Hey guys, this is Eckhart slaughter
and welcome to another Star Wars legends lore video today's video is sponsored by the
Wonderful folks over at X - what's X - you might be wondering? Well. It's my personal second youtube channel
I upload mostly gaming content also some vlogging stuff
I was recently given an advanced copy of the new Thrones revenge mod
And I just posted episode 1 over there if you guys are interested, but back to the content and today
We are talking about one of my favorite bits of Star Wars
Legends the outbound flight the open flight was a project of the pre Clone Wars air Republic with the purpose of exploring the Unknown Regions
Exiting the Star Wars galaxy and finding locations and life beyond unfortunately the project never left the galaxy
Then Chancellor Palpatine and thron who at the time was working for the Chiefs Defence Force
Conspired to destroy the outbound flight as it passed through the Unknown Regions
they did so for a multitude of reasons for one the outbound flight was crewed largely by Jedi Palpatine saw this as an opportunity to
seriously
Weaken the order however perhaps more importantly and certainly to Thrawn there was worried that the outbound flight would run into an extra clacked
Expires or as we would later come to know them they use on von both
Palpatine and thron were worried that if the Vong encountered the outbound flight they may become openly hostile and
Initiate the invasion of the galaxy or that they would steal the technology
Aboard the outbound flight which would help them prepare for the eventual war so we know what happened to the outbound flight
But why was it created and actually launched in the first place?
Well one of the project's purposes actually ties in with the Yuuzhan Vong
Themselves the outbound flight was mostly a project of the Jedi with the Senate really only rubber stamping it the Jedi hoped that before leaving
The galaxy the outbound flight might discover some evidence of what happened to the Jedi
Berger had disappeared mysteriously in the unknown region and no one had heard from her in reality
She had turned to the dark side after meeting the Yuuzhan Vong on sonoma sakata
This objective is actually so important to the council that a year later during the launch of the outbound flight
Anakin and obi-wan were told to join the roster of Jedi on the ship
Then leave when they got to the Unknown Regions
Didn't try to find out what happened to her although the outbound flight was technically a project of the entire Jedi Council
It was really the brainchild of Jedi Master Joris Sabbath
Joris was very strange for a Jedi he believed that the Jedi should rule lesser beings basically
Everyone else by force and leaving the galaxy he planned to escape the crumbling deteriorate and Republic and set up a new
Colony of Jedi outside the galaxy I think this setup of a jedi colony was the most important part to sabbath he actually snuck
Jedi children on the outbound flight and stole them from their parents
Typically jedi children would only be given over to the order upon consent
However, Joris saw himself as the unquestioned leader of the outbound flight and more than that the leader of everyone on it
He believed that rules regulations and laws did not apply to him
And I think it was ultimately his goal to shape the Jedi then returned to the galaxy to rule over it given his
Arrogance and sense of superiority it's unsurprising that before his death Joris actually did fall to the dark side so that's Joris purpose
To establish a new jedi colony we know that the Jedi Council also wanted to look for a Verger
But the Senate also wanted a place outside of the galaxy a refuge should any major
Catastrophe happen to the Republic the Republic was also fairly big on exploration
So the Senate hoped that new species and planets would be discovered just for the purposes of
colonization and for furthering scientific research and knowledge so that was the outbound flight ultimately just another
manipulation of Palpatine if you really look at it sure the Senate had ultimate authority on whether to approve the project or not
But obviously Palpatine's word was very persuasive although he played coy
He wanted nothing more than a group of Jedi Masters in one place where they could be destroyed however
It probably is good that the outbound flight didn't reach the edge of the galaxy they may have countered the Yuuzhan Vong
But it sure would have been interesting to see what else they would have found anyway guys this has been at carte slaughter
Thank you again for watching may the force be with you
You