“Ackbar is Back! What’s his first order?” “We are no longer protecting the refugees.”

"Walk softly, and carry a big ship." - Admiral Ackbar

I'm not a psychologist, but i actually think ackbar may have had generalized depression or anxiety disorder in legends. He was often despondent and was quick to accept blame for events (remember how depressed he became after he crashed a b-wing variant that he didn't know had been sabotaged?). He even was upset about his performance at the battle of endor. In legends, you have to remember he suffered a decent amount of psychological trauma: he saw the subjugation of his planet, became the slave of Grand Moff tarkin, blamed himself for the losses at endor despite it being a victory, was thrown in prison at one point on an accusation of being an imperial spy, saw his homeworld attacked by world devastators, accepted blame for crashing a b-wing into a building of religious significance to someone (and almost killing Leia) despite it being the result of sabotage, saw his home world attacked again by Daala (imagine if he had lived long enough to see her become head of state), and was constantly undermined by Borsk Fey'lla.

They created a cereal in his name. Now with brine shrimp. "Their tongues can't repel flavor of that magnitude." Yes, it's a favorite Robot Chicken bit of mine.

Ackbar is one of my favorites in Legends. I love the scene in Star By Star when the message goes out "Ackbar is Back!!" And they describe cheers going on in some ships for HOURS! I felt that when I first read that book. The Jedi, the Republic, the Empire, the Galaxy was getting wrecked. It was one of the darkest points of the entire franchise at that point. Another memorable moment was during the X-Wing books when Ackbar calls out Wedge for being selfish about wanting to stay a squadron commander. He says that because Wedge was refusing promotions so we're his subordinates, and since his squadron was the best in the NR, the best pilots in the NR weren't being properly promoted.

Really Gald you made this Video for Admiral Ackbar, He's got so much more lore in the EU, Way more than anyone watching RotJ would think, One of my favorite characters in the EU for the NR along side Garm Bel Iblis

A VSD being named after Akbar, but not a Mon Cala Class feels so wrong.

My favorite admiral Akbar memory is kinda weird.when I was a kid a friend of mine tried to convince me that Star Wars was racist because there's apparently a real-world religion that praises a deity named Akbar and this the scene in Return of the Jedi where the empire tries to bomb Admiral Akbar is a joke about bombing members of that religion. It's been 9 years since that conversation and I'm still not sure what he was talking about

Admiril Ackbar's life was very frenetic. Ending up as Moff Tarkins personal slave gave him an unenviable insight into the Imperial mind set. When the rebellion rescued Ackbar, he put this insight into use against the Empire. When Grand Admiril Thrawn took over the Imperial Remnant, Ackbar was one of Thrawn's most aggressive opponents. Yes, Thrawn won, but Ackbar kept Republic forces in the fight. Without that, the Republic would have folded. Sadly, ill-health robbed Ackbar of many things.

Thank you for the video Corey. My legends moment with Ackbar was actually in a game. The X wing Alliance mission when you have to protect the Independence in the rendezvous to Sullust. It was hectic as hell

I don't hate the sequels, but Ackbar's death in TLJ was a crime.

I feel l ike a lot of people misremember Ackbar dying in DW when it actually happened in TUF. And it was absolutely less disrespectful to the character than his unceremonious y e e t i n g in The Last Jedi.

The reference to "Winston is back!" was awesome.

Favorite memory is Ackbar and Winter bumping pelvises. It's Canon to me.

Nothing is more pathetic than his death in last jedi

If the request is to fanboy over Akbar, then my favorite Legend moment for the character is in one of the lackluster X-Wing Books, Isard's Revenge. There's a whole fleet battle going on that the New Republic is loosing, but only slowly, that Akbar is in command of, and the book is giving some attention to Akbar's fleet, including an interdictor, which the book calls out as being something Thrawn used against the New Republic extensively in the preceding few months, since the book takes place in the immediate aftermath of The Last Command. And the book goes directly from how well Thrawn used them to the simple statement. Akbar had learned well from him. Then 2 Victory Star Destroyers drop out of hyperspace in perfect flanking maneuvers and turn the battle entirely in the New Republic's favor on the spot. That, to me, is what a baller Akbar moment looks like- he doesn't have to be as fancy or creative as Thrawn, he just has to learn from every opponent the Rebellion, and later the New Republic have ever faced. Every trick you throw Akbar's way is a trick he'll be using again and again, quite possibly better than you ever managed it.

Canon Ackbar deserved so much better 😢

Wish either continuity could've just let him have a happy ending.

nice video, a thing i would like a future video to be on is how luke and leia died on legends

I dislike the Sequel Trilogy immensely, not just because they disrespected fan favorite Ackbar, but it certainly didn’t help me let the Sequel productions pass for weak storytelling and lack of compelling characters.

Admiral on the Flag Bridge.

Better than in the last jedi

Ngl the first time I heard of Ackbar’s name was in The Glove of Darth Vader book. Up until then I didn’t really know his name and just thought he was “a fish person” in rotj.

Stil, a lot better than in the sequel trilogy.

Better end then how dirty they did him in Last Jedi. Whole movie was a insult to star wars.

At least Ackbar was with Winter just before he died ❤😢

Even as a huge sequel & Last Jedi fan, I can absolutely say this is better than what he got there. But then again, it’s hard to beat NJO in any respect lol

Whoa, whoa whoa whoa 3:20 - what is the beef Wedge has with Ackbar?

Just can’t take him seriously…Borsk Fey'lya reminds me too much of Chester Cheeto.

And then in The Last Jedi he dies when a bridge of a ship explodes lol

Wasn't he poisoned in the jedi search Trilogy? By a Caridan?

Multiverse Theory can be a pain. Besides, there are worlds where great folks like Batman also died anticlimactic ends, after all, like the Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League one parallel with the Arkhamverse. Meantime, though, this Ackbar sure is lucky his plans and machinations postmortem ended up a success (assuming the Legends universe we're talking about doesn't involve a Lumiya and a Darth Caedus, at least). He might be drinking good tea with Mon Mothma and Crix Madine in Force Heaven when Yuuzhan'tar was finally deemed an allied victory, far as we all know.

In my storyline he survives the New Republic and New Jedi Order’s War With Palpatine’s New Sith Empire and lives to be 120 years old

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My favorite moment of Ackbar was when he was much younger, clubbing with his friends. A very busty girl came to the group & Ackbar warned his friend that that woman wasn’t a woman, but a trap. His friend ignored his warning & later regretted it…

Corey, I'm sorry but wtf? I haven't read the NJO yet and spoiling major stuff like this in the title is incredibly shitty. You couldn't have put something like "his original fate" or something similar that doesn't spoil it? Unsubscribing.