When new novels are released, there are always a ton of cool little facts that don’t really
fit anywhere in a video of their own that I still think are really interesting and worth
talking about.
So here is a list of facts, small connections, references, and pieces of trivia from Inferno
Squad.
I normally do fifty facts for novels, but this book was more on the intimate, character
driven side of things.
There weren’t as many facts and easter eggs to pick up on.
I don’t mean that to be negative at all.
The goal of this book was to tell us about the members of Inferno Squad.
It’s different from the Aftermath series, which had the responsibility to tell us about
the galaxy as a whole after the Battle of Endor.
All that said, let’s start getting into the good stuff, and be aware that spoilers
are ahead.
Iden Versio and her father, Admiral Garrick Versio, are from the planet Vardos.
That was already known, and we also already know that it is a very happy and proud Imperial
world.
What we didn’t know until now is that even the nonhuman citizens are very happy on Vardos.
Some even retain positions of power.
Iden was taught at the Future Imperial Leaders Military Preparatory School, where the headmaster
was a female Aqualish.
Garrick Versio held the rank of Inspector General in the Imperial Security Bureau until
shortly after the Battle of Yavin, when he was promoted to Admiral.
This only further confuses my understanding of the Imperial hierarchy.
Iden is twenty two years old at the time of the book.
She graduated with honors at the top of her class at the Imperial Academy on Coruscant,
and served on the Death Star during the Battle of Yavin.
She flew a TIE fighter in the battle, and was one of only a handful of survivors.
She and other Imperials were well aware of the TIE fighter’s shortcomings when compared
to Rebel ships.
Iden appreciated the encouragement it provided to kill the enemy first.
All Imperials were trained to not get attached to their ships or equipment like Rebels did.
Ships and pilots were interchangeable and expendable.
In fact, Iden often talks of Imperial control over emotions and lack of attachments.
It’s ironic how closely the Imperial ideology matches with the beliefs of the Jedi Order
of the Clone Wars.
Iden mourns the loss of Wulff Yularen.
It’s nice to have him recognized like that.
Del Meeko was the chief engineer of the Star Destroyer Implacable before joining Inferno
Squad.
That may be a nod to a star destroyer of the same name from the Legends X-Wing series of
books.
Meeko flies by the Senate building and wonders what will become of the building, and what
the Senate District will be called now.
After Yavin, the Empire arrested all Imperial senators until they confirmed they did not
collude with the rebellion.
They were held in the Arrth-Eno prison complex that first appeared in the Star Wars comic,
where a rebel spy within the Empire attempted to rescued a number of sympathetic senators.
Inferno Squad’s first mission is undercover at a wedding.
They are amazed with their target’s large collection of actual books, which just serves
as a reminder that the books Luke has in The Last Jedi must be ancient.
Iden’s droid, seen in the Battlefront II trailers, is an ID10 Seeker droid.
That’s a step up from the model used by the Seventh Sister, which was an ID9.
It can perform a variety of functions, which will be fun to see in the game, but it can
also store holovids and games in it.
The leader of the leftover Partisans is named Staven.
He appeared in Rebel Rising, and was mentioned by Jyn in the novelization of Rogue One.
At that point the Partisans believed he was dead, but he was simply captured and escaped
after Jedha.
Although he doesn’t call her by name, he shares a fond memory about Jyn.
Iden mentions the Empire and their hunt for surviving Alderaanians.
This is an obvious reference to the Princess Leia comic, but it could also possibly connect
with the upcoming Visceral game.
The current rumor is that the protagonist is an Alderaanian on the run from the Empire.
If any Imperial is brought up on charges of treason, their legal defense is an Imperial
programmed legal droid.
While it’s not explicitly stated, I think the implication is that the droid can be programmed
to provide a poor defense.
Every Partisan that went into battle wore explosive devices.
In the event they might be captured, they can blow themselves up instead.
Any mission had the potential to become a suicide bombing.
A few Kage Warriors are in the ranks of the Partisans.
You might remember them from The Clone Wars episode Bounty.
When a Kage dies, their family shares the favorite meal of their loved one, and set
a place for their spirit to join them.
During her time with the Partisans, Iden is taught to speak publicly.
This will probably come in handy when she gives at least one rousing speech in Battlefront
II.
The last thing I want to mention is the biggest spoiler of the book, so I’m giving you one
last chance to turn back.
Still here?
We find out what happened to Lux Bonteri.
I’ll be covering that in depth very soon, but it’s too cool of a connection to not
at least mention here.
That’s it for random facts from Inferno Squad!
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The audiobook is out now, it’s voiced by Iden Versio herself, Janina Gavankar, and
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