Admiral Thrawn Is An Analytical Aesthete
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- This is a tribute video consisting of a compilation of scenes featuring an amazing villain from my memories, the methodical and artistically inclined Grand Admiral of the Galactic Empire, Grand Admiral Thrawn (voiced by Lars Mikkelsen) from the hit show Star Wars Rebels. He proved to be an exceptionally amazing villain strictly because of his behavior as a mixture of cold logic and psychological understanding that granted him perspectives needed to defeat his enemies on the strategic and emotional level. Hope you enjoy him!
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The best Non-Force Sensitive antagonist to date.
I agree none of the other Star Wars villains without powers are so dangerous or smart as Thrawn.
Fire Fly Cad Bane may not be as smart as Thrawn but he is just as dangerous.
If he was a Force Sensitive, he'd be one of the greatest Jedi or Sith who'd ever lived.
@@tayojones9460 While I don't disagree that Cad Bane is dangerous, Thrawn is a different kind of threat. Cad Bane is cunning and capable strategic mind (as evidenced by his ability to steal a holocron and coordinate 3 ships and even though all three ended up being destroyed he got what he wanted) but his best skill are his fighting skills which allowed him to fight and kill the best. Thrawn while a capable fighter almost never needed to show this skill but his strategies are extrodinary. They were only beaten by the force or deus ex machina level luck. To use a metaphor, in chess Cad Bane may be a queen (the most dangerous piece) but Thrawn is the player who controls all the pieces.
Grievous is still way scarier, but in a totally different way.
Grievous is “leap towards you and tear you to pieces” scary.
Thrawn is “slow chills running up your spine” scary.
Both have their merits.
I love when Thrawn said, “Please, you embarrass me in front of our host.”
Thrawn way more intelligent lol
Doofus: "Host?! WHAT?!"
Thrawn: *dramatically gestures to her pictures on the wall*
Poor Thrawn, man. He should've stayed in the ascendancy.
Reasons I love Thrawn:
1. He took on the entire new republic and was winning quite effectively!
2. He is a absolute genius when it comes to strategy and tactics.
3. His elegance and coldness make him fascinating.
4. He genuinely only wants the best for his troops and men and is willing to admit when he is wrong and listen to them.
5. His fascination with art and linking it to a culture's philosophy and tradition is what I think as well!
6. He is apart of the FAR SUPERIOR Expanded Universe.
U missed one thing about thrawn and that he only joined to protect his people from a far greater threat then the empire itself
he reminds me of the joker. I like to think that he is the joker of star wars
You said it MisterAwestasia. Thrawn is the best villain in Star Wars.
Fuck the sequel trilogy. This is the real Star Wars.
I've forgotten how he used art in order to be a great detective. He is as cold as Tarkin, but has a style all his own. I can't wait to see him in live action (played by the same actor here, and I'm impressed--he's got the voice for it).
I just love listening to his voice.
Lars Mikkelsen
IKR lol
Hello there
@@nurucdo General Kenobi
Even when talking about an attempt on his life he respects his adversary enough to say "very skillfully, I might add." In other words "it was so artistically done"
He's a villain that respects thoughtful efforts. Giving credit where it is due.
I realized how much I empathize with Thrawn when I thought about how, regardless of my disdain for an enemy civilization or government, I can't bring myself to hate the things they produced out of an aesthetic sense. Quite contrary.
The difference is Thrawn distain is only directed against those who are complete morons. He never showed any hatred for the rebels, only respect for their tactics, skills, and of course his love for art. The only people he ever showed hatred for in the show was the ignorant officer at the begining. Which in my mind, makes him one of the most perfect military strategist I have seen in fiction or non-fiction.
@@trueblue6201”to those who are complete morons” has me cackling
1:35 “Forged by it.... molded by it.... you didn’t see the rebellion until you were already a woman”
Thrawn + Bane = your comment
By far one of the greatest villains I have ever seen in cartoons I just loved every second of watching him on screen.
Check out the Thrawn trilogy as well: Worth the read (both in comic and novel form).
Shame they did him so dirty by making him mindlessly kill people.
@@TheWaterdog6 Yea🥲
What I like about Thrawn is that he respects his enemies despite them being on different sides, yet he isn't afraid of testing or disciplining his allies
The exasperation in his voice when he says "Forgive him" XD
if he was a sith lord he would be unstoppable
He seemed too reasonable to be a Sith Lord. The Sith are fueled by expressing emotion and emotions intensify the more powerful they are in the force, and Thawn relies on suppressing emotion in favor of logic.
@@EmptyMan000 still would be awesome if he could use the force
@@EmptyMan000 Also, Dooku, while a Sith Lord, he didn't display the same red/yellow eyes associated. So Thrawn wouldn't display them neither, as he is calm and composed, not prone to egomaniatic bursts.
@@EmptyMan000 more like mastering his emotions. He has a dislike of bullies and petty tyrants because it's means his people are out of sync.
@@EmptyMan000 Have you heard of Darth Jadus? Although Darth Jadus was a member of the dark council, he showed no emotion.
0:00-2:16
That is what made Thrawn debuts his own Analytic Antagonism in a whole Star Wars Rebels.
1:47 he sounds like he admires her for who and what she is
He has respect for all of his enemies who demonstrate skill and finesse in their efforts to thwart the Empire.
Its wise military rare quality in real life.
Thrawn is extrem in judge
Remember all he's here to do is recruit talent to help in the chiss war against the grysk. Can't wait for ahsoka
Keep in mind, Thrawn also dealt with discriminatoon all through his early Imperial career. I suspect the reason he snapped at Slavin when he went off about 'Twilek trash' was that it reminded him too much about the casual racism he dealt with everyday climbing the ranks.
His calm voice makes it sound even better
Wish he was in the movies. It would have given us something more unique than what is essentially The Emperor pre backstory and discount Vader
Oh please.... Thrawn alone could have destroyed both First Order and the Resistance. These new factions are trash!
Barone 888 agreed Disney ruined his character tho
How?
@@barone8889 What if they teamed up Against him?
@@Rensune They would still lose.
Ezra just sounded like a winney kid rather than a morally superior hero when barking at Thrawn while he was calmly complimenting Sabines and Lotals artwork 😂
To be fair, Ezra is a temperamental teenager and Thrawn did try to murder Ezra and his friends multiple times, only complimenting Sabine's artwork in a form of ironic flattery after he tried to engineer her death. That tends to piss off people.
@@EmptyMan000 Ezra at least had character flaws and personality that makes him interesting. Rey was never interesting because she beats literally everyone and theres no tension in the story.
@@burningcoal5705 Rey? I seem to remember that name; a character of no significance, of no commendable intelligence, of no charm, yet elevated to needless heights by a section of the fandom.
@@SamvedIyer A fan-fiction character made by Disney.
And now Lars is giving him not only the voice, but life in the Ahsoka series. I'm dying!
1:20 I merely adopted the war. You were born in it, molded by it.
I love how Lieutenant List is like "DARN" when Kallus gets the answer right lol
Thrawn is my favorite Star Wars villain of all time.
He is my favorite Star Wars character of all time.
And he also without a doubt is my favorite villain of all time.
Nothing will ever change my mind on that.
“Who deserves what is irrelevant. What matters is who… has… power. But that is… something the Jedi won’t teach you, so I’ll take you to someone who will.”
Pragmatic and realistic. Star Wars’ greatest villain!
God he’s such a fucking good villain, everything from his design to his character and intellect and then his voice especially
I absolutely love how subtly his theme comes in, and how it comes in at the perfect moment of impact.
*Thrawn’s theme intensifies* “Who deserves what is irrelevant. What matters is who. Has. Power.” Gives me chills every time.
I feel like his voice can make me fall asleep. This villain is the best. He was incredible.
This is a man that I would gladly follow into hell. This is a man with a plan and is devoted to both his men and his mission. This is what every leader should aspire to.
guy had the voice and soundtrack of a vampire
YES!!! The man! An excellent addition to the list! Thrawn deserves the respect!
There's a good reason why Thrawn is my favorite star wars villain. Not only is he one of the smartest characters in the canon, if not the smartest, but yet he holds such an incredible respect for his adversaries. He was probably the greatest military leader the empire had, and the only reason he couldn't win was because of the stupidity and incompetence of his fellow commanding officers.
While I agree with most critics that Rebels is a far cry compared to Clone Wars, like Thrawn and Vader would have no problem dealing with Phoenix, at least the writers made Thrawn just like the cold, art admiring strategist from Timothy Zahn's stories and not some typical cartoony, ignorant, holier-than-thou commander.
Also have you considered doing a video on Captain Rex, like 'Captain Rex is a Compelling Clone?'
I just wish Thrawn didn't lose and went to the unknown regions of his own choosing.
I think it's because Timothy Zahn was heavily involved with Thrawn's writing.
From 14:00 thrawn looks very unhappy more regretfull about what might happen to lothal and its people personally I think he wanted to protect them by his response and when he said "I had no intention of distroying lothal" and how he's trying to protect the plants legacy through the art..... Is this just me who thinks he is dismay?
I think Thrawn finds waste distasteful. He sees no inherit value in destroying things, but understands that given circumstances, that is what victory someyimes requires. A planet and a people have value, use and possibility. Destroying that unless neccessary is abhorrent to him, and even then he would prefer to preserve something from thst which is to be lost.
@@josephperez2004 still he is to be respected
3:07 Me when somebody tries to touch my Bojangles biscuits
One of the few times where he loses his calm demeanor.
Lars Mikkelsen better reprise his role in the ahsoka series
What makes Thtawn so deadly is that he does not consider a loss a loss as long as he learned something new about his enemy. He views defeat as a learning experience and a temporary setback. As long as it's overall plan is in tact smaller losses do not disturb him in the least. He is the essence of control and an attack on his ego will never succeed.
I actually would like him more if he made pure victories in the show. not "I win, but the rebels are coming to save the day and I'll be defeated".
Yes have to make the "good guys" win for the generic consumer but I can still appreciate how they made Thrawn's character and imagine how it would have ended without plot armor.
Star Wars has had a difficult time in letting the villains win for once. It really undermines the whole effort of a rebellion/the protagonists fight if they are always winning. Hope in the Mandalorian not everything will end on a good note. Otherwise the conflict is boring.
From another perspective, look what the Rebels, Ezra in particular, had to do, to triumph over Thrawn: summon purrgils that no one saw coming. No conventional tactic could have prevailed. I should think the representation of Thrawn was perfect.
Thrawn is the best character in all of Star Wars, hands down. Despite looking like some comic Doctor Freeze: Getting to know his methods will quickly endear that cheesy simple appearance to the reader.
I wish they would make a movie about him.
Few actor could play him….
@@razofdead Lars is the only fit.
Aaahhhh his voice😍
I just realized he grabbed the kalikori to lure Hera Syndulla into his grasp.
Mister: I hereby grant you my title: The Master of Masters.
🎊CONGRATULATIONS!🎊
The storm trooper say in get back in line sounds like a clone trooper ... Love thtawn and I think that troop is a clone
There’s a good chance he could have been at this time the empire was most likely in the process of retiring the clone troopers and replacing them with fresh recruitments so this soldier here could have been a clone nearing retirement
Unfortunately nothing made by Disney will really do him justice. We need a live action adaptation of the Heir to the Empire trilogy
Normally I would agree with the sentiment of anything Star Wars related that Disney touches is bad. But in this case I hope they don't do an Heir to the Empire version of Thrawn. 2 reasons I have being that the current edition of Thrawn is better in my opinion. He's totally heartless in Heir to the Empire where in Timothy Zahn's new books he actually seems to care a little. Second, I want there to be a chance for him to not die.
I almost forgot to mention that it doesn't really work in current Star Wars cannon. As much as I would relish Disney declaring the sequel trilogy non cannon, I would rather a possible timeline where Thrawn doesn't die.
Well, we’re having one
Thrawn and Crosshair would make a great team.
The scary thing about Thrawn is he will not underestimate you
Unless your a herd of Space Whales and Jedi.
Lars is the only right choice for casting. That voice makes the character likable and seductive.
Death Battle: Thrawn vs L.
Forgive me, but who is L?
@@enclavecomms.officer5219 a character from Death Note
I would say Thrawn, because L lacks a sufficient understanding of the motives of normal people or an appreciation of art.
@@EmptyMan000 true, but L is also willing to go down to the level of those he wants to understand, Thrawn always holds himself above them. A very "this belongs in a museum, you cannot be trusted with your own treasures" type.
@@tyrant-den884 If ever involved in close quarters, however, Thrawn would demolish him. The only way L would ever win is if he managed to never be in the same room as Thrawn.
2:12 There is a scout trooper running security, that's how.
I want to hear thrawn say war war never changes
I really wish we could’ve seen thrawn in the movie.
*Stands back crossing his arms*
If Thrawn was Batman: "I merely adopted the darkness. You were bron of it, molded by it. you never saw the light of day until you were already grown."
Bane: "Weird flex."
3:07 for personal reasons
LMFAO I see what you’re seeing
@@jasjasbinks4900🤝🤝
Oh how i love thrawn. One of the Smartest and coolest villains in star wars. Love you lars mikkleson. Love you
I’m loving her French accent, and dat imperials GERMAN accent LOL.
The empire uses British accent, not German.
Looking up who the voice actors brother is makes me wonder if everyone in the family sounds like they’re playing 4d chess or if it’s just those two
Thrawn gave Slavin a ruler, a calculator and the answer sheet and he still couldn’t put 2 and 2 together
If this dude had even a slight grasp on force-based abilities he could be even worse than Palpatine.
In Thrawn Alliances it is hinted Thrawn was once Force Sensitive. Chiss only force sensitive are Chiss children, they slowly lose their sensitivity as they age
@@TheNorthie I wonder if it coalesced into his borderline precog intellect
@@zaxbitterzen2178 Chiss just all think like that. But even if they did, they had no training like a Jedi or Sith did in the Force.
@@TheNorthie Imagine an entire Imperial spy network run by Chiss if they weren't racist.......chills
The way Thrawn was described in the books always reminded me of Star Trek aliens. He is basically just a regular human with different skin color and has unusual, cold behaviour. He is also logical, analytical, and takes the history, ideology, culture, and tactics into considaration, wich is very Star Trek-ish instead of Star Wars. And I like how in Rebels they took it one step further by giving him this wierdly simmetrical face, and rather large facial features, like his forehead. Some aliens in Star Trek are either humans with different skin color or humans with random pieces of makeup on their face. So Now he is even more of a Star Trek alien.
I think it is important to mention that Thrawn was a Grand Admiral, the highest position in the imperial Navy! While Grand Moff Tarking was one away from Grand General the highest ranking in the Imperial Army! And I know they are different but how’s how fast and hard Thrawn worked while Tarkin served as a captain during the clone wars!
grand moff is the highest rank in the beurocracy. so thrawn's equal to tarkin which is still really impressive
One of my Top 10 favourite star wars character
Thrawn look like gman from half life with
Blue skin and red eyes
Thrawn is the only Imperial to go "Hey, ya know how we have infinite resources and time? Lets use that to our advantage."
Thanks for the new video.
Thrawn reminds me of G-Man from Half-Life. Soft-spoken and very subtle with his actions, but very cunning, strategic and deadly.
I gotta say, Disney's made some missteps in Star Wars, but they adapted Thrawn PERFECTLY.
Disney had nothing to do with the writing. And no, Filoni did not do Thrawn justice. The first mistake you can notice is that he gave him eye pupils.
He’s spoon-feeding Slaven and he’s still not getting it. Thrawn’s biggest weakness is the empire doesn’t have a second one even close to his level. Also rebel plot armor.
That's why he loses in the series. He's constantly undermined by other imperial officials.
Slavin got rid of important information about enemies, Konstantine tried to take control, Skerris also tried to take control, Director Krennic took his funding, and Pryce destroyed his resources.
Every time this happened, the rebels were given an opportunity to survive/gain the upper hand.
It would be interesting to see one of these for Revan. Maybe by using clips of companions talking about him along with morally grey KOTOR decisions and his SWTOR scenes.
(none from Shadow of Revan moments though that was stupid)
Thing is what to call it? Revan is a Protecting Pragmatist? Pariah? Torn Tactician ?
3:04 - I love how he gets furious at captain's racist remark
It's still very out of character. Thrawn would never lose his cool over a simple remark like that.
@@vetarlittorf1807yeah I thought that was interesting… although I’m currently reading some of the Thrawn books, and he has his moments in which others have tested his patience but it’s never lead to that.. he’s just not prone to give in to emotion especially not at the expense of others.. but then again, he does hold great respect for his opponent so maybe it is reasonable?
Please keep these up
Live-action will be amazing!!!
So menacing
One thing I can see happening in Ashoka is her son being captured, only for him to be released by Thrawn as a part of a a greater gambit and because it would be a wound on her she would never be able to recover from. The person she care about more than anything is alive because of him. It would make her hesitant,even if only for a moment.
YAY!!
Picture what a horrible, scary enemy he would be if he was force gifted?
Not really a sith, but something much more fearsome and terrible. With a Laser Sword to suit him (something like the Darksaber)?
He'd rival or even surpass Vader in terms of intimidation an and danger, perhaps even the emperor!
I don't even think he would need a master or mentor to wield the force effectively, he'd be self taught and he'd be thorough in his self teachings.
AND THIS VOICE!!!! Is indeed the voice of a cunning villain. I mean after every sentence you can just imagine the ignition sound of any sith/inquisitor lightsaber.
A so called “villain” that we love more than the heroes. He carried the last two seasons. And he was only defeated by forces outside his control. If he had stuck around the rebel alliance would have been destroyed.
0:08 Family
This is why the Dark Side is stronger... Force Choke would solve all their problems..,
Around 4.40 did that Stormtrooper sound a bit like a Clone
Bruh ngl I fall sleep with his voice
I'm curious, will Venom be given a video with his 30th anniversary coming up?
Given the fact the video I tried to upload for Venom from the Spectacular Spiderman was blocked instantly, I'd say that's unlikely. Sorry to say, I really wanted to upload a video of him.
seriously? that bloooooows
Just curious but is that stormtrooper that says "back in line" a clone? I sware it sounds like one
probably, a lot of stormtroopers are old clones
Can you do Vlad Masters/Plasmius from Danny Phantom? Or Father from Codename KND?
I already mentioned sometime ago that I cannot do Vlad Masters. Nickelodeon won't allow it. Neither can I do Father again because of CN's copyright restrictions.
EmptyMan000 Ah ok. :(
EmptyMan000 Can you do Lord Dominator?
Ah yes. I was hoping to do a video of her
EmptyMan000 Yay! :D
but you really cant call him a villian..sure he does evil stuff..but he does this to help stabalize and strengthen the empire for an mega outside threat...the replacement for the vong..or perhaps still the vong..i mean like the rebels do evil stuff aswell
could you do one of the sorcerer from randy cunningham 9th grade ninja
Emperor Palpatine is a Master Manipulator
Can you do one on beckutt from POTC?
I tried and POTC production company as well as Disney kept blocking my video.
Seriously do you look up a dictionary every time you do a video cause you definitely know which words to use
He reminds me of a hybrid of dr house and lord baelish
Taken separately they mean nothing...
I know its silly, but can you make Felix or Meta from RvB?
If I can get the right scenes together.
Jularen wasn't an admiral during the Clone Wars? Did he got demoted?
According to star wars fandom
Yularen became a Colonel in the Imperial Security Bureau following the Proclamation of the New Order. Eventually with this New Order, Yularen resigned his admiral's commission in favor of pursuing a career with the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order's Imperial Security Bureau with the rank of colonel.
No. Filoni just wrongly assumed that Yularen was in the navy simply because of his white uniform in A New Hope.
Reminds me of the G-Man in Half Life!
What do you think of Toffee and Meteora from Star vs the Forces of Evil?
I can try with Toffee but Meteora isn't very good villain video material for me since she never accomplished her main goals and mainly was just a laughingstock turned rabid monster turned baby. I'd do Eclipsa with time though.
EmptyMan000 I can only agree. 😒 Meteora was kind of like a reverse of Toffee. Toffee had an intelligent personality with a deeply unsatisfying and vague backstory, while Meteora had a rich and potent backstory but a deluded personality. As Miss Heinous seeing this heartless perfectionist spiral into madness due to losing everything, was a hoot. And seeing her backstory you can't help but feel sorry for Heinous, she lost everything due to circumstances outside of her control, she was a sympathetic villain.
But in the final episodes, that sympathy is stripped away in her monster form. Meteora suddenly turns into this hulking brat with soul sucking powers, that can't comprehend her mother's wishes and speaks like an infant having a temper tantrum. There's no sympathy and no reason for Star to even contemplate Meteora's inheritance because she would undoubtedly be the worse heir. They should have combined the calm heartless disposition(and appearance) of Miss Heinous, with the vengeance and power of Meteora. But make the unbound vengeance only come out towards the end of this version's run, fueled by the Butterfly Family constantly foiling her plans and ruining the lives of Eclipsa, Globgor, and the monster race. Not by feeling entitled to the throne like a child.
Axel Meteora was wasted potential. She could have been a tragic villain, searching for her lost heritage and vowing to take vengeance on the butterfly family for ruining her life. She could have been a really Great, compelling villain, but the writers botched it and turned her into a generic monster who wanted the throne. Eclipsa was more compelling, but she is not a villain (at least as far as we know). Toffee was a more effective antagonist, and he only appeared in a few episodes.
Tao Jones T.jones This Reddit post pretty much sums up what I think of Meteora: www.reddit.com/r/StarVStheForcesofEvil/comments/88ktyn/meteora_isnt_a_good_villain/
Tao Jones T.jones Toffee had an interesting personality and plan, but had terrible usage. He had a premature death, a vague backstory, and didn't directly cause proper tension and dark moments. Honestly his role in the series should have been like Professor Pericles or Azula or Slade, serving as a Knight of Cerebus who meets our protagonists regularly and serves a competent threat to them. Outpacing and defeating them at every turn.
Thrawn is the Jew hunter
These names are getting ridiculous
I wouldn’t say rebels is a “hit tv show”
If it gets more than two seasons by the networks, I'd call it a hit.
It had four seasons, very positive reviews, a fairly successful merchandise for a cartoon star wars, and some rather good storytelling. It may get bashed by clone war purists but besides the toxic fans I find that it was very well recieved and well made.
Sure the first season is a little slow but it gets better every season and after the season 2 fanale you definitely realize how good the show can be