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Discussion, Suggestions & Feedback / Fates of the Grand Admirals: New Heroes for the Warlords and Splinter Groups
« on: July 07, 2017, 10:11:49 AM »
To put it short and simply, I want to see more of the Grand Admirals in this mod: in the Legends lore, many of them, for all their tactical cunning and purported lethality, had very small repercussions in the grand scale of things. I am fully aware that the devs wish to stay as close to Legends lore as possible, but they have also made it clear that campaigns told from other points of view aren't as inhibited. I thus wish to propose what I believe would be fitting alignments for certain Grand Admirals in Thrawn's Revenge. (List will exclude Grand Admirals already incorporated into the mod or who died at Endor or independently).
Grand Admiral Martio Batch - Space: Imperial I-class Star Destroyer, Meniscus
Tasked with oversight of the development of the TIE Phantoms and the cloakable SSD Terror, Batch fled the Empire following his failure to protect the project in fear of execution by Darth Vader. In Legends, his crew mutinied against him and aligned themselves with Zero Command. For the sake of the mod and for simplicity, I believe Batch should feature as a leader for Zero Command next to Blitzer Harrsk and provide the standard fleet commander bonus. If possible, I believe it would be fitting for him to have a garrison of TIE Phantoms that deploy in place of standard fighters, bombers and interceptors. Since ZC is nonplayable, no voicework should be necessary.
Grand Admiral Josef Grunger - Space: Executor-class Star Destroyer, Aggressor
By far one of the more tactically competent members of the Grand Admiralty, Grunger emerged as one of the first warlords following the death of Palpatine. His Legends story is messily tangled with Trioculus', but, to put it simply, he amassed a large strike fleet of ISDs, VSDs, Carracks, Strike-classes, and other craft in the Corellia system. He would have most likely successfully taken Coruscant with his fleet were it not for the madness of fellow Grand Admiral Danetta Pitta, that resulted in the deaths of both Grand Admirals. I propose that Grunger be the lead hero of the Corellian Sector splinter group based in the "Lose Thrawn, Not Join Pellaeon" Era II scenario next to Pitta, who, for simplicity's sake, doesn't turn his weapons on his fellow Grand Admiral. Since CorSec is nonplayable, no voicework should be necessary.
Grand Admiral Danetta Pitta - Space: Torpedo Sphere
In Legends, Pitta was a vehement xenophobe and bigot in spite of his alien ancestry, so fiery and critical that even COMPNOR regulars were taken aback by him. Following Endor, he went on a killing spree across the Outer Rim, depopulating non-Human worlds. He used his fortune accumulated from his conquests to bribe the leader of the Corellian Sector, resulting in the above battle. I find it hard to believe two men of such caliber and command would deny an alliance with each other, so I propose that Pitta be the co-lead hero of the CorSec. Since CorSec is nonplayable, no voicework should be necessary.
Grand Admiral Afsheen Makati - Space: Imperial I-class Star Destroyer, Steadfast
- Recruit from Etti IV
Makati's Legends lore is messily merged with the Prophets of the Dark Side and Triclops, and rather poorly executed. His story following Endor, simply put, is that "he [Makati] met his own end soon after [killing Triclops] while fighting to keep the Corporate Sector in Imperial hands." Since the Corporate Sector aligns with Zsinj's Empire in-game, I propose that he similarly be recruitable with Admiral Angela Krim at Etti IV should Zsinj take the Corporate Sector. As a hero, he would need voicework.
Grand Admiral Martio Batch - Space: Imperial I-class Star Destroyer, Meniscus
Tasked with oversight of the development of the TIE Phantoms and the cloakable SSD Terror, Batch fled the Empire following his failure to protect the project in fear of execution by Darth Vader. In Legends, his crew mutinied against him and aligned themselves with Zero Command. For the sake of the mod and for simplicity, I believe Batch should feature as a leader for Zero Command next to Blitzer Harrsk and provide the standard fleet commander bonus. If possible, I believe it would be fitting for him to have a garrison of TIE Phantoms that deploy in place of standard fighters, bombers and interceptors. Since ZC is nonplayable, no voicework should be necessary.
Grand Admiral Josef Grunger - Space: Executor-class Star Destroyer, Aggressor
By far one of the more tactically competent members of the Grand Admiralty, Grunger emerged as one of the first warlords following the death of Palpatine. His Legends story is messily tangled with Trioculus', but, to put it simply, he amassed a large strike fleet of ISDs, VSDs, Carracks, Strike-classes, and other craft in the Corellia system. He would have most likely successfully taken Coruscant with his fleet were it not for the madness of fellow Grand Admiral Danetta Pitta, that resulted in the deaths of both Grand Admirals. I propose that Grunger be the lead hero of the Corellian Sector splinter group based in the "Lose Thrawn, Not Join Pellaeon" Era II scenario next to Pitta, who, for simplicity's sake, doesn't turn his weapons on his fellow Grand Admiral. Since CorSec is nonplayable, no voicework should be necessary.
Grand Admiral Danetta Pitta - Space: Torpedo Sphere
In Legends, Pitta was a vehement xenophobe and bigot in spite of his alien ancestry, so fiery and critical that even COMPNOR regulars were taken aback by him. Following Endor, he went on a killing spree across the Outer Rim, depopulating non-Human worlds. He used his fortune accumulated from his conquests to bribe the leader of the Corellian Sector, resulting in the above battle. I find it hard to believe two men of such caliber and command would deny an alliance with each other, so I propose that Pitta be the co-lead hero of the CorSec. Since CorSec is nonplayable, no voicework should be necessary.
Grand Admiral Afsheen Makati - Space: Imperial I-class Star Destroyer, Steadfast
- Recruit from Etti IV
Makati's Legends lore is messily merged with the Prophets of the Dark Side and Triclops, and rather poorly executed. His story following Endor, simply put, is that "he [Makati] met his own end soon after [killing Triclops] while fighting to keep the Corporate Sector in Imperial hands." Since the Corporate Sector aligns with Zsinj's Empire in-game, I propose that he similarly be recruitable with Admiral Angela Krim at Etti IV should Zsinj take the Corporate Sector. As a hero, he would need voicework.