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I actually love the characterization that while Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan truly do love each other very much and end up having a successful working partnership, they are SUCH different people, and actually, really find each other fucking annoying when you get right down to it, while still caring deeply about each other. Qui-Gon is having a stratosphere-level theoretical philosophical conversation in his head while Obi-Wan is so present and practical and funny, and then Qui-Gon's reply when he snaps out of it is like "....stay in the moment, Obi-Wan." Live Obi-Wan Reaction Face: >:o

I think about two scenes I love in Phantom Menace where the film is establishing Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's dynamic. Obi-Wan's great moment after the, uh, first attempt on their lives "you were right about one thing, Master - the negotiations were short" which is like, actually a genuinely funny observation? Qui-Gon's reaction to this? Nonexistent. We do not get a shot of Qui-Gon's expression, not even an off-camera Liam Neeson dry reluctant chuckle. NOTHING. Cut scene. Sure, this could be the fault of the scene transition, but I don't think anyone watching the scene was under the impression that Qui-Gon bellylaughed and said "good one, Padawan!" The mood is much more of Qui-Gon shaking his head, not dignifying the line with a response.

The other is Qui-Gon's "there's always a bigger fish" line after they've nearly died in another horrific way under the Naboo planet core, a scene that gives me a powerful new kind of combination of fatal levels of thalassophobia-claustrophobia. It could have easily been a "business on Cato Neimoidia" callback reference to some offscreen history together, but no. Qui-Gon just says it, incomprehensibly, while Obi-Wan scowls silently at the controls. And yet, Qui-Gon sounds contentedly amused. It's so fucking hilarious to me. He said that line for the benefit of one person in that ship: him, and he likes it.

They don't get each other's jokes, and yet, I think it's telling that they're both still making them after what, 12 years of Master Padawan partnership. They are both constantly thinking like “what are you TALKING about?” about the other one's core qualities. They both think their miscommunications are the other’s fault. It's incredibly good characterization to me, and it makes them so realistic.

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Mace just loving on his grandbaby

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I'm wanting to finish writing my Hyperspace Stories Qui-Gon review, but I keep getting distracted with thoughts about how stupid and cute Qui-Gon is here. Look at his dumb long boy hair and his little feet together pose. LOOK AT HIM.

You really get why the whole Jedi Order, including the Council collectively put up with his bullshit and tolerate and indulge this disaster man, why even Dooku lets him walk all over him:

Dooku: I don't want you studying the prophecy doom holocron because prophecy ruined my ex's life and got me divorced it's really actually very important to me that you don't and I'm your Master Qui-Gon: But I kinda want to? Dooku: Oh. Okay! You totally can then.

This was gonna be a post about how as a prequel kid, Qui-Gon was the first real adult Jedi in action that we ever saw after all the hype and mystery of the OT, and we kind of imprinted on him like a baby bird. Regardless of how you feel about the character's actions, he's just exciting to look at, he's got a cool design for a Jedi. But honestly fam I've lost where I was going with that... Just look at him... Look at his dumb flat ass. What an absolute guy.

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my dad: well I have good news that's making me personally happy about my little special baby me: ooh? :3 *thinks he's talking about an upcoming big life event of mine*

Reader, he meant that his illegal pet brook trout he poached out of the national forest and rehomed in his homemade backyard pond had learned to jump into the air to catch flies.

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Qui-gon: Sweet dog you got there. Police: Yes, this is our new drug sniffing dog. Qui-gon: Still training huh? Police: What do you mean? Qui-gon: Qui-gon: Never mind.

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my eye is twitching

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"you can't pick and choose what you like from canon" common misconception! yes you can

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Haven't drawn in a month, warming back up with this rare specimen <3

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That feeling when your parent sees a stain on your cheek and suddenly feel the urge to wipe your skin off alongside with it

I really wanted to design some winter outfits for the boys

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Obi-Wan's *visible confusion* as he tries to bullshit his way through the Kamino exchange is hilarious, but can you imagine it from the Kaminoans POV?

They're expecting it to be Sifo-Dyas showing back up for his clones, but then it’s Obi-Wan’s white ginger ass, but they just roll with it, all "we've been expecting you" cause they know it’s Star Wars, and characters of different races mysteriously turn white all the time.

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Just realized your pfp is two butterflies and not a loth-cat

You're not the first person to make that mistake! :D

It's two Io moths (a male and female for my enby ass) I like 'em so much I got them tattooed on my arm.

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Female pilots edited out of the Star Wars movies.

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Ao3 does not need an algorithm, you're just lazy

Ao3 does not need a 1-5 star rating system, you just want to bring down authors writing for FREE

Ao3 does not need automatic censorship, it is an archive, therefore anything can be posted

Writing or reading about something illegal does not mean the author nor the reader condones it, if that were true, you could never read a story involving anything negative

Purity culture is ruining fan culture and you all are fucking annoying

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Qui-Gon in the new hyperspace stories comic be like

Pop off king

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Finding of baby Obi-Wan ft. Mace Windu with HairTM

I’ve always liked the idea that Mace Windu was the Jedi to find and rescue Obi-Wan from Stewjon, just adds more interesting layers to their friendship (honestly I don’t even know if Stewjon is a hostile planet or not, canon and fanon really blur the lines in obis backstory)

We always see Mr Super Serious head of Jedi Order Windu, there’s not enough enough of Windus soft side out there (he would be GREAT with kids don’t even lie) 💜

God tumblr really nerfed the quality so bad 😭

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I refuse to let certain parts of fandom take my love of Qui-Gon away from me, LOOK AT HIM, HE'S A DEEPLY CARING PERSON AND I LOVE HIM, HE REALLY WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE AHHHHH