45 Years Before the Phantom Menace: The Fascinating Era of Star Wars We All Forget

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highly underrated period tbh
With the 25th anniversary of the Phantom Menace coming up, we thought it would be cool diving into the intricacies of that period in Galactic History.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:49 The Great Peace of the Republic
5:35 Sith Ascendancy
9:35 Wars in the Rim
14:17 Mandalorian Intrigue
16:38 Xanatos
19:43 Rise of the Militarists
27:07 The Stark Hyperspace War
34:58 The Yinchorri Uprising
41:12 Nebula Front and Eriadu
49:25 Outro

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@aw3299 Ай бұрын

Honestly the phantom menace needs it's own prequel trilogy so it finally starts to make sense for your average movie-goer.

@Kattbirb Ай бұрын

I am of the opinion that the prequel trilogy needed to be a twelve-part HBO-style series, or maybe a twenty-four part series.

@ronjon7942 Ай бұрын

@@KattbirbYup. The story is just too complex…’complex’ in a good way.

@reybot5125 Ай бұрын

I’m of the mind that the Phantom Menace didn’t need its own movie. It could have been a series instead and we could have had teen Anakin in the first film, had him turn in the second, and then have a full film of the Jedi purge and Darth Vader. It’s just a really boring story, and it’s forced to carry a heavy burden of world building too.

@Subzerobyrd Ай бұрын

Would be cool if done right but apparently good writing is too difficult for anyone at Disney or lucasfilm, not saying that writing is easy but that is their job and they aren’t even competent at it

@reybot5125 29 күн бұрын

@@Subzerobyrd it honestly feels like the writing draws from boring board room data on what audiences like. Like, it feels like the real reason Rey ended being a Mary Sue was because they wanted to show off force powers for the audience. They wanted the sequel trilogy to show the force the way the prequels did, but without any Jedi characters in the script

@kianvandenberg6364 Ай бұрын

If you’re interested in this era read Darth Plagueis, I finished it a few days ago and it’s amazing

@reddeaddude2187 28 күн бұрын

It deserves a movie. And the Darth Bane books deserve a trilogy.

@EmperorNapoleon1815 24 күн бұрын

Absolutely! One of only two books I’ve ever given two readings (the other being the Hobbit).

@liamhoughton2461 22 күн бұрын

I've read/listen to the plagueis novel more than I've seen most of the films

@cpob2013 20 күн бұрын

@reddeaddude2187 I think Plagueis could be two parts, divided at Palpatine's recruitment.

@flaviomonteiro1414 19 күн бұрын

One of the best Star Wars Books, one can even say sci-fi books

@mayeuldelaunay4058 Ай бұрын

The Republic and Jedi really did treat the Kaleesh like shit, using them to do their dirty work against the Bitthævrians, only to abandon them and betray them in the Yam'rii's favor. Grievous' hatred of them was very justified.

@herbertshminkel9033 10 күн бұрын

It's like you've never seen a star wars movie in your life. Or the Last of the Mohicans

@ThommyofThenn 7 күн бұрын

@@herbertshminkel9033 wtf??

@punishedvenomsnake716 Ай бұрын

Wow, perfect timing, literally just finished rereading Darth Plagueis. Such a banger of a book 🔥

@shanenolan5625 Ай бұрын

It's recommended the tarkin novel, smare writer , picks up the story. Tarkin, vader and palpatine are the main characters, the audiobook is wonderful

@punishedvenomsnake716 Ай бұрын

@@shanenolan5625 On my list for sure, I also listen to the audiobooks, they're incredibly engaging :)

@shanenolan5625 Ай бұрын

@@punishedvenomsnake716 the voice actor is good British, does a wonder tarkin, and palpatine. Even his female voices are good

@lawrencetalbot8346 Ай бұрын

James Luceno brings his A game whenever he writes a story. He also worked very hard to keep lore consistent. Check out Labyrinth of evil or Rise of Darth vader which both work very well with Episode 3.

@MoggerNChief Ай бұрын

One of the best!

@UnswimmingFishYT Ай бұрын

This surely took a lot of work to put together. Good to see such an important period of time covered so heavily.

@ronjon7942 Ай бұрын

Yes! I thought he did an excellent job!

@CaptShriver Ай бұрын

How many feel that the clone Wars and the prequel era by far is better than the sequel era??? Why or why not???

@SpaceCase1214 Ай бұрын

I'd say that most people prefer the former to the latter. The PT era actually has solid world building, unique designs, has movies that actually fit together, etc.

@noahquintin3013 Ай бұрын

The prequel movies very obviously have George Lucas's style, things people both love and hate, but that's what makes good art. The sequels feel corporate, safe, and utterly devoid of an artistic touch except for The Last Jedi. At least that movie tried something new even if it didn't pan out well.

@fevart.v.5414 Ай бұрын

I think the reason people generate towards the prequel/clone era is because of how much lore has come out of it. All the spin offs, and shows are what people really gravitate towards. Also politically I think it paints a pretty awesome picture of why the empire rose. Whereas the George Lucas Films feel more like a movie following main characters and its more about this path of growth, discovery, and redemption. Not much about world building I feel. You have an ultimate good vs. an ultimate evil and not much else. Sure you have the rebels but howany do we actually get to know?

@lawrencetalbot8346 Ай бұрын

Sequel area is pure garbage and has nothing to do with Lucas. Prequel era had so much more and more specifically, Lucas himself took a very much hands on approach for that lore. That does not mean he was involved in every single thing, but he did help guide the direction to ensure it maintained consistency with his vision

@Crocthunder Ай бұрын

Why even bring this up but to fish conflict then just talk about the video ????

@Voidliife Ай бұрын

I never forgot, I love reading and focusing on Star Wars Legends. It was WAY better before the Disney disaster. 💯

@lightningboltt5437 Ай бұрын

What dinsey disaster, there is no disney, only legends

@Voidliife Ай бұрын

@lightningboltt5437 Well said, Disney doesn't exist in Star Wars as far as true fans are concerned.

@Bryan-wu1ss 17 күн бұрын

@@Voidliifeeach generation has their favorite series I love everything star wars

@Bryan-wu1ss 17 күн бұрын

@@Voidliifeeach generation has their favorite series I love everything star wars

@aceofspadesguy4913 Ай бұрын

Love how there’s deeper lore just for the buildup of tension leading to TPM and the clone wars than the entirety of Disney canon.

@cpob2013 20 күн бұрын

The Eriadu conference alone is deeper than any of the Disney shows including Andor

@isaackim7675 Ай бұрын

We need a Tales of the Bounty Hunters featuring the top three: Jango/Boba Fetts, Cad Bane, and Aurra Singg

@exar1806 26 күн бұрын

Book was 100x better than the Boba Fett show

@cpob2013 20 күн бұрын

Singg is interesting but cad bane is just a replacement for Durge and that is a beast that needs screen time

@vitorpereira9515 Ай бұрын

In the shadows, it was the Sith who weakened the Republic, creating the crises that shook it. Prime examples of their manipulations were seen on Yinchorr, Galidraan, and Naboo. Darth Tenebrous, a cunning Sith Lord, maintained a network of pirates and terrorists, sowing chaos and disorder. Meanwhile, Plagueis, a master of intrigue, orchestrated gatherings where unsuspecting guests plotted against the Republic, unaware that they were unwittingly tangled in Sith matters.

@henrylawson261 Ай бұрын

As a Sith Lord I would caveat your ideas as lacking subtlety and raise you a silent benefactor who is unknown but points you to where the money can really be found. I don't care if it leads to your eventual demise. I can't be found if you're floating in space or face down on a planet. LOL

@vitorpereira9515 Ай бұрын

@@henrylawson261 Darth Plagueis had 2 places to get rid of "undesirables": A reclamation station belonging to the Dug crime boss Cabra and a facility in Mustafar. Darth Maul spent his early years in the latter under the care of custody droids.

@alswearengine4867 29 күн бұрын

@@vitorpereira95152 places were mentioned. Surely Magister Demask had access to more options if push came to shove?

@jamiebray8532 Ай бұрын

OMG The Phantom Menace was released 25 yrs ago? Holy 💩 I'm getting as old as dirt! 😂 I've listened to the audiobook of Darth Plagueses done by Fulcrum Entertainment. He does it very very good. Frankly I wiuld live to see a movie ir a series of the book. Kinda like the prequel prequels. 😂

@ronjon7942 Ай бұрын

Oh man, yeah, we are. I was 7 a years old youngling when ANH came out…which makes me 46 years AANH; obviously not too old to be a dork :). Look on the bright side, Maul, Obi Wan, and Jinn won’t be moving like they used to either - well, Jinn’s just not moving, although he might look better than all of us. There’s dozens of stories I’d like to see on film, but without the controversy that surrounds the ‘new’ theater movies. To me, I still think Rogue One, my favorite SW theater film, did the entire storyline justice, but subsequent ones failed. That’s why I’m worried ‘prequel prequels’ would corrupt the 100,000 BBY, and on, story and timeline. If only the ancient Sith and Galactic Republic stories would be licensed, or subcontracted, if you will, to smaller but highly dedicated film studios. In a perfect scenario, I could see them pre-released to a subset of fans that could be entrusted to make certain they are consistent…something akin to ‘open sourcing’ them, to use a software paradigm example. Everyone could win - the fans, certainly, but more importantly, the SW Universe. These are films I’d actually watch. I stopped watching theater films after Rogue One, but kinda miss them.

@ARVETDEG Ай бұрын

I've said it a thousand times before and I'll say it again... I want a Jango Fett animated series!

@JCWinters-bu8de Ай бұрын

Same! Jango Fett’s story, especially in Open Seasons, deserves a series. He became my #1 Star Wars character for the last 22 years and still is. Great character in my book..

@Anglomachian Ай бұрын

You don’t want that. Or, you do want that, and you never get to look at the internet ever again. No matter how good it is you’ll see nothing but “Disney Star Wars does it again, guys. How to ruin a great series.”

@EmperorNapoleon1815 24 күн бұрын

This era of Star Wars is arguably the peak. It’s so fascinating and entertaining. Darth Plagueis is an immaculate novel, and is set entirely in this time period. Many characters important to the Clone Wars and Imperial eras, such as Grievous, Dooku, Obi-Wan, Windu, and Sidious, got their start in this period. It’s so foundational to the six-film saga that we all enjoy.

@albertlamar5938 Ай бұрын

WOW!!! Your videos are always excellent, but this one was above and beyond. Thank you for keeping Legends SW alive.

@luulasmene7786 Ай бұрын

to me this is the most interesting part of galactic history

@zexalbrony4799 Ай бұрын

Oh cool, we've finally got a long form video detailing all the important stuff that happened right before The Phantom Menace. Much like a video detailing the whole Outer Rim Sieges, I've been waiting for this. I enjoyed the stuff I already knew and learned some new stuff as well. Also, 22:02-22:14: Glad you mentioned the limitations on the PSF's caused by the Rusan Reformations. In videos past when you talked about why the PSFs failed you mentioned it was just because some PSF were too poor to update their forces, but the limitations of the Rusan Reformation also caused some of the failure too since some could afford to upgrade but the regulations prevented them, and then there some that could have upgraded more within the limits but chose not to because of their beliefs like with Naboo, as after The battle of Naboo, Panka was very insistent on upgrading their PSF, but Padme and others were against it. I actually talked about this stuff in my own Star Wars discussion video talking about why the Republic wasn't all bad, which I actually made in response to you're more recent videos where you talked about how the Republic had become an Empire as soon as it declared war on the Separatists, which I disagreed with. Despite disagreeing with you on that point Grand Master Geetsly, I still greatly respect you and enjoy you're content, espically videos like this one, and that Star Wars discussion video I made in response to you has done a lot better than I ever thought it would, becoming my most popular discussion video, so I owe you a lot of gratitude for inspiring me to make it, Geetsly. So thank you and have Happy Revenge of the Fifth. :)

@marshalllatta2073 Ай бұрын

I love star wars so freaking much the prequels are also one My favorite era l rewatch star wars everyday including the movies and the clone wars 😁

@lawrencetalbot8346 Ай бұрын

Y’all drop this as I am rereading all my pequel Omnibuses. Great timing

@TaraCicora Ай бұрын

My favorite era, thanks to the CWMMP and the late 90's Star Wars comics.

@cpob2013 20 күн бұрын

The Open Seasons comic, jango's back story, genuinely made me tear up at moments, there's so much pain and loss in his life that he tried to both shield boba from, but harden him for it too.

@ronjon7942 Ай бұрын

Man, this is some great work you’ve done. So appreciated. I’m fairly new to the story; I’ve heard about the Trade Federation, but only in the abstract. You providing some more insight and information on there reason for being has piqued my interest. I like learning more about the politics, commerce and trade, economics, and corporate power structures that exist within the Universe. It really helps with understanding how and why certain events happen, and how and why people and organizations respond.

@MrGhizmo Ай бұрын

Great but can you denote this is about Star Wars: Legends (the superior Star Wars)? Makes it easier for us EU fans to spread the word and share videos like yours

@alexbraswell5021 26 күн бұрын

Broo I just started the video and 1st time on your channel but the battlefront loading noises/intro cut scene is GENUIS

@MoggerNChief Ай бұрын

This era is so kino tbh

@theCantinafan 29 күн бұрын

23:09 That's such an accurate description 😂

@antr7493 Ай бұрын

The actual Expanded Universe has no equal. Especially what Disney is vomiting out. The audio books are very well done .

@MeanderingSlacker 17 күн бұрын

So, you're going to identify more with works that allegorical to the issues of your lifetime. Basically, you'll like the stories that you were made for you growing up and learning self through escapism is how stories do. The new EU is more tailored to the younger generation growing up and their issues so it might be bad for you, but those kids probably feel the same way you did when you read the EU stuff when you were younger.

@antr7493 17 күн бұрын

@@MeanderingSlacker nope. A good story is a good story period. I don't care what generation it is. Why do you think A Night before Christmas is remade year after year? The Hobbit have been popular since it came out, Characters like Sherlock Holmes have spanned generations and never gets old. The new EU is crap because they don't worry about plot or character development. Just like in the movies or TV shows their putting out. They just drop bread crumbs, nostalgia and Easter eggs enough for people to stay interested and be very disappointed in the end. The story line of Rey and the other characters are just recycled from the original movies and not very well.. Get it? Disney is too lazy to come up with new stuff. So if that what kids are getting. It's not about a solid saga anymore. It's how much hype can be generated . Look how marvel movies\tv are dropping . same old tired stuff.

@ronjon7942 Ай бұрын

Oh wow, I’d love to read/watch/listen to the backstories regarding Stark’s agents planting the navi virus in the OSRF ships. Visualizing the special effects of starships exiting hyperspace into the inside of a planet (if that’s how SW hyperspace works) or into a planet, and ESPECIALLY into the inescapable maw of a black hole would be so good. A story from the perspective of the ship and crew that dropped into the black hole would be riveting. Maybe I’ll write one :). I’m envisioning something akin to a massive submarine being pulled ever so slowly beyond its crush depth. So much motivation to learn Blender, too. An animation would be so…captivating.

@marqdula9723 16 күн бұрын

Love the videos thank you for the comprehensive breakdowns!

@_Dovar_ 3 күн бұрын

"Star Wars" was so much better before disney.

@PutYourQuarterUpGaming Ай бұрын

Ngl, it is criminal neither lucas nor Disney has fleshed this period out more. Like that entire century leading up to it, give me more! lol

@Hello-bi1pm Ай бұрын

Nah, both would have probably done it worse than Legends.

@Redster3 Ай бұрын

Isn’t there a new Star Wars video game that is being planned to be developed based on this concept, about 40 to 80 years before the prequels? I think it would make a great RPG

@vikingstrongman1063 28 күн бұрын

Sounds like jango needs his own movie

@cassivellaunushonestus4927 21 күн бұрын

That sounded a lot more interesting than what we got on film.

@starwarsbane2405 28 күн бұрын

It is nor forgotten some of the best books take place during that era

@jacobdavies-tomlin1726 22 күн бұрын

amazing video friend, thank you so much.

@desperado8605 Ай бұрын

Definitely need more details

@pcb462 23 күн бұрын

Love this channel. It’s very draining, however, to have to sift through all the Star Wars haters. I really wish people that just hate Star Wars would stop watching it so we don’t have to endlessly listen to them complain.

@blackore64 Ай бұрын

17:45 Mario "Mama mia!"

@sonofeyeabovealleffoff5462 Ай бұрын

Xanatos! Xanatos! Xanatos! I loved that guy.

@cerealsgames3118 Ай бұрын

This channel is goated ❤️

@johnjackson3800 Ай бұрын

I would love to see more videos like this!

@randycheow4268 Ай бұрын

It’s somewhat ironic that both the Trade Federation worked with the Jedi at some point before considering the later events that happened

@ingwerschwensen8115 25 күн бұрын

Excellent. Thanks.

@matthewlaflamme9019 Ай бұрын

A little constructive criticism; that background music is overbearing to your taking.

@ALiberalVeteran 28 күн бұрын

Great video

@user-li6zy5pq4j 26 күн бұрын

If Tenebrous and Plagueis were alive then?...... Then YES, that era was better!

@bonno55 18 күн бұрын

Now y'all gotta make a video of the decade in-between TPM and AoC when Attack of the Clones reaches it's 25 year anniversary

@Akutenshi1990 19 күн бұрын

I feel like one of my songs might have made it into this video lol. around 3:04. It's nice to see though that others are using magix music maker to make their music for their vids. But it's so close to my song Arrival that it threw me for a loop in some ways. Had to replay and gotta say, the guy who did the song did a great job!

@MrSHADOWANGEL999 Ай бұрын

Truly glorious

@markleach2936 Ай бұрын

Shame this is legend material

@jamiewalsh3349 Ай бұрын

A bit too early to talk about the High Republic stuff since the third phase of the books is still ongoing and The Acolyte comes out next month

@themangomanjuice 28 күн бұрын

I really want more official media covering this era because it is so interesting.

@catastros654 Ай бұрын

I would love a video of the events that led to Episode 2 or one from 4 to 5

@jackieanderson9408 Ай бұрын

This was sweet. Do other eras.😊

@EnduringFoliage Ай бұрын

What's the song that starts playing at 38:30?

@cpob2013 20 күн бұрын

Plagueis Jango, and Tarkin have great stories and id love to flesh out jedi knight dooku

@michaelandreipalon359 Ай бұрын

I really wish people would stop wanting to make stories for this specific pre-Prequel era. It just feels nicely fleshed out already, while other eras like what happened between the Battles of Yavin and Hoth in Legends are surprisingly still not mapped out properly yet; it really feels confusing as to finding out when the Classic Star Wars newspaper comics, the first Rogue Squadron game, the last two X-Wing flight sim expansion packs, the Empire and Rebellion comics, and a select few Marvel 1977 comics issues exactly happen?

@Shmalt5 Ай бұрын

You should have gone in more depth of shadow warrior that was an awsome book

@WyattDucar 24 күн бұрын

What an amazing time period (between 67-32 BBY.) it was I wonder what would one call this time period at least In-universe?

@liamhoughton2461 22 күн бұрын

If possible would you be able to include the related sources I love the plagueis novel and would like to expand my pre prequel knowledge

@levicurtis6669 Ай бұрын

I was expecting it to be about between episodes 1 and 2

@jamiewalsh3349 Ай бұрын

I hope The Acolyte creators have been studying up

@alswearengine4867 29 күн бұрын

Spoiler alert: they don’t care.

@yoseidman4166 16 күн бұрын

This story is what should be told next. Fascinating and so relevant to real world events (unfortunately).

@marqdula9723 16 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video I've always wanted to know but too lazy to read lmao 🤣

@RileyDaHero01522 Ай бұрын

Yes 45 years before the phantom menace

@cerealsgames3118 Ай бұрын

Acolyte writers need to be watching Geetsly's

@timwhite5562 Ай бұрын

"the prequel era is one of our favorite eras of Star Wars." Yeah but isn't that more out of default?

@alfieingrouille1528 29 күн бұрын

@EthanKironus8067 29 күн бұрын

So this is mostly Legends? Not that I think it's heavy on Disney canon, but I am curious if it contains any combined details.

@coggnus9656 28 күн бұрын

I think it’s all legends

@thetobi583 3 күн бұрын

There's enough lore here to easily expand into 3 full feature length films... The pre-prequels lol

@glowiak3430 Ай бұрын

Glory Count Dooku! Glory the CIS!

@DarthVages Ай бұрын

👍

@leonardocaputo7420 27 күн бұрын

Plo koon goated

@SurnaturalM Ай бұрын

There are so many bots in the comments.. Interesting video as always.

@based4560 Ай бұрын

Ikr. Why don't they stay in their own fucking porn sites.

@cobracommander3634 Ай бұрын

Who is we? Not me

@lochdedy8674 18 күн бұрын

The sequel era should be forgotten entirely.

@hoarder66 13 күн бұрын

Most forgotten era of StarWars? Oh, u mean the sequels

@aurionblackfyre8480 Ай бұрын

Music quieter next time please

@Colicab83 5 күн бұрын

Wait. I thought Jango wasnt a mando.

@barofluxurioussoap 12 күн бұрын

God calls you to be a teacher of His Word

@kennyayy8949 28 күн бұрын

Can Geetsly Do one video without using the term 'Vast swath'? 🤣🤣

@ThinWhiteAxe 20 күн бұрын

The background music is a little bit distractingly loud on this video.

@Supyloco Ай бұрын

The Ruusan Republic.

@KennethKaniff999 24 күн бұрын

Misanthropist or misanthrope?

@nickcollins2001 28 күн бұрын

we haven't forgotten, also i will never forget how much you all hated the prequels until the sequels came out.

@bwilhelm4214 20 күн бұрын

The only reason the prequils seem good is because of how much worse the Disney stuff is. It's only through comparison that trash that they seem good.

@Jedimasteredit 26 күн бұрын

I have the power to make this video 1.6 K likes lol

@TheGreatestCornholio 18 күн бұрын

Cal Kestis is best Jedi and time period.

@costasspartan1894 17 күн бұрын

No disrespect, but speak for yourself. We didn't forget it because not everyone knew about it and that's because it prob wasn't that good.

@snafu4696 Ай бұрын

Intrusive background music and ads every five minutes.

@rook9860 18 күн бұрын

😂 the most forgotten part of star wars is the entire Disney version of the universe. Its not by accident either quit making crap and maybe people will want to watch 🤷‍♂️

@FretfulClown95 14 күн бұрын

Quit whining.

@andrewbarker8631 26 күн бұрын

Prequel era > than original trilogy. Greasy neckbeards get off on the old Saber duels. They were reminiscent of a Betty white knife fight. I'm grateful that mess finally made sense after the phantom menace