Under Construction: Admiral Natatsi Daala (Legends)

I detest the fact that many of the stories and plots that kept the fans interested--in fact that kept the franchise running and bankrolled its creator until the end of time--are now considered invalid.  However, there are still a few fantastic Legends stories and characters who deserve to be in some way revitalized that I wanted to create one of my favorites.

From the Jedi Academy Trilogy comes the first wholly badass female Imperial, Admiral Natatsi Daala.

A fan favorite for many, her story was revitalized again and again until shortly before Disney decided they would rewrite canon and dole out storylines like methadone.  The cheek of it.

Still popular despite her virtual nonexistence, Daala commands attention and could still be rendered cannon (like Thrawn) with a one-off story or inclusion in a collection of stories about the "remnants" alluded to at the end of Aftermath: Empire's End.  Throw us a bone, will ya?

I have yet to commit to a final product due to the sheer confusion about the character's actual appearance.  No one can fully agree on what Daala looks like.  Here are some facts.

Daala is described as having incredibly long hair that flows like copper fire and hangs well past her hips.  She wears an olive green jumpsuit uniform.  She has green eyes and a stern bearing.  I finally chose a head that conveys most of that with Red Sonja.  The only other Pop character extant that wears an olive green uniform is Grand Moff Tarkin, so his body was used.

Now, here is where the confusion enters in.  On the cover to the first book in the trilogy, Daala is depicted as a stern woman with long plaited hair coiling over her shoulder.  I find no instance if her hair described like this.  Only that its long, red to orange, and flows behind her.

Second, her uniform bears the insignia of a Grand Moff (technically, Oversector Command to parse a military indium).  Agian, this counters how she is described in the novel.  In Jedi Search, the first book of the trilogy, her rank insignia is described as "a row of six scarlet rectangles set above a row of blue rectangles."  This is most definitely the insignia of an Imperial Admiral and not a Grand Moff. 

The few custom Daala figures I have seen all depict the plaited hair and wrong rank.  I elected to go for as accurate as possible.  Still, i did create a few with the Grand Moff rank just to see.

Seeing as how I'd like to shoot for accuate based on the story, I will maintain the Admiral's rank.  Its doubtful that Disney will rr-cannonize Daala, seeing as how they have already broken many barriers with other female leader like Grand Admiral Sloane and Moff Mors.  However, it would be great to have some plotline following her mission of vengeance against the nascent New Republic.