Krytos virus

Designed to force the Republic to [[VirtueIsWeakness bankrupt themselves curing the affected population]], it inflicts the maximum amount of pain as it slowly kills the infected in the most grisly way possible. They control a galaxy-spanning criminal empire that not even the Empire dares to take down Send a Message Reason: None Showing 15 edit s of Community Showcase More. Follow TV Tropes.

You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account. Sep 27th at PM. Changed line s 2,3 click to see context from:. Jul 24th at AM. Another weaponized disease that assisted the Empire's goals was the Krytos virus. It was the cause of the death of millions of alien individuals. Its victims experienced a horrifyingly painful death as their flesh literally disintegrated over a short period of time.

The destructive virus was unleashed upon Coruscant during the time of the New Republic shortly before the faction conquered the city. The plan of the Empire worked flawlessly, the disease served the role of a Trojan horse and the Jedi-backed state soon succumbed to bankruptcy.

The first stages of the illness were associated with reddish eyes, followed by the victim mindlessly staring into empty space. The later stages included the skin of the infected becoming almost entirely red. The condition is so serious that its only survivor is the powerful Jedi Luke Skywalker, who experienced intense dreams and more while battling it. Terrak Morrhage was another Sith that came up with his very own magic disease to spread chaos within the Jedi Order.

He called it the Dark Plague and its effect was to possess the minds of the victims. The weapon was so strong that even after the dark-side user's death it continued to damage the Knights. Numerous members of the Order - Padawans and Masters alike fell under its dark influence and turned against their brothers in arms. Of course, the space battles continue, with Warlord Zsinj making another off-page demonstration of his might, the effects of which confront Rogue Squadron.

I think that one of the things I most enjoy about the X-wing books is the fact that they deal with much more ordinary inhabitants of the Star Wars universe - people seldom dwelt upon in the other novels which are often too occupied with flashing lightsabres and escalating Force powers.

The description of the hideous effects of the Krytos plague and in particular the case of the noble Gamorrean who kept his family safe by quarantining himself is macabre yet fascinating It really helps to raise the stakes whilst at the same time keeping it at a personal level that makes pale by comparison any number of blown-up planets in the Hosnian system. I felt more for that green pig-guy than I felt for any of the anonymous people wiped out in a flash by Starkiller Base.

The rest of the characters gain a lot more fleshing out, Corran in particular, and there is even a brief cameo from Luke Skywalker towards the end.

Still, the series still does lack a hilarious double-act like Face and Ton Phanan from the Wraith Squadron books - Stackpole plays it much straighter than Allston. Sadly, aside from a very brief mention at the very beginning of the novel, we get to hear no more of the adventures of Portha the Trandoshan.

Nonetheless, despite these minor missed opportunities, I still really enjoy these books and feel they take me into the Star Wars universe like no others. There is an action sequence towards the end of the book that contains some passages that I really like, helping me to really visualise a Star Destroyer pummelling its way through a planetary shield in the midst of a starfighter battle in a way that really captures the essence of Star Wars for me.

Perhaps it has been renamed by now? Jul 18, [boredom. So far, this has been the best of the 10 book series. The great: The character development is allowed to occur because we now know most of the main characters. This entry had a lot of twists that were enjoyable. The main one in my opinion, the identity of the Imperial spy was very predictable, but the other twists were more interesting and surprising as t So far, this has been the best of the 10 book series.

The main one in my opinion, the identity of the Imperial spy was very predictable, but the other twists were more interesting and surprising as they came up. The needs-more-polishing: Some of the fight scenes were a bit confusing. For example, near the end of the book; did the lightsaber her pushed through the wall into an adversary or did the main character duck out from behind the wall? Another time a character was hit by a shovel and I had to reread to determine what was happening.

Stackpole does a good job picking new words to keep his action from becoming stale but sometimes the actual action gets lost in the literary shuffle. It was a bit dry but fit the character making the speech. I give it 4. The Krytos Trap is by Michael A. Stackpole is the 3rd published Star Wars X-Wing novel, and my favorite.

Stackpole combines the two great things that work with the prior novels Rogue Squadron and Wedge's Gamble: the epic space combat and the background of the planet-city of Coruscant. The Krytos Virus. Introduced in the previous novel, this virus is deadly and kills only non-humans. It can be cured, but only by using large amounts of bacta, which is meant to bankrupt the New Republic. Meanwhile, Tycho Celchu, a rogue squadron pilot is being tried for treason and the murder of Corran Horn.

Co-pilot of his Nawara Ven is being his lawyer. Then we arrive at the best story arc of this novel, Corran Horn in Iceheart's personal prison. In the previous novel, during the sequence where the New Republic took Coruscant from the Empire, Corran Horn's fighter crashed and he was presumed dead, but at the end of the novel we learn that he was actually captured by Ysanna Isard and taken to her prison.

The novel focuses on all three of those stories and balances them perfectly. If you get attached to Corran's story and you see the next chapter is about Tycho you may feel disappointed, but you always will enjoy the next chapter.

The X-Wing series continues to delight and it is a little bittersweet to know that the adventures of Rogue Squadron may be coming to an end soon. Jul 15, Griffin Honeycutt rated it it was amazing.

I absolutely loved this book. I was wondering where they had left to go after the Rebels took Coruscant, but the directions Stackpole takes this book in are so cool. Characters other than Corran are given more time to shine, which is great, but the also develop him in a really great way that sets up future storylines. The political intrigue surrounding the trial was one of my favorite parts of the book, it actually manages to make all the courtroom scenes fascinating.

The main antagonist essenti I absolutely loved this book. The main antagonist essentially disappears from the narrative, but it's so busy and there's a decent replacement anyway, so she's not quite missed, but the way she and the Rogues are set up for the last book in this arc is awesome and I can't wait to read it.

This was my favorite X-Wing so far, and with Corran being separated from the rest of the squadron I didn't expect to feel that way. I could hardly put this book down. Oct 14, Brayden Raymond rated it really liked it Shelves: star-wars. Personally I think this is the strongest entry in the Rogue Squadron series so far.

I still want more space combat but the trial of Tycho was quite exciting and Corrans escape from Lusankya equally so. It's amazing that this book having released over 20 years ago managed to keep the secret from me of having the SSD buried on Coruscant. I can understand why so many people who began their EU Legends journey in the 90s were saddened by the loss of these novels.

The Zahn books and Stackpole stuff re Personally I think this is the strongest entry in the Rogue Squadron series so far. The Zahn books and Stackpole stuff really was top tier. It's a shame that later ers stuff wasn't able to produce the same level of quality at all times. Aug 12, Daniel Kukwa rated it liked it Shelves: star-wars. I had to force myself to finish this book While I still love the political machinations of the fledgling New Republic those Bothans are outrageous , the rest of the novel and its characters just makes me yawn.

Like the Hutts and their milieu, this isn't the corner of the Lucasverse that makes me excited. Consider this rounded up from 2. Aug 02, Meggie rated it liked it Shelves: fiction , star-wars , sw-bantam-era-reread , own-paper-copy. I guess I was intrigued by all those spaceships. The Krytos Trap made it to number fifteen on the New York Times paperback bestseller list for two straight weeks: from the week of September 29 to the week of October 6, I loved how he figured out the twist with the prison--that they were upside down, so anyone who tried to escape would just head further and further down.

I thought his escape was pretty thrilling, if perhaps too coincidental the secret tunnel let him out right in the Jedi Museum? I think it goes without saying that I love Wedge, so I enjoyed his parts. And yet Wedge is still friendly with both of them. I think I was expecting something different military trial in space! Mirax is grieving Corran, and then she apparently dies when Zsinj ambushes the bacta convoy.

This would have felt more natural if that information was slowly revealed to us, instead of being withheld until the end. Kirtan Loor goes through a lot in this book.

They mostly just blow things up. But Loor wants to become a power in his own right, instead of being ordered around by Isard or Moff Vorru. So he defects to the New Republic, promises them loads of information, and is promptly killed, mistaken for Derricote. What a fitting ending! Isard is still a shadowy presence. Derricote was thrown in Lusankya, which really? If Isard imprisoned everyone who disappointed her, her prison would be entirely populated by her former minions.

ISSUES: I liked the plotline with all the Rogues, and the dogfights continue to be especially thrilling, but it felt like there were parts missing. Because we get so much information on the clans, and their dress, but then it all boils down to 1 they attend a party, 2 Wedge talks to a warrior who gives them all the ryll, and 3 they head back to Coruscant.

Similarly, when the Rogues come upon the remains of the bacta convoy in the Alderaan system, Wedge sends Gavin to hire a freighter so they can take the remains back to Coruscant. I thought that I was missing a section, so I borrowed the ebook from my library, but nope, that was it. I also felt like the Krytos subplot was resolved both too easily and too offscreen.

I expected a more active approach to combating the virus instead of this haphazard treatment. And maybe the Rogue Squadron spy could have been handled a little better? Erisi played a pretty important part in books 1 and 2, only to completely fall off the radar in book 3. Corran finds out who the spy is, and Erisi rejoins her boss in the most obvious way possible.

I love how Stackpole kept it hidden that the Lusankya was really a SHIP, and what an amazing scene when it appeared can we see something like that in one of the animated or live action TV shows? Highly improbable, but makes for an awesome exit scene. So ultimately exciting yet slightly illogical. Next up: a standalone! Jun 05, Tom Rundell rated it did not like it. Tore it in half and threw it in the bin!

View 1 comment. Jan 05, Ricky Ganci rated it liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Advances the plot nicely. Was easy to read 3 sittings, two of which were over pages apiece.

I knew that Erisi was the traitor, and was satisfied that my detective work was accurate. View 2 comments. Aug 25, Bryan rated it really liked it. I would have thought a Star Wars novel that takes place mostly in a courtroom would be less enjoyable, but Stackpole keeps the court scenes exciting and easy to follow. It also allows for some nice character development for Nawara Ven. This, combined with an epic surprise at the climax, makes this probably my favourite of the series so far.

Tetran Cowall was a former holodrama star who joined Zsinj in order to impersonate Baron Soontir Fel when he was unable to find other work. His rival, Garik "Face" Loran of Rogue Squadron, a former actor himself, said he was a man of "no perceivable acting skills" although he was able to convince Rogue Squadron he was the true commander of the st.

Teubbo the Hutt , Economist - Galactic. Little is known about Teubbo, other than that Teubbo was a Hutt employed as an economist by Warlord Zsinj. Inquisitor Lanu Pasiq - Ground. When Darth Vader was hunting down the remaining jedi after Order 66, Lanu Pasiq was among the first of a new group of dark jedi called the Inquisitors being trained to assist him.

After Endor, she allied herself with Warlord Zsinj. In space he commands a Quasar. She was also responsible for thwarting the plans of Hutt groups. Resolute may be switched to her initial Invincible-class version if we decide to use that ship class. Executor-class Star Dreadnought.