Star Wars: 10 Things Fans Need To Know About Admiral Thrawn
6. He Is Fascinated By Clone Wars Technology
In his later days as an imperial officer, Thrawn had already amassed a great collection of artifacts and technologies.
Part of Thrawn's character has always been to see the worth in history and what it can teach us about progressing further. While also learning about his enemies, Thrawn dedicated himself to learning about all aspects of history.
Against the wishes of his superiors and peers, Thrawn once brought onboard a scrapped buzz droid as he saw potential in the otherwise outdated robot. Despite no prior experience with engineering separatist machinery, Thrawn was able to bring the droid back online.
Surely enough, the crew under fire from a squadron of refurbished vulture droids. Due to the empire no longer seeing the droids as a threat, they had not trained to counter the droids' patterns or attacks. Before the fleet became outmatch, Thrawn was able to step in and advise the others on how to combat the vultures.