Grand Admiral Thrawn was introduced in Timothy Zahn’s novel Heir to the Empire as a tactical genius who very nearly brings the Imperials back to full power.
He quickly became a fan-favorite character who has been brought to life onscreen in both Star Wars Rebels and Ahsoka. Notably, Thrawn is an art collector who believes that he can gain insight into different alien cultures by studying their works of art.
Now, how exactly are these two Star Wars villains connected? It goes back to a story written by Abel G. Peña. The author penned “Unknown Soldier: The Story of General Grievous” for the Star Wars Insider magazine and later wrote an official online supplement for that story titled “The Story of General Grievous: Lord of War.”
