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* SerendipityWritesThePlot: Traviss named Darman after military writer Peter Darman. It was meant to be a placeholder name, but when it was accidentally released to the public, she ended up keeping it. That "Dar'''man'''" could sound perfectly as a Mandalorian name was a coincidence.
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!!Miscellaneous Trivia
* Tycho from ''WebComic/PennyArcade'' is a big fan of the series and have met Karen Traviss in person. He's cited the ''Republic Commando'' series as being a defining point of the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe for him and is [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2017/11/15/late-capitalism disappointed]] that it was {{retcon}}ned away by the current expanded universe.
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Jossed is a YMMV Definition Only Page now. Deleting examples, fan theories that are in objective pages - they need to go on YMMV pages - and moving these about a specific fan work to Outdated By Canon
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The book series was mostly {{jossed}} and had to be cancelled after the first ''Imperial Commando'' novel due to developments in the canon ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.[[labelnote:canonicity]]Despite Lucasfilm hiring Leland Chee to be the arbiter of ''Franchise/StarWars'' canon, Creator/GeorgeLucas never considered any of what is now designated Franchise/StarWarsLegends to be canon, even before the Disney takeover officially decanonized it.[[/labelnote]] Creator/GeorgeLucas had an entirely different vision of the Mandalorians than Creator/KarenTraviss, though Creator/DaveFiloni did borrow quite a bit of Traviss's worldbuilding for the Mandalorian story arcs in ''Clone Wars'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' (Lucas's vision of a pacifist, neutral Mandalore being represented by Satine Kryze's "New Mandalorians"). This led to Traviss {{rage quit}}ting the EU (and posting a nasty rant on her blog [[GodwinsLaw comparing Jedi fans to Nazis]]).
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The book series was mostly {{jossed}} disproved and had to be cancelled after the first ''Imperial Commando'' novel due to developments in the canon ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.[[labelnote:canonicity]]Despite Lucasfilm hiring Leland Chee to be the arbiter of ''Franchise/StarWars'' canon, Creator/GeorgeLucas never considered any of what is now designated Franchise/StarWarsLegends to be canon, even before the Disney takeover officially decanonized it.[[/labelnote]] Creator/GeorgeLucas had an entirely different vision of the Mandalorians than Creator/KarenTraviss, though Creator/DaveFiloni did borrow quite a bit of Traviss's worldbuilding for the Mandalorian story arcs in ''Clone Wars'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' (Lucas's vision of a pacifist, neutral Mandalore being represented by Satine Kryze's "New Mandalorians"). This led to Traviss {{rage quit}}ting the EU (and posting a nasty rant on her blog [[GodwinsLaw comparing Jedi fans to Nazis]]).
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* BigNameFan: Tycho from ''WebComic/PennyArcade'' is a big fan of the series and have met Karen Traviss in person. He's cited the ''Republic Commando'' series as being a defining point of the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe for him and is [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2017/11/15/late-capitalism disappointed]] that it was {{retcon}}ned away by the current expanded universe.
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** [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Unnamed_Hodges-Traviss_webstrip After]] the conclusion of the ''WebComic/EvasiveAction'' webcomic, illustrator Tom Hodges (who created Vhonte Tervho, the first female Mandalorian, for Traviss's ''Insider'' article about Mandalorians — Traviss would also mention her in ''True Colors'') revealed he and Traviss would be collaborating on another webcomic, of which Hodges implied on theforce.net forums would be about Mandalorians. Though he indicated they were far enough in the writing process, nothing further came out of this, mysteriously.
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** [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Unnamed_Hodges-Traviss_webstrip After]] the conclusion fourth issue of the ''WebComic/EvasiveAction'' webcomic, webcomic (and during the run of the ''Republic Commando'' books), illustrator Tom Hodges (who created Vhonte Tervho, the first female Mandalorian, for Traviss's ''Insider'' article about Mandalorians — Traviss would also mention her in ''True Colors'') revealed he and Traviss would be collaborating on another webcomic, of which Hodges implied on theforce.net forums would be about Mandalorians. Though he indicated they were far enough in the writing process, nothing further came out of this, mysteriously.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There would have been a sequel to ''Imperial Commando: 501st'', the sixth book in the series, but after Traviss exited from the franchise, it was obviously cancelled.
** According to WordOfGod, Arla [[spoiler:would've had her accept Bardan's offer to wipe her mind to forget the pain that Death Watch inflicted on her, but she also gets IdentityAmnesia in the process.]]
** According to WordOfGod, Arla [[spoiler:would've had her accept Bardan's offer to wipe her mind to forget the pain that Death Watch inflicted on her, but she also gets IdentityAmnesia in the process.]]
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** There would have been a sequel to ''Imperial Commando: 501st'', the sixth book in the series, but after Traviss exited from the franchise, it was obviously cancelled.
** *** According to WordOfGod, Arla [[spoiler:would've had her accept Bardan's offer to wipe her mind to forget the pain that Death Watch inflicted on her, but she also gets IdentityAmnesia in the process.]]]]
** [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Unnamed_Hodges-Traviss_webstrip After]] the conclusion of the ''WebComic/EvasiveAction'' webcomic, illustrator Tom Hodges (who created Vhonte Tervho, the first female Mandalorian, for Traviss's ''Insider'' article about Mandalorians — Traviss would also mention her in ''True Colors'') revealed he and Traviss would be collaborating on another webcomic, of which Hodges implied on theforce.net forums would be about Mandalorians. Though he indicated they were far enough in the writing process, nothing further came out of this, mysteriously.
** There would have been a sequel to ''Imperial Commando: 501st'', the sixth book in the series, but after Traviss exited from the franchise, it was obviously cancelled.
** [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Unnamed_Hodges-Traviss_webstrip After]] the conclusion of the ''WebComic/EvasiveAction'' webcomic, illustrator Tom Hodges (who created Vhonte Tervho, the first female Mandalorian, for Traviss's ''Insider'' article about Mandalorians — Traviss would also mention her in ''True Colors'') revealed he and Traviss would be collaborating on another webcomic, of which Hodges implied on theforce.net forums would be about Mandalorians. Though he indicated they were far enough in the writing process, nothing further came out of this, mysteriously.
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* CreatorBacklash: Traviss being unhappy with ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' Season 2 {{retcon}}ning[=/=]{{continuity snarl}}ing at the Mandalorian lore she had established led to her exiting from ''Star Wars'' altogether, leaving the ''Republic Commando'' series stillborn.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There would have been a sequel to ''Imperial Commando: 501st'', the sixth book in the series, but after Traviss exited from the franchise, it was obviously cancelled.
** According to WordOfGod, Arla [[spoiler:would've had her accept Bardan's offer to wipe her mind to forget the pain that Death Watch inflicted on her, but she also gets IdentityAmnesia in the process.]]
** According to WordOfGod, Arla [[spoiler:would've had her accept Bardan's offer to wipe her mind to forget the pain that Death Watch inflicted on her, but she also gets IdentityAmnesia in the process.]]
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* BigNameFan: ''WebComic/PennyArcade'' are fans of the series and have met Karen Traviss in person.
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* BigNameFan: Tycho from ''WebComic/PennyArcade'' are fans is a big fan of the series and have met Karen Traviss in person.person. He's cited the ''Republic Commando'' series as being a defining point of the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe for him and is [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2017/11/15/late-capitalism disappointed]] that it was {{retcon}}ned away by the current expanded universe.
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* BigNameFan: ''WebComic/PennyArcade'' are fans of the series and have met Karen Traviss in person.
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* DearNegativeReader: Traviss would call detractors of her writing [[GodwinsLaw "Talifans"]].
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The book series was mostly {{jossed}} and had to be cancelled after the first ''Imperial Commando'' novel due to developments in the canon ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.[[labelnote:canonicity]]Despite Lucasfilm hiring Leland Chee to be the arbiter of ''Franchise/StarWars'' canon, Creator/GeorgeLucas never considered any of what is now designated Franchise/StarWarsLegends to be canon.[[/labelnote]] Creator/GeorgeLucas had an entirely different vision of the Mandalorians than Creator/KarenTraviss, though Creator/DaveFiloni did borrow quite a bit of Traviss's worldbuilding for the Mandalorian story arcs in ''Clone Wars'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' (Lucas's vision of a pacifist, neutral Mandalore being represented by Satine Kryze's "New Mandalorians"). This led to Traviss {{rage quit}}ting the EU (and posting a nasty rant on her blog [[GodwinsLaw comparing Jedi fans to Nazis]]).
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The book series was mostly {{jossed}} and had to be cancelled after the first ''Imperial Commando'' novel due to developments in the canon ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.[[labelnote:canonicity]]Despite Lucasfilm hiring Leland Chee to be the arbiter of ''Franchise/StarWars'' canon, Creator/GeorgeLucas never considered any of what is now designated Franchise/StarWarsLegends to be canon.canon, even before the Disney takeover officially decanonized it.[[/labelnote]] Creator/GeorgeLucas had an entirely different vision of the Mandalorians than Creator/KarenTraviss, though Creator/DaveFiloni did borrow quite a bit of Traviss's worldbuilding for the Mandalorian story arcs in ''Clone Wars'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' (Lucas's vision of a pacifist, neutral Mandalore being represented by Satine Kryze's "New Mandalorians"). This led to Traviss {{rage quit}}ting the EU (and posting a nasty rant on her blog [[GodwinsLaw comparing Jedi fans to Nazis]]).
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The book series was mostly {{jossed}} and had to be cancelled after the first ''Imperial Commando'' novel due to developments in the canon ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.[[labelnote:canonicity]]Despite Lucasfilm hiring Leland Chee to be the arbiter of ''Franchise/StarWars'' canon, Creator/GeorgeLucas never considered any of what is now designated Franchise/StarWarsLegends to be canon.[[/note]] [[/labelnote]] Creator/GeorgeLucas had an entirely different vision of the Mandalorians than Karen Traviss, Creator/KarenTraviss, though Creator/DaveFiloni did borrow quite a bit of Traviss's worldbuilding for the Mandalorian story arcs in ''Clone Wars'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' (Lucas's vision of a pacifist, neutral Mandalore being represented by Satine Kryze's "New Mandalorians"). This led to Traviss {{rage quit}}ting the EU (and posting a nasty rant on her blog [[GodwinsLaw comparing Jedi fans to Nazis]]).
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