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Of course, like any good thing, when there was too much of one thing, it wasn’t all good. The 1990s, in particular, saw the release of some less-than-stellar Star Wars projects, such as the Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars book trilogy, which never found its footing despite enlisting the help of heavyweights like Boba Fett and Darth Vader. At least the ’90s produced another Star Wars story that quickly became one of the best ever. In fact, it gave the series new life at a time it desperately needed it.
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Luke Skywalker spends the bulk of his time in the original trilogy training to become a Jedi. Obi-Wan Kenobi believes he’s the only hope the galaxy has, so he takes the young boy under his wing and entrusts Yoda to the same after his death. But the Empire doesn’t plan on waiting for Luke to learn every Jedi lesson to attack; it tries to snuff out him and his Rebel friends at every oppurtunity. Not wanting to stand on the sidelines and watch his friends die, Luke moonlights as a pilot, starting as a member of Red Squadron before becoming the leader of Rogue Squadron. He fights alongside Wedge Antilles and his other teammates until the end of the war, when he leaves to focus on rebuilding the Jedi Order.
Wedge can’t leave it all behind and become a space wizard, though, so he rebuilds his old group in the X-Wing book series. The first book, Rogue Squadron, sees Wedge train a new generation of pilots, including Corran Horn, who is at the top of his class. They’re all working hard because they plan to take the fight to the remnants of the Empire, which still hold control of the city planet Coruscant. By the end of Rogue Squadron, the New Republic is one step closer to achieving its goal and bringing peace to the galaxy. The story is inspiring, so much so that there’s still a chance a similar one could come to the big screen.
