Dark Force Rising | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Grand Admiral Thrawn - This person is the last survivor of the twelve white-uniformed Grand Admirals named by the late Emperor. With light-blue-skin and glowing red eyes, this person is obviously not entirely of human heritage, but their demonstrated military genius transcends Imperial prejudice and for five years this person has commanded the Empire since the Emperor and Darth Vader's deaths. This person studies the artwork of peoples he is about to attack, looking for psychological clues to their weaknesses.

Han Solo - This person inevitably wears a lopsided smile, ignores or mistreats...
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