>Luke Skywalker escapes the Chimaera using a covert-shroud gambit, shedding his hull into a cloud of trac-reflective particles before emerging in a hidden X-wing. The Chimaera’s tractor beam locks onto the debris, sensors overload, and Luke vanishes into hyperspace. Heightened tension ripples through the bridge — under Vader, the tractor beam operator would already be dead. Captain Pellaeon braces for wrath.
>The Grand Admiral, however, is calm. Thrawn dismisses Skywalker’s escape as minor, noting the greater objective was achieved. As Pellaeon's tension is easing, the Grand Admiral confirms he will not, however, let the crew’s actions go unaddressed. He questions the nearby tractor beam operator, who explains that waiting too long for the system to re-lock would have allowed Skywalker to escape; switching modes was a bold and quick attempt to counter the maneuver, though it froze the targeting computer. Thrawn confirms the logic and admits there is no known counter to the shroud.
>Thrawn then commends the initiative: “Several methods have been suggested over the past few decades for counteracting the covert-shroud gambit. None of which has ever been made practical. Yours was one of the more innovative attempts, particularly given how little time you had to come up with it. The fact that it failed does not diminish that.” The officer is promoted on the spot and tasked with finding a viable countermeasure. Thrawn leaves the bridge, the crew watching on in awe.
>In that moment, Pellaeon realises the old Empire is gone. Yesterday, the Chimaera’s crew had trusted and respected the Grand Admiral. After today, they would be ready to die for him. And for the first time in five years, Pellaeon finally knew in the deepest level of his being that the old Empire was gone. The new Empire, with Grand Admiral Thrawn at its head, had been born.
And people want to say Star Wars isn't art.
https://youtu.be/xh0DNdaMcK4
>The Grand Admiral, however, is calm. Thrawn dismisses Skywalker’s escape as minor, noting the greater objective was achieved. As Pellaeon's tension is easing, the Grand Admiral confirms he will not, however, let the crew’s actions go unaddressed. He questions the nearby tractor beam operator, who explains that waiting too long for the system to re-lock would have allowed Skywalker to escape; switching modes was a bold and quick attempt to counter the maneuver, though it froze the targeting computer. Thrawn confirms the logic and admits there is no known counter to the shroud.
>Thrawn then commends the initiative: “Several methods have been suggested over the past few decades for counteracting the covert-shroud gambit. None of which has ever been made practical. Yours was one of the more innovative attempts, particularly given how little time you had to come up with it. The fact that it failed does not diminish that.” The officer is promoted on the spot and tasked with finding a viable countermeasure. Thrawn leaves the bridge, the crew watching on in awe.
>In that moment, Pellaeon realises the old Empire is gone. Yesterday, the Chimaera’s crew had trusted and respected the Grand Admiral. After today, they would be ready to die for him. And for the first time in five years, Pellaeon finally knew in the deepest level of his being that the old Empire was gone. The new Empire, with Grand Admiral Thrawn at its head, had been born.
And people want to say Star Wars isn't art.
https://youtu.be/xh0DNdaMcK4
