@@revanruler6404 he was a brilliant politician. he was great at very long term plans that affected the entire galaxy. Unlike Thrawn, he is not a military tactician. even though he was not a military tactician, he had a very good plan. how would he anticipate things like, Vader's betrayal or the Ewoks taking out his best legion of Stormtroopers. The Empire should've won the battle of Endor. on the ground, the Empire had a legion of their best troops, several large land vehicles, and surprise on their side. in space, the Empire outnumbered the Rebels and they had a fully operational battle station, which had a shield around it. the Rebels should've been crushed in that battle. based on his plan and the information he had, what mistakes did Palpatine make?
@@revanruler6404 I wouldn't call him an idiot. He expected luke to turn like Anakin. He also outnumbered the rebellion even after the death star was destroyed.
Thrawn: Acting out of emotion will not serve us here, we must wait and watch. And when we find our spy, and we will find them, we will turn them from an obstacle to an asset. Wouldn’t you agree, Agent Kallus? Kallus: Your strategy is without flaw, Grand Admiral... as always.
I used this in a star wars rpg. Thrawn had a cameo and I just described him as "an Alien. Probably a consultant, since, well, empire" but this music was on in the background. About 30 seconds into the scene the "alien" stops them (up to no good of course) and asks a single question, relaying suspicion. My most lore savvy player looks at me and says "you wouldn't." And I go "wouldn't what?". "What does he look like?" My player responds. "You don't recognize the species but a blue skinned humanoid. Appears to be wearing low ranking imperial garb." My player looks at the less savvy players "we need to go now".
@G bo yeah there where four big things that disapointed me: weak empire (i mean Vader AND Tarkin weren't able to stop one small rebel cell), cartoon villain Thrawn, space wales AND FUCKING LIGHT SABER HELICOPTER. Tho in all fairness i enjoyed the bits and characters that continued clone wars: Maul vs Kenobi, Maul, the darksaber. ahsoka etc.
My dream, I think, would be to hear this a good ten seconds before he actually appears in live action. Give us the full buildup for arguably the best Star Wars character ever.
I'm imagining hearing his iconic theme before they show him in live action for the true fans to KNOW it's Thrawn coming and get hyped from music alone and really build it up!
Same i think he might be in ahsoka aswell though cause of were its set and that ahsoka is looking for thrawn we could see him in ahsoka and could be the main villain of the show
There's a scene in the Legends book, "Heir to the Empire", where I feel that this music would be perfect for. In it, Luke had just escaped an ambush set up by Thrawn by blowing up the Star Destroyer's tractor beam. Thrawn calmly walks to the bridge and asks the tractor beam technician what happened. The technician claims he wasn't trained for anything like the stunt Luke pulled. Thrawn then turns to the technician's commanding officer who explains that the training included scenarios of something like this. Thrawn then asks "Do you know the difference between an error and a mistake?" The officer says no. "An error doesn't become a mistake until one refuses to correct it.." He then motions to Rukh who beheads the technician in an instant. "The error has been corrected."
Thrawn, the man with a plan for a plan that wasn't planned until the plan for the previous plans failed because he planned for those plans within his plan inside his other plan. Only reason he lost was because plot armor.
@@cameronprice4922 I see that you're not a hardcore but that's alright. I'm not mad bro. You see Thrawn of the old EU won't join the First Order. He is loyal to the Empire but won't hesitate to betray it if his people is threatened. Considering, the First Order is a much more xenophobic than the Empire he would just take some of the Chiss Fleet and take out both factions.
@@FreezeFun Thrawn probably wouldn't have done any worse than Palpatine, who decided to rely on Jar Jar to be granted the extended emergency powers in the prequels. Even in the original trilogy, the majority of the actual "governing" and "politics" were left to Tarkin and the other Moffs. Palpatine spent most of his time as Emperor delving into Sith stuff.
He reminds me of a vampire: cold, calculating, plays his cards close to the chest, easy to underestimate at times...but you always feel like there's a horrible monster that wants out, just waiting below the surface.
Definitely in what I’ve seen of Rebels, for sure. Most of the time I don’t see him as vampire-like, merely so focused on his end goals (which vary from incarnation to incarnation, but generally involve the well-being of the Chiss Ascendancy above all else) he’s willing to sacrifice anything-and nearly anyONE-to achieve these goals. It’s that unyielding focus and the fact that he’s able to eschew all emotion in favor of pure pragmatic action that can make him so chilling.
This particular art consists of layers of simple patterns that evoke a sense of tension and dread. This reveals Thrawn's ability to see the simple patterns in an enemy and exploit them to set a near inescapable trap that should fill his adversaries with tension and dread. The tension slowly builds as Thrawn spins his web. A sudden horn flourish comes out of nowhere at 2:07. The horns are surprising just like Thrawn. Thrawn is methodical, but he knows he needs to surprise his enemies to keep them on their toes. I love how you can analyze Thrawn's theme the same way he analyzes his adversaries art and understand his strategies better.
Thrawns theme perfectly conveis the dread of fighting aN enemy who is considered unbeatable by most, is 20 steps ahead of you and anticipates your every move before you think of it by simply looking at your art
@@paulaccuardi9071 specifically, not just the music itself but how Savit himself conducted his music. Thrawn said music alone isn't very helpful, because it can be interpreted so many different ways, but you can analyze the performance of it, which he does to great effect.
@@sigmazero13 let alone the ships he gained in his military career matched with the instruments added, from strings to brass symbolizing Flotilas, Light Cruisers, Heavy Cruisers and then the 3rd fleet (might have said the wrong number but you get it)
@@jonathanalbaugh8892 yeah his voice actor did a fantastic job in rebels. He really brought the character to life. Wouldn’t mind seeing him play thrawn in live action
Hell, you won't even have time to finish THINKING about your first move. The instant he's in the same room as you, you've already lost in one way or another.
Kevin Kiner perfectly captured the essence of Thrawn’s character with this. It’s slow and methodical and soft-spoken, with an air of overwhelming malevolence.
You are in for a treat with season 4. Not quite as much Thrawn (I think), but it's still an amazing season. Don't look it up, you shouldn't spoil it for yourself.
@@yf-n7710 if anything less is more with Thrawn, it allows him to remain intimidating and makes when he strikes more impactful. For most of Thrawn’s appearances in season 3, they kept him intimidating by having him not fight back, letting the rebels get away and instead conserving his resources and adapting his strategies so that when he did strike he could decimate them, which he did in the finale, only being stopped from wiping them out completely by the rogue elements of the Mandalorians, Chopper Base’s shield generator, the Bendu and Admiral Konstantin’s incompetence, and yet he still did more damage in that strike than any other villain in rebels. The problem is, he already knew all about them and their strategies in S4, so you couldn’t have him stick around learning about them like he did in S3. However, by having Thrawn be called away to Coruscant and forced to deal with galactic politics, Thrawn instead becomes a looming and imminent danger, making his actual appearance all the more devastating.
I love how it starts out as calm and curious, but then- like everyone else who meets Thrawn- it turns sinister as you realize what his true capabilities are... genius!
Rebels Spoilers: I remember watching him throughout Season 3, and that was my first exposure to Grand Admiral Thrawn. Of course, my father being an avid Legends fan, he knew much about Thrawn's exploits, and so I had heard much about him and knew the general gist, and I wanted to see what the show had in store for him. I was rather confused and a bit frustrated in his earlier episodes - letting the Rebels go despite having the advantage solely for 'study' seemed too much like plot armor, but I came to appreciate what Thrawn was doing over the course of the season. His study of his enemies, his collection of art and thought process made sense to me - I knew that he wanted to understand and make sure he properly dealt with the problem first, but I couldn't tell what he was leading to. The Rebels were growing more and more powerful while he sat back and watched. And then the Season 3 finale came in, and that sold me on Thrawn being one of my favorite villains. He waited until they were ready to strike, and then caught them off guard with a fleet, destroying the majority of Phoenix Squadron while they were in the air so they didn't have time to bunker in and retreat properly. Were it not for insubordination and supernatural forces he couldn't have predicted, Thrawn would have had absolute victory that day. He may be respectful of his enemies, but Rebels pulled no punches in the finale of showing that he does his job, and does it well.
I think the perfect intro to live action Thrawn is this starts playing over two characters discussing whatever bad guy is behind the plot they uncovered, camera pans up to the sky, close in to Thrawn sitting in a throne on a starship from behind, end of episode
"You need to learn, captain Palleon, that if you really wants to understand a species, you need to learn about their art. See this infamous little planet called Earth, for exemple: there's a human musician called Kevin Kiner who compose tunes that can soundtrack the whole galaxy" - THRAWN
I'm imagining hearing his iconic theme before they show him in live action for the true fans to KNOW it's Thrawn coming and get hyped from music alone and really build it up!
His theme in Ahsoka is alright but this one literally says Thrawn to me, just knowing he would know all your strengths, weaknesses, lies, & truths just by looking at you
Such a calm yet calculating theme. A true work of art. If we dont hear this in the ahsoka show then i believe we would of been robbed. Ok Ahsoka's finished releasing and while Thrawn's new theme has alot of his old theme it is very much mostly new. So I'm satisfied. (While it never plays in full in the show Thrawn's theme from Ahsoka is called Thrawn's Arrival.That is the full version of the theme.)
Devin Casebeer well yeah of course it’s not as good. The show never managed to peak with an arc like seige of mandalore or umbara. But rebels did still have its moments
Maybe have an imperial officer talking to darkness and then when he leaves have the organ music like at 0:51 and have thrawn open his eyes so and that be all we see. Just the glowing red eyes
Thrawn is an anti-villain. That's because he is not evil,he is an enemy to the heroes. And he is one of the few imperials who cares about their crew. And is not cruel
@@dioio8415 he is cruel, because he does what is necessary win. He would kill his own crew in cold blood if he wanted (he did in thrawn 2 I believe), but he only cares about being competent.
What makes him an anti-villain? He is still undeniably evil. His goals are not really for the benefit of the Galaxy. His positive trait (intelligence and appreciation for art) are not really enough to make him an anti-villain. A good villain to be sure but calling him an anti-villain is a stretch.
I'm afraid that story was already covered in the book "Thrawn" (2017), done by Timothy Zahn (the creator of the Grand Admiral), and was adapted into a comic. So basically this would be the adaptation of the adaptation.
General rule of thumb is that if the villain you're up against -is soft spoken -dresses sharply -has a theme song containing lots of pipe organ then you are most well and truly fucked.
The use of the church organ is perfect, it conveys a sense of incoming death but also a sense of ethereal; almost representing how thrawn is militarily and tactically above everyone or a homage to the the chiss 'ascendancy'.
I love this theme. It’s so good and so perfect for Thrawn as a character. This is why Andor was so good. It was the closest the empire got to being like Thrawn. Hot take but he might most be the most intimidating Starr Wars villain but in a very understated way. He’s unfair levels of smart. I can’t freaking wait to see more of him in live action.
There are 3 well written vilians: the one u feel sorry for, the one u hate so much, the one that’s to awesome to hate. In my opinion thrawn is a villain that I hate with great passion, he’s written so well
@@darksaber3056 ik that, but i don't think he's meant to be written as hate able, he's written more like a hired gun since he doesn't really do as bad of things as the other imperials but still is badass
The reason Thrawn is such a cool bad guy in star wars is because unlike every single bad guy in any movie or book ever, he doesn't get angry when he or his men fail. Every single minor victory for the rebels is a step closer towards victory for Thrawn, because every time he "loses", he learns, and adds another piece of knowledge to an intricate ever growing plan, one that most definitely would have wiped out the rebellion effectively if it wasn't for the Rebels being the main characters of the show
Honestly 0:49 sounds perfect as the backdrop to like burning bodies and corpses and something just devastating to the protagonists, and the real fans will know it's Thrawn. I imagine this theme playing before Thrawn walks in slowly, talking about how no opponent is unbeatable if you study them. Not even Mandalorians or Jedi.
@@Darkpara1 Honestly I don't want him in Mando. I want him in the rumored Ahsoka series instead, it would be perfect anticipation. Also I'm sure they'll use his theme, they used Ahsoka's in Mando.
@@Deinobi I'm thinking the same thing, although... there've been theories about they're being something on the planet, the thing Baylon was referring to, calling out to him. Everyone is assuming that thrawn & the night sisters are trying to run from it, but I wonder... maybe Thrawn just wants to get his new guests off the planet before they find out what he's up too lol. Just a thought, but if it panned out and we find out thrawn as a full-fledged army of force clones or something similar that would be nuts especially if this theme played in the background while it was revealed.
Thrawn is perhaps the smartest and strategic villain in THE STAR WARS SEQUEL i cant wait to see his role in The Mandalorian Season 3 (which FYI drops this December)
Thrawn is not scary because his battle prowess or because he’s a dangerous force user, no, he’s none of those. He’s scary because of his incredible tactical intelligence
I just finished rewatching Rebels, and i stg, every damn time I heard this score come on I was floored by how perfect it was for thrawn’s character, menacing and hauntingly beautiful, like you want to hate it because of what it signifies, but you also gotta be like damn, that’s so fcking good bro
We're So Back!
What was first just a dream has just become a frightening reality...
To those who may oppose us
Long Live The Empire!
0:49 This theme always seems to play when Thrawn shows his true intellectual and tactical genius over everyone else. It's so fitting.
0:51
0:24
@Dimitri Hadzic I want a movie version of his trilogy. #theoriginalsequels
i love it thrawn up there with vader for me
@Dimitri Hadzic Based on rumors, he will appear in Ahsoka and in other Star Wars series, portrayed by LARS MIKKELSEN
We need more villains like this, those that are scary cause of how smart and in control they are.
Like Littlefinger
Like Sidious.
@@jasomjensai-starwars2652 sidious was an idiot during the battle of endor, he was great during the prequels
@@revanruler6404 he was a brilliant politician. he was great at very long term plans that affected the entire galaxy. Unlike Thrawn, he is not a military tactician. even though he was not a military tactician, he had a very good plan.
how would he anticipate things like, Vader's betrayal or the Ewoks taking out his best legion of Stormtroopers.
The Empire should've won the battle of Endor. on the ground, the Empire had a legion of their best troops, several large land vehicles, and surprise on their side. in space, the Empire outnumbered the Rebels and they had a fully operational battle station, which had a shield around it. the Rebels should've been crushed in that battle.
based on his plan and the information he had, what mistakes did Palpatine make?
@@revanruler6404 I wouldn't call him an idiot. He expected luke to turn like Anakin. He also outnumbered the rebellion even after the death star was destroyed.
Thrawn: Acting out of emotion will not serve us here, we must wait and watch. And when we find our spy, and we will find them, we will turn them from an obstacle to an asset. Wouldn’t you agree, Agent Kallus?
Kallus: Your strategy is without flaw, Grand Admiral... as always.
thrawn knew it was him and he knew that kallus thought he was fucked but let him make another transmission to the rebels to so he could find the base
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I used this in a star wars rpg. Thrawn had a cameo and I just described him as "an Alien. Probably a consultant, since, well, empire" but this music was on in the background. About 30 seconds into the scene the "alien" stops them (up to no good of course) and asks a single question, relaying suspicion. My most lore savvy player looks at me and says "you wouldn't." And I go "wouldn't what?". "What does he look like?" My player responds. "You don't recognize the species but a blue skinned humanoid. Appears to be wearing low ranking imperial garb." My player looks at the less savvy players "we need to go now".
@@richardknox4612 oof. I think that needs to be a thing. BBEG guest star.
what rpg is it?
@@theblasteffect4499 old wizards of the coast one.
I don't play RPGs much, but moments like this sound so dang fun
Holy shit!
Grand Admiral Thrawn. The man that you learn to both fear and respect.
He does look like an orange too!
Grand Admiral Thrawn I am one of your biggest fans Grand Admiral.
@Grand Admiral Thrawn indeed we do. And most of us would serve you with honor, Admiral.
Éveryone respects him or else!!!
@Max Gubbins the dress is white and gold
Villains without the force and still matches for force sensitives will forever be the most intimidating Star Wars villains
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Star Wars rebels- came for rex, stayed for Thrawn
same here.
Came for a good show stayed for thrawn
@@Sami-ep2jg you should read the legend thrawn trillogy and the new canon one if you think thrawn was good in rebels
@G bo yeah there where four big things that disapointed me: weak empire (i mean Vader AND Tarkin weren't able to stop one small rebel cell), cartoon villain Thrawn, space wales AND FUCKING LIGHT SABER HELICOPTER. Tho in all fairness i enjoyed the bits and characters that continued clone wars: Maul vs Kenobi, Maul, the darksaber. ahsoka etc.
@G bo couldn't have said it better
My dream, I think, would be to hear this a good ten seconds before he actually appears in live action. Give us the full buildup for arguably the best Star Wars character ever.
Agreed. That would also mean that those rebels fans would immediately recognise the music and know what what going to happen.
Arguably Jar Jar Binks is the best Star Wars character ever. The word “arguably” doesn’t mean much.
I think kreia is better personally but not by much
@@benobrien7920 damn I’m so glad you thought it was necessary to point that out. Arguably the best comment on here.
I'm imagining hearing his iconic theme before they show him in live action for the true fans to KNOW it's Thrawn coming and get hyped from music alone and really build it up!
When the time comes I'm hoping this plays.
This better be the song for the end credits of season 2
Da da da Death organ music!? Mommy!!!
I'm telling you they are setting things up for a live action Heir to Empire.
@@ShamanMcLamie yup
That would be so...artistically done.
Back after he was name dropped in The Mandalorian! Can’t wait to see what’s in store for Thrawn.
Same i think he might be in ahsoka aswell though cause of were its set and that ahsoka is looking for thrawn we could see him in ahsoka and could be the main villain of the show
Don't you mean... what Thrawn has in store for us?
@@revbladez5773 tbh i hope that happens lol
Lard Mikkelsen is already discussing a live action contract with Disney, if the sources are correct
@@ATEG8374 "Lard" - seriously.... --__-- It's Lars.
There's a scene in the Legends book, "Heir to the Empire", where I feel that this music would be perfect for. In it, Luke had just escaped an ambush set up by Thrawn by blowing up the Star Destroyer's tractor beam. Thrawn calmly walks to the bridge and asks the tractor beam technician what happened. The technician claims he wasn't trained for anything like the stunt Luke pulled.
Thrawn then turns to the technician's commanding officer who explains that the training included scenarios of something like this. Thrawn then asks "Do you know the difference between an error and a mistake?" The officer says no. "An error doesn't become a mistake until one refuses to correct it.."
He then motions to Rukh who beheads the technician in an instant.
"The error has been corrected."
This scene in the book is so perfect for this music. I’d love to see something like this is Mando or Ahsoka
Little did Thrawn know, Rukh was also an uncorrected error
I remember that. And I agree that this theme would be pergect for that moment.
Thrawn, the man with a plan for a plan that wasn't planned until the plan for the previous plans failed because he planned for those plans within his plan inside his other plan. Only reason he lost was because plot armor.
But he only disappeared in the unknown regions. I hope we see him returning in Canon somehow. I want to see him in action like in the legends
Tymgames Like taking control of the remnants of the first order?
Cameron Price More like fighting extragalactic invaders.
@@cameronprice4922
I see that you're not a hardcore but that's alright. I'm not mad bro. You see Thrawn of the old EU won't join the First Order.
He is loyal to the Empire but won't hesitate to betray it if his people is threatened. Considering, the First Order is a much more xenophobic than the Empire he would just take some of the Chiss Fleet and take out both factions.
@@cameronprice4922 the First Order doesn’t exist 🤫
Thrawn...the only imperial I've ever respected. Hell, to an extent, even admired
💯 Agree!
He should have ran the Empire, it would have avoided all its downfalls and would have be more accepted.
@@locoarticwolf2181 No. It's established that he's absolutely terrible at politics. His position as Grand Admiral suites him the best.
@@FreezeFun Thrawn probably wouldn't have done any worse than Palpatine, who decided to rely on Jar Jar to be granted the extended emergency powers in the prequels. Even in the original trilogy, the majority of the actual "governing" and "politics" were left to Tarkin and the other Moffs. Palpatine spent most of his time as Emperor delving into Sith stuff.
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Still one of the best Star Wars themes
Goes along with rogue one being one of the best star wars themes
2nd only to Lord Vader....
The best.
“To defeat an enemy, you must know them. Not simply their battle tactics but their history, philosophy, art.”
0:51 "Are you quite finished?"
With Kevin Kiner confirmed to compose the score for the Ahsoka show, we’re bound to hear this again once Thrawn shows up!
I love it so much. I also can't wait to hear this piece in the ahsoka series too
I sure hope so.
It did! In Episode 2, a bit of it played even when he was mentioned
I feel like it won't be exactly the same as the original, but probably a small variation for the live action show
Well well well
He reminds me of a vampire: cold, calculating, plays his cards close to the chest, easy to underestimate at times...but you always feel like there's a horrible monster that wants out, just waiting below the surface.
that's explain the organ a lot
Definitely in what I’ve seen of Rebels, for sure. Most of the time I don’t see him as vampire-like, merely so focused on his end goals (which vary from incarnation to incarnation, but generally involve the well-being of the Chiss Ascendancy above all else) he’s willing to sacrifice anything-and nearly anyONE-to achieve these goals. It’s that unyielding focus and the fact that he’s able to eschew all emotion in favor of pure pragmatic action that can make him so chilling.
This particular art consists of layers of simple patterns that evoke a sense of tension and dread. This reveals Thrawn's ability to see the simple patterns in an enemy and exploit them to set a near inescapable trap that should fill his adversaries with tension and dread.
The tension slowly builds as Thrawn spins his web. A sudden horn flourish comes out of nowhere at 2:07. The horns are surprising just like Thrawn. Thrawn is methodical, but he knows he needs to surprise his enemies to keep them on their toes.
I love how you can analyze Thrawn's theme the same way he analyzes his adversaries art and understand his strategies better.
Thrawns theme perfectly conveis the dread of fighting aN enemy who is considered unbeatable by most, is 20 steps ahead of you and anticipates your every move before you think of it by simply looking at your art
I read this in thrawns voice lol
He was able to analyze grand admiral savit’s music to learn his tactics also
@@paulaccuardi9071 specifically, not just the music itself but how Savit himself conducted his music. Thrawn said music alone isn't very helpful, because it can be interpreted so many different ways, but you can analyze the performance of it, which he does to great effect.
@@sigmazero13 let alone the ships he gained in his military career matched with the instruments added, from strings to brass symbolizing Flotilas, Light Cruisers, Heavy Cruisers and then the 3rd fleet (might have said the wrong number but you get it)
And now we get him in live action!!!
Man I hope so
Here’s hoping his voice actor gets the role. They gave similar facial structure.
@@jonathanalbaugh8892 yeah his voice actor did a fantastic job in rebels. He really brought the character to life. Wouldn’t mind seeing him play thrawn in live action
@@sturm9087 he won't, they look nothing alike. However, they could use his voice, and someone else as the actor.
Thrawn and Gus Fring (no, I mean, Moff Gideon) together!
This song just screams inevitable doom. No matter what you do Thrawn is going to outwit and defeat you before you've even made your first move.
Hell, you won't even have time to finish THINKING about your first move. The instant he's in the same room as you, you've already lost in one way or another.
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Kevin Kiner perfectly captured the essence of Thrawn’s character with this. It’s slow and methodical and soft-spoken, with an air of overwhelming malevolence.
Finally finished rebels season 3, immediately bought the thrawn trilogy afterwards. He's so fucking cool
You are in for a treat with season 4. Not quite as much Thrawn (I think), but it's still an amazing season. Don't look it up, you shouldn't spoil it for yourself.
Literally just finished season 3 last night and have been looking for more Thrawn content so that’s my next thing after season 4
@@yf-n7710 if anything less is more with Thrawn, it allows him to remain intimidating and makes when he strikes more impactful. For most of Thrawn’s appearances in season 3, they kept him intimidating by having him not fight back, letting the rebels get away and instead conserving his resources and adapting his strategies so that when he did strike he could decimate them, which he did in the finale, only being stopped from wiping them out completely by the rogue elements of the Mandalorians, Chopper Base’s shield generator, the Bendu and Admiral Konstantin’s incompetence, and yet he still did more damage in that strike than any other villain in rebels. The problem is, he already knew all about them and their strategies in S4, so you couldn’t have him stick around learning about them like he did in S3. However, by having Thrawn be called away to Coruscant and forced to deal with galactic politics, Thrawn instead becomes a looming and imminent danger, making his actual appearance all the more devastating.
You are in for a treat. Chapter 1 of the first book alone is so good that all of rebels doesn't do Thrawn justice for even that 1 chapter
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I love how it starts out as calm and curious, but then- like everyone else who meets Thrawn- it turns sinister as you realize what his true capabilities are... genius!
What was once just a dream has become a frightening reality for those who may oppose us. Welcome home, Grand Admiral. You have work to do.
Can't wait to hear this in The Mandalorian!
This is the way
This is the way
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Except we don’t
Crazy to think, I’ve spent almost THIRTY YEARS imagining seeing this character on screen… The live action debut of the century did not disappoint.
How 30?
@@aberfordwest4003the guy was first introduced in a trilogy of novels from the 90s.
Rebels Spoilers:
I remember watching him throughout Season 3, and that was my first exposure to Grand Admiral Thrawn. Of course, my father being an avid Legends fan, he knew much about Thrawn's exploits, and so I had heard much about him and knew the general gist, and I wanted to see what the show had in store for him. I was rather confused and a bit frustrated in his earlier episodes - letting the Rebels go despite having the advantage solely for 'study' seemed too much like plot armor, but I came to appreciate what Thrawn was doing over the course of the season.
His study of his enemies, his collection of art and thought process made sense to me - I knew that he wanted to understand and make sure he properly dealt with the problem first, but I couldn't tell what he was leading to. The Rebels were growing more and more powerful while he sat back and watched.
And then the Season 3 finale came in, and that sold me on Thrawn being one of my favorite villains. He waited until they were ready to strike, and then caught them off guard with a fleet, destroying the majority of Phoenix Squadron while they were in the air so they didn't have time to bunker in and retreat properly. Were it not for insubordination and supernatural forces he couldn't have predicted, Thrawn would have had absolute victory that day. He may be respectful of his enemies, but Rebels pulled no punches in the finale of showing that he does his job, and does it well.
I think the perfect intro to live action Thrawn is this starts playing over two characters discussing whatever bad guy is behind the plot they uncovered, camera pans up to the sky, close in to Thrawn sitting in a throne on a starship from behind, end of episode
"You need to learn, captain Palleon, that if you really wants to understand a species, you need to learn about their art. See this infamous little planet called Earth, for exemple: there's a human musician called Kevin Kiner who compose tunes that can soundtrack the whole galaxy" - THRAWN
What was first just a dream has become a frightening reality for those who may oppose us
The second we hear this shit next week, I’m gonna lose it lmfao. The organ, man.
I was seriously not expecting a theme like this to be in Rebels. Every time the pipe organ starts playing I get chills🔥🔥👌🏽👌🏽
Serious CHILLS!🥶
I'm imagining hearing his iconic theme before they show him in live action for the true fans to KNOW it's Thrawn coming and get hyped from music alone and really build it up!
And now. He returns. All hail Grand Admiral Thrawn!
His theme in Ahsoka is alright but this one literally says Thrawn to me, just knowing he would know all your strengths, weaknesses, lies, & truths just by looking at you
Such a calm yet calculating theme. A true work of art.
If we dont hear this in the ahsoka show then i believe we would of been robbed.
Ok Ahsoka's finished releasing and while Thrawn's new theme has alot of his old theme it is very much mostly new. So I'm satisfied. (While it never plays in full in the show Thrawn's theme from Ahsoka is called Thrawn's Arrival.That is the full version of the theme.)
There's a pretty good reason why Dave Filoni chose Kevin Kiner over Ludwig Göransson for Ahsoka.
the villains that can control whatever room they are in just by talking softly are always the ones you will fear the most.
"I. Will deal with you. When I return. GOVERNOR."
I’m hoping this theme comes back in the Ahsoka series…it’s so simple yet so effective, and so…THRAWN
“The only puzzle worth solving, Captain. The complete, total, and utter destruction of the Rebellion.”
if dave filioni does not use this atleast once in ashoka i swear
RIGHT???
Star Wars Rebels actually better then the new trillogy. Change my mind
i can't bro cuz its true
That’s not a very hard thing to do. But yeah it is miles better
Still, not as good as clone wars. But I guess that goes without saying.
Devin Casebeer well yeah of course it’s not as good. The show never managed to peak with an arc like seige of mandalore or umbara. But rebels did still have its moments
@@captainpele8177 agreed.
Holy Shit Kiner is back so we might actually get this.
I hope this plays when the time comes. Maybe we don’t see him straight away. But we hear those organ notes hinting at him.
Maybe have an imperial officer talking to darkness and then when he leaves have the organ music like at 0:51 and have thrawn open his eyes so and that be all we see. Just the glowing red eyes
0:51 Because,colonel Yularen,Kallus is the rebel spy Fulcrum
Thrawn is an anti-villain.
That's because he is not evil,he is an enemy to the heroes.
And he is one of the few imperials who cares about their crew.
And is not cruel
At the end of rebels he tried to destroy an entire city of civillians tho
@@diverdown8628 he did that fir making the rebels surremder,nkt for his sake
@@dioio8415 he is cruel, because he does what is necessary win. He would kill his own crew in cold blood if he wanted (he did in thrawn 2 I believe), but he only cares about being competent.
What makes him an anti-villain? He is still undeniably evil. His goals are not really for the benefit of the Galaxy. His positive trait (intelligence and appreciation for art) are not really enough to make him an anti-villain. A good villain to be sure but calling him an anti-villain is a stretch.
He's not an anti-villain. He's just lawful evil :)
A Thrawn series on Disney+ sounds good, starting from when he was captured by the Empire
I prefer him as the antagonist. But other characters deserves more of a origin story
I'm afraid that story was already covered in the book "Thrawn" (2017), done by Timothy Zahn (the creator of the Grand Admiral), and was adapted into a comic.
So basically this would be the adaptation of the adaptation.
@@condeaarondarkusexcubitor3155 I'd watch it
Who else came here after seeing Thrawn for the first time in Ahsoka?
If Thrawn played Among Us as a Crewmate, all Imposters would fear him.
@Dimitri Hadzic .....*Points to Thrawn* "Blue sus."
@Dimitri Hadzic I think it sounds pretty good when reading it with Thrawn‘s voice in your mind 😌
Letting the rebels win doesn't bash you as a soldier...arrogence does that.
General rule of thumb is that if the villain you're up against
-is soft spoken
-dresses sharply
-has a theme song containing lots of pipe organ
then you are most well and truly fucked.
We’re getting closer to seeing Thrawn on the “Ahsoka” series. Kevin Kiner is once again gonna give me goosebumps with this killer theme…
My favourite star wars theme. Never heard a theme that better fit its character.
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@@generalthrawn2340 Sounds nice 👍
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The use of the church organ is perfect, it conveys a sense of incoming death but also a sense of ethereal; almost representing how thrawn is militarily and tactically above everyone or a homage to the the chiss 'ascendancy'.
I love this theme. It’s so good and so perfect for Thrawn as a character. This is why Andor was so good. It was the closest the empire got to being like Thrawn. Hot take but he might most be the most intimidating Starr Wars villain but in a very understated way. He’s unfair levels of smart. I can’t freaking wait to see more of him in live action.
He's back
0:50 the most chilling part of this theme
There are 3 well written vilians: the one u feel sorry for, the one u hate so much, the one that’s to awesome to hate. In my opinion thrawn is a villain that I hate with great passion, he’s written so well
why u hate him, he's more if an antihero
@@jaygarrack it’s a good thing it means he’s written well
@@darksaber3056 ik that, but i don't think he's meant to be written as hate able, he's written more like a hired gun since he doesn't really do as bad of things as the other imperials but still is badass
@@jaygarrack when u say he doesn’t do as bad things as other imperials what do you mean because Thrawn has done a lot of bad stuff
Thrawn is simply too awesome for me to hate.
Thrawn is my role model
A nice fitting, apparently.
Mine too
Mine as well. I recommend reading Timothy Zahn’s two thrawn trilogies they are so cool. My favorite book is “Thrawn Treason”.
You could do worse than Lawful Evil.
I really wished they had used this for thrawn in Ashoka
I agree. It's such an iconic piece that encapsulates Thrawn so well. Can't believe they didn't use it
The only issue with this theme is it isn't longer cause I could listen to those horns all day.
Everything else, perfection
Rebels had such an incredible soundtrack
The reason Thrawn is such a cool bad guy in star wars is because unlike every single bad guy in any movie or book ever, he doesn't get angry when he or his men fail. Every single minor victory for the rebels is a step closer towards victory for Thrawn, because every time he "loses", he learns, and adds another piece of knowledge to an intricate ever growing plan, one that most definitely would have wiped out the rebellion effectively if it wasn't for the Rebels being the main characters of the show
My favorite quote from thrawn is: " to defeat an enemy you must know them, not simply there battle tactics, but there history, falsifying... ART!"
Grand Admiral Thrawn is one of the best Villains in the Star Wars Franchise.
Remove the Star Wars Franchise
Dear protagonists of a film or series, if your villain has an organ theme, just know you're basically screwed without plot armor
0:49 The true theme of a Lawful Neutral/Evil
Thrawn; a man that commits lesser evil for greater good
I love when that organ plays!
He's back.
0:51
Goosebumps extreme
The Ultimate Tactician is BACK! If they play this theme in when he shows up in Ashoka, it’d be GLORIOUS day for the Imperial fans
It's been confirmed. Lars is playing live action Thrawn! That silky voice will return this August!
Honestly 0:49 sounds perfect as the backdrop to like burning bodies and corpses and something just devastating to the protagonists, and the real fans will know it's Thrawn. I imagine this theme playing before Thrawn walks in slowly, talking about how no opponent is unbeatable if you study them. Not even Mandalorians or Jedi.
They better have this in Ahsoka
Thrawn: "I believe agent Fulcrum will prove far more useful to the Empire, than Kallus ever was."
THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN!!!
I love how his music is not only a piece, but a specific instrument (the organ)
His theme is simply perfect. Bone chilling
Play this on Ep. 6 of Ahsoka at 16:18
Thank me later.
its 16:15 for if you want the organ to play just as he appears in frame
Who came here after Chapter 13 of Mando?
This needs to be the soundtrack for his reveal, whenever that finally happens..
@@Darkpara1 Honestly I don't want him in Mando. I want him in the rumored Ahsoka series instead, it would be perfect anticipation. Also I'm sure they'll use his theme, they used Ahsoka's in Mando.
This is the man, who looked Vader straight in the eye, and called him Anakin
(In the novel "Thrawn: Alliances" right after Season 3 of Rebels)
This MUST be his theme in Ahsoka, if its not im gonna be PISSED
anyone else feel really smart when this plays?
He has returned. I hoped this music would play during his arrival, it would be cool, but unfortunately...
It was mixed into it though, hard to hear but some bits are still there
@@shadowsayan3454 thanks for the info! I will rewatch it
I think it will play during his grand return to the main galaxy
@@Deinobi I'm thinking the same thing, although... there've been theories about they're being something on the planet, the thing Baylon was referring to, calling out to him. Everyone is assuming that thrawn & the night sisters are trying to run from it, but I wonder... maybe Thrawn just wants to get his new guests off the planet before they find out what he's up too lol. Just a thought, but if it panned out and we find out thrawn as a full-fledged army of force clones or something similar that would be nuts especially if this theme played in the background while it was revealed.
@@RatedRY tricking them into leaving the planet seems like a very Thrawn thing to do
I hope to God Kiner will reuse this theme in the Ahsoka series. It would be a dream come true 😍
Thrawn is perhaps the smartest and strategic villain in THE STAR WARS SEQUEL i cant wait to see his role in The Mandalorian Season 3 (which FYI drops this December)
He won't be in Mandalorian...Ashoka show ;)
Book of Boba in December, Mando 3 unknown date, but I suppose next year
Imagine if Thrawn got into a room with the MC fro. Classroom of the Elite. Wonder who would win.
Probably nothing but at the end of Ahsoka series, episode 6, before the credit appear, you can actually hear his theme from Star Wars rebels
HE'S COMING
Thrawn is not scary because his battle prowess or because he’s a dangerous force user, no, he’s none of those. He’s scary because of his incredible tactical intelligence
But Thrawn isn’t physically weak he went toe to toe with two security droids and won
If this plays in the mando finale next week I'm gonna scream
Imagine Thrawn from Star Wars going head-to-head against Mass Effect's Illusive Man in a battle of wits.
In the meantime let us see an Infiltrator Shepard fight Rukh.
Grand Admiral Thrawns Ultimate Soundtrack czcams.com/video/CnEjiDHbyao/video.html
This is fucking amazing. Both are so intelligent, but I have a feeling that Thrawn would come out on top.
Rebels: *thinking they got the upper hand*
0:51 *Starts Playing*
Rebels: *PERFUSE SWEATING*
The best villains get the best theme music.
I could write an essay about this theme.
Long live empire.....................
Thrawn Thrawn Thrawn!!!!
I just finished rewatching Rebels, and i stg, every damn time I heard this score come on I was floored by how perfect it was for thrawn’s character, menacing and hauntingly beautiful, like you want to hate it because of what it signifies, but you also gotta be like damn, that’s so fcking good bro