>I wonder how far they will take this premise into the movie. Is he a rag tag scoundrel until he is gifted leadership? Once again, not a very good message for children viewing the movie.
I liked the way his growing up was handled in “Best Destiny.” I know, not canon. He was a scoundrel, pure and simple. A gangster. A hood. Because he went to space and almost got executed by Kodos. Five years or so later, his dad drags him to space again and the young hoodlum is forced to grow up fast or he, his Dad, Captain Robert April, and a few others are going to die. One of the turning points is when Jimmie meets the pirates and realizes he was looking at his potential future.
I didn’t read the Best Destiny, so I’m not familiar with it more than what you stated. I believe it takes a very good study of weapons and tactics from a historical perspective to be a good military leader. I don’t believe people are just born military leaders. You may be a good leader, but if you come up against someone else who was also born a good leader and they have studied military tactics, they’re likely going to feed you your shorts.
That’s just my take on it. Others may/probably will disagree.