doesn't read all that often and couldn't tell you the importance of the great literary works, this was just a book to read and enjoy.
Fettes soon discovered that all the bodies that are coming in were victims of murder.
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 KMC Forums - Thrawn?
I watched the fan made trailer on TFN and it showed, what appeared to be, Christopher Walken with white/blue eyes looking a bit like like Thrawn and I thought nothing of it.
I personally doubt that George Lucas will include many if any characters from the novels that are not his own creation.
Thrawn would have little if anything to do with Anakin's growth.
www.killermovies.com /forums/f38/t32.html   (355 words)

  
 Jedi Knight Files - Grand Admiral Thrawn 3.0 Info
Prophet and Trent_easton have combined their efforts to update the Grand Admiral Thrawn skin.
Thrawn fans will find this to be the most complete Thrawn skin to date.
The first one I've seen that was actually a Chiss like thrawn was.
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 THRAWN - The DJ List
DJ Thrawn (aka Lewis Richardson) has been DJing since early 2004 and started his career doing sound effects for his school plays.
Now he is a keen hip hop DJ and Turntablist.
You'll need to upload a picture to be sure to have it shown in the Recent Readers box.
www.thedjlist.com /djs/THRAWN   (231 words)

  
 Abbadon the Despoiler vs. Grand Admiral Thrawn [Archive] - SpaceBattles.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Thrawn was defeated by our loveable heroes btw..
But maybe that was just a clone of himself, or somebody pretending to be Thrawn, or Thrawn's clone.
Thrawn, on the other hand, is smart enough that he will be constantly observing, adapting, learning, and forming new tactics.
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