Episode IX's Expanded Univerese Callback
We all know that the Star Wars Episode IX Trailer, called Rise of Skywalker , dropped recently and everyone is hyped. And if you didn't know, here ya go. Now, while everyone is excited and is poring over it for details, there's only one that I want to talk about, the final laugh, the hint the Emperor will return in this film. Now, while the return of yet another thing from previous films is a groaner, I won't judge till I see the film. I will however point out that the return of Palpatine is nothing new for fans of the Expanded Universe, yes, let's talk about my most hated Star Wars comic of all time, the Dark Empire Trilogy . The story picks up 6 years after Return of the Jedi and has Luke struggling with trying to start a new Jedi order and the New Republic finally getting the Empire to a more manageable state and dominating it as a military power when blam, Palpatine arrives. So ya know how Anakin bought balance to the force and redeemed himself by killi...