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''Star Wars: The Halcyon Legacy'' is a five-issue ''Franchise/StarWars'' limited series from Creator/MarvelComics, centered on the ''Halcyon'' luxury starcruiser. The series is a MerchandiseDriven tie-in, intended to promote the now-closed Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser hotel at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]. It's written by Ethan Sacks, with art by Will Sliney and color art by Rachelle Rosenberg.

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''Star Wars: The Halcyon Legacy'' is a five-issue ''Franchise/StarWars'' limited series from Creator/MarvelComics, centered on the ''Halcyon'' luxury starcruiser. The series is a MerchandiseDriven tie-in, intended to promote the now-closed [[Ride/StarWarsGalaxysEdge Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser hotel hotel]] at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]. It's written by Ethan Sacks, with art by Will Sliney and color art by Rachelle Rosenberg.
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''Star Wars: The Halcyon Legacy'' is a five-issue ''Franchise/StarWars'' limited series from Creator/MarvelComics, centered on the ''Halcyon'' luxury starcruiser. The series is a MerchandiseDriven tie-in, intended to promote the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser hotel at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]. It's written by Ethan Sacks, with art by Will Sliney and color art by Rachelle Rosenberg.

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''Star Wars: The Halcyon Legacy'' is a five-issue ''Franchise/StarWars'' limited series from Creator/MarvelComics, centered on the ''Halcyon'' luxury starcruiser. The series is a MerchandiseDriven tie-in, intended to promote the now-closed Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser hotel at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]. It's written by Ethan Sacks, with art by Will Sliney and color art by Rachelle Rosenberg.
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* TheArtifact: The whole comic itself is arguably this. Since it was made with the express intention of promoting the Galactic Starcrusier Hotel and establishing its place in the Star Wars universe. With the hotel shut down, it leaves the comic series in an awkward position.
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* MerchandiseDriven: The comics are meant to promote the upcoming Galactic Starcruiser hotel.

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* MerchandiseDriven: The comics are were meant to promote the upcoming then-upcoming Galactic Starcruiser hotel.
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* TheBusCameBack: In issue 5, Bossk makes his first chronological appearance since ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', revealed to have escaped Jabba's exploding sail barge.

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* TheBusCameBack: In issue 5, Bossk makes his first chronological appearance since ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', revealed to have escaped Jabba's exploding sail barge.barge and is still part of [[ComicBook/StarWarsBountyHunters T'onga's crew]].
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* TheBusCameBack: In issue 5, Bossk makes his first chronological appearance since ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', revealed to have escaped Jabba's exploding sail barge.
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* AllThereInTheManual: The Nihil leader in the first issue, who has NoNameGiven in this series, is Zeetar, a pre-existing villain from the High Republic stories. You'd need to read some of the other books or comics to recognise him and know his name, though.


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* NoNameGiven: The Nihil leader Zeetar, an existing villain from the High Republic stories, is the antagonist in the first issue's flashback. However, he's never identified by name in this series, making his identity an AllThereInTheManual reveal.
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* RotatingProtagonist: Each of the flashback stories has a TimeSkip and a different protagonist. Only D3-09 and the Halcyon are comstant features.

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* RotatingProtagonist: Each of the flashback stories has a TimeSkip and a different protagonist. Only D3-09 and is the Halcyon are comstant features.only character who's a constant feature.
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* RotatingProtagonist: Each of the flashback stories has a TimeSkip and a different protagonist. Only D3-09 and the Halcyon are comstant features.


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* TimeSkip: Each of the flashback stories has a different protagonist, and each one is much closer to the present time than the previous story. Only D3-09 and the Halcyon are comstant features.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Zeetar does this to one of his crew members after he infiltrates the bridge and steals the information they need as he doesn't have time to escape and cannot be captured.

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:
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Zeetar does this to remotely electrocutes one of his crew members after he infiltrates the bridge and steals the information they need need, as he doesn't have time to escape and cannot be captured.captured.
** [[spoiler:In the Clone Wars era story, Asajj Ventress kills the defecting senator she was escorting as soon as it's clear they won't get away]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Issue 1, D3-O9 remembers Shorr from when he took a trip on the ''Halcyon'' as a boy during the Clone Wars though the story is not revealed there.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Issue 1, the first issue, D3-O9 remembers Shorr from when he took a trip on the ''Halcyon'' as a boy during boy. [[spoiler:The third issue shows him in the Clone Wars though the story is not revealed there.era, caught up in a battle between Anakin Skywalker and Asajj Ventress]].
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** In the first issue's flashback story, set in the High Republic era, the Nihil leader thanks a Thisspiassian minion for reaching the Halcyon's bridge and transmitting the codes - and then remotely electrocutes him. The Thisspiassian didn't know it, but the plan didn't allow time for him to return to their ship - and the Nihil couldn't risk him being captured alive and revealing what had been stolen.

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** In the first issue's flashback story, set in the High Republic era, the Nihil leader Zeetar thanks a Thisspiassian minion for reaching the Halcyon's bridge and transmitting the codes - and then remotely electrocutes him. The Thisspiassian didn't know it, but the plan didn't allow time for him to return to their ship - and the Nihil couldn't risk him being captured alive and revealing what had been stolen.
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* BadBoss: In the first issue's flashback story, set in the High Republic era, the Nihil leader thanks a Thisspiassian minion for reaching the Halcyon's bridge and transmitting the codes - and then remotely electrocutes him. The Thisspiassian didn't know it, but the plan didn't allow time for him to return to their ship - and the Nihil couldn't risk him being captured alive and revealing what had been stolen.

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* BadBoss: BadBoss:
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In the first issue's flashback story, set in the High Republic era, the Nihil leader thanks a Thisspiassian minion for reaching the Halcyon's bridge and transmitting the codes - and then remotely electrocutes him. The Thisspiassian didn't know it, but the plan didn't allow time for him to return to their ship - and the Nihil couldn't risk him being captured alive and revealing what had been stolen.stolen.
** In the third issue's framing sequence, one of Crimson Jack's pirates comments that Captain Keevan's the best pilot he's ever seen. We don't see exactly what Jack does to him, but two panels later he's lying on the floor and groaning in pain.
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* BadBoss: In the first issue's flashback story, set in the High Republic era, the Nihil leader thanks a Thisspiassian minion for reaching the Halcyon's bridge and transmitting the codes - and then remotely electrocutes him. The Thisspiassian didn't know it, but the plan didn't allow time for him to return to their ship - and the Nihil couldn't risk him being captured alive and revealing what had been stolen.
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* SplashPanel: The first view of the Halcyon itself is a double splash page, which helps to emphasise how grand - and how central to the story - the titular starcruiser is.
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* AreWeThereYet: Cimina gets the first line on the first page of the first issue, an "Are we there yet?" aimed at her grandfather, asking if the launch pod has reached the Halcyon yet. It hasn't.

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* AreWeThereYet: Cimina gets the first line on the first page of the first issue, an "Are we there yet?" aimed at her grandfather, asking if the launch pod has reached the Halcyon yet. It hasn't.arrives a few seconds later, on the following page.
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* AreWeThereYet: Cimina gets the first line on the first page of the first issue, an "Are we there yet?" aimed at her grandfather, asking if the launch pod has reached the Halcyon yet. It hasn't.
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''Star Wars: The Halcyon Legacy'' is a five-issue ''Franchise/StarWars'' limited series from Creator/MarvelComics, centered on the ''Halcyon'' luxury starcruiser. It is a MerchandiseDriven tie-in, intended to promote the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser hotel at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]].

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''Star Wars: The Halcyon Legacy'' is a five-issue ''Franchise/StarWars'' limited series from Creator/MarvelComics, centered on the ''Halcyon'' luxury starcruiser. It The series is a MerchandiseDriven tie-in, intended to promote the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser hotel at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]].
World]]. It's written by Ethan Sacks, with art by Will Sliney and color art by Rachelle Rosenberg.
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A five-issue comic book miniseries centered on the ''Halcyon'' luxury starcruiser. It is a [[MerchandiseDriven tie-in]] to [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World's]] Franchise/StarWars Galactic Starcruiser hotel.

The story centers on a FramingDevice of Shorr Komrrin and his granddaughter Cimina taking a vacation on the ''Halcyon'' during the First Order/Resistance conflict. They are attacked by Crimson Jack, a pirate who hopes to capture a Resistance spy on board. To keep the passengers calm, the droid D3-O9 tells stories of all the incidents the Halcyon has survived in its nearly 275 years of existence.

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A ''Star Wars: The Halcyon Legacy'' is a five-issue comic book miniseries ''Franchise/StarWars'' limited series from Creator/MarvelComics, centered on the ''Halcyon'' luxury starcruiser. It is a [[MerchandiseDriven tie-in]] MerchandiseDriven tie-in, intended to promote the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser hotel at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World's]] Franchise/StarWars Galactic Starcruiser hotel.

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story centers on a FramingDevice of features Shorr Komrrin and his granddaughter Cimina taking a vacation on the ''Halcyon'' during the First Order/Resistance conflict. They are attacked by Crimson Jack, a pirate who hopes to capture a Resistance spy on board. To keep the passengers calm, the droid D3-O9 tells stories of all the incidents the Halcyon has survived in its nearly 275 years of existence.
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The first issue was released February 02, 2022.
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* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Captain Keevan, the captain of the ''Halcyon'' during the Sequel Trilogy era, has blue skin.

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* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Captain Keevan, the captain of the ''Halcyon'' during the Sequel Trilogy era, is a Pantoran and has blue skin.



* HappyEndingOverride: In Issue 2, D3-O9 seems to end the story about Zam Wessell and Aurra Sing about going on to live happily ever after following their mission on the ''Halcyon''... only to then point out that [[ForegoneConclusion both of them went on to die horrible deaths]].



* MiniMecha: The Nihil use one to hijack the ship.

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* MiniMecha: The Nihil use As usual for him, Zeetar uses one to hijack the ship.



* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The Nihil captain does this to one of his crew members after he infiltrates the bridge and steals the information they need as he doesn't have time to escape and cannot be captured.

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The Nihil captain Zeetar does this to one of his crew members after he infiltrates the bridge and steals the information they need as he doesn't have time to escape and cannot be captured.
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* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Captain Keevan, the captain of the ''Halcyon'' during the Sequel Trilogy era.

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* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Captain Keevan, the captain of the ''Halcyon'' during the Sequel Trilogy era.era, has blue skin.
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* RedHerring: The crew assumes the Nihil pirates are after Shug's hyperspace compass. In reality, they're after codes stored on the bridge computer, though they never find out.

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* RedHerring: The crew assumes the Nihil pirates are after Shug's hyperspace compass. In reality, they're after codes stored on the bridge computer, though they the crew never find finds out.
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* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Captain Keevan, the captain of the ''Halcyon'' during the Sequel Trilogy era.
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Issue 1 takes place during the High Republic era when the ''Halcyon'' is just ten years old. It centers on Nib Assek and her padawan Burry, who rescue the ship from Nihil pirates. The lightsaber training pod on the ship was built in their honor.
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A five-issue comic book miniseries centered on the ''Halcyon'' luxury starcruiser. It is a [[MerchandiseDriven tie-in]] to [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World's]] Franchise/StarWars Galactic Starcruiser hotel.

The story centers on a FramingDevice of Shorr Komrrin and his granddaughter Cimina taking a vacation on the ''Halcyon'' during the First Order/Resistance conflict. They are attacked by Crimson Jack, a pirate who hopes to capture a Resistance spy on board. To keep the passengers calm, the droid D3-O9 tells stories of all the incidents the Halcyon has survived in its nearly 275 years of existence.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Issue 1, D3-O9 remembers Shorr from when he took a trip on the ''Halcyon'' as a boy during the Clone Wars though the story is not revealed there.
* FramingDevice: The droid D3-O9 tells stories of the ship's history to cheer up Cimina while a First Order-aligned pirate tries to capture a Resistance spy on board.
* MerchandiseDriven: The comics are meant to promote the upcoming Galactic Starcruiser hotel.
* MiniMecha: The Nihil use one to hijack the ship.
* RedHerring: The crew assumes the Nihil pirates are after Shug's hyperspace compass. In reality, they're after codes stored on the bridge computer, though they never find out.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The Nihil captain does this to one of his crew members after he infiltrates the bridge and steals the information they need as he doesn't have time to escape and cannot be captured.

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