Aftermath: Life Debt by Chuck Wending

AppleCrumble122 wrote:

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panki wrote:I'm actually thinking of another crazier possibility.... what if Hux is actually Luke's son but is non-FS?

Then we'll have Hux, the non-FS son of Luke who blew up a star system with glee.....and on the other hand we'll have Leia's son who the antis already hate.... I'd like to see their heads explode trying to figure out which character to side with....

AppleCrumble122 wrote:@vaderito You tease! :p

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panki wrote:But jokes apart, there is some bad news regarding Hux... I read in a recent Star Wars Insider that the name Hux was given because someone saw the name carved on a gravestone and they felt it was apt for a young tragic figure.... so it doesn't bode well for the future of Armitage Hux...

vaderito wrote:

AppleCrumble122 wrote:@vaderito You tease! :p

@AppleCrumble122

On a serious note, they are woobyfying Hux for some reason while Reylo fans are worried that Kylo will be woobified and therefore his redemption arc won't be as OMG amazing as they hope. In the meantime, Hux fans are celebrating.

heck, I'm gonna spoil IX for you. This is HUGE so gotta go into brackets:

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vaderito wrote:@AppleCrumble122 They are taking "poor 4 years old labelled as useless by his illegitimate father who wants to tough him up" route so they kind of are. he could have been just a regular, very much loved son who grew up among Empire supporters. No underdog sith, etc.

rey09 wrote:Did Bloodline or this book address where the Solos lived? Wanted to know Ben's home planet

AppleCrumble122 wrote:
Good point, but I kinda like this backstory. It fits the grey tone of the new stuff. It also fits Hux's character because as DG said: you don't get that far at Hux's age without being ruthless. His relationship with his father would've probably spurred him even harder to get to the top quicker as to prove him wrong on being "useless". But as I said it only makes Hux slightly sympathetic as he still continues the stormtrooper program by kidnapping children and believing it to be the correct way for a loyal army, when there are other methods such as a clone army. You could even argue that he does this with pride from the way he defends it to Kylo Ren. And he has no remorse over committing genocide. Plus his backstory won't matter as much in the movies which is what the general audience will see. Hux's primary goal to for the audience to compare and contrast him with Kylo Ren in terms of the First Order's actions, as Kylo becomes more sympathetic and filled with regret, Hux will probably get more evil and ruthless. His backstory does not matter in the movies because of this and the fact that he is a secondary character, compared to Kylo who is the most important character in the ST! But Hux's backstory is there in the expanded canon and personally I think it's interesting. But yeah, I do see your point.

panki wrote:

rey09 wrote:Did Bloodline or this book address where the Solos lived? Wanted to know Ben's home planet

@rey09

Bloodline doesn't address is per se... we only know that the new republic changes capital every few years and I think it was in Chandrila for some time.....so chances are the Solos moved around a bit.

vaderito wrote:Oh, it's interesting thing to read about, but pointless from movies POV since they are "only what you need to know" basis. And that info isn't what we need to know for this particular story. nevertheless, some will take it as another stab against Kylo. Hux parents were unloving! Poor Hux! Bad Kylo! We all wanted to have Kylo's parents as parents!

BTW, hilarity has already begun:

http://nonibear11.tumblr.com/post/147150387580/rony-robber-sorry-not-sorry-lol-im-dying

BastilaBey wrote:Lol http://lokisolo.tumblr.com/post/147149826220/poor-queequeg-poefinnrey-its-like-a-civil

BastilaBey wrote:Lol http://lokisolo.tumblr.com/post/147149826220/poor-queequeg-poefinnrey-its-like-a-civil

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BastilaBey wrote:@AppleCrumble122 Seriously. That awful name tells me everything I need to know about where Hux got that stick up his arse from.

AppleCrumble122 wrote:

vaderito wrote:@AppleCrumble122 They are taking "poor 4 years old labelled as useless by his illegitimate father who wants to tough him up" route so they kind of are. he could have been just a regular, very much loved son who grew up among Empire supporters. No underdog sith, etc.

@vaderito

Good point, but I kinda like this backstory. It fits the grey tone of the new stuff. It also fits Hux's character because as DG said: you don't get that far at Hux's age without being ruthless. His relationship with his father would've probably spurred him even harder to get to the top quicker as to prove him wrong on being "useless". But as I said it only makes Hux slightly sympathetic as he still continues the stormtrooper program by kidnapping children and believing it to be the correct way for a loyal army, when there are other methods such as a clone army. You could even argue that he does this with pride from the way he defends it to Kylo Ren. And he has no remorse over committing genocide. Plus his backstory won't matter as much in the movies which is what the general audience will see. Hux's primary goal to for the audience to compare and contrast him with Kylo Ren in terms of the First Order's actions, as Kylo becomes more sympathetic and filled with regret, Hux will probably get more evil and ruthless. His backstory does not matter in the movies because of this and the fact that he is a secondary character, compared to Kylo who is the most important character in the ST! But Hux's backstory is there in the expanded canon and personally I think it's interesting. But yeah, I do see your point.  

AppleCrumble122 wrote:

panki wrote:I'm actually thinking of another crazier possibility.... what if Hux is actually Luke's son but is non-FS?

Then we'll have Hux, the non-FS son of Luke who blew up a star system with glee.....and on the other hand we'll have Leia's son who the antis already hate.... I'd like to see their heads explode trying to figure out which character to side with....

@panki He's secretly Ben Skywalker, the son of Luke and Mara! I mean come on, he has red hair and blue eyes like in the Legends continuity! Disney just made him older and non-FS to make it interesting! xD