The Noghri

[Bromine]

Was it me, or was this warrior society from the Thrawn Trilogy just a little TOO perfect? I mean, they apparently beat stormtroopers with only primitive weapons, and they escorted Luke, Han, and others to Mount Tantiss without being detected. I liked them, but they were perfect to the point of being unbelievable. I think Zahn could have toned it down a bit. Comments?

[searching4Callista]

<FONT COLOR=#ffff00>I agree Zhan does make them a bit too perfect in the original Thawn Thrilogy. I think he seeks to correct this in The Hand of Thawn books. There he shows the Noghri failing to protect Leia twice. (Something they are very ashamed of!)</FONT>

[Bromine]

I haven't read Hand of Thrawn yet, but in Zahn's Thrawn trilogy, he seems to use the word "proper" a lot. Everything is the "village proper", "landing bay proper," "casino proper", etc, etc. I don't mean to put down Zahn, 'cause the guy's awesome, but I haven't encountered this term much outside his books, and I'm wondering if anyone else noticed how often he used it. (Something like 10-15 times+, I think.)

[Jedi2016]

I didn't notice the "proper" thing, but here's my two cents on the Noghri: I think Zahn created the Noghri as the "ultimate bad guys". The ones that never made a mistake, never failed in their mission, etc, etc.... Yes, he made them perfect. He made it impossible for the main characters to beat them.. so they join them. He had to tone them down in Hand of Thrawn because he needed to for the storyline. If the Noghri were still perfect warriors (kinda like ninja, they are), then there's not much of a storyline is there? Nothing could touch Leia or the kids. So.. tone them down a bit. Give them the ability to fail now and again. I like that ninja analogy. That's what I was looking for. Ruthless, swift, silent, and deadly.