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ThePunisherX493
Rising Novice
2 months ago

Rumors of JML lifter

I’m trying to put the word out there on this before CG makes it official. There’s only one correct choice on who should be Jedi Master Luke’s lifter, and that is Jedi/Knight Mara Jade! 

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  • micro97's avatar
    micro97
    Seasoned Novice
    2 months ago

    Don’t want to burst any bubbles, but I highly doubt they use Mara Jade Skywalker with Jedi master Luke, one it doesn’t fit 2. **bleep** Disney wouldn’t allow it, 3 if they do do a lifter for Jedi master Luke , it will probably be ghost form yoda master of triumphs and failures he will probably be able to call down lighting and speed up Jedi lessons, although I am a huge fan of the original EU starwars maybe some day the my will do a alternate version of Luke like grand master Luke 

  • Why not Both? Luke’s sister and his wife in the squad. I see no problem with this 

  • I've spoken about this before, but Mara Jade is unique in that Timothy Zahn holds a rights interest in the character and nothing can be done with her without Zahn's approval. At the time I first wrote about this complicated intellectual property issue, I incorrectly predicted that Jade was dramatically unlikely ever to come to SWGOH. As we know, she did come. 

    I based that prediction on the fact that Zahn had previously announced he would disallow use of her in any media if she didn't get a storyline that respected the complexity and original nature of the character. Since SWGOH doesn't have storylines per se, and doesn't provide complex characterization, I took this to mean that Zahn would oppose her use in SWGOH. That was incorrect. I can only guess now that it's because he understood that the game doesn't have storylines, and depriving her of a storyline or of complex characterization in a collectible game doesn't mean taking her less seriously than other toons. She's entirely equal in no character getting a "story" in SWGOH. 

    But while that was incorrect, the extra hurdle remains. Unless the contract permitting CG to use MJ for the original MJ toon we already have contained an open-ended provision about future uses as well, they might have to go back to Zahn, have more discussions and potentially sign another contract. 

    Now we don't know if this is true. That depends on the details of any deal inked with Zahn the last time round, and those have not been shared. 

    BUT it's fair to say that using MJ is not as simple as using other SW toons bc of the specific and complicated intellectual property interests that have been formed over time. 

    My advice to you is, never expect another MJ toon, and if you get one to celebrate it as a particularly valuable gift that CG had to work on a little extra to bring to you. 

  • By rumors do you mean Ahnald's video? 

    CG probably have content mapped out a year ahead. 

  • ThePunisherX493's avatar
    ThePunisherX493
    Rising Novice
    2 months ago

    Of course. After all, he posts everything he reads in the datamines to his stream channel

  • ZanirN7S's avatar
    ZanirN7S
    Seasoned Ace
    2 months ago

    There was no datamine stuff in that video. The only thing Ahnald showed was someone's comment engaging in total speculation assuming that there might be a pattern to releasing a Conquest lifter for a GL at the beginning of the year. There's nothing at all to indicate even the chance of a hint of a possibility of a JML lifter. 

    The only rumor is the one you made up. 

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