#37 battle droids

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Poll #1.4 - Droid Appreciation Poll

(Category: Live Action Introduction Pt. 2)

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What is Deus Ex Machina The "God From the Machine" Plot Device Explained CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - What is a Deus Ex Machina (Definition) 00:59 - Deus Ex Machina Examples in Film 01:23 - History of the Deus Ex Machina 02:42 - Robert McKee on Deus Ex Machina 04:30 - Changing the Rules 05:30 - Unknown Information 06:40 - Cavalry to the Rescue 07:51 - Pure Coincidence 09:16 - Tip 1: Be self-aware 10:10 - Tip 2: Know your genre 11:06 - Tip 3: Keep the protagonist involved 11:37 - Takeaways

What is deus ex machina? It’s a phrase that is tossed around a lot and there seems to be a lot of debate on how we should define deus ex machina. Most people agree this is a plot device that writers should avoid at all costs but is the deus ex machina really that bad? In this video, we’ll explain the origins of this maligned plot device, how it has evolved over the centuries, and how writers today can avoid falling into its trap.

First, what does deus ex machina mean? It is a Latin phrase that translates to “god from the machine” and its origins go all the way back to Ancient Greek theater. In those plays, the “god from the machine” was an actor playing a deity who is lowered onto the stage with a pulley system. This god then intervenes and resolves the climactic conflict for the protagonist. This device was criticized as a contrivance and thus began its reputation as “bad” or “lazy” writing.

No matter how fantastical a story is, it must obey the rules of its own internal logic. For example, Neo learns that within the Matrix, rules like gravity can be bent or even broken. In the climax, Neo stops an onslaught of bullets in mid-air. Therefore, this resolution works. However, in the climax of The Matrix Reloaded, Neo uses his god-like powers to neutralize attacking sentinels in the real world. This changing of the rules can be confusing for the audience because it appears to break the film’s internal logic.

Another problem that leads to deus ex machina examples is when the resolution is made possible with previously unknown information. A classic example of this is The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy accidentally splashes the Wicked Witch with water, which causes her to disintegrate. Since Dorothy was unaware that water would have this effect, her victory is pure luck and nothing more. This isn’t automatically a problem but it does lessen the resolution and can leave the audience underwhelmed.

Finally, our last type of “god from the machine” is generated by pure coincidence. A deus ex machina example that seems to fall into this trap is from The Phantom Menace. During the climactic battle, young Anakin starts firing from his downed ship and he just happens to destroy the entire station, which disables the entire droid army. This is an echo of Luke’s destruction of the Death Star in Episode IV, which (for most people) was a much more satisfying resolution because the success is intentional and not accidental.

To avoid these traps in your own writing, there are a few tips to follow. Make sure the payoff in the end is properly set up, minimize the “coincidence” factor, maintain the story’s internal logic, and, above all, keep your protagonist actively involved in the resolution.

[accursedkaleeshi]

Get to know me tag game!

@gran-maul-seizure tagged me! <3

Fave Color: PURBLE

Last Song: Aqua Dementia by Mastodon

Currently craving: I've eaten through my 1 lb bag of starbursts & now am sad I have no more starbursts

Coffee or Tea: Coffee addict. Trying to keep to light roast decaff which, according to my mum, is not real coffee??

Any hobby you would like to try: I have an entire art room full of stuff I haven't gotten to or put down. I do want to give learning 3D sculpting a good go. Its the reason I got a beefy desktop & have blender (untouched. sad)

Any AU/alternative universe you're planning: @37-battle-droids & I have been roleplaying in messages for like over 3 years lol. Kenobi has stolen Grievous from high security Coruscant prison as he left the planet during Order 66. So now they are 2 depressed middle aged men living in a cave on Tatooine while Kenobi tries not to acknowledge his entire life just went up in smoke & Grievous enthusiastically complains about everything. Besides brutally murdering Dooku, Poggle, & San Hill years before, he hasn't killed anyone in Mos Eisley yet so we're very proud of him.

Play if you want & tag me if you do so I can snoop

[thechaoticfanartist]

The Clone Wars Gets A New Victim + The Clone Wars Episodes

A list of every episode that takes place in TCWGANV

Season 1:

Chapter 1: In A Galaxy Far, Far Away - No Episodes

Chapter 2: A Lesson In Belonging - Intended to reference Anakin's actions in Downfall Of A Droid & Duel Of The Droids but can be taken as Anakin doing anything reckless

Chapter 3: Grim And Ahsoka - Dooku Captured & Gungan General happen mostly in the background

Chapter 4: The Blue Shadow Virus - The Blue Shadow Virus & Mystery Of A Thousand Moons

Chapter 5: Innocents Of Ryloth - Innocents Of Ryloth

Season 2:

Chapter 6: Future Fears - Holocron Heist, Cargo Of Doom (taking place in the background), and Children Of The Force

Chapter 7: Bounty Hunters - Bounty Hunters

(I'm aware that skips several episodes but according to TCW timeline in order that episode takes place earlier in the timeline. It's very confusing I know)

Chapter 8: Learning The Dance - No Episodes

Chapter 9: The Reality - Landing At Point Rain

Chapter 10: Legacy Of Terror - Legacy Of Terror

Chapter 11: Silly Plans And Hopeful Dreams - No Episodes

Chapter 12: The Duchess Of Mandalore - The Mandalore Plot & Voyage Of Temptation (ironically I skipped over the episode I took the chapter name from)

Season 3:

Chapter 13: Truth And Discovery - Overlords, Altar Of Mortis, and Ghosts Of Mortis

Chapter 14: A Secret Kept And A Secret Told - No Episodes

Chapter 15: A Chance To Save - The Citadel, Counterattack, and Citadel Rescue

Season 4:

Chapter 16: A Taste Of Darkness - Darkness On Umbara, The General, Plan Of Dissent, and Carnage Of Krell

Chapter 17: Haunted By Darkness - No Episodes

Chapter 18: Compassion Breaks - Kidnapped, Slaves Of The Republic, and Escape From Kadavo

Chapter 19: The Fixer - No Episodes

Chapter 20: The Moment Of Truth And The Moment To Lie - Deception, Friends And Enemies, The Box, Crisis On Naboo

Chapter 21: Scars And Ghosts - No Episodes

Chapter 22: The Dark's Return - Revenge

Chapter 23: Scars Of A Burden - No Episodes

Season 5:

Chapter 24: Stolen Moments - A War On Two Fronts, Front Runners, The Soft War, Tipping Points

(Again this is slightly out of order episode-wise but according to the timeline these episodes take place first)

Chapter 25: Regrets - Revival

Chapter 26: Death In The Night - The Lawless

Chapter 27: Cracked Hearts - No Episodes

Chapter 28: A Goodbye - Sabotage, The Jedi Who Knew Too Much, To Catch A Jedi, and The Wrong Jedi

Season 6:

Chapter 29: The Final Chance - The Unknown, Conspiracy, Fugitive, and Orders

Season 7:

Chapter 30: A Reunion - Old Friends Not Forgotten (until Ahsoka leaves)

+ Revenge Of The Sith:

Chapter 31: The Beginning - Opening / Battle Over Courscant until reaching Palpatine

Chapter 32: The Game Of Chess - Anakin vs Dooku

Chapter 33: The Endgame - The rest of Palpatine's rescue until "another happy landing"

Chapter 34: Check - Arriving back at Courscant until Anakin joins the Jedi Council

Chapter 35: Checkmate - "Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?"

Chapter 36: The Day Before Night - Anakin & Obi-Wan say goodbye until "Execute Order 66"

Chapter 37: And A Million Voices Cried Out - Order 66 until arrival at the Jedi Temple

Chapter 38: The Ashes Of Our Home - Obi-Wan & Yoda at the Jedi Temple

Chapter 39: The Deaths Of Heroes - Padmé's Plea & The Battle Of Heroes

Chapter 40: A Spark Of Light - The end of Revenge Of The Sith

[eruditegeek]

Gay Glup Shitto of the Day #8

Landonis Balthazar Calrissian III

Pansexual gambler and entrepreneur.

The smoothest guy in the galaxy. Lando would flirt with anyone and everyone. Leia, Han, and even Chewy a bit. He's not really the kind to get into long-term relationships, though. Especially not with how badly things keep ending.

Lobot, his loyal cyborg partner, lost himself to protect Lando. Lobot's implants were programmed to make him as efficient as possible. Emotions aren't very efficient, so it was a constant battle of wills to not let the implants overwrite that part of his brain. Unfortunately, one day, a job went south, and Lobot had to do what he needed to save Lando's life. Lando vowed to do what he could to restore his mind and never leave him.

Even longer before then, he had a wild adventure with the droid L3-37. She was a sassy and rebellious droid who he cared deeply for. Though L3 didn't like Lando in that way herself. Didn't stop her from having a good time. Her eventual death affected Lando for a long time.

Also, definitely a robot fucker.

[taska-rokanh]

SHATTERED STARS CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTIONS

Word Count: 2.6k

Warnings: None

War! The Separatist Alliance has begun attacking the Galactic Republic, sparking a galaxy-wide conflict. In an attempt to keep the peace and protect the Republic, the Jedi Council has begun deploying their Knights and Masters to fight the droid army. Young Knight Taska Rokanh is waiting anxiously to receive her assignment. Unbeknownst to her, her new attaché of clone troopers is doing the same.

Breathe.

Breathe in. Breathe out. When you breathe out, you are entrusting your worries to the Force. And when you breathe in, you are accepting the strength It offers you.

Taska hoped that the Force was generous with strength today.

The extremely temporary quarters the Kaminoans had offered her for the few days she would be on the planet really weren’t that different from her quarters at home—in the Jedi Temple, that is. The floor was made of durasteel, and so colder than the polished terracotta floor there. She hadn’t had the time to bring her mat. Instead, she spread her robe out on the floor and sat cross-legged there for her morning meditations. 

This would be her last on Kamino for a while. This morning, she would be assigned troops and sent to whatever corner of the galaxy the Chancellor and the Council deemed necessary.

Her master had told her to stay planetside as she left to assist during the Battle of Geonosis, and despite her anxiety to help, she was grateful. She took the time to meditate, and, when she was ready, used the days before the Council would contact her to study the art of war. It was tedious, exhausting, nauseating, and wholly unpleasant. She was glad that her enemies would be battle droids—inanimate objects with no presence in the Force—but she was all too aware that the ones she would be directing were not. She didn’t know how she would react to the death of one of her own clones. She had been able to dimly feel the flickering-out of some of their presences during Geonosis, lightyears away, how it took away from the brightness of the massive combined glow of all the clones. 

She could only imagine how painful it was up close.

She continued her deep breaths and reflexive smoothing of her tunic under her new armor all the way to the hangar, where she was to meet her troops and then board her new ship. It didn’t feel right, to be put in charge of a war vessel as an agent of peace. She tried to push the thoughts out of her mind. A Jedi had no doubts, and if the Council knew what they were doing—of course they did—she should trust them.

---

“Yes, Master, thank you,” she nodded and bowed. Master Mundi flickered out of view, and Taska sucked in another breath. He had just confirmed their plans for the morning. Taska did the math in her head—they would have three days in hyperspace to get to know each other and learn how to work together before arriving at their first planet, Zarrebar.

Taska had never provided reinforcement for a Republic military base, much less commanded troops for that purpose. She was just glad that there would be established military personnel already there at the strategic base. Hopefully they were willing to cooperate with “new blood,” as she had already been called.

She sensed the discord inside the hangar before the doors opened, and braced herself for overload. The hangar was bustling, with long lines of clones going to and from, but mostly to, ships, whether fighters or transports, to take them to the seven Star Destroyers or various light cruisers waiting in the upper atmosphere.

“Force,” she whispered to herself. She checked her holopad again, a nervous habit, to make sure she was headed in the right direction. Bay 37, Gunship 12. On the other side of the hangar. She expected to be making close calls as she wove through the dense melee, but the clones recognized her presence almost instinctively and halted to clear a path. She tried her best to thank all of them. 

She got the sense that the clones thought the Jedi were quite far above them. 

She didn’t like it.

---

“Are we all here?” Ace asked, taking another breath through his nose. He wasn’t going to start shaking this time. He could take this. He could do this. 

“Yes, sir,” Lark answered. Ace could practically hear the laughter in his voice. Even after the past few years, it never felt natural for him to call his brother ‘sir’. “I think two headcounts is enough to prove that. We just have to wait for our general.”

“Bay thirty-seven… good, alright.” Ace would barely have been able to hear the muttering with his own ears, but the enhanced helmet picked it up clearly. A good thing, too, because it gave him time to straighten to proper attention.

“General Rokanh, sir!” He heard a small kriff before Lark clicked his heels and followed suit, followed by all the men in the gunship. He sighed and tried to focus on the general instead. She wore cream robes and tall dark brown boots, characteristic of the Jedi. The plates of armor on her chest and arms creased the fabric awkwardly, and the end of her long, slick braid was too close to getting caught in one of the junctions. She would have to get better armor soon. 

“Oh! Um, hello,” she said, moving her arm almost as if she wanted to salute before thinking better of it. She stuck her hand out instead. “Taska Rokanh. And you are?”

“CC-3135, Captain of Hail Company, sir,” he answered, hesitantly grasping her forearm in greeting. 

Her brows furrowed over her deep, dark eyes. “What’s your name? You must have something other than an ID number.”

“Right, it’s, um, Ace, sir,” he dropped his hand quickly to his side. “Nice to meet you,” he added as an afterthought.

She smiled warmly. “It’s good to meet you as well. Hello, I’m Taska Rokanh.”

“Lieutenant Lark,” his brother answered easily. “Excited to be working with you. Do you prefer sir or ma’am?”

I should’ve asked.

“Either is fine, whichever you like better,” Taska reassured him. 

She stepped onto the gunship, the men giving her more room than they could really afford, sandwiching themselves into the back of the ship. She carried on in the same friendly fashion, shaking hands and introducing herself to each clone, and by the end, the weight was so evenly distributed on Gunship 12 that they no longer had to worry about their landing capabilities.

The general smiled as they went through the energy field over the hangar, the blue light playing strangely on her slightly crowded teeth and bronzy skin.

Funny. In all of Ace’s imaginations of Jedi, none of them smiled, and she had just done it twice.

---

The light cruiser Silverhawk was much smaller than the Star Destroyers, to be sure, but no less impressive. At least, that was what Taska thought, as it loomed closer and closer in view. “I’ve never been on a ship this big,” she said to no one in particular, and regretted it almost instantly. She didn’t want to put her men ill at ease, thinking she was incapable. 

“This day is full of firsts, sir,” Lark added, and Taska smiled. At least he was being nice about her slip-up.

When they touched down in the hangar, Taska hopped out and stood to the side. It didn’t take long for the Captain to follow her lead. He looked at her as if he expected her to say something. “Give your orders, Captain, you know what you’re doing more than I do,” she lifted her hands. She had studied command, but she wanted an opportunity to check that her information was up-to-date.

“Right,” Ace said slowly. “Men, we have work to do. I want each ship that comes in after us arrayed, introduced to their superiors, and especially the general, before bunking up. We’ll have time to get bedding and kitchens set up after we leave atmosphere. Understood?”

“Yes, sir!” The call was ringingly loud, even from only nineteen clones. 

“So I’ll stay here, then, get a chance to say hello to everyone,” Taska said, only half-questioning. It was a solid plan. Morale and unity depended on everyone knowing and trusting one another, and that meant introducing herself as soon as possible. 

“Yes, sir, I’m sure the rest of us are… eager to meet you,” Ace said, clearly trying his best to be polite.

She wrung her hands. “Right,” she echoed. “It looks like the first transport is coming in,” she nodded up to the open hangar doors, where three transports were lowering in in quick succession.

“There’ll be four more in a minute,” the clone told her. “There are 165 men in Hail company, including command. There’s probably about half of that just running this ship.”

“That’s a lot of people,” she muttered.

“Not really,” Ace disagreed. “There are at least four times that aboard each of those Star Destroyers.”

Taska smoothed the front of her robe. “Right. I know. It’s… it’s just good that I’m starting small, I suppose.”

Ace hummed almost imperceptibly in agreement.

---

The general and captain stood off to the side as the transports unloaded, all the men proceeding in mostly orderly lines to their sergeants and then the sergeants to their lieutenants. Hail Company was nothing if not efficient. “It looks like they’re about ready,” Ace said, though it was so quiet that Taska couldn’t be sure it was intended for her. She made her way in front of the crowd anyway.

“Attention!” Ace bellowed, voice ringing through the hangar. There was a loud crash as 164 feet stomped and 164 hands went to temples at once. “Our new general wants to speak!”

Taska thanked him and seemed to nearly float onto a nearby crate—one full of bedrolls, a glance at the label told—and went from being a foot shorter than the clones to a foot taller.

“Hello. My name is Taska Rokanh. I am a Jedi Knight. I am twenty-two years old, and I was knighted just about six standard months ago. I’ve lived most of my life on Coruscant, but I’ve studied cultures and environments from all over the galaxy, and been fortunate enough to visit several worlds. I’ve started to and will continue to intensely study the art of war so that I can be the best possible leader for you.” She tried her best to look at each individual clone. “I would like to get to know you all, so please don’t be… afraid to approach me. Don’t think that I will turn away your questions or dismiss your thoughts. Thank you. I will speak to you all again when we’re closer to Zarrebar.”

She hopped down on her own, and mentally, Ace scolded himself. He had seen shows and movies before. He should have thought to offer her his hand. It was the polite thing to do, something she would probably expect from a professional.

“Get to your assigned bunks and set up! There will be no trading, and there will be no pranks. I want us settled in before 0900 and ready to ship out!” He barked, and the hangar dissolved into a flurry of activity. 

“I suppose I should do the same,” Taska said. “I think I saw my bags over there. Walk with me? I prefer not to be all alone.”

Ace almost forgot to speak. She was… seeking out his company? But they had only just met. And she was his superior. “Of course, General.”

“And… would you mind removing your helmet? I haven’t had a chance to speak to you face-to-face.”

He silently obeyed.

“Hi,” she said with a smile before sobering a bit. “I hope that’s not intrusive of me. With the way I was raised, I like to make connections.”

“I understand, sir.”

“Actually, I had a question for you.” Ace calmed himself silently. He hoped it wasn’t a strange, intelligent Jedi question that he wouldn’t be able to answer. “Have you studied a lot of strategy?”

“Extensively, sir,” Ace answered easily. That was a question he knew the answer to.

“Naval strategy as well?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Good,” she breathed. “I wasn’t… I had my studies growing up, but they were mostly of the engineering, investigative, diplomatic sort. Nothing about commanding armies,” she chuckled nervously. “And I probably shouldn’t tell you that, what with me being in command and all, but I think you have a right to know that I will need your help.”

“Our first assignment is a good one to learn on, especially if you’re unfamiliar with army structure and protocol, sir,” Ace tried to provide some form of relief. “And that’s what I’m here for. To help you.”

Yeah, that sounded good.

“Thank you, Captain.”

“General Rokanh, sir!” A clone painted in green ran up before planting his feet and saluting. “I’ve been sent with a crate for you, sir!” As he spoke, another clone pushed the levitating package toward the group.

“Oh?” Taska said inquisitively. “Well, thank you. Ah, what is your name?”

“CT-1516, Sergeant in charge of  mechanics, sir!” The clone responded, not breaking attention.

“You can put your arm down, you know,” Taska said gently, and waited for him to do so. “What is your name, Sergeant?”

“Greaser, sir,” he responded, still looking unsure.

“Thank you, Greaser,” Taska smiled. “Now, do please open this crate, I wasn’t expecting a delivery.”

He did as he was asked, and pulled a stout cylindrical droid from its depths.

“Aree!” Taska said with a smile as the droid was booted up. The chromium-and-ice blue droid whirred and spun its head in greeting.

“Aree?” Ace asked timidly.

“Well, his full name is R2-E3, but I shortened it to R-E, or Aree, I just like the sound of it,” the Jedi explained with a shrug. “How are you, bud?”

The mech gave a couple of happy chirps, and Taska laughed. “Yeah, we’ll finally get to put all that training to good use,” she agreed. “If you haven’t guessed yet, Aree is my astromech,” she told Ace. “We’ve been flying together since my first sim when I was about fourteen. He’s very experienced with repairs, but neither of us has a lot of practice with weapons systems,” Taska’s face became more serious as she spoke. “That’s something we’ll have to brush up on, eh?”

Ace stood by silently, slowly realizing that this Jedi felt very similar to himself—entirely unprepared. 

He supposed they’d learn together.

---

Ace seemed worried. That was what kept Taska from sleeping as she lay in her new quarters. The floor was durasteel again, but this time, it vibrated. The light cruiser wasn’t as large as it seemed, and the dull thrum of the three powerful engines spread throughout the cruiser. Not that she minded. She could thrive in much more uncomfortable conditions. She had her meditation mat now, a few changes of clothes that she would put away in the morning, and a small folding table that she thought would probably fit best under the mirror someone had recently installed. That was all she needed. More than enough, really, so it wasn’t that that bothered her.

It was the ill feeling that rolled off of Captain Ace from the moment she met him. It wasn’t sinister by any means—he was clearly sincere and wanted to do a good job. But he was worried. For some reason, Taska wasn’t sure what. When she finally got a chance to look him in his honey-like eyes, they were just… uneasy. Wary. There was anxiety everywhere on the ship, but nothing like his.  She didn’t think she was the cause. She hoped she wasn’t the cause. The clones were battle-ready, but Ace taught her something that day—they were also still very young.

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I posted 537 times in 2022

That's 8 more posts than 2021!

189 posts created (35%)

348 posts reblogged (65%)

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I tagged 361 of my posts in 2022

Only 33% of my posts had no tags

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Longest Tag: 89 characters

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

"I can't describe what it feels like to look directly down at a world, falling continuously as you circle it, with barely fifteen centimetres of armor plate protecting you. When the magnetic locks disengaged on my droid I plunged out of the drop bay towards the battle that waited below."

94 notes - Posted September 18, 2022

#4

Trick or Treat Commission #2 for @queen-scribbles who asked for a full surprise this time! 💙

96 notes - Posted November 6, 2022

#3

Trick or Treat Commission for @something-tofightfor who wanted a portrait of Joel!⌚��

114 notes - Posted October 25, 2022

#2

"You have never lost brothers." Niner took one grudging step back from Boss. "Never. You have no idea."

284 notes - Posted May 2, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Trick or Treat Commission for @queen-scribbles who wanted a portrait of Cal! ✨

351 notes - Posted October 22, 2022

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[gender-luster]

a random list of star wars characters who i think should be allowed to say 'fuck':

every droid, but ESPECIALLY k-2so and l3-37 and the battle droids

chewie

grogu

jyn erso

leia organa

bo katan

general hux

obi-wan kenobi

every clone. all of them

padmé amidala

mace windu

rose tico

babu frik

reva sevander

whoever the fuck woody harrelson played

maz kanata

[fruity-fangirl]

Here is my favourite Star Wars characters ranked: (it is grouped into kinda weird categories)

Prequel (movies):

1. Padme Amidala

2. R2-D2

3. Obi-Wan

4. C-3po

5. Bail Organa

6. Sabé

7. Anakin Skywalker

8. Mace Windu

9. Jango Fett

10. General Grievous

Prequel (series):

1. Ahsoka Tano

2. Bo-katan Kryze

3. Hunter

4. Crosshair

5. Hera

6. Omega

7. Sabine

8. Tech

9. Ezra

10.  Wrecker

11. Zeb

12.  Echo

13. Kanan

14.  Gregor

15. Asajj Ventress

16. Darth Maul

17. Rex

18. Riyo Chuchi

19. Hondo Ohnaka

20. Cal Kestis

21.  Satine Kryze

22. Breha Organa

23.  Cody

24. Tala Durith

25. Reva

26. Barriss Offee

27. Seventh Sister

28. Alexsandr Kallus

29.  Savage Opress

30. Yoda

Original:

1. Leia Organa

2. Chewbacca

3. Luke Skywalker

4. The Armorer

5. Din Djarin

6. Grogu

7. Han Solo

8. Fennec Shand

9. Koska Reeves

10. Cobb Vanth

11. Elia Kane

12. Captain Carson Teva

13. Lando Calrissian

14. Cara Dune

15. Boba Fett

Sequel:

1. Rey Skywalker

2. Finn

3. Poe Dameron

4. Rose Tico

5. Jannah

6. Zorii Bliss

7. Vice Admiral Holdo

8. Porgs

9. Captain Plasma

10. General Hux

Droids:

1. R2-D2

2. C-3po

3. L3-37

4. K-2S0

5. BB-8

6. AZI-3

7. Gonky

8. Wac-47

9. QT-KT

10. Battle Droids

And my last post for may the fourth is going to be extra things like my favourite lightsabers and duels.

[rivercule]

Star Wars is so weird about droids. Some droids are fully autonomous people like C-3PO and L3-37. Some droids seem pretty much like autonomous people but they clearly don’t want you to think of them that way (most of the clone wars battle droids). Some are like regarded as hyper-intelligent pets (BB-8, R2-D2). They CAN be mistreated (cone droid from tros, cage fighting droids from solo, tortured droids at Jabba’s palace) but most are happy to serve as essentially slave labor (those droids from Mando). There are notable exceptions, however, in L3 (literal droids’ rights activist), 3PO (who always objects to misadventure but seemingly goes along because he cares about his friends/masters), even the basic battle droids . The can die in very meaningful ways (K2-SO, L3 again, IG-11, 3PO almost) but no one seems to object to like, repurposing their bodies in morbid ways (L3’s memory-bank Falcon thing seemed less dark, kind of like organ donation, but IG’s body was used as a taxidermy statue then turned into an electric scooter). It’s like prominent droids are people but they want you to disregard that whenever they’re not buddies with the protagonists.

[damianwho]

Episode Arc (and Clumping) Guide for Star Wars: Rebels + Dark Disciple Audiobook Chapter/Episode Correlation

Because I could never find an "arc" guide online for Rebels, and as my favorite Star Wars podcast is transitioning into their Rebels era, I decided to clean up and post this list I made that tries to sort/clump episodes together based on shared plotlines, characters, or as failsafe, movieish-sized chunks. The point is to make a sort of manageable, weekly checklist for rewatches.

I'm also including my personal assessment of which of the unmade episode titles for the Asajj Ventress and Quinlan Vos arcs correlate to which chapters of the Dark Disciple audiobook, so you can listen to them in "episode" chunks over the next couple weeks before it is covered on AMCA.

Star Wars: Rebels

Season 1

[101, 102] - Spark of Rebellion  

103, 104, 105 - Droids in Distress, Fighter Fright, Rise of the Old Masters  

106, 107 - Breaking Ranks and Out of Darkness  

[108, 109] - Tseebo Arc  

110, 111, 112 - Path of the Jedi, Idiot's Array, and Vision of Hope  

[113, 114, 115] - Tarkin Arc(in)  

Season 2

[201, 202] - Siege of Lothal  

[203, 204], 205 - Clone Arc + Always Two There Are  

[Garel Arc] [206, 207, 208] - Brothers of the Broken Horn, Wings of the Master, and Blood Sisters  

215, 216, 217 - The Call, Homecoming, and The Honorable Ones  

[Garel Arc] [209, 210, 211] - Stealth Strike, The Future of the Force, and Legacy

212, 213, 214 -  A Princess on Lothal, Protector of the Concord Dawn, and Legends of the Lasat  

218, [219, 220]  - Shroud of Darkness + Chopper Arc  

[221, 220] - Twilight of the Apprentice  

Season 3

[301, 302] - Steps Into Shadow  

303, 304 - The Holocrons of Fate, The Antilles Extraction  

305, 306 - Hera's Heroes, The Last Battle  

307, 308, 309 - Imperial Supercommandos, Iron Squadron, The Wynkahthu Job

310, 311 - An Inside Man, Visions and Voices  

[312, 313] - Ghosts of Geonosis  

314, [315, 316] - Warhead + [Darksaber Arc]  

317, 318, 319 - Through Imperial Eyes, Secret Cargo, Double Agent Droid  

320, [321, 322] - Twin Suns + Zero Hour  

Season 4

[401, 402] - Heroes of Mandalore  

[403, 404] - In the Name of the Rebellion  

[405, 406, 407, 408] - Prototype Arc  

[Lothal] [409, 410, 411] - Rebellion Arc  

[Lothal] [412, 413, 414] - Loth-wolf Arc  

[415, 416] - Family Reunion - and Farewell  

Dark Disciple

Ch. 1-7 (Episode 1) - Lethal Alliance  

Ch. 8-12 (Episode 2) - The Mission  

Ch. 13-17 (Episode 3) - Dark Disciple  

Ch. 18-21 (Episode 4) - Conspirators  

Ch. 22-25 (Episode 5) - Saving Vos, Part 1  

Ch. 26-30 (Episode 6) - Saving Vos Part 2  

Ch. 31-36 (Episode 7) - Traitors  

Ch. 37-42 (Episode 8) - The Path  

The only place I could find online that has attempted to make a similar chapter-episode breakdown was the Clone Wars wikia, which has no source for the information, and in my opinion, cannot be correct to the actual produced chapters of the audiobook. At the very least, Dark Disciples and Conspirators were switched from their original script order just based on the actual content of the audiobook chapters.

[fanshitby808]

@37-battle-droids @yousirname

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[sw5w]

Naboo Soldiers Ready to Strike

STAR WARS EPISODE I: The Phantom Menace 01:46:37

An interesting thing here is that the mustachioed security guard in the speeder is carrying a battle droid's E-5 blaster. Really shows that they were using everything they could find to fight back.

[gamecrag]

Among the characters of Star Wars Galaxy Heroes are the droids, who have become fan favorites over the years. From the loyal and brave R2-D2 to the ruthless assassin IG-88, there are plenty of great droids to choose from in the game. In this article, we'll be counting down the top 10 best droid characters in Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes. 10) HK-47 Considered one of the best droid characters in the Star Wars galaxy due to his unique personality and abilities. As an extremely efficient assassin droid, he was constructed by Revan to assist them in hunting Jedi, until both have their memories wiped and made to serve the Jedi themselves. HK-47 has the personality of a ruthless assassin and a murderous spree killer, always seeking opportunities. His personality and mannerisms make him one of the most memorable and unique droids in the Star Wars universe. Additionally, HK-47's advanced programming and skills as an assassin droid set him apart from other droids. As a HK-series assassin droid, he became the basis for a new model of HK-series assassin droids known as the HK-50s, which were manufactured at a secret facility on the planet Telos IV 9) BB-8 BB-8's abilities, his Secret Intel ability grants all allies foresight, which enables them to dodge incoming attacks. This ability can be particularly useful in challenging battles where the enemy team has high damage output. Additionally, BB-8's Self-Preservation Protocol ability allows him to recover health and protection whenever he's attacked, making him a tankier droid character in the game. BB's kit synergizes well with other Resistance characters in the game, such as Rey (Jedi Training), Resistance Pilot, and Resistance Trooper. In particular, BB-8's unique ability, I'm With The Resistance, provides him with a damage boost against enemies who are debuffed. Such an ability helps him deal significant damage in combination with other Resistance characters who can apply debuffs. 8) IG-11 IG-11 is a valuable addition to any team composition in Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes due to its unique abilities. IG-11's basic attack, Assassin Droid, can inflict critical damage on its target, which can be lethal in combination with other characters who can apply debuffs. Additionally, its unique ability, Droid Resilience, grants it protection up and tenacity up whenever it takes damage, making it a durable character in battle. This ability can also synergize well with other characters who can taunt or provide protection to their allies. 7) T3-M4 T3-M4's special ability, Repair Kit, can heal itself and other allies, making it a great support character in the game. This ability can be particularly useful in challenging battles where the enemy team has high damage output or where the player's team is struggling to stay alive. Additionally, T3-M4's Repair Kit ability can synergize well with other characters who can also heal or provide protection to their allies. It grants all droid allies critical hit immunity, which can be useful in battles where the enemy team has high critical damage output. This ability can also synergize well with other droid characters in the game, such as HK-47, who rely on critical hits to deal damage. 6) L3-37 L3-37's leadership ability, it grants all droid allies bonus defense and critical avoidance. This ability can be useful in battles where the enemy team has high critical damage output, or where the player's team is struggling to protect themselves from damage. As well as this, L3-37's leadership ability can synergize well with other droid characters in the game, such as R2-D2 or BB-8, who also rely on providing defense or critical avoidance to their allies. her appearance in the game also allows players to relive their favorite moments from the Star Wars franchise. L3-37 first appeared in the movie Solo: A Star Wars Story, where it played a crucial role as the companion droid to Lando Calrissian.

The character's personality and loyalty to Lando were endearing to many fans of the franchise, which likely also contributed to its appeal in Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes. 5) K-2SO K-2SO is considered a spectacular droid character in Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes due to its unique abilities and its role in the Star Wars franchise. K-2SO's basic attack, Skirmisher, can deal damage to its target and also has a chance to grant itself taunt. K-2SO's special ability, Incite, can taunt all enemies and dispel all debuffs on itself. This ability can be useful in battles where the enemy team has high debuff output, or where the player's team is struggling to protect a particular ally. K-2SO's Incite ability can synergize well with other characters who can provide protection up or tenacity up to their allies. 4) Chopper Chopper's Chop Shop ability can also grant it bonus offense and critical chance, making it a viable damage dealer in battles. This ability can be particularly useful in battles where the player's team is struggling to deal damage or where the enemy team has high defense. Their unique ability, Cantankerous Clunker, can also grant all Phoenix Squadron allies bonus speed. This ability can be useful in battles where the player's team is struggling to gain turn meter, or where the enemy team has high speed. Chopper's appearance in the game also allows players to form a full Phoenix Squadron team, which can be a fun and effective team composition in the game. Phoenix Squadron is a Rebel cell featured in the Star Wars Rebels TV series, and consists of Hera Syndulla, Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger, Sabine Wren, and Zeb Orrelios, in addition to Chopper. 3) R2-D2 One of the most iconic droids in the Star Wars franchise, is also a classic droid character in Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes. R2-D2's abilities in the game are reflective of its role in the Star Wars universe. R2-D2's basic attack, Arc Welder, can deal damage to its target and also has a chance to stun them. R2-D2's special ability, Smoke Screen, can grant all allies stealth and tenacity up. This ability can be useful in battles where the player's team is struggling to protect themselves from damage or debuffs. 2) IG-88 IG-88 is a terrifying droid character in Star Wars Galaxy Heroes. He's known for his mastery of the dark side, and he's also one of the deadliest bounty hunters in the galaxy. His health pool is higher than most other units'--this allows him to take more damage before dying or being defeated by an enemy player in battle mode. His attack speed is lower than average but still fast enough so that players don't need much time between attacks when using them. His range means that enemies must get close enough before they can hit back against this character; however, if they do manage it then there's no guarantee they'll win against someone like IG-88 because he does so much damage per second (DPS). 1) R2-Q5 R2-Q5 is a rare character in the game, with a low drop rate from certain events and packs. A unique droid character in Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes that serves as a support unit with a variety of abilities that can turn the tide of battle in favor of its allies. One of R2-Q5's most notable abilities is Duty Bound, which grants the droid bonus turn meter whenever an Empire ally takes damage. This means that as long as there are other Empire units on the battlefield, R2-Q5 will be able to act more frequently R2-Q5 has synergy with other Empire characters in the game, such as Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine. When used on a team with these characters, R2-Q5 can grant additional bonuses and synergies to its allies. Overall, a versatile support character that can be useful in Empire-focused teams, as well as in teams that need additional healing and support. Its unique abilities and rarity make it a valuable addition to any player

[zora-thesidecharacter]

Well, since I can't seem to actually write anything about my OC's nor can I write the story I've made with them, (my brain fucking dies whenever I try to get my story out of it and onto paper/PC), I'm going to post the list I have made over years now of all my OC's. Feel free to give thoughts and/or ask about different characters Because for some reason the only way I can explain anything about this shit is when I'm telling someone who is genuinely interested in it lol.

Here we go, it has some explanation on the sorting if it first, also it might be a little hard to read... Almost 70 of them.

Letter sorting meaning:

(L) originally created when messing around with lego minifigures

(T) yet to be used In the story. (non of them have this at the moment, however a lot of them used to and I put it on oc's I make that I don't plan on putting in the story. Sadly I don't end up getting attached to any oc I make if it's not in the story... So Ive kinda stopped making new ones so that I don't overflow this thing with characters.)

(C) colors/stick figure tournament battles I did when I was little and then somehow kept track the personalitys of. (The alignment for these is for there own story, not the main one, even though they are in the main one.)

(U) used in Story

Alignment:

Good:●

Evil: ■

Neutral and/or switches sides at some point: ◇

The Characters in order that I made them, (each category is how old I was when I made them. A lot of the old ones have names I don't like anymore and/or have changed a ton in the story since then, but I hate scrapping characters and would much rather repurpose.):

7: Blue robot (LU)◇[1]{new name pending}, red robot (LU)◇[2]{new name pending},

8: Sol (LU)■[3], golden guardian (LU)●[4],

10: Jake (LU)●[5], helicopter bot (LU)●[6], Kai (LU)● [7], blue (CU)■[8], black (CU)●[9], red (CU)●[10], dark red (CU)■[11], purple (CU)●[12], orange (CU)●[13], cyan (CU)◇[14], yellow (CU)◇[15], brown (CU)●[16], green (CU)●[17], lime (CU)◇[18], White (CU)◇[19],

12: jay (LU)●[20], Icicle (LU)◇[21]{new name pending}, pebble (U)●[22], mist (U)●[23], gray (U)●[24], leaf (U)●[25], clay (U)●[26], Lucas (U)●[27], zora (shadow) (U)■[28], Jerry (LU)■[29], Dragon Mech "M1RA or Mira" (LU)◇[30], golden sage (LU)◇[31]{new name pending}, victor (LU)◇[32],

13: Nitro (U)◇[33], Aster (U)■[34], shard (U)◇[35], wither (LU)■[36], crow (LU)●[37], droid 27 (LT)●[38]{new name pending}, ray (LU)◇[39], shark (LU)◇[40], snark (LU)◇[41], spark (LU)■[42],

14: natura (LU)●[43], zack (U)◇[44], Ve (U)◇[45], wisp (LU)■[46], husk (LU)■[47], void (LU)■[48],

15: dragon moth {BB} (LU)◇[49], titan robot (LU)◇[50], Lithium (U)●[51], Silver (U)●[52], Copper (U)●[53], Sulfur (U)◇[54],

16: Cobalt (U)●[55], Ada (U) ●[56], chrome (U) ■[57], hazel (U)●[58], saitis (U)◇[59], jade (U)◇[60], Gill (U)●[61], tayla "bug" (U)◇[62], Venus (U)■[63], Zora (not shadow/My Sona/Self insert) (U)◇[64],

17: King (U)■[65],

Number of characters I have that I've been working on don't have a name for yet and havnt fully fleshed out because they are side characters that only show up a few times: 9

That is my list. It big. I love these little creations and even more so love "The Talez Of Solar" as I have named the story.

[ukrainian-groove-metal]

yoo!!! thank you sm for the tag!

i’ll tag: @spideercabossed @justletmereadmycomics @hummerous @jenolicho @orcposts @pointy-ear-posting @accursedkaleeshi @37-battle-droids @ghostfacedbat

and i probably missed a few, so to all my other mutuals, ily!!!!

2023 is coming to an end so this is my annual I love my online friends so fucking much you wouldn't believe me if I told you post.