Star Wars: Legacy, Volume 5: The Hidden Temple by John Ostrander

Star Wars: Legacy, Volume 5: The Hidden Temple Reviews

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  Terence

  Since the revelation that Cade is the last Skywalker everyone seems to be after him.
  
  Cade and his crew try to lay low with his Uncle, but it becomes clear that Darth Krayt will never stop chasing him. Cade comes up with a new plan, assassinate Krayt in order to be free again. Cade's Uncle reveals something that may help, the Jedi have a hidden temple and the old man formerly known as Jedi Master Nat Skywalker knows the way.
  
  I really like the direction the story is moving in. Cade despite his class is no fool. He knows the Sith need him to heal Darth Krayt so he won't stop being hunted until Krayt is dead. Cade's either crazy or he has an enormous pair because he asks the Jedi Masters at the hidden temple to help him assassinate Krayt.
  
  The volume also finally reveals why Jariah Syn hates Jedi with every fiber of his being.
  
  The Hidden Temple is another strong volume in the Legacy series and I can't wait to jump into the next volume.
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  Bookwraiths

  Great continuation of the story. There are lots of different characters in this volume and several returning one's plus a plot which mixes personal and political, old and new, Sith and Jedi in an entertaining concoction which keeps up the space opera fun. Really enjoying this series.
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  Scott Rhee

  In Volume 5 of the Dark Horse graphic novel series “Star Wars Legacy: The Hidden Temple”: Cade gets his old ship back from the pirate who stole it; Cade and his crew hole up on his uncle’s planet where there’s bilaberry patogga for everybody!; a former Jedi named Azlyn Rae shows up; they all go looking for a hidden Jedi temple; Syn finds the Jedi who killed his dad and tries to get revenge; Cade wants to go on an assassination mission to kill Darth Krayt, but the other Jedis say “no”.
  
  It may be “old canon”, but it’s a darn good series...
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  Koen

  Oeh, love where this is heading !
  Bad ass scripting.. Great artwork again ..
  
  Me = happy! :)
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  Aaron

  Cade Skywalker has escaped from the Sith on Corscant and owes a number of favors. While he would love to settle back into his old normalcy as a smuggler with his friends Deliah and Sy by his side, it is soon clear that he is going to have to get out of the spotlight so the Sith won't be able to get their hands on him again. He decides to visit an old friend, his uncle Bactah.
  
  Bactah has settled down with his wife Droo and their "kits" on a backwater world. It turns out that Bactah is actually Cade's uncle and the older brother to Cade's father. Bactah went into hiding after the Sith massacred the Jedi and has been able to stay off the radar with his wits and by not using the Force.
  
  Bactah and his family are more than happy to see Cade and his friends. This is particularly true of Bactah's daughter, who has more than a crush on Sy. When a group of Imperial Knights arrive looking for Cade when he is found by a bounty hunter it becomes clear that Cade and his friends cannot stay with Bactah without endangering him and his family. The situation is even more challenging when the bounty hunter turns out to be an old padawan friend of Cade's who ended up finding safety in the Imperial Knights.
  
  Cade, along with his friends some of the Knights and his uncle, end up heading toward a secret hidden temple that was set up by the Jedi decades earlier in the hopes of finding a safe haven. To their surprise, they arrive to find that other Jedi have also set up there, some of them familiar and some not.
  
  It does not take long for the Knights and the Jedi to discuss the possibility of an alliance to take on the Sith Empire, an issue that really comes to a head when Cade proposes a mission to send in a unit led by himself to assassinate Emperor Darth Krayt in the hopes of bringing down the Sith Empire. This brings about a debate as to whether that would serve the light side of the Force or help save the universe from the Sith. Something that seems to be more important as the group learns of the genocide taking place on Mon Calamari in response to recent actions by rebels there against the Sith Empire.
  
  The story continues to weave itself together as different elements become clearer and clearer to the reader. The characters and the political forces are starting to choose sides as the tale seems to be working its way toward an epic conclusion that will do the franchise proud. There are no shortage of questions and mysteries surrounding the characters, and Ostrander seems to be pealing away the truths like fine onion skins.
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  Beverly

  -fangirl flails- AZLYN RAE!! I will definitely need to figure out a Cosplay for her because she is awesome. Jedi, imperial knight bounty hunter lady for the win
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  Adam

  Loyalties - 2 stars
  
  These two arcs both cover Cade stumbling incautiously into the sanctuaries of his loved ones and bringing danger in after him. The first one tries for some low-key hanging out time but feels too artificial (because it tries so hard) and passes by too quickly to actually have the emotional punch it goes for. The introduction of Azlyn Rae is also too fast and heightens the whole sense that this narrative is just moving faster than the characters can keep up. It gets thin on feelings and the bare outline shows through.
  
  The Hidden Temple - 3 stars
  
  The fact that this is kind of the same arc as the previous one (parallels it too much too soon) does it no favors, but it ultimately works a bit better. As I've mentioned before, Cade's Jedi friends are some of the better characters in the series, and they are a welcome return. But the new Jedi council here is also a good addition, and the structure itself is neat. The best part about this one, though, is that the emotional issues centered aren't Cade's boring ones, but Jariah Syn's. Syn's shtick isn't necessarily that much less edgy and angsty than Cade's but they're at least fresh, and seeing him have it out with the new Bothan Jedi is good. It deals with how perspective and emotion frame truth and seed prejudice and worldviews and that's more interesting than most of what we've gotten here so far.
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  Jo

  Irregular art, good story. Neither the best nor the worst volume so far. Just plain okay. Some ideas are interesting, Cade is developed in a good way, but overall it didn't feel like a remarkable book.
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  Jade

  Re-read
  
  Please note that this comic series is now part of Legends, and is no longer canon within the Star Wars expanded universe.
  
  
  There's my boy Cade. Some nice character moments in this volume.
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  Marta Duda-Gryc

  Between 2 and 3 (Or even 3,5 for the Imp-Imp-Alliance battle at the end).
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  Andrew Briggs

  Finally getting moving again. A big set up chapter.
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  Jaime K

  I feel that the art here is not as good as in Volume 4, though the planetscapes are wonderful. It's not that the art is BAD, but it's not as vibrant, and character attributes seem less fluid, if that makes sense. Granted, it could be because of the harsher environment (underworld vs. out in the open), but I think there was a different artist (not everything is explained as well in this volume as in the previous one).
  
  A lot about this is harsh though. The first half is "Loyalties," which is a perfect title for those issues.
  
  Cade's time with the Sith has made him much more raw, more open to using the Force for selfish and vengeful reasons. But even with the love of family and friends, he's colder, different. I can't like his character. He's the supposed protagonist who has antagonistic qualities.
  
  Despite his saying that sleeping with Talon "didn't mean anything," he still bloody cheated on Blue. I hate that she essentially let him off the hook fairly easily. Then she becomes very jealous later on, and Cade just doesn't treat her well. It's a toxic relationship overall, now.
  
  A downside with comics is that they tend to be too blunt about character history, when said characters wouldn't necessarily talk like a certain way (i.e.: "When you were Cade SKYWALKER!!!!") There are more subtle ways around this; unfortunately, such subtlety is not seen here.
  
  Rawk's Nest is awesome and there are some VERY interesting new characters.
  Bantha, for example, is just great. I really like him.
  
  Then there is the expected meeting/clash of Cade's group and the Imperial Knights and the Jedi. Not only is it an obvious direction in this volume, but it's strongly alluded to in Volume 4.
  Yet everyone is against the Sith, so an alliance is necessary.
  
  I feel so bad for Jariah. It's obvious he's close to the edge, considering the large number of Force users around him. And then we find out about his past, which was needed.
  I hate that he had Rav's tattoo at the age of 7.
  
  The end shows that these characters, in particular, hang on a delicate balance.
  
  I like how quite a bit of Huttese<-> English is given in the back.
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  Yves

  Cade Skywalker et ses compagnons vont chez l'oncle de Cade et découvrent qu'il existe un temple secret où sont réunis quelques survivants de la purge faite par les Sith. ILs sont suivi par les Imperial Knights qui veulent aux aussi découvrir ce temple secret. On découvre quelques secrets du passé dans ce tome. On apprend pourquoi Syn déteste tant les Jedi et on en apprend encore un peu sur le passé de la famille Skywalker.
  
  Ce n'est pas le meilleur tome de la série. Le rythme est un peu plus lent et je trouve que ça brise un peu le sentiment d'urgence qu'il y a depuis le début de la série. Malgré tout, ce tome reste quand même essentiel pour mieux comprendre la série.
  
  Les qualités artistiques de la BD sont les même qu'au début, si ce n'est pas même un peux mieux.
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  Jaimie

  A third (and hidden) base for the Jedi? They're pulling more and more reference material from the original story lines... It's kind of good to know that the Jedi aren't as completely decimated as the Sith think and that they're actually making plans to enter into the expanding political conflict at the urging of Cade Skywalker. He may not follow along the Jedi's neat and controlled path, but he may be the only one who is capable of thinking outside of their rather closed mind-set and being able to see the greater picture of the galaxy in crisis.
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  Malcolm Cox

  More epic story-telling featuring my favourite Skywalker. It's really fascinating when the three factions team up: Imperial Knights, Jedi Knights and whatever Cade is and how their views on Cade's plan to assassinate Darth Krayt differ. The introduction of Cade's childhood friend and first love also makes for some interesting shifts in character dynamics. We also finally find out why Syn has such a burning hatred for the Jedi. On the whole really gripping stuff that is unfortunately a little short and doesn't get as far as the confrontation with the Sith. First rate artwork as always.
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  Jeff Lanter

  This volume feels like the in-between or middle part of a series which is fine but means it isn't quite as good or exciting as previous trade paperbacks. There are interesting character and plot developments (that I won't give away!), but ultimately there isn't a lot of action in the sense of things moving forward until the very end. With that said, the direction the story ultimately is moving towards is very interesting and I'm looking forward to finding out what happens next.
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  Casey

  4.5 maybe? Not for the faint hearted, we here see the consequences of going against the Sith. But to balance this darkness, Cade reconnects with some family and the Jedi Council and an old friend.
  
  FYI the next part of the story, Volume 6, is actually the second part of Star Wars Vector Volume 2. Vector is a crossover story from 4 different Star Wars comic series. Don't skip this, what happens in Vector is a vital part of the Legacy story, its not fluff.
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  Heather

  I think this was my favorite of this series so far. I enjoyed all the subplots and how the main plot progressed. It was nice to see that Cade still had some family besides the mother he never knew and that doesn't want to be known. It was also cool to see the hidden jedi temple. All in all, definitely one of the best of the Legacy series so far.
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  Cale

  This volume returns to Cade Skywalker's story. Lots of plot movement, but not much action. Cade discovers allies old and new, and tries to gather allies to his plan. There are some revelations, like Syn's issue with the Jedi, but overall the plot-heaviness slows the pace from the previous volume. Still good, just not quite as good.
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  Edward Cheer

  I'm glad the story went back to Cade, and just in time! Some BIG decisions are made in this issue, and some bigger issues are confronted in this arc, showing Cade suffer more with the dark side closing in on him. It builds the intensity, and gets you pumped for the big plan Cade's gonna go off to complete...
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  Angela

  Cade is on the run again, after attacking the Sith temple. All he wants to do is hide. There's some nice moments where he visits relatives, though Cade is starting to get annoying now. The hidden temple is a good idea, but isn't really explored much. A good read.
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  Tom

  A prety good book a little bit sad though :(
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  Alex

  Why the 5 Star reviews for this series I hear you asking.
  
  Well, that's easy. Deliah Blue
  
  
  Ok, maybe that's not it.
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  Shannon Appelcline

  A solid continuation of Cade's story, though one that's a bit decompressed.