I really feel like the High Republic has brought so much light and positivity into Star Wars. The books, comics, manga, and everything are amazing, and can't wait for the Acolyte tomorrow! ✨

The novels are fantastic, stellar reading material. Love this Explainiac videos Dan, y'all keep making them, cuz I'll keep watching.

I like the High Republic era stories quite a bit. Very much looking forward to seeing The Acolyte next week.

Finally, people who are original Star Wars fans, and who adore the High Republic as much as I do!

I want more of this STAR-WARS please!

A video with Dan Casey! Thank you Nerdist! Missed you Dan!

Hey Nerdist! First, really impressed that you're making this video, and I am glad you are including so much information! But there are a few things I want to clarify/mention for any watchers/listeners: 1) The Leveler is a unique Nameless, the first one awakened by the Path, and one that is kept alive in stasis later into the era of Phases 1 and 3, when Marchion frees it. All of the other Nameless released in Phase 2 died in the Night of Sorrow. 2) Important to mention, the Republic has two Chancellors in Phase 2! Each serve a very different role, one on Coruscant, the other on the frontier, though this becomes one by the end of the Phase. 3) While I know you want to deal with the broadest stroke elements, I still feel a mention of the storyline of the Young Jedi Adventures, would be in order as examples of where else to find the High Republic! Those stories are canon, and connect into the start of the Light of the Jedi! 4) While I understand that the Republic's activities in the High Republic can come across as colonial or jingoistic, we currently know of no major conflicts they started, or groups they dispossessed of their land, or of any active exploitation by the Republic of different regions. While there is a war with the Togruta, context makes it sound like a misunderstanding or accident the Republic acknowledges, but that the very warrior and ritual-focused Togruta did not want to let go, causing a series of border skirmishes. But that is in Phase 2, and by the time of Phase 1, they are at peace with the Republic. 5) The Battle of Kur Nebula is related, but is not the same thing, as what the Nihil did to Eriadu. That Tempest Runner botched their ransom job, and caused Eriadu to lose a moon, killing millions. Later, at the Kur Nebula, Marchion sacrifices that same Tempest Runner as you say, and it is an Eriadu ship which boards him, killing him for the slaughter he inflicted on their citizens. 6) On the Keeve note: yes, yes she is. Phase 3's storytelling has all but confirmed it, and while the author has been very teasing for a long time about it, he's basically given up the game recently with the announcement of some upcoming stories. 7) The sabotage team on Starlight Beacon don't just release one Nameless, they release multiple ones, as confirmed when Marchion thinks of how many of the creatures he has sacrificed for the destruction of Starlight.

The High Republic might be my favorite period of Star Wars.

The High Republic novels have been a ton of fun. Great video, Nerdist!

I needed this because I've only read the first book, "Light Of The Jedi" which I absolutely loved. Thanks for getting me up to speed. Also, you are hilarious. Hahahaha.

I still think the best material is to be found even earlier in the lore, from the Revan era, and even earlier. (Hyperspace War, First Jedi Civil War, etc...)

High Republic novels are amazing

YES, read the high republic guys and guls, it’s awesome!

As for Dagan Gera: Tanalor is within the Koboh Abyss, and Dagan's exploits culminate during the Great Hyperspace Disaster; as it is a piece of the Legacy Run that breaks Koboh's moon, forcing the planet to be evacuated.

This was amazing, I know I could get into the High Republic but I'm not a reader and I don't retain as a reader. I am a great hearing to retain. So thank you for all the breakdown, this was very informative

The High Republic books have been some good Star Wars.

Nice! It’s been a minute. Well done

Excellent primer! Many thanks, much appreciated!

I loved that part where they were on Tatooine smoking a blunt. Wait....am I thinking of a different High Republic?

Where are the lil animatic clips from? Have they made animatics to go along with some of the audiobooks or are these from trailers/promos for the books?

Now if only there was a really good up to date chronological reading list that could be shared… (please 😂)

Wait the fall of the old republic!? I know in legends that Old Republic was renamed and kind of re-organized as the Galactic Republic, but in canon, we haven’t talked about the old republic. Is there someplace the refer to it at least?

Thank you for this very detailed explanation, I’ve listened to all of the audiobooks that have been published so far and checked out a couple of the comics..but this put everything into perspective and made things much clearer..because they are kind of all over the place with these phases and the things going on. So again, thank you

Almost 30 mins? Woah

So basically the High Republic is the Star Wars civilisation at its height, before going into decline and becoming the dysfunctional mess alluded to by several characters in Episode I. Palpatine takes advantage of the growing political corruption and apathy to implement his Galactic Empire, presenting it as a way of preserving the body politic by imposing military rule on the outlying territories that tried to break away from the decaying Republic during the Clone Wars. The Rebellion dismantles the Empire and creates a New Republic which gets a lukewarm reception from the galactic public, being seen as weak on law and order and mostly just a vehicle for politicians wanting to get rich like they did during the Old Republic days.The First Order attempts to overthrow the New Republic and restore disciplined authoritarian rule (basically the Empire without the Moffs antagonising the public by openly lining their own pockets). The public refuses to get involved in the war out of a mixture of self-interest and disdain, hanging the Resistance out to dry, but arrive in numbers to bombard Exegol because they hate and loathe Palpatine. Afterwards the galaxy lapses into a Dark Age with no central government at all, just isolated planets and whatever armies are out there in the wilderness. Have I forgotten anything?

Damn who knew that Nerdist was still around? Cherry on top is that homie in the videos is big time balding now a days 😂

This is so well put together.

High republic is all I care about I wish we can have a separate universe just for that shit I swear

I may be speaking out of ignorance, but I was kinda hoping to hear Timothy Zhan amongst the writers

Legit. The High Republic books, comics, etc are spectacular.

The audiobooks are REALLY good

woo hoo star wars acolyte next week :-)

Something like the Nihil or the Path of the Open Hand should have been the main antagonists in the sequel trilogy, instead of trotting out the Empire 2.0 with the First Order.

Good video.

Oh my gosh my kids refuse to watch frog and toad now because they actually don’t like their voices - they say I do them better 😂🤦‍♀️ that being said, they aren’t a fan of how I speak for stick man

TMI

I’m so excited for the acolyte! The books are phenomenal!!!

Im making a dnd game set in the high republic , im having problem with the plot on jedha , im pretty sure a dark lord of the sith is responsible

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This is the lore that Star Wars deserves! I really think it is time to drop the Skywalker story!

The audiobook pronounces it marsh-ee-on ro but the author in a tweet seen on reddit says they used mark-ee on ro internally and that it's nile not ny-hill even tho the audiobook says ny-hill....I don't like mark-ee on ro but do like Nile better than the goofy ny-hill but it is whatever the author says it is...incase you want to fix your video with the correct pronunciation

Add a lil music kept trying to focus lol

Nice, job. Your video has received more views than the actual printed material has sold copies. Well done, shills lol

Maybe first lol

Second

Like the coming emerged of the Siths!?!

learning the timeline so i can shit on it

Not to be a downer but the first High Republic book is the first Star Wars novel, including the EU, that i got bored and abandoned. I switched over to both canon (at least for fir now) Thrawn trilogies by Timothy Zahn which are fantastic and would make an amazing series/movie trilogy.

30 minute video to confirm that this era of the Star Wars story is trash

you lost me at 5 dad jokes per minute

The acolyte should be in an alternate universe were woke crap existed a long time ago when the for e was female and terrible!!!

mike zero?

It's the Shitty version of Legends. Where things like what gender you want to be identified as matters more than the conflicts.

So many Corporate Shills in the comments

This is so boring.

soooo... theres is nothing big going on... SW is dead

Starwars hahahaha rip

Literally saw the authors, who they were and it all made sense. Its gonna suck.

The EU novels sell better than the shitty high republic books lol