#Dark Lord dude has a galaxy brain moment and like

[nonconstories]

Being a smut peddler who also writes non-smut can be...weird... sometimes. Cuz like. I'm trying to write this NON SMUTTY BOOK that has ZERO SEXY INCEST and STILL my fucking lizard brain is like "Make her fuck her adopted dad figure. Come on. He's evil. She's evil. They are bound together by prophecy. He's hot. She's naive and trying to grow up too fast. Do it. Do it. Do it (make them do it)--"

And I'm spraying it with water going "THIS IS NOT THE FUCKING TIME"

[darnloveablecharacters]

Theory Time

I know it has been said before many times, and with many different versions but I couldn’t find anything that did a deep dive into the fact that it could actually be possible. So... here’s my version. I would love to hear other theories or holes you find in my line of thinking here! I will be unfortunately be working from the Game of Thrones TV series since the books are not yet complete.

DARTH MAUL IS ACTUALLY THE NIGHT KING

****Spoilers for Star Wars EU and Game of Thrones ahead****

Gif aren’t mine 😊

Update: Play This Song while reading....

1)      Appearance

I will admit that I wonder if they were fully aware of The Night King’s resemblance to Darth Maul at the time but... this requires no further review so moving on.

2)      Timeline – This is legitimately the biggest stretch I had to make for this to work

All we know, is that the events of Star Wars took place “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.”

The events of Game of Thrones, as well as placement, is unclear so it could be safe to say that it happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. But in the opposite direction.

3)      The Actual Theory

Let’s start with Maul. He cheated death, in the craziest ways throughout the entire EU because the Force and hate and will to live and such. Seriously, just when you think he’s gone… boom… he’s over there yelling:

The question that one would ask is…. Why? Well, Obi-Wan needed him in his life for things to play out as they did. Let’s review key moments:

Qui-Gon’s death – now Obi-Wan is a Knight and will train Anakin.

Satine’s death – the one person that would have the highest chance of making him question his position with the Order, only seemed to solidify his resolve, ensuring he would be around to face Anakin.

Their Last Battle – “Tell me, is it the chosen one?” Even on that day he thought he was fighting for vengeance, but do we actually believe that he existed for any reason other than to ensure events would carry on as they did? That would mean that he could only leave that plane of existence when it was certain that Luke would follow his intended path.

Now…. I REALLY wish I knew what source this came from, I got it off Wookiepedia and it just works so dad diddly gum perfect.

Some years after the Battle of Endor, Maul's remains were discovered by the Iridonian scientist Drell Kahmf, who maintained the former Sith Lord's brain within a bacta tank. Kahmf was able to connect Maul's consciousness to a solid-state hologram program that developed an apparition of the Zabrak warrior. Upon the intervention of Luke Skywalker, however, Maul was removed from the galaxy for good.

LUKE REMOVED HIM FROM THE GALAXY FOR GOOD. 

mmkay, it didn’t say he was returned to the Force so where the eff did Luke send him?

"Then darkness took me, and I strayed out of thought and time, and I wandered far on roads that I will not tell."

—Darth Lord Night King Maul (actually Gandalf the White, don’t judge me I’m a friggin nerd.)

At the exact same moment, in an attempt to create an army to defend their homeland, The Children of the Forest kill a First Man who becomes: Night King Maul. A shadow of what he once was, he is neither living nor dead. He is still powerful though, remember he spent time with the Nightsister Mother Talzin? Theoretically, because he is not technically alive his control of the Force is diminished; however, assuming he picked up her techniques, he would be able to use their magick and it would thrive with his connection to death. We’ll come back to that though…

Now, being who he is… instead of helping the Children, he leads the White Walkers against them in an attempt to effectively take over the world. They lose the War for the Dawn and retreat, ultimately fading into legend and prompting the creation of the wall. Remember after he got chopped in half by Obi-Wan and we all assumed he was dead for some weird reason? Yeah…

This simply had to happen for the timeline to play out as the Force willed it. 😊

Now… 8,000 years pass and again, being who he is, he’s still alive and he spent that time refining his skills. The Nightsisters powers revolve around illusion and deception. With 8,000 years to refine the skill of illusion you could see this powerful Sith Lord finding a way to make it more than that. Power over the weather? Really not much of a stretch with that much time on your hands.

The Necromancy is the biggest connection to the Nightsister magick though… specifically the eye color. When Nightsister Merrin raises her zombie sisters, their eyes are the biggest giveaway to what they are as they all share the same ghostly green color. Darth Night King’s zombies all share the same ghostly blue eyes. We can argue the color difference but realistically, he’s a not quite alive and not quite dead dude who had 8,000 years to work on this. He is blue now so... make them blue.

Now, to the events of the Song of Ice and Fire: we don’t really get a sense of his true return until the moment Jon Arryn dies and everything basically goes to hell in a handbasket. And so, he begins to fulfill his purpose and I’ll only review, again, three moments.

Jon Snow – When they evacuate Hardhome, Lord Night King Maul has brought his army of undead and Jon Snow becomes only the second in known history to kill a white walker, confirming that valerian steel works too. However, as they’re leaving the Night King makes a show to raise all of the fallen, giving Jon enough information about his power to possibly defend against it. Not the best tactical move in my opinion…. But it was pretty dang cool looking.

Bran Stark – He would have stayed in that cave for like 100 years… but King Maul said “nope” and tried to kill him after Bran connected with him in a vision. This forced Bran back to Winterfell as the Starks reunited and, with their combined information, began the final preparations for the last battle.

The Battle of Winterfell – What else would have brought everyone else together than an epic battle for mankind? Seriously, if the White Walkers hadn’t returned to the world at the exact time they did… Jon would have never left the wall, the free folk wouldn’t have come south, Bran would still be chilling in a cave and probably be a tree, Sansa and Arya probably would have eventually been killed by the Lannisters and then Daenerys would have come in and eventually leveled the Seven kingdoms. The most important moment here is the silent conversation between Night Maul and Bran which I assume goes something like this. “Are you the chosen one?” “Yup.” Cue Arya because he knows he’s fulfilled his purpose.

What is the true connection here? Darth Maul and the Night King were never the main antagonist. Instead, they were both present to harden and guide the protagonists, Obi-Wan and the Starks, setting the path for The Chosen One to win the fight against the true enemy. Political Corruption.

Why did I just write a 1000 word essay on this you ask? Honestly, I just had this random amusing vision of at the end it all… Bran is meditating and Force ghost Luke appears at his side. Bran knows who he is, because he’s his brother born out of purpose. The only words spoken between them as they look over a now peaceful kingdom is Luke saying “Good job” with absolute pride.

G.R.R.M, I know you will probably never see this, but it could be legitimately be the end of the book… just saying 😊

[jennaschererwrites]

‘Doctor Who’: Long Live the First Female Doctor! – Rolling Stone

In its five decades careening through the cosmos and the popular imagination, Doctor Who has given us plenty of philosophies to choose from: “Go forward in all your beliefs.” “There is no point in being grown up if you can’t be childish sometimes.” “We’re all stories in the end.” “Bananas are good.” But on yesterday’s Season 11 premiere, the latest incarnation of the time-traveling, galaxy-hopping, species-saving, face-changing Time Lord gave voice to what is perhaps the show’s most enduring philosophy: “We’re all capable of the most incredible change.”

As surely as the Doctor has two hearts, change is built into this show’s DNA. It has a lot to do with Doctor Who‘s enduring message of hope and progress, and even more to do with practicality: A show can go on indefinitely if its lead can change bodies whenever an actor decides to call it quits. In its 54-year history, 12 blokes have stepped into the role — four of them in the past 13 years alone, since the series’ 2005 resurrection. But no change has been more monumental, more timestream-shattering, than the decision to have the Doctor regenerate as a woman.

As with any major news about a beloved franchise, last year’s announcement that our hero would be transforming from Peter Capaldi into Jodie Whittaker (along with a new showrunner, Broadchurch scribe Chris Chibnall) was met with equal parts euphoria and derision. But the proof is in the pudding, and Whittaker’s long-anticipated debut, “The Woman Who Fell to Earth,” is an episode rooted solidly in the Who tradition while also offering something deliriously new.

After six seasons under showrunner Steven Moffat — who delighted in the kind of “timey-wimey” plotting that would leave your head spinning — the character’s mythos had become so convoluted as to be indecipherable to new or casual viewers. The latest series mercifully hacks through that jungle of backstory to bring us a fresh start. New to this universe? No worries — so is the Doctor.

Freshly regenerated and separated from her TARDIS (that’s the blue police box that can travel through time and space and is bigger on the inside, for those just joining us), Whittaker’s Who crash-lands on Earth clad in the tattered, oversized clothes of her predecessor. She’s a bit confused and still cooking, brand-new-body–wise. “Why are you calling me madam?” she asks one of the first humans she meets. When she find out it’s because she’s a woman, she widens her eyes in surprise and delight. “Am I? Does it suit me?”

But never mind that, because the lady has got extraterrestrial bad guys to fight ASAP — in this case, an electrified tentacle-y creature and a goth Power Ranger-looking dude menacing greater Sheffield. It wouldn’t be Doctor Who without some jerks threatening Great Britain, or without a scrappy, endearing human or four to join the Time Lord in her heroics.

The new crop of companions breaks the usual mold of “plucky young woman looking to have an adventure.” This time, it’s a quartet: local teen Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole); policewoman-in-training Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill); Ryan’s nan, Grace (Sharon D. Clarke); and her husband, Graham (Bradley Walsh). Together, they help the addled but very game Doctor find her bearings, craft a shiny new sonic screwdriver, and take down the threat of the week. (It’s a testament to the new series’ spirit of inclusivity that this group includes three actors of color.)

Fittingly, said villain is toxic masculinity personified: a gravelly-voiced alien (Samuel Oatley) who hails from a planet where they hunt and kill random innocents for sport in order to rise up the ranks; as a fun, gross bonus, the guy wears the teeth of his victims as face jewelry. When the Doctor wins the day and turns his own DNA-melting weapons against him, she tells him: “You had a choice. You did this to yourself. Go home.”

It’s one of several lines in the episode that function both within the plot and as a message to skeptics and haters. “Don’t be scared. All of this is new to you, and new can be scary,” she tells Graham, and later, in a crane-top showdown: “We can evolve while still staying true to who we are. We can honor who we’ve been and choose who we want to be next.” It’s all a bit on the nose, sure, but you could argue that this is a moment — in a show whose occasional heavy-handedness is part of its charm — when everyone’s noses need a good poking.

Because, well, let’s get personal here: As a Who fan ever since Christopher Eccleston first grabbed Billie Piper’s hand and shouted, “Run!” back in 2005, I’ve been enamored of the Doctor’s particular brand of heroics. You know the drill: brains over brawn, godlike powers married to self-deprecating wit, searing curiosity, hidden darkness, endless wonder and a determined compassion for even the most monstrous of creatures.

Through its many incarnations, the show has imagined a universe of infinite possibility, so it seemed nuts that the Doctor would be limited to resurrecting as a series of white guys. Not that the 12 men who’ve captained the TARDIS haven’t been frequently brilliant, but like many other women who love Doctor Who, I’ve been waiting for the day when that Time Lord regeneration glow would fade to reveal a different sort of face than the ones we were used to.

It’s a truth multiversally acknowledged that the Doctor is always the smartest, most capable person in any given room. And the value of seeing a woman in that position, after five decades of alien mansplaining, cannot be understated. The real world is miles behind, but as far as speculative fiction is considered, we have the sci-fi equivalent of a female president.

Whittaker (who’s best known for her previous work with Chibnall on Broadchurch) absolutely owns the part from moment she leaps into the frame. Like every Doctor, she’s a ball of frantic energy and one-liners, commanding the room by thoroughly flustering and out-talking everyone else in it. But she also brings something else to the table that sets her apart from her male antecedents: emotional availability. Take the way she describes the experience of regeneration: “There’s this moment when you’re sure you’re about to die. And then … you’re born! It’s terrifying.” Previous incarnations drew power from shoving their true feelings down deep; Whittaker’s version airs them in the open, and is no less formidable for it.

There comes a moment in every Doctor’s first episode when they take a stand against the bad guy, square their shoulders and declare: “I’m the Doctor.” It’s formulaic, but it’s thrilling; the mantra is both the establishment of a moniker and a mission statement, a superheroic call to fight injustice across time and space. And when Whittaker says it — wind-whipped and majestic in the charred remnants of a black coat tailored to an old body that no longer suited her — it sent a shiver up my spine. For the first time in half a century, women aren’t just in the passenger’s seat of the TARDIS. We’re the goddamn lords of time and space.

[milothebastardman]

if you're still up to taking fanfic requests, can i suggest a radmond first kiss [however that would work] ?

(heck i always was a sucker for first kiss requests so here you go Anon!)

First kisses are always romantic. Even in movies where the guy stutters out a goodbye on the first date and the girl is the one who has to kiss him, first kisses are always romantic. Of course, that really only applies to books and television, anyone in the real world who’s had a first kiss knows how awkward it can be. Your eyes may cross as you lean in, you could end up bumping heads or accidentally go into an open mouthed kiss with your mouth closed. There are plenty of things that can go wrong during a first kiss, and nobody knew this better than Raymond.

See, this wouldn’t just be his first kiss with Rad, it would be his first kiss ever. Lord Boxman had taught him many things about interacting with others when he’d first built him, but kissing was something that just wasn’t in the curriculum. So Raymond did his own research, poring over tawdry romance novels and cheesy, 80s romantic comedies. He took notes, practiced kissing his arm, was almost caught by Shannon while kissing his arm, and finally decided that he knew everything he would need to know about kissing someone successfully.

He was wrong.

Raymond waited outside of Rad’s apartment, full of confidence for now. He’d already rung the doorbell and snickered quietly when he heard several loud crashing sounds from inside the apartment. The door opened a second later, Rad somehow able to look cool and nonchalant despite the fact that he had a lampshade on one arm and a kitten hanging off the other. Alright, so a greeting kiss was out of the question for now. No matter, he’d be able to smooch him later when they got to the park!

“Do I even want to know, darling?”, Raymond asked, peeking over Rad’s shoulder to see into his abyss of an apartment. Why his dear alien didn’t turn on a couple lights, he’d never know. He insisted that the darkness was better for him, but the number of times he’d stubbed his toe on the coffee table or banged his knee on the couch said otherwise.

“Kibbles decided to play ‘Scramble Under Dad’s Feet’ right when you rang, dude. She’s gotten really good at it too, I think I knocked over like, all my lamps.”, Rad replied. The kitten in question meowed sweetly and let go of his arm, dropping to the floor before she rubbed against his leg. “… I can’t get mad at her dude, she’s way too adorable!”, Rad exclaimed, leaning down to pet his tiny fur baby. He made little cooing sounds at her, pressing a kiss to her soft, black forehead.

“Darling, I distinctly recall warning you of the dangers that are associated with black cats. You’re not exactly one who can spare luck, to begin with, and those little devils drain it from your very body!”, Raymond chastised, though it had little effect since he knelt to give her a few head rubs. The little kitten relished the attention for all of 10 seconds, then ran off into the darkness of the living room.

“Well, since she’s a bad luck charm, then you can be my good luck charm! That way it’ll all be like, balanced and stuff.”, Rad finally replied, standing back up. Raymond felt his face warm slightly as he straightened up, giving a little cough to steady his voice.

“Yes, well… We need to go then. The park gets weird after dark, and since your luck is only balanced, we shouldn’t chance anything.”, Raymond said, offering Rad his arm. The other male accepted happily, scooting over so that Raymond could wrap his arm around his shoulders. They went on their merry way, chatting idly about whatever came to mind. Raymond had actually passed another mission for Lord Boxman, one that had Rad struggling, and failing, to hold back hysterical laughter when he told the story.

“So what you’re telling me is that, like… Lord Boxman, THE dastardliest, evilest dude, had you rob a candy store just because Shannon, like, needed chocolate?”, he finally managed to get out between bursts of laughter. He wiped at his eyes, surprised that the story had got him going like this. It was probably in the way Raymond told it, really. Dramatic flourishes, different voices for everyone involved, and even his own sound effects!

“Darling, the Lord Boxman residence has enough chocolate to satisfy an entire classroom of young children now!”, Raymond exclaimed, gesturing to an imaginary room of excited children. “Why, I don’t even know what she’ll do with it all! I certainly wouldn’t be able to process that much sugar, even if I had it evenly dispersed throughout an entire year.”, he added, starting off on a ramble about Shannon and Darrel. Despite the intense rivalry that existed between the three, it was quite clear to Rad that Raymond really doted on his older siblings.

He listened contently to his boyfriend talk about Darrel’s love for sailor suits and Shannon’s obsession with all things sweet, his mind eventually wandering away from the one-sided conversation. It wasn’t like it was a boring conversation, Raymond had tons of funny stories about his family, it was just… Rad could feel a very stupid grin stretching across his face as he just looked at his boyfriend. There, that was it! Raymond was his boyfriend, and he would probably never be over that. Out of the bajillion people in this galaxy, he was the lucky guy who got to see this side of Raymond. The softer, less haughty robot who would gush about his siblings even if they fought almost daily.

Rad slowed his pace until they both came to a full stop, Raymond’s rambling slowing as well once he realized they weren’t moving anymore. Despite all his media knowledge on kissing, he didn’t realize that this was definitely a kiss moment. Rad did, though, and he took advantage of Raymond’s momentary confusion to kiss him for the first time. The robot was caught off guard entirely, the gears in his brain grinding to a halt as his processors struggled to handle all the code that now surging throughout his body as he froze up.

It was nothing short of a miracle that he didn’t short out.

Rad pulled away after a few moments, still grinning up at his frozen boyfriend. He let out a little laugh before he started walking again, Raymond’s legs moving automatically to follow after him. The silence between them was comfortable, and Rad mentally congratulated himself on not flubbing the kiss too terribly. It wasn’t until they made it to the park that Raymond came back to life, swearing softly under his breath.

“I was supposed to do that!”, he whined, glaring at his alien. Rad raised an eyebrow in response, then pulled Raymond into another kiss as if to spite him. Though flustered and more than a little peeved, Raymond kissed him back eagerly. This was definitely better than in the movies, that was for sure. Yeah, maybe the first one was awkward as all get out, and maybe he’d have to hide in his bedroom for an hour or six to give himself time to calm down, but… It was their first kiss together. It would be a memory he’d treasure forever, no matter how much it might embarrass him later on.

And knowing Rad, he’d never pass up a chance to remind him of how he froze during their first kiss. 

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Star Wars: 10 Movie Plot Holes Filled In By The Marvel Comics

The Star Wars saga has been going strong for over 40 years now, so it’s hardly surprising that several plot holes have cropped up during the time. While these gaffes are occasionally addressed on-screen – like when Attack of the Clones indirectly clarified that Yoda trained Obi-Wan before Qui-Gon took over – typically, it falls to other tie-in media to plug any storytelling gaps that arise.

So if there’s a particular continuity error that’s really bugging you about everyone’s favorite galaxy far, far away, chances are there’s a novel, TV show or comic book that’s already fixed it. Indeed, Marvel’s Star Wars comics in particular have built a well-earned reputation for crafting satisfying answers to many of the saga’s biggest unexplained questions – including those we’ve rounded-up below.

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10 Why Does Vader Take Orders From Tarkin?

The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi firmly position Darth Vader as the second most feared guy in the galaxy, with only Emperor Palpatine surpassing him in power and authority. So how come the Sith Lord plays second fiddle to Grand Moff Tarkin when we first meet him in A New Hope? It’s one of the biggest discontinuities in the original trilogy – but fortunately, Marvel’s Darth Vader comics have it covered.

Early issues in the series establish that the Emperor initially played Vader off against the Empire’s top brass, which meant occasionally taking orders from the likes of high-ranking officers like Tarkin. What’s more, we later witness a violent encounter between Vader and Tarkin that seemingly engenders a lasting mutual respect between the pair, and explains the collaborative relationship they subsequently adopt on-screen.

9 How Does Princess Leia Remember Her Mother?

 Revenge of the Sith’s protracted denouement ticks off a laundry list of major Star Wars moments fans had been waiting to witness for over two decades. Arguably the most important of these is the birth of Luke and Leia Skywalker, which fittingly coincides with their father’s rebirth as Darth Vader. It’s a suitably emotional scene, and it’s made all the more emotional when the twins’ mother, Padmé Amidala, passes away shortly after.

But this also causes a problem for the saga’s official canon – after all, in Return of the Jedi, Leia tells Luke that she remembers their mother (albeit in fairly abstract fashion), which seems…unlikely. Enter: the Princess Leia mini-series, which subtly suggests that our heroine’s latent Force potential is the source of her otherwise impossible childhood memories.

8 When Did Luke Learn To Use A Lightsaber?

The original Star Wars trilogy features several memorable scenes of Luke Skywalker learning to become a fully-fledged Jedi Knight, but his lightsaber lessons are almost totally glossed over. Seriously: Obi-Wan Kenobi only taught Luke the absolute basics – deflecting incoming blaster fire – while the days, weeks or (if you want to be really generous) months he spent training with Master Yoda didn’t include a single saber technique tutorial (on screen, at least).

That leaves continuity-conscious fans in a bit of a pickle: how do they justify the formidable swordplay Luke displays when duelling Darth Vader or tearing through Jabba the Hutt’s cronies? It’s simple – they catch up on Marvel’s main Star Wars title. Set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, this ongoing series elaborates on the lightsaber combat coaching Luke underwent with the Gamemaster, as well as additional theory on the subject he gleaned from Obi-Wan’s journals.

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7 What Happened To All The Prequel-Era Technology?

While the technology seen in the Star Wars prequels is (generally) less advanced than the hardware of later generations, it’s nevertheless hard to swallow that none of this gear crops up in subsequent episodes. You’re telling us that nobody has any use for mobile weapons platforms like the droidekas, or could see the appeal in zipping around in a Jedi starfighter?

Fortunately, Marvel’s Star Wars comic books have this covered across the board, and prequel-era tech appears prominently in several stories. From Darth Vader heading up a squad of battle droids to Thrawn collecting buzz droids, and right on through to Luke Skywalker squaring off against MagnaGuards, the comics continue the proud tradition of recycling the saga is famous for.

6 Why Didn’t Chewbacca Receive A Medal?

 OK, we’ll admit it: as plot holes go, Chewbacca not being awarded a medal during the closing moments of A New Hope is hardly galaxy-shattering stuff. But dang it, the flagrant disregard the Rebel Alliance shows for Chewie’s pivotal role in the destruction of the Death Star has always bothered us – to the point that we’re worried the Rebellion might have xenophobic tendencies!

Thank goodness for the Chewbacca mini-series Marvel published back in 2015, then. Here, we see the kind-hearted Wookiee bestow a medal identical to those seen in A New Hope upon a brave young girl named Zarro. The clear implication here is that Chewbacca did indeed receive a medal for his services, presumably at a separate ceremony not depicted on the big screen.

5 How Was General Grievous A Match For Jedi Knights?

Jedi Knights are legendary for their Force-powered prowess on the battlefield, however that doesn’t mean that non-Force sensitive opponents can’t defeat them on occasion. But even if the Republic’s sworn protectors aren’t unbeatable, it’s a bit hard to swallow that General Grievous supposedly cut down enough of them to line his cloak with their lightsabers, as shown in Revenge of the Sith.

We think we’ve found the answer to this conundrum though, in the pages of Star Wars: Age Of Republic – General Grievous. In this mini-series from Marvel, it’s revealed that the cyborg General – who is basically just a brain and a few organs inside a droid body – has inadvertently severed his connection to the Force, a horrific condition so unique it’s likely to blame for throwing his Jedi assailants off their game.

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4 Why Is The Jedi Temple Still Part Of Coruscant’s Skyline?

Before Star Wars was sold to Disney, the saga’s creator George Lucas was notorious for tinkering with the original trilogy each time it was re-released on home media. One of the less controversial changes Lucas made was the addition of two familiar landmarks to the Coruscant skyline during Return of the Jedi’s montage sequence: the Senate and the Jedi Temple.

At first, this seemed like a rare instance of Lucas inserting elements from the prequels without causing any damage…but did he? After all, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense that Emperor Palpatine would preserve a gigantic monument to the Jedi Order. Luckily, Marvel’s Thrawn mini-series saves the day here, clarifying that Palpatine converted the Temple into his Imperial Palace – which is exactly the kind of perverse gesture we’d expect from the Dark Lord of the Sith!

3 Why Is Vader’s Fortress On Mustafar?

Darth Vader’s castle being located on Mustafar in Rogue One left more than a few fans scratching their heads. Sure, Sith Lords are all about maintaining their rage – and living in the same place where you were dismembered and burnt to a crisp is enough make anyone cranky – but it still seemed like an odd place for Vader to set up shop, given his options.

Why not his homeworld, Tatooine, instead? Dude has a whole bunch of terrible memories to draw on from his time spent on that desert planet, not just a lone (admittedly horrific) experience. But as it turns out, the very nature of Mustafar itself is the reason it plays host to Fortress Vader, not Tatooine. As recounted in Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith, a locus for Dark Side energies resides beneath the volcanic world’s crust, which Vader can tap into via his Fortress’s tuning fork-like properties.

2 Why Did The Death Star Take So Long To Build?

Moon-sized battle station the Death Star took a long time to build: while construction commenced during the finale of Revenge of the Sith, it’s not finished until Rogue One nearly 20 years later. At first glance, this stacks up – we’re talking about a humongous feat of engineering here. However, the second, even bigger Death Star’s much shorter assembly period – although not quite complete, it was famously fully armed and operational in four years, tops – turns this logic on its head!

Happily, the Thrawn mini-series came up with a solution to this dilemma that is both a stroke of genius and painfully obvious, and it all boils down to secrecy. Prior to A New Hope, the Empire still had to tiptoe around the Senate, which meant resources needed to be sourced covertly. Once the Senate was abolished, keeping things hush-hush was no longer a concern, so construction on Death Star II could be fast tracked.

1 When Did Vader Find Out That Luke Was Alive?

Another instance of George Lucas altering existing Star Wars lore, new dialogue added to The Empire Strikes Back – coupled with the baby bump on Padme’s lifeless body in Revenge of the Sith – indicates that Darth Vader only recently became aware his son Luke was still alive. This is problematic, as the Sith Lord is shown to be aware of Luke’s existence already, in scenes that appear prior to the inserted exchange – so when exactly did Vader discover his kid had survived? And is this a glaring goof?

Not according to the Darth Vader comic book series, which confirms that the iconic baddie received the news about his Luke shortly after the events of A New Hope. The intel came from none other than famed bounty hunter Boba Fett and Vader kept it to himself – which means that he was only playing dumb when Palpatine later presents him with the same information in Empire (which is sorta implied, anyway).

NEXT: Star Wars: 10 Things The Comics Added To The Canon

source https://screenrant.com/star-wars-plot-holes-comics-fixed/

[freakishlemon]

It occurred to me this morning while I was having Star Wars thinks, that I don’t know what Yoda had hoped to accomplished by splitting up and going after Palps and Vader separately. It doesn’t... make sense?

Like, okay. So Vader marched on the Temple and killed everybody and that’s awful and he needs to account for it, but Palps sent him off to the middle of no where?? He was on/on his way to Mustafar, out of the way with no one but a few trade leaders in his way. That’s the best possible scenario for Yoda and Obi-Wan to rally what little they have to go after Palps. It would take Vader time to make a move that would threaten a sizable population again and given his state of mind at the time, he would have probably just chilled on Mustafar waiting orders after he killed the Sep leaders. Making his own decisions at that point would have forced him to actually look at what he was doing and clearly he was not so good at that at the time (or like... ever).

So who’s in the way for Yoda and Obi-Wan to take down Palps? Clone Troopers, which they’ve already proven adept at avoiding if needed, and...?? Probably the law at some point, but in that moment nothing else. Just Palps himself.

So Yoda’s arrogant enough that he can take this Sith Master on all by his lonesome, which is shamefully boastful. I mean... Obi-Wan Kenobi is The Guy for Sith hunting? He’s tangled with ALL the modern Sith. Yoda’s faced... his own fallen Padawan? Ventress once or twice? Literally anyone who’s ever dipped a toe in the Dark Side finds themselves trading barbs with Kenobi, why would you not bring him along with you? Even as just a charming sarcastic distraction, it makes sense to have Sith Lords Are Our Specialty Kenobi on hand for fighting the Boss Battle.

Also, Obi-Wan’s personality and traumatic personal history kind of groomed him for facing Sith? From what I’ve seen of the Sith, a lot of Sith power is based on two things -- 1) Sneaky twisting and corruption and 2) Massive concussive onslaughts to basically Out Stamina The Enemy. Obi-Wan Kenobi has basically proven himself to be Uncorruptible in the face of True Evil and if there’s in ANYONE IN THE GALAXY WHO DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO GIVE UP IT’S OBI-WAN FUCKING KENOBI. Mentally Fighting to Keep his Memories at 13!Kenobi. I’ll Just Leave The Order To STOP CENTURIES LONG CIVIL WAR!Kenobi. Just Parenting My Master While He Grieves Himself Into A Fit Never Mind My Own Grief!Kenobi. Field Knighted!Kenobi. Raised The Chosen One To Faintly Resemble A Responsible Adult Without Strangling Him!Kenobi. Youngest Master On The Council!Kenobi. High General Looks Like Those Child Soldier Skills Came In Handy!Kenobi. Like...???!!!!! Yoda. YODA. WHERE. WAS. YOUR. BRAIN.

And say Yoda did kill Palps on his own. What was he going to do then? YODA killing Palps would just cement that speech that the Jedi were in a conspiracy to wrest power from the people. No one knows Yoda. I mean, they know who he is, but in that same way that you know that historical statue at that one major intersection in a city where you live? It’s there. To your mind, it’s always been there. Every once in a while someone will make some noise about it, but whatever, it doesn’t affect you in real life. No one’s going to take Yoda’s word that this was the best move.

But Obi-Wan? High General of the GAR who’s been running himself ragged and been seen doing it? The Negotiator? Dude what’s been on probably countless holonews snippets with his handsome human face (because lbr humano-centrism in the Core is a Thing)? Countless worlds remember this guy (many of them, this child) who saved their people or stopped civil war on their planet or ousted a dictator or caught an intergalactic criminal or stumbled upon the very solution to their economic problem while taking his Padawan camping, like????? If HE’S up there saying that the Chancellor had orchestrated the War and that he was a Dark Sider So Dark He Could Completely Fool Everyone, people would believe him. Not everyone, but enough. And once the Clones’ heads clear from Palps’ orders, you know that every single one of them will back that up. The Empire would fall before it could really take off.

And what would Vader do then? He might stay Dark and try to rally against his Betrayer, but Vader without Sidious? Without the Empire? He’s just another Sith, then. He’s just another baddie in a long, arduous line of baddies to be fought. And maybe not even that because Padme might not have gone after Vader without Obi-Wan’s prompting. She might not have been able to and gone into labour and had two healthy babies and would have been fine. Would Vader have been able to continue as Vader with Sidious dead and a healthy wife and children back on Coruscant? 

Ugh. Star Wars. Why you give me these thinks.