Am I correct that the three-eyed son is just named Triclops, because why not?

Not only that, but the three-eyed usurper is also named Trioculus. :D

It was very het. Why?

Wow. Yeah, that's... a life choice. That's a waste of a pulp-level queer-coded title, for sure.

I am fascinatated by this giant sprawling patchwork of Lucasfilm dictates and individidual writers' ids.

I find it fascinating, for sure. Even the ones that aren't really worth reading on their own, it's neat to see how they influenced the books that came after them.