How many classic Star Wars ships from the Rebellion and New Republic eras were first introduced in the Thrawn Trilogy? It's just as many as we had got from the three movies.
Action-series Freighters
Assault Frigate
Carrack Cruiser
Dreadnaught Cruiser
Golan Defense Stations
Interdictor Cruiser
Lancer Frigate
PLY-3000*
Preybird Starfighter*
Skipray Blastboat*
Star Galeon*
Strike Cruiser
*maybe not as iconic, but still frequently seen in games throughout the 90s.
In contrast, the only new alien that got any traction was the Noghri.
While I think Sluis Van caught on as one of the major shipbuilding centers of the galaxy, the Sluissi themselves almost never appeared anywhere else.
It's also remarkable how much stuff was introduced by Dark Empire.
Given that the story was so bonkers that no writer ever acknowledged its existence until it was adapted as Episode 9.
And getting slapped in the face that Malastare is not a Classic Star Wars planet but a Prequel Planet.
I totally had it on my "Original EU" list of planets, aliens, and ships.
Yora
Daniel Ludwig