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Summary
One ofStar Wars’newest High Republic villains has just hold General Grievous a running for his money . As see during theHigh Republic Era , General Viess was in brief featured inStar Wars : The gamey Republic- The Blademiniseries as a particularly brutal military commanding officer . However , she ’s now made a surprising return in the aftermath of theNihil marauders ' onset on Starlight Beacon , one that shows the full extent of her dark and murderous bequest .
select to leave retirement , General Viess hopes to form an alliance with theNihil ’s loss leader Marchion Roin the newShadows of Starlight # 4from Charles Soule , David Messina , and Jethro Morales . To that goal , Viess betrays and hands over a earth that had been fend the Nihil ’s astronomical coup within the " Occlusion Zone " , an entire part of Republic space the marauder have palisade off for themselves using their Stormwall engineering . Recognizing Ro ’s power and potential to deliver the goods , Viess wishes to flex his marauders into a reliable military force . As such , Viess ' " credentials " would make the prequel trilogy ’s General Grevious quite jealous .
Having defeat several Jedi throughout her life history , Viess carries their lightsabers as trophies just like General Grievous does centuries later during the Clone Wars as he led the Separatists ' droid armies for Count Dooku . As such , it looks as though Grirvous ' role in theStar Warstimelinewas a case of history repeating itself ( asStar Warscanon often does ) .
General Viess' Star Wars History Explained
From Jedi-Killer To Nihil General
Originally , General Viess conduce a force of soldier of fortune for hire tenner before Starlight ’s fall as seen inThe Blade . To that end , one battle in particular brought her face to face with none other than thelegendary Jedi warrior Porter Engle , also known as " The Blade of Bardotta " . Although Viess get away Porter , the Jedi promised he ’d never blank out her name . However , Porter would subsequently become a humble cook as seen in more present chapters of the High Republic . Likewise , Viess herself has been retired for some clip … until she see about the Nihil .
As seen in this new issue , Viess has offered her services to help Marchion Ro maintain his new rule and sector of the galaxy in defiance of both the Republic and Jedi Order who ’ve since amount to fear all that the Nihil are equal to of . smell that Marchion has the potential to go all the elbow room and emerge victorious , Viess has become the Nihil ’s novel Minister of Protection , preparation and reforming the Nihil from a dance orchestra of marauders into a legitimate military force . Likewise , she ’s also become a key asset given her experience hunting down and pour down Jedi , many of whom became trapped within the Occlusion Zone after Starlight ’s crepuscle .
Will General Viess Finally Get Revenge On Porter Engle?
The Legendary Jedi Is Trapped In The Occlusion Zone
One such trapped Jedi just so happens to be Porter Engle himself which was confirmed both in this yield and in theHigh RepublicnovelEye of Darkness(which also deal place in Starlight ’s aftermath).With Viess ' forces having already locate Porter , it seems to be only a topic of time before the old rivals finally reunify for a replay in the High Republic era . As such , it should be very exciting to see what happen when General Grievous ' spiritual forerunner finally bring her prospect for retaliation inStar Wars’future .
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