History ComicBook / TheHighRepublic

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%%NOTE - this is a Works page for the Marvel High Republic comics as a whole, mostly acting as a disambiguation page. Tropes specific to a particular series should be added to that page. Tropes that apply to the comics as a whole may be more appropriate to add here - or possibly to the Franchise page itself, if they're not just applicable to the comic stories.

''Star Wars: The High Republic'' is a range of linked comic book series published by Creator/MarvelComics, based on the ''Franchise/StarWars'' multimedia project of [[Franchise/StarWarsTheHighRepublic the same name]].

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* ComicBook/StarWarsTheHighRepublic2021, the initial ongoing series, follows the adventures of Keeve Trennis, a recently minted Jedi Knight, who is stationed aboard the Starlight Beacon after the events of the Great Disaster. The first issue was released 6 January, 2021.

* ''ComicBook/StarWarsTheHighRepublicTrailOfShadows'' is a limited series that sees Jedi investigator Emerick Caphtor and private eye Sian Holt on the trail of a mystery that's killed one Jedi master and might just bring down the High Republic. The first issue was released 13 October 2021.

* ''ComicBook/StarWarsTheHighRepublicEyeOfTheStorm'' is a limited series that focuses on VillainProtagonist Marchion Ro, the Eye of the Nihil. The first issue was released 12 January, 2022.

* ''ComicBook/StarWarsTheHighRepublic2022'' is a new ongoing series, set 150 years before the fall of Starlight, in which Jedi Vildhar Mac arrives on Jedha as its fragile peace begins to crumble. The first issue is solicited for 5 October, 2022.
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%%!!The following tropes apply to the ''Star Wars: The High Republic'' comics as a whole:
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''Star Wars: The High Republic'' is a 2021 comic book series published by Creator/MarvelComics, based on the ''Franchise/StarWars'' multimedia project of [[Franchise/StarWarsTheHighRepublic the same name]].

The comic follows the adventures of Keeve Trennis, a recently minted Jedi Knight, after the events of the Great Disaster as she is stationed aboard the Starlight Beacon. Under the leadership of Jedi Master and Marshal of Starlight Avar Kriss, Keeve works alongside her former Master Sskeer, the bond twins Ceret and Terec, and many other Jedi to keep the peace on the frontier in the face of threats by the Nihil and Drengir.

The comic was followed by two limited series ''ComicBook/StarWarsTheHighRepublicTrailOfShadows'' and ''ComicBook/StarWarsTheHighRepublicEyeOfTheStorm''.

The series has been collected in three trade paperbacks:
* ''Vol.1: There is no Fear'' (#1-5)
* ''Vol.2: The Heart of Drengir'' (#6-10)
* ''Vol.3: Jedi's End'' (#11-15 and ''Eye of the Storm'' #1-2)

A SequelSeries, ''ComicBook/StarWarsTheHighRepublic2022'', has been announced for October 2022.

!!Tropes in this comic include:
* ArcVillain:
** The Drengir and their leader, the Great Progenitor, are the main antagonists of the first and second arc in the comic.
** After the events of the Republic Fair, Lourna Dee becomes the [[TheHeavy lead villain]] among the Nihil during the Hunt for the Eye arc (with the Jedi mistaking her for the actual leader of the Nihil).
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Kalo Sulman, the speaker for the colonists on Sedri Minor, who made a deal with the Hutts for protection and threatened the other colonists into keeping quiet about their own disappearing, tries to make a run for it when the colonists finally confront him over it... only to get eaten by a Drengir, the very same creatures responsible for the disappearances.]]
* BodyHorror: Issue #4 reveals that the dead Hutt had Drengir spores inside of it, which eventually [[ChestBurster grow out of the cadaver in gruesome fashion]].
* BookEnds: The cover of the first issue features a small picture of Starlight Beacon. The last issue's cover is the exact same as the first issue, but this time, [[spoiler:Starlight Beacon is in flames]].
* CanonImmigrant:
** In Issue #2, Sskeer exclaims "Surik's blade!", Surik being the surname of [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords the Exile]], also known as Meetra Surik.
** Nagnol was a toxic natural gas. Its properties made it capable of disrupting starship sensors, and in large doses it was fatal to even members of the [[NoBiochemicalBarriers Hutt species]]. It actually appeared in the ''Legends'' story, ''Captain Threepio''.
* CombatTentacles: At the near end of Issue 2, Ceret is attack by what appears to be a plant-like tentacle, revealed in the next issue as belonging to a [[BotanicalAbomination Drengir]].
* ContinuityNod:
** In the first issue, Keeve is pestered by some Ximpi, a small flying goblin species previously seen in the ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsLando Lando]]'', ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsPoeDameron Poe Dameron]]'', and ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDoctorAphra Doctor Aphra]]'' comics. ''Lando'' and ''Poe Dameron'' were both written by fellow ''The High Republic'' writer Charles Soule.
** Keeve is knighted by Avar the same way [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Kanan]] and [[VideoGame/StarWarsJediFallenOrder Cal]] were, though the chant is slightly different and longer.
--->'''Avar:''' ''[ignites lightsaber]'' Keeve Trennis, by the right of the Council, by the will of the Force, I name thee ''Jedi,'' Knight of the Republic— ''[cuts Keeve's padawan braid]'' —Protector of the Light.
** Issue 9 mentions the world of Ashas Rine, which is presumably related to the similarly-named world of Ashas Ree. Ashas Ree was recanonized in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'', being the home of an ancient Sith temple housing a dangerous Sith relic.
* ConvenientComa: [[spoiler:During the hunt for the Eye of the Nihil, Lourna Dee exposes Terec to the [[BrownNoteBeing Great Leveler]], forcing them and Ceret (via their bond link) to go into a hibernation trance so they don't suffer [[TakenForGranite the same fate as Loden Greatstorm]]. They reawaken in the final issue, during the fall of Starlight Beacon, to save Keeve from being sucked out into space and escape the doomed station along with her.]]
* DisabilityImmunity: It is revealed in the hunt for the Eye arc that Sskeer [[spoiler:is diagosed with Magrak Syndrome, a Trandoshan-specific brain disease that causes them to regress to their more aggressive and primal instincts, explaining some of Sskeer's episodes of being TheBerserker throughout the comic. In trying to slow the disease's progression, Sskeer has been losing his connection to the Force. This turns out to be a blessing in disguise when the Nihil start weaponizing [[BrownNoteBeing the Nameless]] against the Jedi, as Sskeer's weakened Force connection immunizes him to the Nameless's passive Force hallucinations. This not only allows him to save Avar and Keeve from being killed by the Nameless, it allows him to more effectively hold off the Nameless than any other Jedi while everyone evacuates Starlight Beacon.]]
* EvilVersusOblivion: After making it clear that [[BotanicalAbomination the Drengir]] are a threat to ''all'' sentient life in the galaxy, Avar convinces Myarga to have the Hutt Cartel form [[EnemyMine a truce]] with the Jedi just to combat this threat.
* FalseFlagOperation: In Issue 9, the Jedi send Keeve and Terec to infiltrate the Nihil under the guise of being Nihil mooks needing backup after attacking Orla.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Keeve has imposter syndrome, admiring her heroes while looking down on herself and wondering how she could ever be as good as them.
* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: At the end of Issue 9, the Nihil test if Keeve is really one of them by ordering her to kill a captive Myarga.
* ImmediateSequel: The first issue happens shortly after main story of ''[[Literature/StarWarsLightOfTheJedi Light of the Jedi]]'' before skipping to a few hours later at the dedication ceremony on the Starlight Beacon. This is indicated with the other characters being concerned that Sskeer is getting back into action so soon after losing his arm at Kur, followed by Avar being offered and accepting the position of the Marshal of Starlight.
* TheInfiltration: Keeve and Terec are sent to infiltrate the Nihil in order to trace them back to their new base after the Battle of Grizal, with Ceret using the bond between them to track their location with task force aboard the ''Ataraxia''. [[spoiler:Their cover is blown when the captured Myarga outs them as Jedi while being tortured]].
* InstantlyProvenWrong: [[spoiler:When Avar decides to attack the Great Hall of the Nihil in Issue 13, Lourna Dee presumes that the Jedi [[VillainsActHeroesReact won't make the first move]]. Cue the ''Ataraxia'' opening fire on the Great Hall, courtesy of an increasingly more ruthless Avar.]]
* {{Irony}}: Master Sskeer tells Keeve that she shouldn't simply quote ancient lore when she tried to quote the Code. Fanatic adherence to the Jedi Code was one of the flaws that led to the Order's downfall.
* OrificeInvasion: The Drengir try to feed on their prey by sticking their vines down their throats and nostrils.
* PummelingTheCorpse: After killing the Nihil, Sskeer seem to fly into a rage, keep shouting [[MadnessMantra No]] as he began to cut the corpse into pieces.
* SingleMindedTwins: The Kotabi Terec and Ceret. Identical bond-twins who, for all intent and purpose, share the same mind, to the point where they use the word 'we' to describe themselves and can feel each other pain. Unfortunately, when the Drengir capture Ceret, they take advantage of this to spread their mind-control poison to Terec, who then spreads it to Sskeer. [[spoiler:When Terec gets exposed to the Great Leveler, it affects Ceret as well, forcing both of them to go into a [[ConvenientComa hibernative state]] so the calcification doesn't kill them.]]
* TearsOfJoy: After being knighted, Keeve cries tears of happiness while standing with the other Jedi at the Starlight Beacon's dedication ceremony.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: When Keeve asks what killed the Hutt found aboard a ship raided by the Nihil, Ceret asks take your pick as from what he can tell from the body, it been stabbed, shot and even poisoned (note that Hutts are a notoriously hard-to-kill species due to their [[{{Kevlard}} thick hides]] and [[NoBiochemicalBarriers impressive immune systems]], with nagnol gas being one of the few things that can overwhelm the latter in large doses).
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''Star Wars: The High Republic'' is a 2021 comic series based on the ''Franchise/StarWars'' multimedia project of [[Franchise/StarWarsTheHighRepublic the same name]].