History YMMV / AftermathLifeDebt

* ContestedSequel: Reception of the story is mixed and ties into the overall BrokenBase of the trilogy. A number of fans see ''Life Debt'' as a step up from a rough start that was ''Aftermath'' and appreciated the world building for the new canon. There's still a number of fans who preferred the story-line and characterization in first book and view this book as a step down.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: By not having Alderaanian survivors from ''Legends'' who were invested in preserving or restoring their culture, such as Winter Reltrac, Cal Omas, Heeth Panteer, the Arranda siblings, Tycho Celchu and Jerrell, who could have been effectively and interestingly introduced to the new canon in that chapter.

* HarsherInHindsight: All the SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments of Han and Leia [[spoiler: anticipating the birth of their child becomes this, as we now know what Ben Solo would become, and [[{{Patricide}} what he would do.]]]]

* CompleteMonster: [[AddledAddict Grand Moff Lozen Tolruck]] conceals the fall of the Emperor from his own men to continue ruling over the planet Kashyyyk as its [[AGodAmI king]]. [[FantasticRacism Forcing the Wookiee race into slave labor]] by installing inhibitor chips that cause intense pain in the Wookiees, Tolruck also begins hunting them for sport and food. When the former Rebellion comes to liberate Kashyyyk, Tolruck continues his barbaric activities and tortures a rebel who falls into his hands, while also considering [[EgomaniacHunter farming the Wookiee population for meat]] and crossbreeding them with Talz, a sapient species he finds especially delicious. When he realizes it's impossible to hold Kashyyyk, Tolruck [[VillainousBreakdown ordered his small fleet of Star Destroyers to annihilate the entire world]], declaring he will surrender Kashyyyk to no one, not even the Empire itself.

* CompleteMonster: [[AddledAddict Grand Moff Lozen Tolruck]] conceals the fall of the Emperor from his own men to continue ruling over the planet Kashyyyk as its [[AGodAmI king]]. [[FantasticRacism Forcing the Wookiee race into slave labor]] by installing inhibitor chips that cause intense pain in the Wookiees, Tolruck also begins hunting them for sport and food. When the former Rebellion comes to liberate Kashyyyk, Tolruck continues his barbaric activities and tortures a rebel who falls into his hands, while also considering [[EgomaniacHunter farming the Wookiee population for meat]] and crossbreeding them with Talz, a sentient species he finds especially delicious. When he realizes it's impossible to hold Kashyyyk, Tolruck [[VillainousBreakdown ordered his small fleet of Star Destroyers to annihilate the entire world]], declaring he will surrender Kashyyyk to no one, not even the Empire itself.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: By not having Alderaanian survivors from ''Legends'' who were invested in preserving or restoring their culture, such as Winter Reltrac, Cal Omas, Heeth Panteer, the Arranda siblings, Tycho Celchu and Jerrell, who could have been effectively and interestingly introduced to the new cannon in that chapter.

* ContestedSequel: Reception of the story is mixed, and ties into the overall BrokenBase of the trilogy. A number of fans see ''Life Debt'' as a step up from a rough start that was ''Aftermath'' and appreciated the world building for the new canon. There's still a number of fans who preferred the story-line and characterization in first book and view this book as a step down.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: While the reaction to the first book in the ''Aftermath'' trilogy was mixed, ''Life Debt'' was much better received.
** BrokenBase might apply better, as while ''Life Debt'' is more popular in general, fans who actually liked the storyline and characterization first book however, often tend to view this book as a step down.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: While the reaction to the first book in the ''Aftermath'' trilogy was mixed, ''Life Debt'' was much better received.

* CompleteMonster: [[AddledAddict Grand Moff]] [[AxCrazy Lozen Tolruck]] conceals the fall of the Emperor from his own men to continue ruling over the planet Kashyyyk as its [[AGodAmI king]]. [[FantasticRacism Forcing the Wookiee race into slave labor]] by installing inhibitor chips that cause intense pain in the Wookiees, Tolruck also begins hunting them for sport and food. When the former Rebellion comes to liberate Kashyyyk, Tolruck continues his barbaric activities and tortures a rebel who falls into his hands, while also considering [[EgomaniacHunter farming the Wookiee population for meat]] and crossbreeding them with Talz, a sentient species he finds especially delicious. When he realizes it's impossible to hold Kashyyyk, Tolruck [[VillainousBreakdown ordered his small fleet of Star Destroyers to annihilate the entire world]], declaring he will surrender Kashyyyk to no one, not even the Empire itself.

* CompleteMonster: [[AddledAddict Grand Moff]] [[AxCrazy Lozen Tolruck]] conceals the fall of the Emperor from his own men to continue ruling over the planet Kashyyyk as its [[AGodAmI king]]. [[FantasticRacism Forcing the Wookiee race into slave labor]] by installing inhibitor chips that cause intense pain in the Wookiees, Tolruck also begins hunting them for sport and food. When the former Rebellion comes to liberate Kashyyyk, Tolruck continues his barbaric activities and tortures a rebel who falls into his hands, while also considering [[EgomaniacHunter farming the Wookiee population for meat]] and crossbreeding them with Talz, a sentient species he finds especially delicious. When he realizes it's impossible to hold Kashyyyk, Tolruck [[VillainousBreakdown ordered his small fleet of star destroyers to annihilate the entire world]], declaring he will surrender Kashyyyk to no one, not even the Empire itself.

* CompleteMonster: [[AddledAddict Grand Moff]] Lozen [[AxCrazy Tolruck]] conceals the fall of the Emperor from his own men to continue ruling over the planet Kashyyyk as its [[AGodAmI king]]. [[FantasticRacism Forcing the Wookiee race into slave labor]] by installing inhibitor chips that cause intense pain in the Wookiees, Tolruck also begins hunting them for sport and food. When the former Rebellion comes to liberate Kashyyyk, Tolruck continues his barbaric activities and tortures a rebel who falls into his hands, while also considering [[EgomaniacHunter farming the Wookiee population for meat]] and crossbreeding them with Talz, a sentient species he finds especially delicious. When he realizes it's impossible to hold Kashyyyk, Tolruck [[VillainousBreakdown ordered his small fleet of star destroyers to annihilate the entire world]], declaring he will surrender Kashyyyk to no one, not even the Empire itself.

* HarsherInHindsight: All the HeartwarmingMoments of Han and Leia [[spoiler: anticipating the birth of their child becomes this, as we now know what Ben Solo would become, and [[{{Patricide}} what he would do.]]]]

* HarsherInHindsight: All the HeartwarmingMoments of Han and Leia [[spoiler: anticipating the birth of their child becomes this, as we now know what Ben Solo would become, and [[{{Patricide}} what he would do.]]]]