How did Thrawn know Anakin?

Here’s a question we can answer. When Thrawn speaks to Ahsoka before he leaves Peredia, he mentions to her that he knew her master. Which is true. Emperor Palpatine teamed Thrawn and Darth Vader up many years earlier and you can read all about it in Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zahn. Plus, it happened on Batuu, the planet represented by Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disney. You can read an excerpt here.