History Trivia / Thrawn

* IKnewIt: In [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsStepsIntoShadow "Steps Into Shadow"]], Kallus says he's heard rumors that Thrawn's campaign at Batonn resulted in heavy civilian casualties. Some viewers found it suspicious that Thrawn makes no comment on this and lets Pryce talk about it, so we don't get to know about Thrawn's opinion on the matter, leading to theories that Thrawn didn't intend on killing so many people and that Pryce may have been involved. [[spoiler:As we see in the book, this is indeed the case.]]

** When asked by a Wookieepedian about Nightswan's true identity, Zahn stated that while it's deliberately left vague in the book itself, he [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Nightswan%27s_identity/Message_from_Timothy_Zahn personally feels]] that Nevil Cygni was just another alias of Nightswan rather than his true identity (as otherwise the Galactic Empire could have easily tracked him down), leaving Nevil Cygni's real name currently unknown.

* AnimationLeadTime: Similar to other books in the Expanded Universe, Zahn revealed in an interview on the ''Star Wars'' website that he was only brought in after Season 3 was finished in production, so he had to write ''Thrawn'' around it rather than already having written it prior.

** Zahn has stated in an interview that he believes Konstantine got his position from having [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections political ties or some other method unrelated to skill]] that got him his [[GeneralFailure rank of admiral]]. As it doesn't seem like Konstantine currently has any backstory and Zahn was the one that gave Pryce her backstory as seen in this very book, it's not outside the realm of possibility that it may actually be the case thanks to Zahn [[AscendedFanon ascending his theories into official works]].
** When asked by a Wookieepedian about Nightswan's true identity, Timothy Zahn stated that while it's deliberately left vague in the book itself, he [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Nightswan%27s_identity/Message_from_Timothy_Zahn personally feels]] that Nevil Cygni was just another alias of Nightswan rather than his true identity (as otherwise the Galactic Empire could have easily tracked him down), leaving Nevil Cygni's real name currently unknown.

** When asked by a Wookieepedian about Nightswan's true identity, Timothy Zahn [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Nightswan%27s_identity/Message_from_Timothy_Zahn stated]] that while it's deliberately left vague in the book itself, he personally feels that Nevil Cygni was just another alias of Nightswan rather than his true identity (as otherwise the Galactic Empire could have easily tracked him down), leaving Nevil Cygni's real name currently unknown.

* WordOfSaintPaul: Zahn has stated in an interview that he believes Konstantine got his position from having [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections political ties or some other method unrelated to skill]] that got him his [[GeneralFailure rank of admiral]]. As it doesn't seem like Konstantine currently has any backstory and Zahn was the one that gave Pryce her backstory as seen in this very book, it's not outside the realm of possibility that it may actually be the case thanks to Zahn [[AscendedFanon ascending his theories into official works]].

* WordOfGod: Timothy Zahn has stated that he's "already pitching [[Literature/ThrawnAlliances a sequel]]" to ''Thrawn''. And rumors are flying that he's trying to make it into a ''trilogy''.

* WordOfGod: Timothy Zahn has stated that he's "already pitching a sequel" to ''Thrawn''. And rumors are flying that he's trying to make it into a ''trilogy''.

* WordOfGod: Timothy Zahn has stated that he's "already pitching a sequel" to ''Thrawn''. And rumors are flying that he's trying to make it into a ''trilogy''.

* WordOfGod: Timothy Zahn has stated that he's "already pitching a sequel" to ''Thrawn''.

* AnimationLeadTime: Zahn revealed in an interview on the ''Star Wars'' website that he was only brought in after Season 3 was finished in production, so he had to write ''Thrawn'' around it rather than already having written it prior.

* WordOfGod:
** Timothy Zahn has stated that he's "already pitching a sequel" to ''Thrawn''. Either Thrawn survives past Season 3, the sequel takes place from his perspective in Season 3, or it's a technical sequel in the form of a prequel (as ''Thrawn'' begins as the titular character is rescued and has already been exiled from Csilla).

** Timothy Zahn has stated that he's "already pitching a sequel" to ''Thrawn''. Either Thrawn survives past Season 3, the sequel takes place from his perspective in Season 3, or it's a technical prequel (as ''Thrawn'' begins as the titular character is rescued and has already been exiled from Csilla).